The AMD Radeon RX 560 driver allows Windows to communicate with your graphics card, enabling proper display output, graphics acceleration, and supported GPU features. Installing a compatible AMD driver can help resolve issues such as incorrect screen resolution, missing graphics settings, or problems running games and video applications.

Key Features

• Hardware-accelerated graphics: Enables the Radeon RX 560 to handle supported 3D workloads and video playback rather than relying on the limited functionality of a basic Windows display driver.
• Display configuration: Provides controls for supported resolutions, refresh rates, and multiple monitors, depending on your display hardware and connections.
• AMD graphics settings: Compatible driver packages may include AMD Radeon software for adjusting game profiles, image quality, and other available GPU options.
• Compatibility and stability fixes: Driver releases can address known graphics issues and improve compatibility with certain applications. Available fixes and features vary by package and operating system.

How to Install

1. Check your Windows version and system type. Open Windows system information to confirm whether you use Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7, and check whether the installation is 32-bit or 64-bit. Driver availability differs across these systems; do not assume one package supports them all.

1. Choose a matching driver package. Confirm that the download explicitly lists the AMD Radeon RX 560 and your exact Windows version. Older operating systems may require an older driver release. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 are not interchangeable when checking compatibility.

1. Prepare your computer. Save open work and close games, video editors, and other graphics-intensive applications. Creating a restore point before changing the driver can make it easier to recover if installation causes problems.

1. Run the installer. Open the downloaded package, allow administrator access when prompted, and follow the installation instructions. The display may briefly flicker or go black while the graphics driver is being replaced.

1. Restart and verify operation. Reboot if requested, then check Device Manager under Display adapters to confirm that the Radeon RX 560 appears without a warning icon. Review your resolution and refresh rate, and test an application you normally use.

If the installer reports unsupported hardware or Windows compatibility, recheck the package requirements rather than forcing installation. For a prebuilt computer with customized graphics support, the computer manufacturer's driver may be the recommended option.

Common Issues and Fixes

• Install fails or rolls back: Boot into Safe Mode, run Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) to remove old AMD/Intel/NVIDIA GPU drivers, then install the latest AMD Adrenalin driver for RX 560/Polaris as administrator with antivirus temporarily disabled.
• Device not detected: Reseat the RX 560 in the PCIe slot, connect the monitor to the GPU output (not the motherboard), check any required 6-pin power cable, and confirm the card appears in Device Manager/BIOS.
• Version conflicts or crashes: Remove OEM/Windows Update GPU drivers with DDU, install a clean WHQL Adrenalin package, and pause Windows automatic driver updates to prevent it replacing the AMD driver.