Did AMD just save their older graphics cards? #shorts

AMD surprised everyone this weekend by releasing Adrenalin 22.6.1, an update primarily focused on the GCN 1, 2 and 3 cards they discontinued support for in 2021. This is a nice gesture that is appreciated at a time when new cards are still hard to find for some, but it doesn't seem to be a long-term solution. The driver is still listed as "Legacy", meaning it's more than likely a one-off, and not a sign that there will be driver support in the future. Only time will tell!

[Thelango]

Yeah, the discontinuation of GCN 1-3 felt a bit arbitrary.
Weird thing is that the current drivers still have code paths for those.
Could be that both Polaris and Vega reuse it to some degree.

[bardofhighrenown]

Maybe it's worth some exploratory testing to see how well these perform against the custom drivers?

[DDAXman]

Thanks for doing these. I still have a pair of RX580's in the boxes.

[Lexicon-ffor]

I was using my R9 390 until recently when I decided to get an upgrade due to lack of drivers, but now AMD does this. Fml

[mylipho]

the 22.6.1 for Legacy GCN basically rebadged version of OEM WU Driver 27.20.20908.1002

[ytszazugmail]

I still use 21.5.2 instead of 22.6.1. 22.6.1 has like -5% performance compared to 21.5.2, but that's just based on a few games I tested.

[Jason_Bover]

Nice this will be the end rip amd old gpu

[arneernestbirch]

How do these stack up against Nimez drivers? Anyone know?