# AMD Software

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Device driver and utility software package for AMD GPUs and APUs

This article is about the device driver and utility suite. For other AMD software, see [AMD § Software](/source/AMD#Software).

This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2022)

AMD Software Original author ATI Technologies Developer AMD Release 02.1 / June 13, 2002 (24 years ago) (2002-06-13)[1][2] Stable release Windows Recommended[a] 25.11.1[4] / November 13, 2025 (7 months ago) (2025-11-13) Optional[b] 26.2.1[5] / February 11, 2026 (4 months ago) (2026-02-11) Unified-Linux 25.35.1[6] / March 23, 2026 (3 months ago) (2026-03-23) Operating system Microsoft Windows Linux Platform x64 Type Device driver and management License Freeware Website www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin.html

**AMD Software** (formerly known as **Radeon Software**) is a [device driver](/source/Device_driver) and [utility software](/source/Utility_software) package for [AMD](/source/AMD)'s [Radeon](/source/Radeon) graphics cards and [APUs](/source/List_of_AMD_accelerated_processing_units). Its [graphical user interface](/source/Graphical_user_interface) is built with [Qt](/source/Qt_(software))[7] and is compatible with [64-bit](/source/64-bit_computing) [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) and [Linux](/source/Linux) [distributions](/source/List_of_Linux_distributions).

## Software bundle

### Functionality

AMD Software includes the following feature set:

- Game profile management

- Overclocking and undervolting

- Performance monitoring

- Recording and streaming

- Captured video and screenshot management

- Software update notifications

- Upgrade advisor

Radeon Anti-Lag reduces input latency. It helps when the GPU is bottlenecking the CPU[8] and is supported in DirectX 9, 11, and 12.[9] Radeon Super Resolution is [image upscaling](/source/Image_upscaling) technology similar to [FidelityFX Super Resolution](/source/FidelityFX_Super_Resolution) (FSR), but it does not have to be customized for specific games. It works on thousands of games, but AMD recommends using FSR when available.[10] Radeon Boost also uses image upscaling to increase performance, but unlike AMD's other technologies, it does this only at certain times, such as when rapidly moving the mouse. This is interpreted as an action-heavy scene where image quality can temporarily be decreased without much noticeable effect.[11] This only works in supported games.[8] AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (AFMF2) generates additional frames using AI. It is a driver-level solution that works with all games.[12] HYPR-RX enables Radeon Anti-Lag, Boost, Super Resolution, and AFMF2. In supported games, this is done automatically according to a user's AMD Software settings; otherwise, it requires some configuration in-game. HYPR-RX requires an [RDNA3](/source/RDNA3) or [RDNA4](/source/RDNA4) GPU.[13][12]

Radeon Chill lowers performance when the AMD drivers detect idle moments in games and can set frame rate caps.[8] Smart Access Memory enables potential performance boosts on systems that use both AMD Ryzen CPUs and Radeon video cards.[8] Radeon Enhanced Sync reduces [screen tearing](/source/Screen_tearing) like v-sync, but it avoids capping frame rates at the monitor's refresh rate. This can reduce the input lag associated with v-sync. This is limited to DirectX 9, 10, and 12.[14]

AMD Link allows users to stream content to mobile devices, compatible [Smart TVs](/source/Smart_TV),[c] and other PCs with Radeon video cards, enabling them to use their PC and game on them remotely. It can be used both locally and over the internet. The [client](/source/Client%E2%80%93server_model) requires a free app, which is available via [Google Play](/source/Google_Play), [Apple App Store](/source/Apple_App_Store), and [Amazon Appstore](/source/Amazon_Appstore).[16] Support for AMD Link has been removed in AMD Software releases from January 2024 onward, citing the availability of alternatives and to focus driver development resources elsewhere.[17]

Starting in 2026, AMD now optionally allows users to install a [large language model](/source/Large_language_model) AI alongside AMD Software. Users must opt in to this. The software runs locally on the user's hardware. No data is sent to datacenters or cloud computing services, bypassing the need for logins or subscriptions. The [frontends](/source/Front_end_and_back_end) are preconfigured to work on AMD hardware and only require users to choose an LLM to use, such as [GPT-OSS](/source/GPT-OSS).[18]

### History

The software was previously known as AMD Radeon Software, AMD Catalyst, and ATI Catalyst. AMD ceased providing 32-bit versions in October 2018.

