AMD 25.3.2 driver fixes major bug so Windows Update no longer installs older driver on 9070

AMD Adrenalin

AMD has released a new display driver today for Windows 11/10. This is a beta driver and is not Microsoft WHQL certified. The release is said to address one of the biggest Windows Update-related issues wherein an older driver delivered via Windows Update will overwrite a newer driver.

This issue happens across different generations of GPUs, but AMD says that the bug has been resolved for its latest RX 9000 series cards. So that is some progress, and hopefully, the Radeon team will be able to fix this issue for all generations of its GPUs.

Aside from that, the new 25.3.2 driver (Driver Version 24.30.31.04 and Windows Driver Store Version 32.0.13031.4034) also brings support for a couple of new games. First is Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows, and second is The Last of Us Part II Remastered.

There are also several game bug fixes, like the one for MSAA on Counter-Strike 2, Alt-Tab crashing, a multi-monitor bug, and more. The full release notes are given below:

Highlights

New Game Support

Assassin's Creed Shadows

The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered

Fixed Issues and Improvements

Incorrect gamma is exhibited while playing Counter-Strike 2 and using MSAA x8 on Radeon™ RX 9070 series graphics products.

Intermittent application crash may be observed in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle when settings are set to "Very Ultra" quality and Path Tracing is enabled. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to use the default Ray Tracing settings as a temporary workaround.

3rd party tools that rely on our ADL SDK for detecting ROPs count will incorrectly report 64 ROPs.

Lower than expected performance may be observed while playing Assetto Corsa Competizione on Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics products.

Intermittent system or application crash may be observed while pressing Alt-Tab during gameplay on some AMD Radeon™ Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6000 Series.

Intermittent system or application crash may be observed while using multiple high refresh rate (+120Hz) monitors with HDMI connections.

Windows Update may overwrite the installed AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition with an older version of the graphics driver on Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics products.

Developer Updates

AMD Radeon™ Developer Tool Suite (RDTS) update with support for AMD Radeon™ RX 9000 Series graphics cards is available now. Learn more about all the latest updates to our developer tools here.

AMD FSR 3.1 is now available in over 110 available and upcoming games. Update your games with the AMD FidelityFX™ SDK to have our latest technology, including AMD FSR 4 support.

Stay tuned to the GPUOpen news feed and social channels for the latest updates for developers.

Known Issues

System crash may be observed due to a memory leak when using SteamVR on some AMD Radeon™ Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 9000 series. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to turn off Motion Smoothing in SteamVR settings.

Performance logging notifications from AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ may appear while using the Right Alt + L hotkey if the Microsoft® Windows® display language is not English.

Intermittent crash of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ may be observed while playing Marvel's Spider-Man 2 or Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart with AMD Image Inspector enabled. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to disable AMD Image Inspector as a temporary workaround.

Lower than expected performance may be observed when using YouTube on the Microsoft Edge web browser immediately after a driver install. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to restart Microsoft Edge and relaunch YouTube as a temporary workaround.

After using the AMD Cleanup Utility for Windows®, the AMD Bug Report Tool may appear intermittently during a new driver install on AMD Ryzen™ 7000 and above series processors paired with AMD Graphics Products.

After completing a driver upgrade on certain laptops, users may experience intermittent failures for the integrated camera to start. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to use the AMD Cleanup Utility for Windows® and use our previous recommended driver, available here.

Stutter may be observed while playing games with some VR headsets at 80Hz or 90Hz refresh rate on some AMD Radeon™ Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 7000 series. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to change the refresh rate as a temporary workaround.

Installation progress may persistently display 0% while installing chipset drivers using AMD Install Manager.

Installation progress may persistently display 0% while installing AMD Chat within the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition user interface after upgrading to AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics products.