Regularly updating your drivers plays an important role in keeping your computer running smoothly. Whether you own an AMD graphics card or one of AMD’s high-end processors, the GPU and chipset drivers can be quite influential, affecting your PC’s performance.
The good news: Updating AMD drivers is easy, regardless of the method or the exact type of driver you need. Check out our step-by-step guide to updating AMD drivers.
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How to Update GPU and Chipset Drivers with AMD Auto Detect
If you want to update your AMD drivers with minimal hassle, it’s best to use AMD software that will automatically detect your hardware and suggest appropriate drivers. This can be used to update your GPU drivers and your chipset drivers, making it a versatile tool.
Step 1: AMD’s autodetection and installation tool is available on the AMD website, so download it.
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Step 2: Let the tool scan your computer — this may take a while and may go faster if you turn off other software. After the scan is complete, AMD will tell you what drivers are available for your computer.
Once the drivers are found, you can select Skip them or Install them. Before clicking on Installfeel free to tap Additional options to select the installation type and location. AMD also has a handy option that allows you to reset your drivers to factory settings, located below Additional options. This is a way to completely remove the driver and perform a clean install without Windows automatically supplying you with a backup driver, which it usually does.
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Step 3: The GPU drivers will appear first, and this is true even if you don’t have a discrete graphics card from AMD, as integrated GPUs also get drivers. You will then get the chipset drivers if you also have a Ryzen processor. Touch the ones you want to skip to deselect them, then press Install to start the process.
After the installation is complete, restart your computer to finalize the changes.
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How to Update AMD GPU Drivers with AMD Adrenaline
Perhaps the second easiest way to update your GPU drivers is to do so using AMD’s utility called AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition. Chances are if you have AMD drivers installed, you already have Adrenalin, but if not, we’ll help you download it and make sure your graphics card drivers are up to date.
Adrenalin does not currently offer the option to download chipset drivers, so if that’s what you’re looking for, follow the steps above or scroll down for a manual installation guide.
Step 1: If you don’t have AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition (which we’ll simply call “AMD Adrenalin” from now on) installed on your computer, your first step should be to download it directly from AMD. Follow the setup instructions provided during the process to install it on your computer.
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Step 2: Run AMD Adrenalin by with the right mouse button on the desktop and its selection. You may be asked to create an account and log in. The home screen displays a variety of interesting things, such as the games you play the most or your current graphics profile, but what you really care about is Driver section that you will find on the right side of the screen.
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Step 3: On the left side of the Driver section, you will see your current graphics driver and its status. Touch Check for updates to see if new drivers are available for you.
Tip: While you’re here, you can switch Check for updates to Automatic so that AMD can get the drivers for you when they are available.
Step 4: If any GPU drivers are available, you can download them directly in the software. We recommend that you turn off other programs to make the installation process go smoothly.
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How to manually download AMD drivers
Whether it’s GPU or chipset drivers, you may want to skip all the extra software and do it your way. Fortunately, manually installing the driver is still easy.
Step 1: Before you can install drivers, you need to know the type of hardware you are using. Since you’re most likely looking for GPU or CPU drivers, check out our guides for finding your graphics card model and processor model.
Note that you don’t actually need to install the CPU drivers yourself unless AMD happens to have something to offer. Look for chipset drivers instead.
To find out your chipset, follow our guide to check your PC’s specs.
Step 2: Once you know what you’re looking for, it’s time to download it. AMD has a common website for all of its drivers, and if you’ve already read our previous steps, you were there to download the autodetect tool.
To download a driver, go to AMD’s website and select the type of driver you are looking for. This includes graphics, processors, accelerators, chipsets, and cloud graphics, but you’re most likely there for the graphics or chipset driver.
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Step 3: Next, select the product group you are using. For example, if you have an AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics card, tap Graphics coming up Radeon RXafter which follows Radeon RX 7000 series. In the final step, select the exact GPU model you own. Press submit and then select your operating system to download the correct file.
At this point, AMD again allows you to download Auto-Detect and Install instead of manual installation, but just choose AMD Software: Adrenaline Edition followed by the driver version number to get the driver yourself.
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Step 4: After downloading the file, run the installer. The software will check for compatibility and suggest drivers to install. Simply click Install if you don’t want to make any changes, or Additional options to choose factory reset instead.
You may also be required to download and install additional software from AMD, which you may or may not do. Follow the steps in the tool until the installation starts.
AMD will then install your new drivers, which may take some time. To complete the process, restart your computer.
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