Best AMD Adrenalin Settings for the Radeon RX 9060 and Ryzen 5 5600X3D

The best AMD Adrenalin settings for the 9060 and 5600X3D use the Adrenalin HYPR-RX Custom profile with Anti-Lag+ On, Radeon Boost Off, Enhanced Sync Off, and FreeSync On for competitive games, and switch to Anti-Lag+ On, Fluid Motion Frames 2.1 On, and Radeon Chill capped to your monitor’s refresh rate for balanced high-refresh and ray tracing play.

This combination works because the Ryzen 5 5600X3D’s large L3 cache removes CPU bottlenecks at 1080p and 1440p, letting the Radeon RX 9060 run at full utilization without needing aggressive driver-level latency tricks that add stutter. The goal is not to turn everything on, but to assign the right Adrenalin features to the right workload.

Balanced Baseline Profile for RX 9060 + 5600X3D (Start Here)

Install Adrenalin Edition 25.6.1 or newer, then reset to factory defaults before applying these changes. This prevents old game profiles from carrying over incorrect settings.

• Gaming > Graphics > Graphics Profile: Set to Custom, not HYPR-RX Eco or HYPR-RX Standard. Custom lets you control each toggle individually.
• Radeon Super Resolution (RSR) / Radeon Super Resolution: Off globally. Enable per-game only where you need upscaling. Global RSR forces upscaling on the desktop and menus.
• AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2.1 (AFMF 2.1): Off globally. Enable per-game for single-player titles targeting 60-144 fps.
• Radeon Anti-Lag+: On globally. This is the correct latency reducer for RDNA 3 / RDNA 3.5 GPUs like the RX 9060. Regular Anti-Lag is for older GPUs.
• Radeon Boost: Off. Boost lowers resolution dynamically during movement, which hurts clarity on the 5600X3D where you are rarely CPU-bound.
• Radeon Chill: Off globally. Set per-game caps instead (see below).
• Radeon Enhanced Sync: Off. Use FreeSync + frame cap instead. Enhanced Sync adds micro-stutter when fps exceeds refresh rate.
• Wait for Vertical Refresh: Off, unless application specifies.
• Anti-Aliasing Method: Use application settings.
• Anisotropic Filtering: Use application settings. Forcing 16x in driver costs 1-2% performance with no visible gain over in-game 16x.
• Tessellation Mode: Use application settings.
• Display > AMD FreeSync: On (requires FreeSync compatible display via DisplayPort or HDMI).
• Display > Color Depth / Pixel Format: Leave at 8-bit + Full RGB for most monitors. Use 10-bit only if you have a native 10-bit panel for HDR.

Worked Calculation: VRAM and Bandwidth Budget for the RX 9060

The RX 9060 class (typically 8GB or 16GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus) is comfortable at 1080p and 1440p, but settings choices change VRAM pressure and display bandwidth dramatically. Use this to decide when to enable FSR.

Calculation logic: Display bandwidth = horizontal pixels x vertical pixels x color depth x refresh rate. DisplayPort 1.4 HBR3 maxes at 25.92 Gbps data rate (32.4 Gbps raw), so all modes above fit without Display Stream Compression (DSC). DSC only becomes mandatory at 4K 144Hz+ (~17.8 Gbps at 4K 144Hz 8-bit) or 1440p 240Hz 10-bit HDR. If you use HDMI 2.0 (14.4 Gbps), 1440p 165Hz will require DSC or chroma subsampling, so prefer DisplayPort on the RX 9060 for high-refresh.

VRAM spill is the key reason 8GB RX 9060 owners see stutter with ray tracing at 1440p. When usage exceeds 8GB, data spills to DDR4 system memory over PCIe 4.0 x8 (on this GPU class), which is ~16 GB/s vs ~288 GB/s GDDR6 internal bandwidth – a 18x drop that shows as hitching.

Profile 1: Competitive Settings (Valorant, CS2, Overwatch 2, Apex Legends)

Priority is lowest input latency and stable frame times for the 5600X3D’s strength in high-fps esports titles.

• Per-game Graphics Profile: Anti-Lag+ On, Boost Off, Chill Off, Enhanced Sync Off, AFMF Off, RSR Off.
• Radeon Chill: Off. For esports you want uncapped fps to minimize latency. If screen tearing bothers you, use Chill MIN=MAX= 3 fps below your monitor’s max (e.g., 237 for 240Hz) instead of Enhanced Sync.
• Frame Rate Target Control: Disabled. Let the game engine cap fps.
• In-Game Settings to pair: Set all graphics to Low-Medium, disable V-Sync in-game, set AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution to Off or Native AA. Use in-game Reflex/Anti-Lag+ toggle if offered.
• Why this works for the 5600X3D: The 96MB L3 cache keeps 1% lows high at 1080p 240Hz+. Adding frame generation (AFMF) adds ~8-12ms of latency and is counterproductive when you already get 250+ fps native.

Profile 2: Balanced High-Refresh Settings (1080p / 1440p 144-165Hz)

This is the daily driver for story-driven and multiplayer games where you want smoothness without tearing.

