This article provides instructions on how to obtain the latest drivers for an AMD based graphics card using AMD’s Graphics Drivers & Software Support page
Note! The graphics drivers provided on AMD’s Graphics Drivers & Software support page are mainly developed for desktop graphics products. If the AMD Driver Autodetect Utility is unable to identify the graphics card or operating system installed in the system a driver may not be available through AMD. Refer to Article GPU-125 for more information on graphics products that may not be supported by graphics drivers provided by AMD.
Instructions:
- Visit AMD’s Graphics Drivers & Software page
- Select the type of system that you have:
- Desktop Graphics: Graphics cards commonly used to build a home system. The ATI Radeon™, ATI Radeon HD and ATI Rage™ series graphics cards are examples of products used in a home system
- Notebook Graphics: Graphics cards commonly used to build notebook systems. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD series graphics cards are examples of products used in a notebook system
- TV Tuner Products: Internal/external devices which allow desktop computers and notebook products to receive OTA broadcast video and HDTV content. These products also allow the user to watch, pause, rewind and schedule recordings of TV content. The ATI TV Wonder HD 650 and The ATI TV Wonder HD 650 are examples of TV Tuner products
- Workstation Graphics: Graphics cards intended for / commonly used to build a business system. Designed for use in the Computer Aided Design (CAD), Digital Content Creation (DCC) and simulation markets. ATI FirePro™, FireGL™ and FireMV™ are examples of products used in a workstation system
- Integrated Motherboard Graphics: A Graphics component which is integrated into the motherboard of a computer system. Generally shares RAM with the system, rather than having dedicated memory on the video device itself. Allows the delivery of lower cost computer systems. The ATI Radeon HD3200 and the Radeon Xpress™ 1150 series are examples of integrated motherboard graphics
- Embedded Graphics: Graphics products with the performance of desktop graphics for embedded applications. The ATI Radeon E4690 and the ATI Radeon E2400 are examples of embedded graphics products
- Mac Graphics: Graphics cards intended for use in computer systems built by Apple. The ATI Radeon HD 3870 MAC edition is one example.
- Select the product family your product belongs to
- Note! When selecting the series, find the best match for your graphics card. For example, if you have an ATI Radeon™ HD 5750, the appropriate Product Family to select would be ATI Radeon HD series
- Refer to Article GPU-55 for information on how to identify your graphics card
- Select your product
- Note! Drivers provided by AMD can be applicable to more than one product and are therefore matched to a series of graphics cards
- Either choose your specific product from the dropdown list (if available) or select the series in which your product belongs to
- If selecting the series, find the best match for your graphics card. For example, if you have an ATI Radeon HD 5750, the appropriate Product Model to select would be Radeon HD 5xxx series or ATI Radeon HD 5000 series
- If applicable, ensure the proper bus type is chosen, i.e. PCIe or AGP
- Refer to Article GPU-55 for information on how to identify your graphics card
- Select the operating system installed on your system
- Select Display Results
- The download options offered will vary depending upon the selection made in the previous step
- As an example, the following is provided for ATI Radeon™ series of products:
- A table that lists details about the download package, what it includes and a link to download the driver
- A link to previous drivers & software at the bottom, or on the right-hand side of the page
- Note! Not all previous driver versions are provided for every product
- A link to driver release notes at the top of the page
- Click on the Download option that meets your needs
- Refer to one of the following articles for detailed installation instructions. The articles will describe other factors that need to be considered before installing the graphics drivers.
- Article GPU-33 for a Windows 7 based system
- Article GPU-1 for a Windows Vista based system
- Article GPU-2 for a Windows XP based system