Radeon AMD Adrenalin 2019 is approaching a major software update - Ultimate Guide

Radeon AMD Adrenalin 2019 is approaching a major software update The best updates were filtered in simple Overclock software, voice commands and VR streaming. In an information given in the social networks to the players the software update was confirmed that information was made by AMD confirmed the news last week, and comments that a new version of the Radeon AMD Adrenalin 2019 software will be made with improvements and new features. the information had not been given, we have filtered the improvements of the new update. The first thing that has been talked about is the Wattman utility, which promises to offer a simple overclocks alternative that opposes the Nvidia OC Scanner and allows to get more out of the RX Vega. It can be said that there is a feature called "Hey Radeon! " that adds voice commands to the AMD Link App. So the users will show FPS counters, they only have to ask for it. Another shocking novelty, is the possibility of transmitting games to independent virtual reality helmets. Although it is not available in any other medium or software ecosystem, it can be said that they are one of the most outstanding elements of this driver package. If you can say that it is not believed that this will affect the sales of AMD, given that the sale of independent VR helmets is not so bulky. Apparently there are many other features in the new update, just hope that this news is affirmative.


Radeon updates adaptive synchronization to improve tone mapping, a "virtual super resolution" that would facilitate compatibility with large screens in 21: 9 format. AMD Adrenalin 2019 adds a feature called Game Advisor 2019. It seems to work like the options of its competitor NVIDIA in GFE, that is, it will recommend a specific configuration of each game to increase performance. Adrenalin 2019 the Game Advisor in configuration mode advisor. It will help users who have never used AMD software, recommending some basic functions that must be activated on their hardware. In addition, AMD will include a wizard as analyzer of our system to improve the settings and the minimum and recommended compatibility of each game. However its star utility is the Wattman. AMD has added as well as NVIDIA support for the auto-overclocking of the GPU and the VRAM of the graphics card, thus enhancing its performance for the less experienced. The new auto functionality undervolting the GPU. Adrenalin will improve the "fan-curve" ratio that depends on the temperature. In the RX Vega, the DPM states will be unlocked, which we previously had to do from the registry, but which are now available to be edited without fear. Thus, we can adjust the P states at our whim.

AMD Adrenalin 2019: your automatic overclock

The new AMD  Adrenalin 2019 includes quite a few interesting functions that we already named in your specific article. The Wattman re-empowers to be more powerful AMD in this version in the section known and called Wattman, where now we will find 3 new options referred to as Auto Undervolt, Auto Overclock GPU and Auto Overclock Memory.

Auto Undervolt

It is the most interesting function, since it looks for the lowest voltage for each operating frequency within each SKU in BIOS, delimiting or lowering said voltage to reduce consumption and temperature.

Auto Overclock GPU

It will do exactly the opposite: it will look for the best and highest frequency available with the just enough voltage increase to be totally stable, increasing consumption and temperature to achieve it.

Auto Overclock Memory

it looks for the same as the previous section but in the VRAM memory of the GPU.

AMD Adrenalin 2019 frequencies

The values ​​obtained in the manual overclock according to Wccftech were 1590 MHz in the core and 945 MHz in the HBM, while in the Auto Memory the values ​​were kept in stock since the driver could not overclock the VRAM. In the overclock of the core the driver got a figure of 1710 MHz while the memory was out of stock in 800 MHz, a good figure without a doubt. The performance for all modes including stock was measured in Firestrike, Firestrike Extreme and Battlefield V in 1080p Ultra low DX11, as seen the problems of DX12 were discarded. conclusion This analysis tells us that the benefits is not good, but with Vega things are not easy. If both modes of overclock have not yielded or worked as expected, it is partly because of the architecture itself, since Undervolt has managed to position itself as a step forward. This is understood from the point of view of the states of the card. Unlike NVIDIA where it includes multiple energy states, also called P-states, AMD includes less of these states, so the voltage and frequency jumps are made in more abrupt steps, allowing the card to be less efficient in each adjustment of the boost. Undervolt partially corrects this, adjusting the voltage down for each frequency jump, saving consumption and temperature and therefore being able to keep the frequency more constant and losing less performance than under automatic overclock, where contrary to the thought it manages to push the performance.