[SOLVED] RX580 Sapphire GPU drivers

[Eamonn100]

Hello,

I have a AMD RX580 Sapphire GPU. I've always used the latest, standard "Radeon Software" driver but because I use some 3D design programs, I've installed the "Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise".

My question is, do you/should I run both at the same time. Or is the Pro Software for Enterprise (or vise versa) fine on it's own?

Also, after installing the latest driver, is it safe to delete past driver files, as they take up space?

Thanks.

 

[Koekieezz]

Hello,

I have a AMD RX580 Sapphire GPU. I've always used the latest, standard "Radeon Software" driver but because I use some 3D design programs, I've installed the "Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise".

My question is, do you/should I run both at the same time. Or is the Pro Software for Enterprise (or vise versa) fine on it's own?

Also, after installing the latest driver, is it safe to delete past driver files, as they take up space?

Thanks.

it is safe to use 2 drivers, if you want a complete delete of driver uninstall, uninstall both radeon drivers with ddu and reinstall them again.

 

[Eamonn100]

Thanks.

What is "ddu"?

 

[Koekieezz]

Thanks.

What is "ddu"?

Display driver uninstaller

 

[Eamonn100]

Display driver uninstaller

Also when I wrote about past driver files, I mean past version of the driver. E.G.... May's release, March's release of driver. The files sit there and take up room. They are ok to just delete or do I have to use the DDU?

 

[Koekieezz]

Also when I wrote about past driver files, I mean past version of the driver. E.G.... May's release, March's release of driver. The files sit there and take up room. They are ok to just delete or do I have to use the DDU?

do you mean the driver installer or the past file? if you mean the past file, you could use DDU to completely remove the driver and the folders completly. and try to see if it removed all.

 

[Eamonn100]

I'm not sure what they are.

Under file type they're classified as an "Application".

non-whql-radeon-software-adrenalin-2020-21.8.1-win10-64bit-aug10

 

[Koekieezz]

I'm not sure what they are.

Under file type they're classified as an "Application".

non-whql-radeon-software-adrenalin-2020-21.8.1-win10-64bit-aug10

well just use DDU to uninstall all of them and reinstall the drivers.

 

[Eamonn100]

Thanks,

sorry for "Noob" questions but... Would you advise this to be done every so often (once a year) to clear space on PC?

 

[Koekieezz]

Thanks,

sorry for "Noob" questions but... Would you advise this to be done every so often (once a year) to clear space on PC?

nope, only do this if you want to completely remove the driver files. it's harmless tho, so yeah you could use this to unisntall most of gpu and audio drivers too!

 

[Eamonn100]

Thanks.