We are committing to work with our OEMs to increase the release frequency of AMD Ryzen Mobile processor graphics drivers. Those with an interest in this statement should still remember that OEM partners will vary in their activities and policies and some will perform better than others in this respect. The statement below outlines a new plan to increase the frequency of updates next year, aiming for a biannual update schedule.

While that is true, AMD has signalled that it can step in to make a difference.

It started by reminding users that its 'graphics drivers are typically tailored for specific OEM platforms, so releasing generic APU graphics drivers across all AMD Ryzen mobile processor-based mobile systems could result in less-than-ideal user experiences'. However, AMD Ryzen Mobile processor-based laptop users (featuring APUs and/or discrete graphics) will often wait much longer between updates.ĪMD has observed the groundswell of dissatisfaction concerning Ryzen Mobile driver support and midweek made an official statement on the matter via Reddit.

With the rapid development cycle it is also important to recognise and quash bugs quite regularly. The game industry is relatively swift to release software based on new and cutting edge tech, and driver updates help the GPU hardware work to keep up to date with these features. Desktop PC users are accustomed to pleasingly regular driver updates for their AMD Radeon GPUs.

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