{"id":151357,"date":"2021-03-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=151357"},"modified":"2021-03-22T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T20:06:02","slug":"davinci-resolve-17-graphics-cards-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/davinci-resolve-17-graphics-cards-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"DaVinci Resolve 17 Fixes Major AMD Intel Graphics Cards Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While GPUs were affected in beta, Blackmagic Design says the driver issues are fixed in the official release.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After several months in beta, DaVinci Resolve 17 is finally out<\/a>, adding many new features<\/a> and fixing a significant issue for users with certain AMD and Intel graphics cards (GPU). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GPU Compatibility Issues<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Debuting in public beta back in November<\/a>, DaVinci Resolve 17 included over 100 new features and twice as many improvements. While it was in beta until recently, the Blackmagic Design team tweaked the software across several major updates. For DaVinci Resolve 17 users with AMD GPUs, however, the software was unresponsive, extremely sluggish to open, and, ultimately, a hassle to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe discovered this specific issue was for AMD and Intel GPUs on Windows, and for a number of reasons, it presented itself more on some generations of GPUs with specific GPU drivers. So, it\u2019s not accurate to point just to one source of the issue,\u201d wrote Blackmagic Design (over email) in response to AMD GPU compatibility issues with DaVinci Resolve 17 Beta. \u201cUltimately, the engineers resolved the issues to improve the experience for customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Radeon RX 6800 XT<\/a> is part of AMD’s latest line of high-end GPUs. On the Blackmagic Forum, owners of this GPU were experiencing issues with DaVinci Resolve 17 Beta. Image via Jack Skeens<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After trying DaVinci Resolve Studio 17 Beta in January\u2014Blackmagic Design provided a code for the Studio version of the software\u2014I immediately noticed the software felt sluggish. Opening the software took much longer than usual, and it could take five or ten minutes to load the timeline once the software finally opened. Even switching between different pages could take minutes, which would cause the timeline to slowly load again. Plus, playback was choppy, frequently dropping frames or stopping abruptly. DaVinci Resolve Studio 17 Beta was unusable for me and others with AMD GPUs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blackmagic Design Responds<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In a thread about playback issues<\/a> with AMD\u2019s RX 6800 GPU in DaVinci Resolve 17 Beta, Peter Chamberlain\u2014a DaVinci Resolve Product Manager at Blackmagic Design\u2014wrote, \u201cWe are looking into this with AMD,\u201d in response to a user. Also, in an earlier post<\/a> about DaVinci Resolve 17 Beta being slow and not using certain AMD GPUs, Chamberlain said the issue was “GPU driver related.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GPU drivers are software for graphics cards that control how it interacts with other components and software on the computer. When it comes to GPU drivers, AMD\u2019s Radeon Adrenalin drivers are notoriously unreliable. Because of the GPU drivers, some AMD GPUs weren’t being used by the software, which makes the software hard to work with. Without a functioning GPU, the paid, Studio version of DaVinci Resolve loses some of its best features, making it a significant issue for users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Side Note:<\/strong> If you’re interested in learning how to color grade in DaVinci Resolve, check out our recent guide for beginners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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