<s>
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
is	O
a	O
device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
and	O
utility	B-Application
software	I-Application
package	O
for	O
AMD	O
's	O
Radeon	B-Device
graphics	O
cards	O
and	O
APUs	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
built	O
with	O
Electron	B-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
64-bit	B-Device
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radeon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
following	O
feature	O
set	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
Settings	O
,	O
AMD	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
,	O
and	O
ATI	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
is	O
targeted	O
to	O
support	O
all	O
function	O
blocks	O
present	O
on	O
a	O
GPU	O
's	O
or	O
an	O
APU	O
's	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
instruction	O
code	O
targeted	O
at	O
rendering	O
,	O
this	O
includes	O
display	B-General_Concept
controllers	I-General_Concept
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
SIP	B-Architecture
blocks	I-Architecture
for	O
video	O
decoding	O
(	O
Unified	O
Video	O
Decoder	O
(	O
UVD	O
)	O
)	O
and	O
video	O
encoding	O
(	O
Video	O
Coding	O
Engine	O
(	O
VCE	O
)	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
AMD	O
TrueAudio	O
,	O
a	O
SIP	O
block	O
to	O
perform	O
sound-related	O
calculations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
following	O
AMD	O
(	O
and	O
ATI-tradition	O
)	O
product	O
lines	O
targeted	O
at	O
rendering	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
product	O
lines	O
are	O
probably	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
by	O
some	O
other	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
)	O
is	O
OpenGL-certified	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Eyefinity	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
the	O
Windows-only	O
software	O
"	O
HydraVision	O
"	O
(	O
originally	O
acquired	O
from	O
Appian	O
Graphics	O
complete	O
with	O
its	O
development	O
team	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
desktop/screen	O
management	O
software	O
mostly	O
providing	O
multi-monitor	B-General_Concept
and	O
virtual-screen	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
AMD	O
's	O
SIP	B-Architecture
cores	I-Architecture
for	O
video	O
acceleration	O
,	O
Video	O
Coding	O
Engine	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Unified	O
Video	O
Decoder	O
,	O
are	O
supported	O
by	O
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
AMD	O
products	O
contain	O
SIP	B-Architecture
cores	I-Architecture
for	O
audio	O
acceleration	O
branded	O
AMD	O
TrueAudio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
this	O
audio	O
acceleration	O
DSP	O
co-processor	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
the	O
support	O
for	O
AMD	O
TrueAudio	O
is	O
codenamed	O
"	O
ACP	O
"	O
(	O
for	O
audio	O
co-processor	O
)	O
and	O
implemented	O
via	O
"	O
ACP	O
user	O
service	O
"	O
(	O
amdacpusrsvc.exe	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
background	O
service	O
that	O
helps	O
manage	O
audio	O
tasks	O
in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
AMD	O
TrueAudio	O
is	O
codenamed	O
"	O
acp	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
:	O
some	O
code	O
regarding	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon	O
directory	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
includes	O
support	O
for	O
AMD	O
PowerPlay	O
,	O
AMD	O
PowerTune	O
and	O
AMD	O
ZeroCore	O
Power	O
,	O
AMD	O
's	O
set	O
of	O
technologies	O
to	O
reduce	O
energy	O
consumption	O
in	O
their	O
graphics	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
supports	O
multiple	O
rendering	O
interfaces	O
,	O
all	O
designed	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
user-space	O
programs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
video	O
games	O
or	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
corresponding	O
SIP	B-Architecture
blocks	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Direct3D	O
12	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
GCN	O
with	O
version	O
15.7.1	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Radeon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
targeting	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
included	O
support	O
for	O
Mantle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
starting	O
with	O
version	O
19.5.1	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
DirectX	O
12	O
and	O
Vulkan	O
(	O
built	O
upon	O
Mantle	B-Application
)	O
raise	O
in	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
users	O
who	O
still	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
Mantle	B-Application
would	O
have	O
to	O
use	O
older	O
version	O
of	O
drivers	O
(	O
prior	O
to	O
19.5.1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenGL	B-Application
4.5	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
TeraScale	O
2	O
and	O
3	O
with	O
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
Crimson	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
Beta	O
(	O
driver	O
version	O
15.30	O
or	O
higher	O
like	O
Crimson	O
Beta	O
16.2.1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenCL	O
support	O
will	O
be	O
lost	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
recovered	O
by	O
copying	O
the	O
relevant	O
files	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
package	O
like	O
Radeon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
15.11.1	O
Beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
drivers	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
