Changing your Driver Options with Radeon Pro Settings

Quick Start User Guide v2.2

This guide will show you how to switch between Professional Mode and Gaming Mode when using Radeon™ Pro Software.

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Overview

The "Driver Options" feature allows your professional workstation system to switch between professional mode and gaming mode. Your system can support up to two gaming drivers (Radeon™ Software for Radeon™ Pro drivers) and one professional driver (Radeon Pro Software) with a Microsoft Windows® 10 system configuration.

Important Notices

It is advisable to always reboot the system after installing a new driver prior to a driver switch.
Driver Options must be installed using the Custom Install option.
If you have an existing AMD driver installed, do NOT use Clean Install under Custom Install. Otherwise, Driver Options cannot be enabled. You can manually uninstall any existing graphics driver, then perform a Custom Install.

Screenshot shows the AMD Software installer with options for "Install Location", "AMD Display Driver", "HDMI Audio Driver", and buttons for "Install" and "Clean Install".

Supported Platforms

Operating System

Microsoft Windows® 10 (64-bit)

Hardware

Driver Options for Radeon Pro Software is compatible with the following professional graphics products:

Radeon™ Product Family Compatibility

Radeon™ Pro WX series

Radeon™ Pro WX 9100
Radeon™ Pro WX 7100
Radeon™ Pro WX 5100
Radeon™ Pro WX 4100
Radeon™ Pro WX 3100
Radeon™ Pro WX 2100

Radeon™ Vega Frontier Edition

Install Professional Driver

✔️ Note: It is advised to remove any graphics driver before starting this installation.

Download the driver and begin the install. Accept the End User License Agreement.

Screenshot shows the AMD Software End User License Agreement for AMD Radeon™ Software, with an "Accept and Install" button.

Click on the right-hand side to download the professional driver.

Screenshot shows the AMD Software installer with "No driver currently installed" and "17.Q4.1 Local Driver" options.

Select Custom Install

✔️ Note: The Driver Options feature is only installed when performing a Custom Install. This feature is not available from Express Install.

Screenshot shows the AMD Software installer with "Express Install" and "Custom Install" options.

The following message will appear. Click Yes to enable download and use of multiple drivers.

Screenshot shows a prompt: "Your system is eligible to download and use multiple drivers. Would you like to enable this feature?" with "Yes" and "No" options.

Continue Installation

Click on Install to continue.

Screenshot shows the AMD Software installer with "Install Location: C:\Program Files\AMD", listing "AMD Display Driver", "HDMI Audio Driver", "AMD Problem Report Wizard", and "AMD Radeon Pro and AMD FirePro Settings", with an "Install" button.

The Radeon Pro Software will now be installed.

Screenshot shows the "Radeon Pro Software" installation progress screen.

Install Radeon™ Pro ReLive (Optional)

The Radeon Pro Software installation is confirmed.

Screenshot shows the AMD Software confirmation screen: "Radeon Pro Software (17.Q4.1) has been installed".

✔️ Note: You do not need to restart the system if you did not install Radeon Pro ReLive, but it is always advisable to restart.

Install Gaming Driver

Right-click the desktop to open AMD Radeon Pro and AMD FirePro Settings.

Screenshot shows a Windows desktop context menu with options like "AMD Radeon Pro and AMD FirePro Settings".

The default mode is professional mode. You can tell by the blue icon in the taskbar. Click on Driver Options.

Screenshot shows the AMD Radeon Pro and AMD FirePro Settings interface with tabs like "Applications", "Video", "ReLive", "Display", "System", "Advanced". It highlights "Driver Options" and shows "Professional Mode 17.Q4.1".

Click Check for Drivers.

Screenshot shows the AMD Radeon Pro and AMD FirePro Settings interface with "Professional Mode 17.Q4.1" and a "Switch Driver Mode" button. The "Check for Drivers" button is visible.

The latest Radeon Software for Radeon Pro Gaming Driver(s) will appear.

Screenshot shows the AMD Radeon Pro and AMD FirePro Settings interface indicating "New Radeon Software drivers are available" and listing "17.9.1 Gaming Driver".

Click and install the Gaming Driver. You may also choose to install and switch to gaming mode directly.

✔️ Note: This feature supports the install of two Gaming Drivers.

Click to Proceed with the installation.

Screenshot shows a prompt: "Are you sure you want to install the 17.9.1 Gaming Driver?" with "Proceed" and "Cancel" options.

Gaming Driver Installation Confirmation

Radeon Software for Radeon Pro driver will now be installed.

Screenshot shows the "Radeon Pro Software" installation progress screen.

Confirmation that Radeon Software for Radeon Pro has installed.

Screenshot shows the AMD Software confirmation screen: "Radeon Software (17.9.1) has been installed".

You can repeat the same process to install a second gaming driver.

✔️ Note: Installing a third gaming driver will prompt you to remove one of the two already installed gaming drivers.

Switching to Gaming Mode

Right-click the desktop to open AMD Radeon Pro and AMD FirePro Settings again. Go to Driver Options. Click Switch Driver Mode. You have the option of switching to your installed gaming drivers.

Screenshot shows the AMD Radeon Pro and AMD FirePro Settings interface, highlighting "Driver Options" and the "Switch Driver Mode" button. It lists "Professional Mode 17.Q4.1" and "17.9.1 Gaming Driver".

Under Switch Driver Mode, switch to the Gaming Driver.

Screenshot shows the prompt: "Are you sure you want to switch to the 17.9.1 Gaming Driver?" with "Proceed" and "Cancel" options.

Your system will switch drivers.

✔️ Note: Your screen may flicker during this process.

Screenshot shows the "Radeon" loading screen: "Please wait while we switch drivers. Depending on your system configuration, we may take a few minutes..."

After switching to Gaming Mode, the user interface displays Radeon Software and a red icon on the taskbar. In Gaming Mode, you can still check for updates for the latest Radeon Software for Radeon Pro.

Screenshot shows the AMD Radeon Settings interface in Gaming Mode, with a red icon in the taskbar.

Install and Switch to Gaming Mode

Under Driver Options, you can also install and switch directly to Gaming Mode from Professional Mode.

Screenshot shows the AMD Radeon Pro and AMD FirePro Settings interface with "Professional Mode 17.Q4.1" and "17.9.1 Gaming Driver". The "Install and Switch Mode" option is highlighted.

Click to Proceed with the installation and switch.

Screenshot shows the prompt: "Are you sure you want to install and switch to the 17.9.1 Gaming Driver?" with "Proceed" and "Cancel" options.

Switching back to Professional Mode

Right-click the desktop to open AMD Radeon Settings.

Go to Driver Options.

Screenshot shows the AMD Radeon Settings interface, highlighting "Driver Options".

Click Switch Driver Mode. You also have the option of switching to the gaming driver(s).

✔️ Note: You can also check for any new gaming drivers by clicking Check for Drivers. You can directly install and switch to other gaming drivers in Gaming Mode.

Screenshot shows the AMD Radeon Settings interface with "Gaming Mode 17.9.1" and the "Switch Driver Mode" button.

To switch back to Professional Mode, go to Switch Driver Mode and select the Professional Driver.

Screenshot shows the AMD Radeon Settings interface with "Gaming Mode 17.9.1" and the option to select "17.Q4.1 Professional Driver" via "Switch Driver Mode".

Click to Proceed with the switch.

Screenshot shows the prompt: "Are you sure you want to switch to the 17.Q4.1 - Professional Driver?" with "Proceed" and "Cancel" options.

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