AMD Software Adrenalin 25.8.1 (WHQL)

AMD Software Adrenalin Edition is the graphics and HD video configuration software. It delivers unprecedented control of performance and visual quality with ATI Radeon graphics processors.

AMD Software Adrenalin Edition is AMD’s revolutionary new graphics software. It has a redesigned user interface, supercharged graphics performance, remarkable new features. Also an innovation that redefines the overall user experience. At no additional charge.

AMD new streamlined user interface gets an updated name. “AMD Catalyst Control Center” is now “Radeon Settings”. It enables the best from AMD graphics hardware. User-friendly Radeon Settings is lightning fast, looks sharp, works smoothly.

AMD Software Adrenalin Edition delivers extraordinary performance and precise control of graphics, video, displays. Also it delivers intuitive functionality. That requires less effort and fewer mouse clicks than its predecessor.

AMD Software Adrenalin Edition advances:

• Fast high-speed game loading with Shader Cache.
• Optimized Flip Queue Size provides users with the very latest keyboard and mouse positional information while gaming
• Frame Pacing: smoother gaming enhancements enabled on DirectX 9 games
• Enhanced image quality for 1080p media content scaled to 4K using adaptive directional filtering technology
• Fine-tuned Dynamic Contrast algorithm
• Enhanced Video quality settings for 6th Generation A-Series AMD APUs
• Display Port to HDMI 2.0 dongle support
• Customizable display settings with fine tuning for resolutions, timings, and refresh rates
• AMD FreeSync technology enhancements. AMD CrossFire support for DirectX 9 games and low frame rate compensation for smoother gameplay
• Incredible power efficiency for select products and applications through power optimizations
• Frame Rate Target Control enhancements, including power saving capability. Also support for DirectX 9 games and extended range for target control (20 – 200 FPS)

Virtual Reality is at the cusp of launching into the consumer marketplace. Tens of thousands of developers are working on a wide array of applications. The latter are simulation, gaming, entertainment, education, social media, travel, medicine, real estate, ecommerce, and more.

• AMD LiquidVR SDK platform provides software functionality to simplify and optimize VR development. LiquidVR unlocks many unique hardware features. They seamlessly interplay with VR headsets to help enable smooth and immersive VR experiences.
• AMD Software Radeon Crimson Edition enables all LiquidVR features. That are validated and tested by VR headset manufacturers and ecosystem partners.

Package Contents:

• AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.8.1 Driver Version 25.10.25.01 for Windows 10 and Windows 11 (Windows Driver Store Version 32.0.21025.1024).
• Ryzen™ AI NPU MCDM Driver version 32.00.0203.280 (Date: 2025-05-16)

AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 25.8.1 Release Notes:

New Product Support

• AMD Radeon™ RX 9060

Highlights

• New Game Support
  • Mafia: The Old Country
  • Mecha BREAK
  • WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
  • Valorant (Unreal Engine 5 release)
  • Battlefield™ 6 Open Beta
• New Game Support for AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4)
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
  • Mafia: The Old Country
  • Arena Breakout: Infinite
  • Game of Thrones: Kingsroad
  • Wreckfest 2
  • Lies of P
• New Game Support
  • The Alters
  • F1® 25
• Expanded Vulkan Extension Support
  • VK_KHR_shader_bfloat16
  • VK_EXT_device_generated_commands
  • VK_KHR_robustness2
  • VK_KHR_depth_clamp_zero_one
  • Click HERE for more information about other Vulkan® extension support.
• AMD ROCm™ on WSL for AMD Radeon™ RX 7700 XT 
  • The following has been added to WSL 2:
    • Forward Attention 2 (FA2) decode kernel enablement
    • New models
      • Deepseek R1 Distilled (7B, 32B, 70B)
      • Qwen 2.5 7B
  • Find more information on ROCm on Radeon compatibility  here and configuration of WSL 2  here.
  • Installation instructions for Radeon Software with WSL 2 can be found here.
• Fixed Issues and Improvements
  • Stutter and lower than expected performance may be observed while playing 4K resolution YouTube videos in Chrome.
  • Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Monster Hunter Wilds with Radeon™ Anti-Lag and Instant Replay enabled.
  • Intermittent application crash may be observed while playing Battlefield™ 2042.
  • Intermittent application crash may be observed while playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard on Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics products.
  • Stutter improved while playing Call of Duty®: Warzone™ Season 03 ‘Verdansk’ map on some AMD Graphics Products
    • NOTE: Stutter has been reduced with 25.8.1, and AMD is working with the developer toward a full solution.
  • Texture issues may be observed while using Oculus Rift S on RX 5000 and 6000 series graphics products.

Homepage – https://www.amd.com

Support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

• Windows 11 version 21H2 and later
• Windows 10 64-bit version 1809 and later

Size: 879 MB

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