• Per-game Graphics Profile: Anti-Lag+ On, AFMF 2.1 Off (enable only if native fps is 60-90 and you want 120+), Chill On.
• Radeon Chill MIN / MAX: Set MIN to 60, MAX to 3 fps below refresh rate (e.g., 141 for 144Hz, 162 for 165Hz). This keeps FreeSync engaged 100% of the time and saves 30-50W vs uncapped. On a typical 550-650W system with the RX 9060 (~170-200W TBP class), this can drop total gaming power from ~350W to ~280W without losing perceived smoothness.
• AMD FreeSync: On. V-Sync Off in-game and in driver.
• Radeon Image Sharpening (RIS): 40-50% if using FSR 3 Quality. Leave Off if native.
• In-Game Settings to pair: Textures High, Shadows Medium, Ambient Occlusion Medium, FSR 3 set to Quality at 1440p. At 1080p, run native unless you are on the 8GB model and exceed VRAM.

Profile 3: Ray Tracing Settings (Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, Metro Exodus Enhanced)

The RX 9060 handles light ray tracing at 1080p well, but full path tracing at 1440p needs upscaling and frame generation to stay above 60 fps.

• Per-game Graphics Profile: Anti-Lag+ On, AFMF 2.1 On, Chill Off, RSR Off.
• FidelityFX Super Resolution 3: Set in-game to Quality or Balanced, with Frame Generation On. Do not enable both driver-level AFMF and in-game FSR Frame Generation at the same time – use one. In-game FSR Frame Generation has lower latency than driver AFMF.
• Ray Tracing Quality: Set to Medium or High in-game, not Ultra. Ultra RT on this class costs 35-45% fps for a small visual gain.
• Texture Quality: High on 16GB models, Medium on 8GB models when RT is on. This single setting decides whether you spill VRAM.
• Why Anti-Lag+ stays On with AFMF: AFMF 2.1 automatically engages Anti-Lag+ logic to offset generation latency. Turning Anti-Lag+ Off while AFMF is On adds measurable input delay.

Compatibility and Decision Matrix

Use your monitor and VRAM configuration to pick the right profile without guessing.

Step-by-Step: Create Per-Game Profiles in Adrenalin

Global settings are only a fallback. Per-game profiles override them and prevent one game’s needs from hurting another.

• Open AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition > Gaming > Graphics. Confirm Global Graphics is set to Custom as above.
• Go to Gaming > Games > Scan or Add A Game. Select the .exe for your competitive title first.
• Click the game tile > Graphics Profile > Custom. Apply Profile 1 toggles. Repeat for a single-player title with Profile 2 toggles.
• Under Display > Display Settings, verify FreeSync is On and set Color Depth correctly, then set your Windows display to the correct refresh rate (Settings > System > Display > Advanced display).
• Enable performance overlay (Ctrl+Shift+O) and check metrics: If VRAM Allocation stays above 7.8GB on an 8GB card, lower textures one step or enable FSR Quality. If fps constantly hits the Chill cap, you are correctly in FreeSync range.

What to Leave Off and Why

• Radeon Boost: Reduces resolution during camera movement. On a 5600X3D system you have headroom, so clarity loss is not worth the 5-8% fps gain.
• Enhanced Sync: Only useful to prevent tearing when you have no FreeSync and want to cap at 60 fps. Otherwise it introduces stutter.
• Forced Anisotropic Filtering / Tessellation overrides: Modern engines handle these better than the driver. Forcing them can cause broken shadows or lower performance.
• 10-bit Color on 8-bit panels: Does not improve color, but forces higher bandwidth and can limit refresh rate on HDMI 2.0.

FAQ

Should I use HYPR-RX on the RX 9060 and 5600X3D?

Only as a starting point. HYPR-RX One-Click enables RSR, Anti-Lag+, Boost, and AFMF together, which is wrong for esports (AFMF adds latency) and wrong for high-refresh FreeSync (Boost adds blur). Use Custom and enable features per-game as shown above.

Does the 5600X3D need SAM (Smart Access Memory) enabled?

Yes. Enable Resizable BAR / Smart Access Memory in BIOS. It usually gives 5-10% more fps at 1080p on this CPU+GPU pairing and costs nothing. If the BIOS option is called Resizable BAR, set it to Auto or Enabled and set Above 4G Decoding to Enabled.

AFMF 2.1 makes my aim feel floaty. What do I fix?

Turn AFMF Off for that game and keep Anti-Lag+ On. AFMF is frame generation at the driver level and always adds input latency, even in Performance Mode. It is intended for 60 fps single-player games to reach 100+ fps, not for competitive shooters.

Why am I stuttering at 1440p Ultra even with 70 fps average?

Check the Adrenalin overlay VRAM Allocation. If it is pinned at 7.9-8.0GB on an 8GB RX 9060, you are hitting VRAM spill. Lower Texture Quality to Medium, set Shadows to Medium, and set FSR to Quality. That typically frees 1.2-1.8GB and removes the hitching while keeping fps higher.