## Supported hardware

AMD Software is targeted to support all function blocks present on a GPU's or an APU's [die](/source/Die_(integrated_circuit)). Besides instruction code targeted at [rendering](/source/Rendering_(computer_graphics)), this includes [display controllers](/source/Video_display_controller) as well as their [SIP blocks](/source/Semiconductor_intellectual_property_core) for [video decoding](/source/Video_decoder) ([Unified Video Decoder](/source/Unified_Video_Decoder) [UVD]) and video encoding ([Video Coding Engine](/source/Video_Coding_Engine) [VCE]).

The device driver also supports [AMD TrueAudio](/source/AMD_TrueAudio), a SIP block to perform sound-related calculations.

### Supported products

AMD Software supports the following [AMD](/source/Advanced_Micro_Devices) (and ATI-tradition) product lines targeted at [rendering](/source/Rendering_(computer_graphics)):

- [Graphics processing units (GPUs)](/source/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units)

- [Accelerated processing units (APUs)](/source/List_of_AMD_accelerated_processing_units)

### Multi-monitor support

Main article: [AMD Eyefinity](/source/AMD_Eyefinity)

Starting in Catalyst 14.6 AMD has enabled mixed-resolution support, allowing for a single [Eyefinity](/source/AMD_Eyefinity) display group to be created where each monitor runs at a different resolution. The current version may, however, disable any additional display mode and change to a resolution in the one mode available. This feature is made possible through the addition of two new Eyefinity display modes, Fit and Expand, which join the traditional Fill mode. In both Fit and Expand modes, AMD is compensating for the mismatched resolutions by creating a virtual desktop that is of a different resolution from those of the monitors, and then either padding it out or cropping it as necessary.[19]

Before Eyefinity, there was the Windows-only software "HydraVision"[20] (originally acquired from [Appian Graphics](/source/Appian_Graphics) complete with its development team), a desktop/screen management software mostly providing [multi-monitor](/source/Multi-monitor) and virtual-screen management. It has extensive hot-key support.[21]

### Video acceleration

Both of AMD's [SIP cores](/source/Semiconductor_intellectual_property_core) for video acceleration, [Video Coding Engine](/source/Video_Coding_Engine) as well as [Unified Video Decoder](/source/Unified_Video_Decoder), are supported by AMD Software.

### Audio acceleration

Main article: [AMD TrueAudio](/source/AMD_TrueAudio)

Some AMD products contain [SIP cores](/source/Semiconductor_intellectual_property_core) for audio acceleration branded AMD TrueAudio. Support for this audio acceleration DSP co-processor is part of AMD Software.

Under Microsoft Windows the support for AMD TrueAudio is codenamed "ACP" (for audio co-processor) and implemented via *"ACP user service" (amdacpusrsvc.exe)*, a background service that helps manage audio tasks in games.

Under Linux, AMD TrueAudio is codenamed "acp" as well: some code regarding this can be found in the /drivers/gpu/drm/radeon directory of the Linux kernel sources.

### Power saving

Main article: [AMD PowerTune](/source/AMD_PowerTune)

AMD Software includes support for [AMD PowerPlay](/source/AMD_PowerPlay), [AMD PowerTune](/source/AMD_PowerTune) and [AMD ZeroCore Power](/source/Graphics_Core_Next#ZeroCore_Power), AMD's set of technologies to reduce energy consumption in their graphics products.[22]

## Supported interfaces

### Rendering

The AMD Software device driver supports multiple [rendering](/source/Rendering_(computer_graphics)) interfaces, all designed to give the user-space programs, such as [video games](/source/Video_game) or [CAD](/source/Computer-aided_design) software, access to the corresponding SIP blocks.

