Radeon Adrenalin 19.7.1 Driver Update Brings Image Sharpening and Anti-Lag Support for AMD RX 5700 Cards

AMD has released a new Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.1 driver update for a range of its Radeon graphics cards including the AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics cards. The latest Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.1 driver as its main highlights also brings support for Image Sharpening and Anti-Lag, AMD Link, Automatic Low Latency Mode and more. According to the patch notes, the latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.1 installation package contains the driver version 19.30.01.09 (Windows Driver Store Version 26.20.13001.9005).

The new AMD Radeon Image Sharpening feature which can be enabled for DirectX 9, DirectX 12 and Vulkan games provide contrast-adaptive sharpening combined with optional GPU upscaling that helps draw out detail and provide crisp-looking visuals. On the other hand, the new AMD Radeon Anti-Lag feature improves input-to-display response time with up to 31% reduction in lag.

In additions, the 19.7.1 driver update also adds an Automatic Low Latency Mode, allowing supported graphics products to communicate with your connected TV and enter low-latency (gaming) mode automatically. It also adds a new Settings Snapshot features to the settings that allow you to create, save and load your custom settings and configurations for Radeon Settings.

The latest AMD Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.1 driver also brings a host of fixe to the issues such as Graphics driver may not uninstall correctly when using the express uninstall option on some Ryzen APUs. Check out the full changelog of the latest AMD Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.1 driver update

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.1 Update Changelog

Support For

• AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon Image Sharpening⁽¹⁾
  • New feature available in Radeon Settings that can be enabled for DirectX®9, DirectX®12 and Vulkan® games on AMD Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics. Provides contrast-adaptive sharpening combined with optional GPU upscaling that helps draw out detail and provide crisp-looking visuals.
• AMD Radeon Anti-Lag⁽²⁾
  • New feature available in Radeon Settings that can be enabled for DirectX®9 and DirectX®11 games that improves input-to-display response time with up to 31% reduction in lag.^RS-295
• AMD Link⁽³⁾
  • Now supports auto-discovery mode and one-tap connection, allowing you to easily connect your Radeon PC and AMD Link App.
  • Now supports connections to Apple TV and Android TV with a new simplified TV interface.
• AMD Radeon Chill⁽⁴⁾
  • Now supports display-aware tuning which sets frame-rate caps to match your monitors refresh rate providing up to 2.5x more power savings than before.^RS-294 Display-aware tuning works with fixed-refresh monitors or with variable-refresh Radeon FreeSync™-capable displays.
• AMD Radeon WattMan⁽⁵⁾
  • New power gauge readout available in Performance Metrics Overlay and Radeon WattMan.
  • Auto Tuning features now provide a summary readout of tuning changes.
• Settings Snapshot⁽⁶⁾
  • New feature available in Radeon Settings that allows you to create, save and load your custom settings and configurations for Radeon Settings.
• Automatic Low Latency Mode⁽⁷⁾
  • Allows supported graphics products to communicate with your connected TV and enter low-latency (gaming) mode automatically.

Fixed Issues

• Graphics driver may not uninstall correctly when using the express uninstall option on some Ryzen APUs.
• Performance Metrics Overlay may intermittently display incorrect colors when being displayed in game.
• Radeon Overlay may fail to appear or invoke when playing DOOM™.
• Radeon Overlay may fail to appear or invoke when a game is running fullscreen on Windows®7 system configurations.
• Some users may be experiencing AMD DLL file signing issues with Easy Anti-Cheat™. A clean install of Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.1 may be required to fix this issue.

The new Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.7.1 update installation package can be downloaded from here.