This issue is literally the same verbatim as the one that got introduced with 24.10.1. I actually opened a similar post to this one on Reddit for 24.10.1 which got the attention of HUNDREDS of users, including AMD's own representative: @AMD-Vik's.
-- (This is the Reddit thread in question) -- (This is AMD-Vik's response in said thread aknowledging these issues) --
System information is listed at the bottom.
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There exist TWO MAJOR ITEMS that make the use of 24.12.1 impossible for me:
>1.) AMD Adrenalin Software takes up to 1 minute and 15 seconds (counting system uptime) to just show up on the taskbar upon System Startup, and another 5-10 seconds to open up when double clicked.
You may think "Well, one minute really isn't the end of the world, are you really complaining about that?".
This Adrenalin startup time has multiplied by -3- compared to 24.3.1, which started up Adrenaline in merely 28-30 seconds (again, counting System Uptime on Task Manager) and was overall a perfectly stable and flawless driver.
>2.) Game Profiles DO NOT work AT ALL, unless you manually open the Adrenalin suite first.
I will try to explan this situation in a concise way:
1. You press the power button and your computer starts up.
2. Windows loads, everything loads. (Including waiting 1:15min for Adrenaline to even show up, indicating it has been started)
3. Only then you go and open your desired videogame, for which you have a Game Profile set up in Adrenalin (say, a profile that turns on the GPU fans or changes any desired Tuning values such as Core Frequency or whatever.)
4. Game opens, but your Adrenalin Game Profile has not loaded.
Now, if you repeat this, but manually opening Adrenalin (as in, opening the software itself) BEFORE opening the game, THEN Game Profiles will work properly.
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I am really sad to see that none of these issues have been aknowledged on the 24.12.1 Release Notes even though someone at AMD literally aknowledged and admitted they'd have to investigate them further.
Obviously this cannot be intended behavior. I really don't hope AMD expects users to wait 1:20minutes just for the GPU software to initialize, and then having to open it manually just for one of the most important features to work.
This is utterly unacceptable. I really like what Adrenalin has to offer compared to the competition, but if the price is to accept that the most relevant features do not work as intended and that AMD refuses to aknowledge said issues publicly it only reinforces my intentions of not continuing to buy AMD anymore.
Please, I beg you, aknowledge these issues once and for all. I don't understand why I have to remain on a half-year old driver for my $550 GPU features to just work properly.
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System information:
CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X3D (Chipset Driver 6.10.17.152)
GPU: Sapphire Pulse RX 7800XT (Driver version 24.12.1)
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MT/s
MOBO: Asus Prime B450M-A II (BIOS Ver. 4401)
Windows Ver.: Windows 10 Pro 22H2 build 19045.5131
**Please let me know if any other information needs to be provided. I just want these existing issues to be brought to light and be aknowledged.