#### Direct3D

Main article: [Direct3D](/source/Direct3D)

Direct3D 12 is available for GCN with version 15.7.1 or higher.[23]

#### Mantle

Main article: [Mantle (API)](/source/Mantle_(API))

Only the Radeon Software releases targeting [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) included support for [Mantle](/source/Mantle_(API)). In 2019 starting with version 19.5.1 it was officially discontinued, in favor of DirectX 12 and Vulkan (built upon Mantle) raise in popularity.[24] Windows users who still wish to use Mantle would have to use older version of drivers (prior to 19.5.1).[25]

#### OpenGL

Main article: [OpenGL](/source/OpenGL)

OpenGL 4.5 is possible for TeraScale 2 and 3 with Radeon Software Crimson Edition Beta (driver version 15.30 or higher like Crimson Beta 16.2.1).[26][27] [OpenCL](/source/OpenCL) support will be lost, but it can be recovered by copying the relevant files from a previous package like Radeon Software 15.11.1 Beta. Beta drivers do not support [HDCP](/source/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection).

OpenGL 4.5 is available for GCN with version 16.3 or higher.[28]

OpenGL 4.x compliance requires supporting FP64 shaders. These are implemented by emulation on some TeraScale GPUs.

OpenGL 4.6 is supported in [AMD](/source/Advanced_Micro_Devices) Adrenalin 18.4.1 Graphics Driver on [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) [7](/source/Windows_7) [SP1](/source/Windows_7#Service_Pack_1), [10](/source/Windows_10) version 1803 (April 2018 update) for AMD Radeon HD 7700+, HD 8500+ and newer. Released April 2018.[29][30]

#### Vulkan

Main article: [Vulkan (API)](/source/Vulkan)

Vulkan 1.0 is available with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3.2 or higher for GCN.[31]

Vulkan 1.1 with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.3.3 or higher.[32]

Vulkan 1.2 with Adrenalin 20.1.2 or higher.[33]

Vulkan 1.3 with Adrenalin 22.1.2 or higher.[34]

Vulkan 1.4 with Adrenalin 25.5.1 or higher.[35]

### Video acceleration

The AMD Software device driver supports multiple interfaces, all designed to give user-space programs, such as [GStreamer](/source/GStreamer) or [HandBrake](/source/HandBrake) software, access to the corresponding SIP blocks.

### GPGPU

Main article: [General-purpose computing on graphics processing units](/source/General-purpose_computing_on_graphics_processing_units)

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2022)

#### ROCm

Main article: [ROCm](/source/ROCm)

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (July 2024)

[ROCm](/source/ROCm) 6.0 was released on February 14, 2024, and supports the RX 7900 XTX, 7900 XT and 7900 GRE, alongside [Radeon Pro W7900 and W7800](/source/Radeon_Pro#Radeon_Pro_W7000_series) graphics cards. [Ubuntu](/source/Ubuntu) 22.04 is natively supported. [PyTorch](/source/PyTorch) and [ONNX Runtime](/source/ONNX) can be used on ROCm 6.0.[36]

#### OpenCL

Main article: [OpenCL](/source/OpenCL)

With Catalyst 9.12 support of OpenCL 1.0 was available.[37]

In Catalyst 10.10 OpenCL 1.1 was available.[38]

Catalyst 12.4 Supports OpenCL 1.2.[39]

OpenCL 2.0 driver works since 14.41 for GCN-based Models.[40] This also supports previous OpenCL versions.

TeraScale 2 and 3 chips can use Level 1.2.

#### Close to Metal

Main article: [Close to Metal](/source/Close_to_Metal)

Close to Metal was a low-level API by AMD which was abandoned in favor of OpenCL.

