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-  Owners of devices powered by Snapdragon X Series processors can now download and install our update to the Qualcomm Adreno graphics driver.

- Update includes fixes and improvements to games and apps, plus system-level fixes.

- The latest version is 31.0.121.1, with fixes and improvements for machines running Windows on Snapdragon.

It’s a generic driver, compatible with most devices powered by the Snapdragon X Series. As usual, we’re rolling out improvements to performance and stability in games as well as apps.




You’ll also find system-level fixes in the installer, including:

- Display fixes for High Bit Rate 2 (HBR2) mode, the Digital Flat Panel (DFP) port and a fallback mechanism for reading display information

- Support for OpenCL’s cl_khr_external_semaphore_dx_fence extension

If you’ve already registered, you can access the graphics driver now.  Otherwise, register here, then access the graphics driver.

The installer package includes release notes and step-by-step installation instructions. It also includes one-step uninstall instructions.

Improvements to games and apps

Once you’ve installed the driver, look for improvements in these Windows-based games and apps:

Improvements in stability/quality of games

  • Coral Island
  • DIRT 5
  • Dota 2
  • Final Fantasy XV
  • Ghost Recon Breakpoint
  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink
  • Horizon Zero Dawn
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Valheim
  • World War Z

Improvements in game performance

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition
  • Fortnite

Improvements in app stability and performance

  • AutoCAD
  • Adobe Camera Raw (v16.5)

See the release notes inside the package for more details, the changelog and known issues.

Next step

Download and install the latest version of our upgradeable graphics driver (UGD) and let us know what you think.

You can connect to the developer community through our Windows on Snapdragon support forum and join the UGD channel on Developer Discord to participate in real-time discussions with your fellow developers.

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Dileep Karpur
Dileep Karpur
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