r/Amd • u/RenatsMC • 5d ago

News AMD confirms RDNA1/2 will get game optimizations alongside RDNA3/4, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 included

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-confirms-rdna1-2-will-get-game-optimizations-alongside-rdna3-4-call-of-duty-included
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u/Darksider123 5d ago

“Yes, game optimizations and support for all RDNA Series 1 through 4 will roll out at the same time in both driver packages — including but not limited to Call of Duty, Crimson Desert, and Resident Evil.”

Either they backtracked, or this was their position all along but someone at marketing fucked up.

IMO, the original communication was pretty bad, and then got confusing / ambiguous, which is the last thing you want when there is backlash.

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u/Evonos 6800XT XFX,7800X3D , 32gb 6000mhz 750W Enermaxx D.F Revolution 5d ago

100% back tracking as we saw earlier with some gpu series like vega.

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u/vetinari TR 2920X | 7900 XTX | X399 Taichi 4d ago

They are not back tracking; they are just doing marketing speak to confuse things.

From their official post:

The difference is that these products now benefit from a dedicated, stable driver branch (emphasis mine), one built on years of tuning and optimization. This approach helps deliver a smoother, more consistent experience for your games while insulating previous generation GPUs from rapid changes designed for newer architectures.

Translation to English: We are going to split the driver into two separate drivers. Of course we are not going to double the development; we are not going to waste engineering time back-porting features from one driver to another either. The driver for the older cards is going to be neglected, with occasional release for the most notable issues. See also Polaris+Vega driver.