### Other

AMD HD3D [stereoscopic 3D](/source/Stereoscopy) API by AMD.

#### Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)

Main article: [Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)](/source/Heterogeneous_System_Architecture)

With Catalyst 14.1 HSA is possible.[41] AMD main Processor graphic Units and Radeon graphic Card Units work combined.

#### AMD GPU Services (AGS)

- [GPUOpen](/source/GPUOpen): [AMD GPU Services (AGS) Library](https://gpuopen.com/gaming-product/amd-gpu-services-ags-library/)

#### AMD Display Library (ADL) SDK

- GPUOpen: [AMD Display (ADL) Library](https://gpuopen.com/adl/)

- [AMD Display Library (ADL) SDK](https://web.archive.org/web/20160116043411/http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/graphics-development/display-library-adl-sdk/)

## Operating systems support

### Linux

See also: [AMDgpu (Linux kernel module)](/source/AMDgpu_(Linux_kernel_module))

The main AMD GPU software stacks are fully supported on Linux: [GPUOpen](/source/GPUOpen) for graphics, and [ROCm](/source/ROCm) for compute. GPUOpen is most often merely a supplement, for software utilities, to the free [Mesa](/source/Mesa_(computer_graphics)) software stack that is widely distributed and available by default on most [Linux distributions](/source/Linux_distribution).

AMD strives at packaging its software for Linux on its own, not relying solely on Linux distributions. They do so by using the *amdgpu* and *amdgpu-pro* [shell scripts](/source/Shell_script), and provide [package archives](/source/Package_manager) for e.g. *apt* and *rpm*.[42]

### Microsoft Windows

Windows support From version Last version Notes x86 x86-64 Windows 9x 02.1 4.4/6.2 —N/a There were some later releases for these operating systems, up to and including a Windows Me build of Catalyst 6.2 released on February 9, 2006.[43] Windows 2000 02.1 6.2/7.4[44] —N/a Newer Catalyst versions up to 7.4 will work in 2000 unofficially without any modification; later versions may need .inf file editing Windows XP 02.1 14.4 Driver updates and support stopped at AMD Catalyst 14.4 for video cards with support up to DirectX 11 on Hardware, and 10.2 for DirectX 9.0c cards.[citation needed] Windows Vista 7.2 13.12 Driver updates and support stopped at AMD Catalyst 13.12 for video cards with support up to DirectX 11.[citation needed] Windows 7 9.3 18.9.3 22.6.1[45] Driver updates and support were discontinued for x86 operating systems at version 18.9.3, and for x64 at 22.6.1.[45] Windows 8 12.8[46] 14.4 Windows 8.1 13.9[47] 17.1.2 17.7.1 Support for driver updates stopped in 2017, though still possible to install.[48] Windows 10 15.7[49] 18.9.3[50] active support x86 driver support was discontinued to focus on x64 only. Windows 11 21.9.1 —N/a

Starting with version 4.9 (released on September 4, 2004) the Catalyst driver package included the ATI Catalyst Control Center,[51] a new software application for manipulating many hardware functions, such as 3D settings, monitor controls and video options. It shows a small 3D preview and allows the user to see how changes to the graphics settings affect the quality of the rendered image. It also shows information about the card itself and the software data. This application requires Microsoft [.NET Framework](/source/.NET_Framework).

Radeon Software 16.x and higher drops support for [TeraScale](/source/TeraScale_(microarchitecture))-based GPU models. Vulkan 1.0 support was introduced in Radeon Software 16.3.2.

Radeon Software 17.7.1 is the final driver for Windows 8.1.

Radeon Software 18.9.3 is the final driver for 32-bit Windows 7/10.

