AMD Adrenalin Driver 23.3.1 Update Sees 'Halo Infinite' Ray Tracing Support

Urian B., Tech Times 08 March 2023, 01:03 am

AMD's new Adrenaline driver 23.3.1 is here, and it brings plenty of support for the games and applications you know and love. The driver weight 598 MB and saw the addition of support for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, but the bigger news here is the support for "Halo Infinite's" ray tracing update.

AMD Releases New Driver 23.3.1 with Ray-Tracing Support for 'Halo Infinite's' Season 3 Update

According to the story by WCCF Tech, this update was promised in March when Season 3 of "Halo" hit, but 343 Industries has been tight-lipped about it. AMD has released a new driver, version 23.3.1, and it's available for download on their website.

The new driver includes support for Wo Long: Fall of Dynasty and, most importantly, ray-tracing support for "Halo Infinite's" Season 3 update. This new driver also fixes some bugs that have arisen in certain games with AMD's Radeon graphics cards.

AMD 23.3.1 Driver Update Resolves Issues for Multiple Games

The metrics overlay may have been re-sized to half its original size after gameplay, or the application may have crashed while attempting to open Premium Gold Packs in EA SPORTS FIFA 23.

Those playing Dying Light 2 may have seen corruption around certain light sources, and Returnal may have seen corruption when ray tracing was enabled on Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs. AMD highlighted the AMD Adrenalin driver 23.3.1's full changelog.

Performance Issues for Radeon RX 7000 Series GPUs

Not all is perfect for this driver, however. High idle power has been observed in select high-resolution and high-refresh-rate displays on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs. Video stuttering or a performance drop may occur during game-plus video playback with some extended display configurations on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.

Parsec users with the AMD decoder setting may experience a connection failure or a black screen. Finally, some display corruption when switching between game and video windows on some Radeon RX 6700 XT products.

Outstanding Issues with the Driver Explained by Gaming Deputy

AMD striving to keep users updated and informed is also alerting users to some of the outstanding issues with this driver, explained further in an article by Gaming Deputy.

This includes performance lower than expected in certain virtual reality games or apps on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs, some missing units or shortened overlay on some AMD products, or an application crash while playing with Certain AMD graphics products such as the Radeon RX 6700 XT.

Better Performance and Visuals with AMD Adrenalin Drivers for 'Halo Infinite'

This driver has plenty to offer; however, some issues remain to work out. AMD diligently addresses the issues when they arise and provides a solution so users can continue to enjoy their favorite games and activities.

AMD's new Adrenalin driver offers great support for what's happening in the gaming world and important fixes for any technical issues. Its support for "Halo Infinite's" ray tracing update may bring some added enjoyment. With fixes for outstanding issues, players should be able to enjoy the game even more with better performance and visuals.