AMD disables Anti-Lag+ in new Radeon drivers over anti-cheat ban concerns

AMD disables Anti-Lag+ in all games to prevent game bans – A fix is in the works

AMD has today released their AMD Software 23.10.2 driver for Radeon GPU users on Windows. This new driver contains new game-specific optimisations for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Lords of the Fallen, and Forza Motorsport, and contains several new fixes. Radeon Software 23.10.2 also removed AMD Anti-Lag+ support.

AMD Anti-Lag+ Disabled

AMD’s Anti-Lag+ technology was introduced to Counter Strike 2 with the release of AMD Software 23.10.1. Quickly after this driver’s release, it was found that the technology was getting Counter Strike 2 players wrongfully banned by the game’s anti-cheat system. Now, AMD has disabled Anti-Lag+ in all games with their 23.10.2 drivers as they work with developers to address the issue.

The statement below implies that Anti-Lag+ is getting gamers banned from other titles. Anti-Lag+ has not just been removed from Counter Strike 2, it has been removed from all supported games. Based on this information, game bans related to Anti-Lag+ are not exclusively a Counter Strike 2 problem.

AMD has received reports of some games triggering anti-cheat bans on gamers when AMD Anti-Lag+ technology is enabled on Radeon graphics. To address this, we have released the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.10.2 driver that disables Anti-Lag+ technology in all supported games, and we recommend gamers use the new driver. AMD is actively working with game developers on a solution to re-enable Anti-Lag+ and support them in reinstating gamers who were impacted by the anti-cheat bans. We will provide more information when available.

New Feature Highlights

• New Game Support
  • Assassin’s Creed Mirage
  • The Lords of the Fallen
  • Forza Motorsport

Fixed Issues

• Intermittent app crash while playing Starfield on Radeonâ„¢ RX 7000 Series Graphics Products.
• Intermittent driver crash while playing Counter Strike 2 with MSAA or FSR enabled on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeonâ„¢ RX 7900 XTX.
• Improvements to stutter experienced while playing Counter Strike 2.
• EA SPORTS FCâ„¢ 24 may fail to open on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeonâ„¢ RX 7800 XT.
• System freeze or black screen when playing video files on Radeonâ„¢ RX 6000 Series Graphics Products.
• The display may intermittently freeze after changing the encode format while streaming select games with AMD Link.
• Intermittent app crash in Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II when Radeon Anti-Lag is enabled.

Known Issues

• Performance Metrics Overlay may report N/A for FPS on various games.
• Audio may intermittently become out of sync with video when recording from AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition with AV1 codec.
• Corruption may be observed in Forza Motorsport when RT is enabled.
• Intermittent flickering may be briefly observed in Total War: Pharaoh’s menus after changing graphics settings.

Important Notes

– Factory Reset has been temporarily disabled as a precautionary measure while we address isolated installation issues that have been reported during PC upgrades. Users may use AMD Cleanup Utility as a temporary option.

– For users who previously installed an AMD Software insider preview driver, running AMD Cleanup Utility is recommended before installing this driver.

GPU support

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.10.2 supports graphics cards as far back as AMD’s Polaris-based RX 400 series GPUs. However, AMD has released their 23.10.2 driver in two forms. One version only supports RDNA-based Radeon GPUs. The other supports RDNA, Vega, and Polaris series GPUs.

PC gamers can download AMD’s 23.10.2 GPU driver here.

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