AMD Software 22.6.1 is the final driver for Windows 7 (and Windows 8.1 unofficially); 22.6.1 is also the final driver for GCN 1, GCN 2 and GCN 3 based GPUs[45]

#### Issues

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- Quantity of rendered ahead frames cannot be adjusted

- Triple buffering in D3D cannot be forced

- V-sync in many games under Windows 7 cannot be forced disabled

## See also

- [AMD software](/source/Advanced_Micro_Devices#Software)

- [ROCm](/source/ROCm)

- [GPUOpen](/source/GPUOpen)

- [CodeXL](/source/CodeXL)

### Related technologies

- [AMD CrossFire](/source/AMD_CrossFire)

- [AMD PowerPlay](/source/AMD_PowerPlay)

- [AMD Hybrid Graphics](/source/AMD_Hybrid_Graphics)

- [ATI Avivo](/source/ATI_Avivo)

### Related topics

- [ATI/AMD on Free and open-source graphics device drivers](/source/Free_and_open-source_graphics_device_driver#ATI/AMD)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Recommended* releases are releases that have passed both [WHQL](/source/WHQL_Testing) tests and certification, as well as AMD's own suite of tests, and are guaranteed to be highly stable by AMD.[3]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *Optional* releases are releases that have only passed [WHQL](/source/WHQL_Testing) tests, and may or may not have the WHQL certification. These driver releases are more geared towards supporting new game and hardware releases from their launch.[3]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Supported platforms for AMD Link on Smart TVs include [Android TV](/source/Android_TV) 7+ and [Apple TV](/source/Apple_TV_(device)) fourth generation or later on [tvOS](/source/TvOS) 12+.[15]

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## External links

- [Official website](https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin.html) - [AMD Graphics Drivers & Software](https://www.amd.com/en/support)

v t e AMD graphics Radeon-brand List of GPUs (GPU features template) and List of APUs (APU features template) Fixed pipeline Wonder Mach Rage All-in-Wonder (before 2000) Vertex and fragment shaders R100 R200 R300 R400 R500 All-in-Wonder (after 1999) Unified shaders HD 2000 HD 3000 HD 4000 HD 5000 HD 6000 Unified shaders & memory HD 7000 HD 8000 200 300 400 500 RX Vega 600 RX 5000 Ray tracing RX 6000 Ray tracing & AI cores RX 7000 RX 9000 Software and technologies Multimedia acceleration UVD (video decoding) VCE (video encoding) VCN (video decoding + encoding) Software Current AMD Radeon Software (GPU drivers & control) ROCm (compute platform) AMDGPU (open-source driver) GPUOpen (developer tools) TressFX (real-time hair/fur effects) HLSL2GLSL (shader translation) Obsolete Catalyst (legacy driver) Mantle (deprecated API) AMD APP SDK (compute SDK) CodeXL (profiling & debugging) GPU PerfStudio (GPU analysis) CTM (low-level API) Technologies TrueAudio (stereo 3D) Eyefinity (multi-monitor) FreeSync (variable refresh rate) PowerTune (dynamic power management) CrossFire (multi-GPU) Hybrid Graphics (integrated + discrete) HyperMemory (shared system memory) HyperZ (memory bandwidth optimization) HSA (CPU + GPU compute) GPU microarchitectures TeraScale (2, 3) GCN (2, 3, 4, 5) RDNA (2, 3, 4) UDNA Other products Workstations & supercomputers Current Radeon Pro Radeon Instinct Obsolete FireGL/FirePro FireMV FireStream Consoles Flipper (GameCube) Xenos (Xbox 360) Hollywood (Wii) Liverpool (PlayStation 4) Durango (Xbox One) Neo (PlayStation 4 Pro) Scorpio (Xbox One X) Atari VCS (2021) Oberon (PlayStation 5) Oberon Plus (PlayStation 5 Slim) Project Lockhart (Xbox Series S) Project Scarlett (Xbox Series X) Viola (PlayStation 5 Pro) Handheld PCs Aya Neo OneXPlayer Valve Steam Deck Ayaneo 2 Asus ROG Ally Lenovo Legion Go Microsoft "Asus" ROG Xbox Ally Lenovo Legion Go S MSI Claw A8

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