How to update AMD Radeon graphics drivers – Windows 10 & 11

If you’re wondering how to update AMD Radeon graphics driver, we’ll explain everything you need to know here.

AMD Radeon graphics cards are fierce competitors to Nvidia, renowned for their friendly balance between price and performance. They have frequented our picks for the best GPUs for 1080p gaming and ray tracing. However, if you want to get the most power and performance out of your graphics card, you’ll need to ensure its drivers are up to date.

There are a few reasons why AMD creates new drivers. They’ll usually help smooth out bugs and optimize performance for newly released games. Essentially, they are there to keep the GPU running effectively and can be vital for ensuring your games run smoothly.

There are two common ways to check your drivers are up to date and download new ones if they’re not. We’ll be covering both of them below.

How to update AMD Radeon graphics drivers

1. Look up Device Manager via the search bar on your PC
2. Go to Display adapters, then locate your AMD Radeon graphics card
3. Right-click your graphics card select Update Driver.
4. Click Search automatically for updated driver software and follow the on-screen instructions.

As an alternative solution, it’s also possible to update your drivers manually. However, some people prefer to do it manually so that they know exactly what you’re installing onto your driver.

How to manually update your AMD graphics drivers

To manually update your graphics drivers, you’ll need to identify the exact model of graphics card that you have.

You can identify your Radeon graphics card by its box, label or through the PC via your operating system.

Once you’ve identified that, this next bit should be easy!

1. Go to the Start search bar and look up Device Manager
2. Go to Display adapters and locate your AMD Radeon graphics card
3. Right click on your graphics card and select Update Driver
4. Click Browse my computer for driver software and follow the directions.

If this process sounds a bit long, there’s a third option we’ll explain below.

How to update your AMD graphics drivers using the AMD Radeon Update tool on Windows

Like with Nvidia, you can always take advantage of AMD’s autodetect tool, so long as you have Windows 10 or 11 running.

The tool detects the graphics card model and version of Windows installed on your PC, then allows you to install the most recent compatible driver.

1. Go to the AMD support page and download the Auto-Detect tool for Radeon Graphics drivers.
2. Open the download and Install the application
3. Accept the license agreement
4. AMD will find the latest drivers for your system for you to install.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if you don’t update your graphics drivers?

You can experience graphics-related problems like visual corruption when playing a new game. You also might notice performance issues, like your computer becoming sluggish.

Is it okay not to update your graphics driver?

If you’re not noticing any performance related issues with your computer, then you can probably get away with not updating your graphics drivers until you start to notice problems.