HDCP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenGL	B-Application
4.5	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
GCN	O
with	O
version	O
16.3	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenGL	B-Application
4.x	O
compliance	O
requires	O
supporting	O
FP64	O
shaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenGL	B-Application
4.6	O
is	O
supported	O
in	O
AMD	O
Adrenalin	O
18.4.1	O
Graphics	O
Driver	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
SP1	O
,	O
10	B-Operating_System
version	O
1803	O
(	O
April	O
2018	O
update	O
)	O
for	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
HD	O
7700+	O
,	O
HD	O
8500+	O
and	O
newer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vulkan	O
1.0	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
Crimson	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
16.3.2	O
or	O
higher	O
for	O
GCN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vulkan	O
1.1	O
with	O
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
Adrenalin	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
18.3.3	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AMD	B-Application
Radeon	I-Application
Software	I-Application
device	B-Application
driver	I-Application
supports	O
multiple	O
interfaces	O
,	O
all	O
designed	O
to	O
give	O
user-space	O
programs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
GStreamer	B-Language
or	O
HandBrake	B-Language
software	I-Language
,	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
corresponding	O
SIP	B-Architecture
blocks	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Catalyst	O
10.10	O
OpenCL	O
1.1	O
was	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	B-Algorithm
HD3D	I-Algorithm
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
API	O
by	O
AMD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	O
main	O
Processor	O
graphic	O
Units	O
and	O
Radeon	B-Device
graphic	O
Card	O
Units	O
work	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPUOpen	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
GPUOpen	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
AMD	B-Architecture
GPU	I-Architecture
software	O
stacks	O
are	O
fully	O
supported	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
:	O
GPUOpen	B-Application
for	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
ROCm	B-Operating_System
for	O
compute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPUOpen	B-Application
is	O
most	O
often	O
merely	O
a	O
supplement	O
,	O
for	O
software	B-Application
utilities	I-Application
,	O
to	O
the	O
free	O
Mesa	B-Application
software	O
stack	O
that	O
is	O
widely	O
distributed	O
and	O
available	O
by	O
default	O
on	O
most	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	O
strives	O
at	O
packaging	O
its	O
software	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
not	O
relying	O
solely	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
do	O
so	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
amdgpu	O
and	O
amdgpu-pro	O
shell	B-Language
scripts	I-Language
,	O
and	O
provide	O
package	B-Application
archives	I-Application
for	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
support	O
From	O
version	O
To	O
version	O
Notes	O
Windows	B-Application
9x	O
02.1	O
4.4/6.2	O
There	O
were	O
some	O
later	O
releases	O
for	O
these	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Me	O
build	O
of	O
Catalyst	O
6.2	O
released	O
on	O
Feb	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
02.1	O
6.5/7.4Newer	O
Catalyst	O
versions	O
up	O
to	O
7.4	O
will	O
work	O
in	O
2000	O
unofficially	O
without	O
any	O
modification	O
;	O
later	O
versions	O
may	O
need	O
.inf	O
file	O
editing	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
[	O
x86	O
&	O
x64 ]	O
02.1	O
14.4	O
Driver	O
updates	O
and	O
support	O
stopped	O
at	O
AMD	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
14.4	O
for	O
video	O
cards	O
with	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
DirectX	O
11	O
on	O
Hardware	O
,	O
and	O
10.2	O
for	O
DirectX	O
9.0c	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
[	O
x86	O
&	O
x64 ]	O
7.2	O
13.12	O
Driver	O
updates	O
and	O
support	O
stopped	O
at	O
AMD	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
13.12	O
for	O
video	O
cards	O
with	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
DirectX	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
 [ x86/x64 ] 	O
9.3	O
18.9.3/22.6.1	O
Driver	O
updates	O
and	O
support	O
were	O
discontinued	O
for	O
x86	O
operating	O
systems	O
at	O
version	O
18.9.3	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
x64	B-Device
at	O
22.6.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
 [ x86/x64 ] 	O
12.8	O
17.1.2/17.7.1	O
Support	O
for	O
driver	O
updates	O
stopped	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
though	O
still	O
possible	O
to	O
install	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
 [ x86/x64 ] 	O
15.7	O
18.9.3/latestx86	O
Driver	O
support	O
was	O
discontinued	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
x64	B-Device
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
version	O
4.9	O
(	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
September	O
2004	O
)	O
the	O
Catalyst	B-Application
driver	I-Application
package	O
included	O
the	O
ATI	B-Application
Catalyst	I-Application
Control	O
Center	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
application	O
requires	O
Microsoft	B-Application
.NET	I-Application
Framework	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radeon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
16.x	O
and	O
higher	O
only	O
for	O
GCN-based	O
Models	O
.	O
</s>
