AMD Radeon Software - Preview Drivers - DCH/UWP

I tried the game with UWP and 22.5.2 drivers.

Yes, with UWP I see some "strange" effects. Something like a flickering (like FRC for more colors on some monitors). At the first moment, I decided that this is some kind of light or rain effect. But later I saw on YouTube clips with NVidia video cards and these "effects" are missing.

I see some dark spots/shades flickering


I see something like a halo effect

 

Yes, that's what I am seeing.
So, that's a bug. Hope someone from Vanguard can report it since I doubt the bug report tool works for this driver.

 

No one can report bugs in amd vanguard unless supported by Adrenalin Software report bug. All reports, even yours must be reported via Adrenalin Software Report BUG and will be displayed directly by the AMD staff. In this case if you care, and I hope so, my advice is to make a report via the Feedback app to Microsoft if you are an insider

 

Thanks, good to know!
Though, the report tool is not available for me, since to install the control panel we have to use NimeZ repacked onel and I am not an insider at all for MS.
Regardless, what I meant by that is that, someone with proper means, report this.

 

Massive DX11 improvements and now massive OpenGL improvements? What's happening with AMD, lol.

 

I have driver 31.0.12000.20010 on 11 Dev 25126.1000. It doesn't show HAGS as an option from Settings. GPU-Z shows it off but supported. Setting HwSchMode to 2 still has it off but supported. dxdiag shows DX12 Ultimate, WDDM 3.1, and Feature level 12_2.

Oculus Link is broken with these drivers with the same ghosting mess as the May preview driver.

 

Can confirm, Windows 11 Build 22621.1 with AMD Windows Driver Version - 31.0.12000.20010 now support HDMI 2.1 Forum VRR on HDMI 2.1 TV like Sony x900H running firmware v6.1670.

 

31.0.1200.20010

Today I installed it instead of 22.5.2 adrenaline, I started to experience throttling in several games, before that this was not observed on the 22.5.2 driver.

I have an Asus laptop, model ROG strix g15 AE Rx 6800m. AMD has big problems with drivers, they make them with crooked hands

 

DirectX PAL Settings (seems to be eligible only for Vega/Navi/Navi2)
Notes: its 2000+ line config
https://pastebin.com/sfASViXn
Enabling PAL is as simple as changing "D3DVendorName" for 64-bit and "D3DVendorNameWoW" for 32-bit
the 32-bit vendor value is:

and for 64-bit vendor value:

Both Value above Apply PAL for DirectX 9/10/11 which stack on top of aticfx32/64 & atidxx32/64
as for DirectX12,its allready by default provided by amdxc32/64.

But If You have issue with 22.5.2 or May Preview or UWP.. you can change the value of D3DVendorName to this

and for D3DVendorNameWoW

This change will make the Driver not using PAL and would solve some Games that doesnt like the New Optimization, these "String Value" Registry can be found in
"Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video\" or you can just CTRL+F it to find "D3DVendorName", it does not break WHQL but it's advised to do Shader Cache Clear afterward.

ALL THIS CHANGE IS REVERSIBLE BY RESTORING THE VALUE OR DDU.

Spoiler: 22.20 UWP Driver Library List

(DXXP or DirectX X PAL Builds 3, its a Layer on top normal Aticfx64/32 & Atidxx64/32.. the function seems to be called AmdDxGsaCompile and the module are called AmdDxxp)
Amdxn64/32 (D3D9 PAL for Polaris/Vega/Navi1/Navi2)
Amdxx64/32 (D3D10/11 PAL for Polaris/Vega/Navi1/Navi2)
Amdxc64/32 (D3D12 PAL IL for Polaris/Vega/Navi1/Navi2)
Amdxcstub64/32 (Bridge Library)
amdxc64.so (WSL Driver, build using LLVM)

(AMD DirectX Driver and stuff)
Aticfx64/32
Aticfxstub64/32 (stub driver, idk either)
Atidxx64(D3D10/11, GFX8.1/9/10/10_B/10_3 or Polaris/Vega/Navi/Navi 2)
Atidxxstub64/32 (stub driver, prob for bridge or swap or sth)
Atidemgy

(Compute Driver)
Amd_comgr

(OpenCL)
amd_opencl64/32
amdocl64/32

(OpenGL Driver)
atio6axx/atioglxx (OGLP , PAL... ORCA?)
atig6pxx/atig6txx/atugktxx/atiglpxx ("wNxt" driver proxy stuff)
amdogl64/32 (idk whats this but its referenced on OpenGL Driver)

(HIP, seems to be based on CL GL,i wonder if HIP is supported on older cards)
amdhip64/32
gfx700,gfx701,gfx702,gfx703,gfx704,gfx705
gfx801,gfx802,gfx803,gfx805,gfx810
gfx900,gfx902,gfx904,gfx906,gfx908,gfx909,gfx90a,gfx90c
gfx1010,gfx1011,gfx1012,gfx1030,gfx1031,gfx1032,gfx1033
gfx1000,gfx4000,gfx4010,gfx1100

