Introducing Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition: Amped-Up, Intuitive, Connected Gaming from AMD
December 12 2017 - 9:00AM
AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today released a major upgrade to its advanced
software suite for Radeon™ graphics, Radeon™ Software Adrenalin
Edition, designed to give gamers deeply immersive gameplay while
engaging with their friends and the gaming community.
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition introduces the all-new Radeon™
Overlay, a seamless user interface designed to enable gamers
to monitor their GPU performance without ever leaving the game,
tailor their gameplay to their unique preferences and connect with
their friends, all in one place. AMD is also launching the AMD Link
mobile app, being made available to millions of iOS and Android
users. A powerful complement to Radeon desktop software, AMD Link
serves as a “second screen” for monitoring GPU performance and PC
system info, enabling gamers to easily share their greatest gaming
moments, and keeping them informed about AMD’s latest updates.
A wide range of features including Radeon™ Chill, Radeon™
WattMan, Enhanced Sync and Radeon™ ReLive – all part of Radeon
Software Core Technologies – have also been updated to deliver
expanded performance tuning and gaming optimizations.
“Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition continues to set the bar high
with remarkable features for allowing gamers to connect with other
gamers around the world,” said Andrej Zdravkovic, corporate vice
president of software, Radeon Technologies Group. “Now gamers can
tailor their gaming experience directly in-game, use our
groundbreaking AMD Link mobile app to monitor their gaming
performance on their phone, and in an instant, share their best
highlights to their streaming platforms and social networks of
choice. We’ve designed Adrenalin Edition as a powerful tool for
those who aspire to achieve gaming greatness among friends and the
community.”
Radeon Overlay: Seamless In-Game Interface
- Radeon Overlay empowers gamers to fine-tune their game
experience, and monitor, record and share their gameplay without
ever leaving the game. Radeon Overlay provides one-click access to
Radeon ReLive, Performance Monitoring, Radeon Chill, Frame Rate
Target Control (FRTC), Radeon™ FreeSync and Color settings.
AMD Link Mobile App: Connect and Share Your Greatest
Gaming Moments
- Available for Android and iOS platforms for your smartphone or
tablet, the AMD Link mobile app serves as a powerful complement to
Radeon Software on the desktop, at home as a convenient second
screen, or on the go. The AMD Link dashboard features streaming and
replay with Radeon ReLive, GPU and PC performance monitoring, an
AMD news feed, and notifications for new driver releases, making it
a valuable new tool to up your game.
Radeon Software Core Technologies: Expanded Performance
and Optimizations
- Radeon ReLive: Reliving the excitement of top
gaming moments just became easier with added features including a
chat integration feature that empowers gamers to
engage with their communities while streaming on Facebook, Twitch,
Mixer, YouTube, Weibo and more.
“Community, particularly for streamers, has become a vital part
of today’s gaming experience,” said Leo Olebe, global
director, games partnerships at Facebook. “Radeon ReLive with
Facebook Live chat support empowers streamers to seamlessly engage
with friends and followers through Facebook during gameplay. We’re
thrilled to team up with AMD to help gamers build their
communities and share their proudest moments in real-time.”
- Radeon Chill: With Radeon Software Adrenalin
Edition, Radeon Chill now supports games based on the Vulkan® API,
along with DirectX® 9, 10, 11, and 12, helping make quiet, cool and
responsive gaming more accessible than ever before.
- Radeon WattMan: Radeon
WattMan, AMD's revolutionary power management technology, allows
gamers to save and access their custom GPU profiles on their PCs at
any time.1 With Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition, custom profiles
can be saved, reloaded at a later point and shared with the Radeon
user community.
- Enhanced Sync: With improved
compatibility and an even wider field of view, Enhanced Sync
extends its support to Vulkan® API-based games, Radeon GCN
architecture-based products, Multi-GPU and AMD Eyefinity Technology
to provide a deeply-immersive gaming experience.
About AMD
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About AMD
For more than 45 years AMD has driven innovation in
high-performance computing, graphics, and visualization
technologies ― the building blocks for gaming, immersive platforms,
and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of consumers, leading
Fortune 500 businesses, and cutting-edge scientific research
facilities around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve
how they live, work, and play. AMD employees around the world are
focused on building great products that push the boundaries of what
is possible. For more information about how AMD is enabling today
and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) website, blog,
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Analyst Quotes
- “We’ve entered a new era of connected worldwide gaming, evolved
from a mostly solitary venue. AMD’s Radeon Software Adrenalin
Edition enables users to immerse themselves in smooth gameplay
while engaging with their friends and gaming community in
real-time. Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition is the answer to a
more integrated and connected gaming community.” – Jon
Peddie, Jon Peddie Research
- “Modern gamers demand a much more intuitive and immersive
experience than ever before. AMD's Radeon Software Adrenalin
Edition is a direct response to what gamers want - to connect with
other gamers around the world and integrate seamlessly with users’
social feeds. The improvements to AMD Chill and ReLive are
impressive, while the AMD Link mobile app offers flexibility to
access performance data from anywhere or as a second screen from
home. The bottom line is a software package that’s specifically
designed for the gaming community’s evolving needs and increased
expectations.” – Neal Robison, Moor Insights &
Strategy
- “With Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition, AMD is certainly
pushing the envelope in terms of software features and performance.
The introduction of AMD Link, a first of its kind mobile app for
gamers, shows that AMD understands what millions of today’s gamers
want: a personalized, social, multi-screen entertainment
experience. AMD continues to optimize for next-gen low-overhead
APIs like DirectX® 12 and Vulkan®, with expanded API support for
features like Enhanced Sync and Radeon Chill, making latency-free,
efficient performance available for more games than ever before.” –
Lewis Ward, IDC
- “I have seen Radeon Software leadership performance in some of
the biggest titles of the year like Forza Motorsport 7, Destiny 2
and Wolfenstein 2, and now AMD has raised the bar further for high
performance, power efficient gaming. Taking full advantage of
Radeon graphics’ advanced feature set and performance, Radeon
Software Adrenalin Edition’s Radeon Overlay offers unprecedented
control over the gaming experience, letting users tailor their
gameplay to their unique preferences and monitor, record and share
GPU performance in real-time. This intuitive new interface gives
Radeon gamers the most optimized, maximized experience possible in
today’s most popular games.” – Rob Enderle, Enderle
Group
- “The commitment from AMD to the software side of the enthusiast
and gaming segment continues to shine through with Radeon Software
Adrenalin Edition. The latest release offers compelling and unique
features that should excite gamers, especially AMD Link - the
mobile device app, and the new Radeon Overlay that allows for
access and control to all kinds of settings and monitoring, all
without leaving the in-game action. Feature improvements for Radeon
ReLive (capture and streaming), Enhanced Sync, Radeon Chill, and
more complement the release to offer a substantial upgrade for
Radeon users.” – Ryan Shrout, Shrout
Research
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