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NVIDIA has released the latest version of GeForce Game Ready drivers. Version 496.49 WHQL comes with optimization for “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,” including support for DLSS. It also features optimization for “Age of Empires IV,” “Battlefield 2042″ (Early Access), “Call of Duty Vanguard,” “Chivalry 2,” “GTA Definitive Edition Trilogy,” “Forza Horizon 5,” “Jurassic World Evolution,” and “Riders Republic.” The drivers also fix certain legacy issues with “DOOM 3: BFG Edition,” and “Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.” A flickering issue noticed at 1080p on LG OLED C1 series monitors, has been fixed. The drivers also add G-SYNC support for several new monitors, and GeForce Experience optimizations.

You can download the GeForce 496.49 WHQL Game Ready drivers via GeForce.com.

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AMD has released Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.3 beta drivers. These come with optimization for “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,” with over 21% performance improvement measured at 4K Ulra settings over the previous driver, as tested using an RX 6900 XT graphics card. Optimization is also added for “Age of Empires IV,” where a massive 45% performance improvement was obtained at 4K max settings, using an RX 6800 XT. Other games optimized for is “Riders Republic” and “DOOM Eternal 6.66.”

Among the issues fixed are missing CPU tuning feature in Radeon Software for some users with Ryzen 9 5950X processors, elevated disk space utilization with Multimedia Athena, task-switching blackscreens in certain multi-display environments, a game crash noticed in “Battlefield V” with RX 6600 series, and image corruption notived with Radeon Boost enabled in “Cyberpunk 2077″ and RX 6700 XT.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.3 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

By Jarred Walton @ Tom’s Hardware

Two months back, AMD launched the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, the first card to use the Navi 23 GPU. Today, AMD follows up with its first truly mainstream priced RX 6000-series card, the Radeon RX 6600. Take the same GPU but with four of the CUs (compute units) disabled, clock it a bit lower and you get the RX 6600 non-XT.

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AMD has released the latest version of Radeon Software Adrenalin. Version 21.8.2 beta comes with optimization for “Myst,” with up to 6% performance improvement seen at 4K medium settings on a machine powered by a Radeon RX 6800 XT, compared to the previous 21.8.1 drivers. The drivers also feature optimization for “Aliens: Fireteam Elite.”

The drivers also fix a handful of issues. Difficulties ending an OBS recording session with h.265 or HEVC codec on some of the newer Radeon GPUs, such as the RX 6800 XT, have been fixed. An image corruption bug with split-screen multiplayer on “F1 2021,” has been fixed. Unresponsive behavior with Radeon Software in rare cases, has been fixed. Lighting corruption noticed in “Control” with DirectX 12 on cards such as the RX 6600 XT, has been fixed. Upgrading to the latest Radeon Software causing auto-updates in Ryzen Master to stop working, has been fixed.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.8.2 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

By W1zzard @ TechPowerUp!

The XFX Radeon RX 6600 XT Speedster Merc 308 is the company’s most premium custom-design implementation of the newest kid on the gaming graphics card block. The RX 6600 XT is designed to be just about everything the plethora of PC gamers still on Full HD (1080p) monitors need, as it brings with it the ability to play AAA games at the highest settings with Full HD. It’s also capable of raytracing, which should set you up for premium AAA or e-sports gameplay when combined with FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). XFX combines the RX 6600 XT with its most premium cooling solution and highest factory-overclocked speeds.

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AMD has lifted the review embargo on its recently released RX 6600 XT graphics card.  We bring you a number of reviews for custom cards from a number of different manufactures. Here’s a bit from AMD:

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card is built on breakthrough AMD RDNA™ 2 architecture, the only gaming architecture that spans from next-generation desktop PCs, laptops and consoles to mobile devices and automotive infotainment systems. Offering 32 MB of high-performance AMD Infinity Cache, 8 GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory, AMD Smart Access Memory and other advanced features, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card is built for the ever-increasing demands of modern games. It also supports the new cutting-edge AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution open-source spatial upscaling solution, which is designed to boost framerates and deliver high-quality, high-resolution gaming experiences.

Check out the reviews listed below.

• EUROGAMER -  POWERCOLOR RX 6600 XT Red Devil
• GURU3D - MSI RX 6600 XT GAMING X
• OVERCLOCK3D - ASUS ROG STRIX RX 6600 XT OC
• TOM’S HARDWARE -  ASROCK RX 6600 XT Phantom D
• THE VERGE -  GIGABYTE RX 6600 XT GAMING OC

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AMD today released the latest version of Radeon Software Adrenalin. Version 21.8.1 Beta comes with support for the Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card (which we reviewed here). It also fixes an issue with “The Medium” that caused the game to crash while running FrameView. The company also identified a handful issues, some even specific to the RX 6600 XT, such as inaccurate point-lights in “Control,” and driver timeouts observed in “Horizon Zero Dawn” with RX 6700 XT, and less specifically on RX 500 series products with simultaneous gaming+streaming.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.8.1 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

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NVIDIA has today decided to update the company’s game-ready graphics drivers with the release of 471.68 WHQL. In the latest installment of the GeForce drivers, NVIDIA is bringing some much-needed support for the latest games. That includes the launch of Psychonauts 2, Naraka: Bladepoint, and Back 4 Blood Open Beta. These new games are now supported and are expected to be played on all GPUs from 3000 series to the older 500 series. As Naraka: Bladepoint game features NVIDIA’s latest DLSS and Reflex technologies, this driver version is here to support it.

You can download the GeForce 471.68 WHQL Game Ready drivers via GeForce.com.

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AMD has released the latest version of Radeon Software Adrenalin drivers. Version 21.7.2 beta introduces optimization for “Chernobylite.” It also adds support for two new Vulkan API extensions, including “VK_KHR_copy_commands2,” and “VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2.” Among the handful issues fixed include incorrect upgrade advice by the Game Compatibility advisor over certain CPUs and GPUs; a BSOD error noticed on certain mobile platforms when using Enhanced sign-in; “Resident Evil Village” experiencing application hang or driver crash on machines with Radeon VII; and an application crash with Radeon Software when upgrading with core isolation enabled.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.7.2 drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

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NVIDIA has released the latest version of GeForce Game Ready drivers. Version 471.41 WHQL comes with support for Windows 11, including a WDDM 3.0 compliant display driver, making it NVIDIA’s first official driver for the upcoming operating system. In addition, the drivers introduce DLSS performance enhancement on Red Dead Redemption 2 and Chernobylite. The drivers also introduce CUDA 11.4 support.

Among the issues fixed are lack of hardware acceleration on Capture One; HUD loss issues on Valorant; a game freeze noticed with DOOM Eternal; League of Legends failing to launch; mouse pointer issues with certain DSC monitors in HDR mode; blurry Ansel depth-of-field in certain games; display resolution being limited to 640×480 on some monitors after updating from older drivers; distorted HDMI audio playback on 8K displays connected via HDMi 2.1, and HDMI audio drop-outs on LG C9 OLED TVs.

You can download the GeForce 471.41 WHQL Game Ready drivers via GeForce.com.