TechPowerUp GPU-Z 2.8.0 Released, Improved Stability and New GPU Support

The latest version of GPU-Z is now available from the guys at TechPowerUp. GPU-Z version 2.8.0 adds support for for several AMD Vega-based Mobile GPUs and improved stability with AMD ‘Raven Ridge’ APUs. As ever there the new release includes a bunch of significant bug fixes and optimizations:

To begin with, we've addressed driver-crash issues seen on AMD "Raven Ridge" APU iGPU enabled systems, when using GPU-Z. The new DXVA 2.0 Features page in the "Advanced" tab is a ready-reckoner for all the video formats your GPUs provide hardware-acceleration for. We've made improvements to the accuracy of video memory usage readings on AMD Radeon GPUs, rendering performance of NVIDIA PerfCap sensor; and AMD power-limit readings in the "Advanced" tab.

Among the new GPUs supported are Radeon RX 460 Mobile, RX 560 Mobile, RX 570 Mobile, RX 580 Mobile, RX 550 based on Baffin LE. Minor bug-fixes include NVIDIA PerfCap sensor drawing outside its area; accuracy of temperature reading on AMD "Vega," a "BIOS reading not supported" error popping up on certain motherboards, and the driver digital signature reading getting truncated on high-DPI displays. Grab GPU-Z v2.8.0 from the link below.

Here’s the full changelog for version 2.8.0:

  • - Fixed crashes and other issues on AMD Ryzen Raven Ridge APU
  • - Added DXVA 2.0 hardware decoder info to Advanced Tab
  • - "Disable sensor" menu item now properly called "Hide"
  • - Improved VRAM usage monitoring on AMD
  • - Improved rendering performance of NVIDIA PerfCap sensor
  • - Improved AMD power limit reporting in Advanced Panel
  • - "MemVendor" is now included in XML dump output
  • - Fixed NVIDIA PerfCap sensor drawing outside its area
  • - Fixed "BIOS reading not supported" error on NVIDIA, on some motherboards
  • - Fixed HBM memory type detection in Advanced Tab on Fury X
  • - Fixed temperature misreadings on Vega
  • -Fixed "Digital Signature" label getting truncated on some hidpi screens
  • - Added support for RX 460 Mobile, RX 560 Mobile, RX 570 Mobile, RX 580 Mobile, RX 550 based on Baffin LE

Find the latest GPU-Z v2.8.0 utility from TechPowerUp here.


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