nir Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Going forward, only 64-bit drivers would be released AMD has recently confirmed that no new drivers for 32-bit versions of Windows would be released, a move that rival NVIDIA has also announced earlier this year. The company would no longer publish updates for its 32-bit drivers, and the latest supported build is 18.9.3, which was officially released last month. AMD says users can continue running 32-bit drivers on their systems just like before, though without updates this advice doesn’t make much sense. However, the firm says, switching to 64-bit should be a priority for everyone, especially for those particularly interested in gaming. “AMD Radeon Software support for x32-bit Windows operating systems has been moved to a legacy support mode--we are not planning to support x32-bit Windows operating systems in future driver releases. This change enables AMD to dedicate valuable engineering resources to developing new features and enhancements for graphic s products based on the latest x64-bit Windows based operating systems,” the company told Japanese website 4Gamer. Just a few customers affected “Users can continue to use existing x32-bit drivers if they so choose. However, for those who are passionate about gaming and want to continue receiving the best of Radeon Software features and performance, we recommend they consider upgrading to a x64-bit Windows operating system.” AMD’s decision to focus entirely on 64-bit drivers shouldn’t impact too many users, as the number of devices powered by 32-bit Windows is believed to be rather small. As Neowin notes, Steam data shows only some 2 percent of the gamers run 32-bit Windows on their computers, and the figures include all versions of the operating system, not just Windows 10. Without a doubt, moving to 64-bit Windows is a thing that everyone should consider not necessarily right now, but on the long term, as more and more companies become committed to this version of the OS entirely. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 It don't surprise me any AMD don't update drivers for many x64 or x86 PC that came with Windows 8 and 8.1 since 2015 for Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 there is no long term with these companies anymore . But as far as x86 most people still on it are on old windows laptops there drivers don't get updated no more anyway unless they updated there hardware . Many Linux distros don't support or is ending support for x86 soon because most anyone who bought a PC in the last decade has and x64 PC. AMD kills support for many popular graphics cards -- is yours on the death list? Nov 24, 2015 https://betanews.com/2015/11/24/amd-kills-gpu/ Why Radeon Users May Want to Avoid Ubuntu 16.04 LTS March 2016 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/03/ubuntu-drops-amd-catalyst-fglrx-driver-16-04 AMD fixed this in Linux for most PCs a year latter in 16.04.4 by adding nice open source drivers to the Linux Kernel but Radeon Users many that bought Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 are stuck on DX11 and old AMD Catalyst drivers for windows. They kill support on Windows fast but support linux because there open source drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrEzi Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Nvidia did the same before AMD did. Plus they "kill" (legacy) the support for older cards as well. 32bit is dead meat. If you want to play new games - you are required to have 64bit. And if you play older ones or just surf the web - you don't need new drivers anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venejo Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 32bit might be dead meat but not everyone is on gaming and or need to run an 8gb of ram PC and 64bit. Myself haven't seen any great deal on 64bit but i guess it's the times that make it mandatory. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryrynz Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 If anyone complains about this they're just peasants plain and simple. Honestly could've done this a couple of years ago without much drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Söze Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 General Driver updates just essentially address game-related issues anyways. Even newer, independent gaming outfits usually use an older API (e.g. DX 9, 10 even 11 or OpenGl) for their smaller games, so gaming is usually fine even on older stable driver releases at the x86 space. It's rare to see GPU driver changelogs stating they've addressed non-gaming issues, e.g. "FIXED: flickering on Microsoft Office Word 2013 when window is maximized" or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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