(AMDIL for OpenCL Compute codenamed "HSail" for GCN using SPIR-V LLVM)
Amdhsail64/32
List of Supported GPUs:
Evergreen Cypress Juniper Redwood Cedar WinterPark
BeaverCreek Loveland Cayman Kauai
Barts Turks Caicos Tahiti Pitcairn
Capeverde Devastator Scrapper Oland
Bonaire Spectre Spooky Kalindi Hainan
Hawaii gfx702Iceland Tonga Mullins
Fiji Carrizo Ellesmere Baffin Stoney

("LiquidVR" Driver)
amdlvr64/32

(Mantle Driver, yea its still exist in 22.20 and builded)
amdmantle64/32
mantle64/32
mantleaxl64/32

(DX/UDX)
atiumdag

(AMD UMD9)
atiu9p64/pag

(DX MVA_VHD)
amdmmcl6/amdmmcl
amdpcom64/32
atimpc64
atisamu64
atiumd6a/64/va


(DX MVA_VHD AVE)
amduve64/32

(AMD "XGL" Vulkan)
amdvlk64/32

(Encoder Core)
amdenc64/32

(AMDMFTVDec)
amdhwdecoder_64/32

(mft-vce/mft-hevc-enc "stable" branch)
amdh264enc64/32
amdh265enc64/32

(mva_vhd)
amdave64/32

(Media-SDK-mjpeg)
amf-mft-mjpeg-decoder64/32

(dlist / driver list most likely?)
amdhdl64/32)

Spoiler: (Orca ?) UWP OpenGL Driver GPU Support List:

POLARIS10:gfx803
POLARIS11:gfx803
POLARIS12:gfx803
POLARIS22:gfx803

VEGA10:gfx900
VEGA12:gfx904
VEGA20:gfx906
RAVEN:gfx902
RAVEN2:gfx909
RENOIR:gfx90C

NAVI10:gfx1010
NAVI12:gfx1011
NAVI14:gfx1012
NAVI14LITE:gfx1

NAVI21LITE:gfx1020 (Xbox Series X)
NAVI21:gfx1030
NAVI22:gfx1031
NAVI23:gfx1032
NAVI24:gfx1034

REMBRANDT:gfx1035
RAPHAEL:gfx1036
VANGOGH:gfx1033
VANGOGHLITE:gfx1040
VANGOGHLITE_EVT1:gfx1040

NAVI31:gfx1100
NAVI32:gfx1101
NAVI33:gfx1102

PHOENIX1:gfx1103

MGFX1:gfx4010
MGFX2:gfx4020

Spoiler: 22.10 and 22.20 (UWP) Navi Optimization Compability Differences:

22.10 May Preview:
POLARIS10:gfx803
POLARIS11:gfx803
POLARIS12:gfx803
POLARIS22:gfx803

VEGA10:gfx900
VEGA12:gfx904
VEGA20:gfx906
RAVEN:gfx902
RAVEN2:gfx909
RENOIR:gfx90C

NAVI10:gfx1010
NAVI12:gfx1011
NAVI14:gfx1012

RAPHAEL:gfx1036

NAVI21:gfx1030
NAVI22:gfx1031
NAVI23:gfx1032
NAVI24:gfx1034
REMBRANDT:gfx1035

22.20 UWP:
POLARIS10:gfx803
POLARIS11:gfx80
POLARIS12:gfx803
POLARIS22:gfx803

VEGA10:gfx900
VEGA12:gfx904
VEGA20:gfx906
RAVEN:gfx902
RAVEN2:gfx909
RENOIR:gfx90C

NAVI10:gfx1010
NAVI12:gfx1011
NAVI12LITE:gfx101FFFD (Xbox Series S?)
NAVI14:gfx1012

NAVI21LITE:gfx1020 (Xbox Series X)
NAVI21:gfx1030
NAVI22:gfx1031
NAVI23:gfx1032
NAVI24:gfx1034

VANGOGH:gfx1033
REMBRANDT:gfx1035
RAPHAEL:gfx1036

NAVI31:gfx1100
NAVI32:gfx1101
NAVI33:gfx1102

STRIX1:gfx1150
PHOENIX1:gfx1103

Settings Found:
(Base Component)
GFX9 (Vega)
GFX10 (RDNA+)

Built_type:
CLOSED_SOURCE
GFX115 (Strix1) / Van Gogh Lite
GFX11 (RDNA2)
NAVI3X
NAVI21_LITE (gfx1020)
NAVI14_LITE (gfx101FFFD)

also odd thing that there is one "CLOSED_SOURCE" build type with this config
{"Name": "Gfx10AllowBigPageBvh", "Value": 32,
"Description": "Bounding Volume Hierarchy (raytracing acceleration structure) buffers.",
"BuildTypes": ["PAL_CLOSED_SOURCE"]}],

 

Excuse my ignorance but what is this "DirectX PAL" and what it's used for? I know PAL just like SECAM and NTSC.

 

Platform Abstraction Library https://github.com/GPUOpen-Drivers/pal

Thanks, this fixes Oculus Link for 22.5.2 for me!

