AMD’s new RDNA 4-powered graphics cards are finally here, and the results are in — they’re everything we hoped they would be. But to get the most out of your AMD Radeon 90 series GPU, there are some steps you should take to ensure your PC is primed and ready for 4K gaming. After spending considerable time with these new AMD RDNA 4 GPUs, I’ve rounded up some handy pointers for you to get more out of your GPU with a few clicks of the mouse.
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Update your drivers
No, seriously, do it right now
The most important step to ensure your GPU is running as designed is to run the latest driver release. I recommend checking occasionally, but AMD Adrenalin should handle this task for you. Just install any new firmware from AMD and check for any OS updates. The more recent your driver, the better the chance your game will be supported. AMD, Intel, and Nvidia continuously improve game support through new driver versions, and later releases can even boost the performance of your graphics card.
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Enable FreeSync (if supported)
Enjoy a smooth gaming experience
FreeSync should always be enabled if supported by your monitor. This technology allows the GPU and monitor to synchronize frame and refresh rates, reducing screen tearing and other visual abnormalities. It works slightly differently to Nvidia’s G-Sync in that no proprietary hardware is required inside the monitor to support AMD graphics cards. Everything is handled on the fly using the pixel clock rate and dynamically adjusting the vertical blanking interval, avoiding screen tearing due to the monitor moving within its variable refresh rate (VRR) range.
In layman’s terms, the monitor will continue to display the current frame until a new one is presented to the frame buffer. The result is low latency and smooth visual appearance without all the additional complexities that can come with other solutions. FreeSync has been further refined over the years with new versions (and editions) rolled out. Many G-Sync monitors now support FreeSync, allowing you to mix and match AMD GPUs and Nvidia G-Sync-certified displays. It’s not perfect, however, largely due to the VRR range.
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Enable Hypr-RX
Your one-stop shop for epic gaming
AMD launched Hypr-RX as the one-button-does-all solution to enabling FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), Frame Generation (FG), and other technologies to improve in-game performance. If you’re struggling to play a game at UHD with ray tracing and other advanced settings enabled, you may require the assistance of AI frame gen and algorithmic upscaling to counter the stutter experience from inconsistently low frame rates. Hypr-RX makes it easy for anyone to activate everything on a per-game basis.
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Enable Smart Access Memory (Resizable BAR)
This is a must-have
Resizable Base Address Register (Resizable BAR) is a feature that can enhance the communication between your GPU VRAM and CPU. Since the processor and GPU don’t share memory (unless using integrated graphics), using Resizable BAR can help overcome some of the physical hurdles in transferring data across the motherboard. It does this by increasing CPU access to the GPU VRAM pool from the small default 256MB chunks. Intel and Nvidia also use Resizable BAR, although AMD brands it Smart Access Memory (SAM).
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Tune your GPU
Get more for your money
Last, but by no means least, is fine-tuning your GPU with AMD Adrenalin. Overclocking the CPU and GPU may largely be a thing of the past, but you can still configure your AMD Radeon GPU to run that little bit faster, so long as the cooling can keep up with the additional heat output. If you’re lucky with plenty of headroom over what the AIB manufacturer set the graphics card to, you could find a notable improvement for gaming by cranking a few numbers up and hoping the GPU remains stable. Thankfully, all of this can be achieved through Adrenalin.
Adrenalin is your new best friend
AMD’s software is pretty good these days, especially on Windows. After setting up adrenalin, this suite can allow you to perform everything on this list, including overclocking your GPU. It’s a powerful kit that can even integrate with other AMD products, CPUs included. Spend some time navigating the UI and learning where all the settings are. All your installed games will also be detected and added to Adrenalin, allowing you to configure game settings to override system defaults.
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source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-amd-rdna4/
