24 PCWorld JANUARY 2020NEWS AMD’S ADRENALIN 2020 EDITION UPDATE
rolling out.
Groovy.
Once you’re
up and running,
you’ll be asked
to select one of
three preset
profiles, all of
which activate
different
features by
default. The
Standard profile
turns on
FreeSync only
when you
connect a
compatible monitor—a setting enabled for all
three profiles.
The Gamer profile focuses on delivering
better graphics with great frame rates,
enabling AMD’s Enhanced Sync, Radeon
Image Sharpening, Radeon Anti-Lag, and
Virtual Super Resolution options. The E-sports
profile optimizes around pure performance
when every second of latency matters. It skips
Enhanced Sync and Virtual Super Resolution,
and limits the tessellation image to 8X, with
Radeon Image Sharpening and Anti-Lag also
active. You can manually change each option
or your profile after setup.
Then you say hello to the new-look
Radeon Software interface. You can summon
it at any time, inside of games or on yourdesktop, by pressing ALT + R.
Your most recently played games are at
the forefront of the new interface, complete
with performance metrics and hours played
for each title, which AMD constantly tracks in
the background now. If you want to hop back
into things, you can launch your most recent
game with one click.
Selecting the gaming center in the main
interface brings you to the new Gaming tab,
where you can select a title to see the same
performance and time metrics, a compatibility
checker that compares your current hardware
against what the developers recommend,
and graphics and display options galore if you
want to set specific settings for the particular
game, rather than globally. You can also