 

glad to hear it, i think they still need to work around for some software/games for some flags

its abstraction layer between the Shaders Compiler and Kernel Mode Drivers, it can technically apply various Optimization on several Tier for 1 specific thing..
the Optimization accept value from "0" to "65556", the lower the more prioritised and the larger.. the slower said optimization. (you can take a look at the giant long blob settings xD)
this PAL also can be used to Fix some Games by Patching some of their Shaders Behaviour, the Optimization work in a way thats its Tagged and will be Applied when said Tag is relevant.

on Linux Side.. we have a better approach in RADV by transforming the stuff into bytecode.. so that'll run stuff faster, said stuff won't work outside Mesa sadly (Driver Enviroment for Linux Distro).

 

What happen when its tried to be run under Vega-based GPUs, the config seems only complete and bundled for RDNA1/RDNA2(GFX10) as well upcoming RDNA3 (GFX11) rn.. there is also trace of Valve Steam Deck APUs Bundled to the settings (Van Gogh).

the fact that these "Settings" will be exposed on Public CCC too are also interesting.. at least according to their blob, so.. Upcoming Driver Control Panel to control PAL?..
they Code Named it.. "CatalystAI".. at least the driver tried to find this Registry first before finding DXXP stuff for detailed configuration flags.

if i had something interesting later on, i may drop an information or two... its also trying to find "RadeonTools" registry under "HKLM\SOFTWARE\AMD\RadeonTools"... now thats sth suspicious.. isn't it~

 

More picture, NAME NOT FOUND because i havent added and played with it.. havent figured which Settings_core those Hash referring in root PAL since the one inside GFX9 is GFX9 blob.. that one is pretty easy to track.

Edit: i also need to find that logging config... since idk which hash it refer to make my "adventure" for this "Beta" driver more easier

 

How to name the config file and where to put it?

 

as far as my understanding goes.. the blob is bundled with the driver and work out of the box for RDNA1/RDNA2.. otherwise it'll try to find Registry inside "UMD\DXXP\PAL" and "UMD\DXXP\PAL\GFX9"

edit: yes, i did post the blob here before in pastebin.. thats straight dumped from UWP Driver "Amdxx64" which also include important "hash" that it use to find the "Settings"

edit2: yes, Normal Driver for Vega is still faster, because it doesnt seems to be configured yet for PAL... at least the Optimization on Normal Driver is faster
(you can hotswap the "D3DVendorName" from Atidxx to Amdxx and vice versa to compare if you dont believe me. i dont have extensive benchmark for "Data" to conclude The new driver doesnt have any benefit whatsoever for Vega)

 

I don't have such keys in my registry (Win11 25131.1000). I just have D3DVendorName pointing to amdxn64.dll.

I tried to find some useful info on Internet on how to use this PAL on Windows and couldn't find anything. Just some little info about Open source driver and Linux. Nothing about how to use this and how to configure it.

 

yes, the bundled blob work out-of-the-box without having any Registry on eligible GPUs thats configured (that is RDNA1/RDNA2/Steam Deck).
after a bit of testing.. the Registry stuff is working, anyone who like RadeonMod would surely also like this Registry xD.. it also include beta tested optimization thats by default being disabled

 

going to organize my finding for a while, as well posting tweakable GFX9 PAL Registry here later on... i find it interesting that RDNA3 bring more features for optimization.

 

Spoiler: RDNA1+ Features:

-Force Wave Size to 32

-SDMA will prefer Compressed Source

-DrawData and PayloadData shader rings for Task and Mesh shaders per SE is 256

-Z Prepass HW continuity Optimization with additional "ZPrepassAreaThresold" to configure it, presumably if a game doesnt like it.. it can be profiled and limited through there

-Sub-batch Binning

-Variable Rate Shadings Control
(VrsImageSize,VrsHtileEncoding,VrsForceRateFine,OptimizeNullSourceImage)

Spoiler: Key Differences between RDNA1/2 with Upcoming RDNA3

-Allways Replace DCC Format

-Oreo Mode with additional flag to force it or not

-Primitive Group is bumped from 128 to 256

-Reworked Tesselation, it need workaround to fix corruption if you want to show Tesselation wireframe in debug

-Pixel Wait Sync Features to Optimize Pipeline Synchronization

-128Bytes instead of 256Bytes Texture DCC Compression workaround for STRIX/Van_Gogh_Lite APU

Spoiler: CCC Specific Settings

Notes: Only 2 is readable, unless its decrypted.. there is no way to guess which is which

CatalystAI
"Description": "Controls app detect and image quality altering optimizations exposed by CCC."

TFQ (Trilinear Filter Quality Optimization?)
"Description": "Controls texture filtering optimizations exposed by CCC."

GFX9 PAL Configurable Settings:
https://pastebin.com/2kuMTeE8
Notes: Not Configured, all default.. need to uncomment for GFX10/Navi Optimization

GFX9 PAL Blob for references:
https://pastebin.com/sfASViXn
Notes: dumped from driver, slightly newer than Open Sourced PAL

OpenGL Orca PAL Settings:
https://pastebin.com/XxTrvVtv
Notes: unreadable, unless someone figured how to decrypt the hash, Suspected hash to for settings thats used are : MetroHash,fnv1a,sha1 with salt.