amd radeon r5 graphics update 16.60.2711.0

*My plugged in was set to Optimize performance, which was causing the following options to be ignored, I didn’t change my On Battery settings. Plugged in: Maximize performance (Use dedicated GPU) On Battery: Optimize power savings (Use integrated GPU) Then select Change advanced power settingsĮxpand Switchable Dynamic Graphics and change to the following: Select your active plan and select Change plan settings It was my Power Settings causing it not to switch.įrom Power Options (Right click your battery Icon) Below is a guide I made to get SOMA to use my RX 560X, even though I had set it to High Performance in graphic settings, it still only used my Vega GPU (this can be easily established by looking at GPU usage in Task Manager). AMD have removed the Switchable option from their drivers relying on the Operating System to do it for you, which is very unfortunate, especially for those whom don’t like tinkering and just want their laptop to give the best experience. This will have a huge impact on performance.

If your game is not recognised by the AMD Adrenalin software, it will probably default to the iGPU within your processor, ignoring your dedicated GPU.

Acer Nitro 5 with AMD Adrenalin 2020, switchable graphics

Amd radeon r5 graphics update 16.60.2711.0