AMD updates Ryzen drivers with a new power profile and the promise of better performance
(PCWorld)

AMD`s Ryzen power management plan that aims to improve gaming performance for AMD`s new processors is now available as part of a chipset driver update. AMD released chipset driver 17.10 WHQL on Wednesday. The new drivers include the AMD Balanced Power Plan, which first became available in early April as a separate download. The new drivers are only available to 64-bit Windows 10, according to AMD.The new power profile included in the update hands greater power management responsibilities to Ryzen instead of relying on Windows. Ryzen has a built-in feature called SenseMI that dynamically manages voltage and frequency to improve performance. But to take advantage of SenseMI, the processor needs greater control of power management than the operating system-hence the update.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here