On October 30, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) officially launched the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 driver, delivering further optimizations for the latest AAA titles Battlefield 6 and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. The new driver also introduces Work Graphs support for the RX 9000 series graphics cards—a graphics API feature that enables GPUs to dynamically schedule and process tasks without CPU intervention, improving efficiency, reducing latency, and simplifying synchronization management in high-load scenarios.
Additionally, the update adds support for the entry-level APU AMD Ryzen AI 5 330, released several months ago. This APU features 4 cores, 8 threads, a maximum frequency of 4.5GHz, and an NPU with 50 TOPS of computing power.
Key updates include: - **New Product Support**: AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 - **New Game Support**: Battlefield 6, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 - **Expanded Vulkan Support**: - VK_EXT_shader_float8 - VK_KHR_video_decode_vp9 - VK_KHR_video_encode_av1 - VK_KHR_video_encode_quantization_map - VK_AMDX_dense_geometry_format - VK_KHR_shader_untyped_pointers - VK_KHR_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready - VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready - VK_KHR_present_id2 - VK_KHR_present_wait2 - **Work Graphs Support**: Initial introduction for RX 9000 series GPUs
**Important Notes**: - When downgrading to older versions, AMD Cleanup Tool is recommended. - USB-C power charging has been disabled for Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs; users requiring this feature should use version 25.3.1. - For Radeon RX 7000 and 9000 series GPUs, drivers will disable certain codecs (HEVC, H264, VP9, AV1) based on a configurable SBIOS magic string.
The update also enhances support for new games and extended Vulkan extensions on Radeon RX 7000 and 9000 series graphics products.