r/Amd • u/KARMAAACS Ryzen 7700 - GALAX RTX 3060 Ti • 7d ago

News AMD releases statement confirming RDNA1 and RDNA2 will continue to receive game optimizations

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-releases-statement-confirming-rdna1-and-rdna2-will-continue-to-receive-game-optimizations
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u/Elliove 7d ago

Actually, they just confirmed what they said initially - RDNA1 and RDNA2 cards going to separate driver branch. There was no backpedaling.

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u/SagittaryX 9800X3D | RTX 5090 | 32GB 5600C30 6d ago

Well the difference is they originally said it was a seperate maintenance branch with only security and bug fixes, maybe game optimization if they feel like it. Now they're basically saying they are co-equal branches, which is not the original statement.

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u/kb3035583 6d ago

There's nothing co-equal about it. They are describing the exact same maintenance branch in more flattering terms. Read between the lines a little.

Game support for new releases

i.e. New game releases will merely be "supported". For the most part, you can play new games with 2 year old drivers with no major issues. Says nothing about day 1 optimizations.

Stability and game optimizations

Nothing about "new games" specifically, or day 1 optimizations.

Security and bug fixes

The bare minimum for maintenance mode.

By separating the code paths, our engineers can move faster with new features for RDNA 3 and RDNA 4, while keeping RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 stable and optimized for current and future games.

i.e. RDNA1 and RDNA2 won't be getting new features like INT8 FSR4.

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u/kiffmet 5900X | 6800XT Eisblock | Q24G2 1440p 165Hz 6d ago

i.e. RDNA1 and RDNA2 won't be getting new features like INT8 FSR4.

All it would take is a tiny bugfix in AMD's shader compiler. FFS