Radeon Adrenalin 2020: The new software at a glance

At the beginning of December 2019, AMD released a retread of the Radeon driver software. Our guide explains what's new and what the Adrenalin 2020 edition has to offer.

More features, more FPS: Adrenalin 2020 should be a reason for joy for Radeon owners.

AMD likes to launch updates at the end of the year. In winter 2020, it is especially worthwhile to take a look at the changes for owners of Radeon RX 580 and Co.

Just in time for Christmas: Everything new with Adrenalin 2020

Adrenalin 2020 is more than just a normal update, as it completely renovates the user interface. In addition, many new features are on board:

• Generally, you can expect a completely new design: menu navigation, fonts and other elements have been revised, only the Radeon colors red and gray have remained the same.
• One of the most important innovations for gamers is the possibility to link game clients like Steam directly with Adrenalin and start them from there (under "Home").
• "Streaming" is now a separate menu item due to increasing popularity and offers improved options, first and foremost the "Scene Editor".
• The tuning tool, formerly known as WattMan, no longer bears this name. However, the tuning options have remained the same, you can find them under "Performance" -> "Configuration".
• Basically, the update promises an FPS increase, in some titles up to 12 percent.
• Information about the system status (under "Performance") can be displayed via "Metrics Overlay" fixed on the desktop.
• In addition, a separate browser has been integrated.

With a total of 20 new or greatly improved features and a completely new look Adrenalin 2020 feels quite refreshing. Those who enjoy it will thus have a lot to explore after installing the update, hopefully with positive effects on the next gaming session.