On Thursday, AMD issued a weblog put up claiming that its newest AMD Software program: Professional Version 22.Q3 driver elevated efficiency in OpenGL purposes by as much as 72%. Whereas the driving force technically caters to AMD’s skilled graphics playing cards, it additionally helps high-end Radeon RX 6000-series graphics boards. Moreover, the brand new OpenGL driver structure is already current in AMD’s drivers for client boards.
AMD has been criticized for mediocre OpenGL drivers for ages as its graphics processors had been behind comparable GPUs from Nvidia in OpenGL-based video games {and professional} purposes. Through the years, the corporate tried to revamp its OpenGL software program no less than a few occasions. Nevertheless, Nvidia GPUs had been nonetheless higher in software program (video games {and professional} purposes), counting on this software programming interface. However this time round, AMD says it utterly re-architected its OpenGL driver, which improves the efficiency of its GPUs by 2% ~ 115% relying on the precise graphics board and workload. AMD says its Radeon W6800 is quicker than Nvidia’s RTX A5000 graphics boards in a number of purposes.
“The discharge of AMD Software program: Professional Version 22.Q3 (opens in new tab) […] brings our most important efficiency developments up to now in all OpenGL purposes and lots of of your different favourite creating, designing, modeling, and CAD software program purposes,” a assertion (opens in new tab) by AMD reads. “We took the rearchitected OpenGL and tailor-made it to extend efficiency for OpenGL-based Creator and CAD purposes, similar to Autodesk Maya, which has seen enchancment enhance as much as 72% over the earlier driver and as much as 41% over the competitors. The newest driver has additionally continued to extend efficiency in non-OpenGL purposes, which has seen as much as 72% over the competitors.”
For apparent causes, the quantity of people that use skilled visualization (ProViz) purposes is decrease than those that play video games. So, the sweetest half is that AMD has already applied OpenGL enhancements into its current Adrenalin drivers, so avid gamers who nonetheless play OpenGL video games can reap the benefits of the enhancements. Moreover, those that use ProViz purposes with consumer-grade Radeons (e.g., Radeon RX 6950 XT) can strive the brand new drivers to enhance efficiency. These boards are usually not licensed by builders of Proviz software program, but when they work quicker with new drivers, that is good.
“This new [OpenGL driver] structure was first launched to shoppers in July 2022 with our AMD Software program: Adrenalin Version 22.7.1,” says AMD. “The present market suggestions on efficiency enhancements has been extremely optimistic for efficiency and stability.”
The new AMD Software program: Professional Version 22.Q3 driver has been licensed by builders of well-liked CAD, CAM, and DCC purposes in addition to examined and permitted by Dell, HP, and Lenovo for stability (house owners of acceptable workstations should obtain their drivers from PC makers’ web sites).
