v-2023.Q4.2

Driver installation instruction

2023-11-24 update

New feature and improvement

• Update Khronos Vulkan headers to 1.3.269
• Enable extension KHR_cooperative_matrix
• Support spriv binary without binding decoration
• Speed up slow clears with VRS
• Enable RT triangle pair compression

Issue fix

• Performance drop observed in X-Plane with resize bar enabled
• CTS failure in dEQP-VK.ray_tracing_pipeline.misc.*
• CTS failure in dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.basic.partial_binding_depth_stencil
• ANGLE test failure in dEQP-GLES31.functional.image_load_store.3d*
• Log running out of GPU memory error for gpu profiler SQTT dumping

v-2023.Q4.1

Driver installation instruction

2023-10-23 update

New feature and improvement

• Drop support for gfx8-9 ASICs
• Update Khronos Vulkan Headers to 1.3.267
• Performance tuning for Counter-Strike 2, BaldursGate3 and Enscape
• Support 128BPP fastclear for Total War: WARHAMMER III performance optimization
• Optimize MSAA clears
• Add option to control SPIRV NoContract backward and forward propagation

Issue fix

• CTS failure in dEQP-VK.query_pool.statistics_query.*_cq
• VK_KHR_fragment_shader_barycentric bug when using Tessellation Shaders

v-2023.Q3.3

Driver installation instruction

2023-9-29 update

New feature and improvement

• Support Navi32
• Update Khronos Vulkan Headers to 1.3.264
• Performance tunning for Total War: WARHAMMER III on Navi21

Issue fix

• [AMDVLK Issue #328] Assassins Creed Origins White lines
• Detroit: Become Human - shader cache is not saved between launches
• Baldur's Gate is crashing during gameplay
• CTS failures at dEQP-VK.info.device_mandatory_features on Gfx8
• CTS failures at dEQP-VK.pipeline.*.extended_dynamic_state.*.color_blend_dual_index_1, dEQP-VK.pipeline.*.extended_dynamic_state.*sample_shading_sample_count*, dEQP-VK.api.device_init.create_instance_device_intentional_alloc_fail.basic

v-2023.Q3.2

Driver installation instruction

2023-9-22 update

New feature and improvement

• Update Khronos Vulkan Headers to 1.3.261
• Support Quadbuffer Stereo
• Performance tuning for Quake2 RTX RT
• Reduce RS64 vs F32 mode overhead
• Add a setting to allow changing PWS mode
• Reduce amdvlk binary size
• Optimize the clear to single shaders
• Support dynamic sample buffer info for Extended_dynamic_state3 extension

Issue fix

• Driver still reports HDR formats even when HDR mode is disabled
• CTS failure in dEQP-VK.pipeline.monolithic.executable_properties.graphics.vertex_stage*
• vkCreateRenderPass2 Crash
• Debug markers missing in RGD

v-2023.Q3.1

Driver installation instruction

2023-8-7 update

New feature and improvement

• Support Phoenix
• Update Khronos Vulkan Headers to 1.3.257
• Enable extension VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier
• Performance tuning for Wolfenstein - Youngblood

Issue fix

• Corruption in Wolfenstein II The New Colossus - Lightmap Aniso Filter
• Corruption in main menu window of Shadow of the Tomb Raider
• Incorrect UV coordinates in X-Plane12

v-2023.Q2.3

Driver installation instruction

2023-6-15 update

New feature and improvement

• Support Navi33
• Update Khronos Vulkan Headers to 1.3.252
• Enable extensions VK_EXT_dynamic_rendering_unused_attachments, VK_EXT_device_address_binding_report and VK_KHR_ray_tracing_position_fetch
• Enable extension VK_EXT_vertex_input_dynamic_state for Zink
• Performance tuning for CS2

Issue fix

• dEQP-VK.pipeline..creation_feedback.graphics_tests.vertext_stage_ quality warnings
• X-Plane12 corruption with 2xMSAA on Navi2x
• Depth buffer precision issues for dEQP-VK.rasterization.depth_bias.*slope
• Texture missing in Quake II RTX game
• GravityMark mesh corruption

v-2023.Q2.2

Driver installation instruction

2023-5-22 update

New feature and improvement

• Update Khronos Vulkan Headers to 1.3.250
• Update supported CTS to 1.3.3.1
• Expose extension VK_EXT_mutable_descriptor_type
• Expose supported SPIR-V Capabilities/Extensions in amdllpc
• Performance tuning for MSAA image copy for games such as Rage2, etc.
• Add MCBP support for Navi3x

Issue fix

• New version CTS failures in dEQP-VK.pipeline..extended_dynamic_state..large_static_rasterization_samples_, dEQP-VK.pipeline..extended_dynamic_state.color_blend_dual and dEQP-VK.memory.device_memory_report.*
• CTS failures in dEQP-VK.query_pool.statistics_query.compute_* when EnablePreamblePipelineStats is disabled
• Corruption Observed in Unigine Heaven/Unigine Valley Using Zink
• [Navi31][TotalWar:Rome Remastered]Random corruption in gameplay
• Yuzu - Metroid Prime Remastered: Corruption & Crash on game load

v-2023.Q2.1

Driver installation instruction

2023-4-18 update

New feature and improvement

• Update Khronos Vulkan Headers to 1.3.246
• Support Navi3x floating point instructions
• Support extensions VK_KHR_map_memory2, VK_EXT_image_sliced_view_of_3d, VK_EXT_vertex_input_dynamic_state, VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state3, VK_EXT_shader_module_identifier, VK_EXT_mesh_shader, VK_EXT_pipeline_library_group_handles, VK_EXT_descriptor_buffer

Issue fix

• New version CTS failure in dEQP-VK.api.copy_and_blit.dedicated* on Navi10
• CTS intermittent failure in dEQP-VK.wsi.wayland.swapchain.modify.resize
• [AMDVLK Issue #308] Incorrect alignment requirement for buffer-to-image copy

v-2023.Q1.3

Driver installation instruction

2023-3-14 update

New feature and improvement

• Update Khronos Vulkan Headers to 1.3.241
• Support subgroup operations in anyhit shaders
• Remove the restriction that PM4 and ELF dumping can only be used in assert-enabled builds
• Add TMZ support for Navi2x+

Issue fix

• CTS random failures in dEQP-VK.ray_query.builtin.*
• CTS failures in dEQP-VK.pipeline.monolithic.shader_module_identifier.pipeline_from_id.ray_tracing_libs.1_variants.*
• Saints Row V flickering
• GPU profiler: SQ counter bugs on navi31
• 5-10% performance drop observed in multiple games after switching to gcc-9
• Issue with RT pipeline that contains 0 shader

v-2023.Q1.2

Driver installation instruction

2023-2-17 update

New feature and improvement

• Update Khronos Vulkan Headers to 1.3.240
• Support extension VK_EXT_physical_device_drm

Issue fix

• CTS failures at dEQP-VK.pipeline..extended_dynamic_state.
• CTS failures at
  dEQP-VK.dynamic_rendering.primary_cmd_buff.random.seed52