Some of the common GPU efficiency monitoring and tuning instruments is “in all probability lifeless,” its developer has introduced. Alexey ‘Unwinder’ Nicolaychuk is the Russian developer of MSI Afterburner, and took to the Guru3D boards final week to clarify that progress has already been halted for practically a yr because of the “politic[al] state of affairs.” That is clearly a reference to the Ukraine warfare and sanctions on Russia, supported by many firms, corresponding to MSI and Asus.
The information concerning the top of MSI Afterburner growth got here to gentle as discussion board members had been speaking with ‘Unwinder’ about utilizing the software with the brand new AMD Radeon RX 7000 graphics playing cards just like the RX 7900 XT. In response to a question about upcoming assist for the brand new RDNA3 GPUs, the developer made it clear that anybody ready for brand new GPU assist will in all probability be ready a really very long time. Really, MSI Afterburner could even have reached the top of its growth already.
‘Unwinder’ knowledgeable his forum-mates that MSI Afterburner has already been in stasis for a while. It has been virtually a yr since MSI collaborated with the Russian developer on the software program. Apparently, the Afterburner license settlement that was key to the corporate / developer relationship was successfully dissolved about 11 months in the past. ‘Unwinder’ has tried to proceed to replace and refine the venture with out the assist of MSI’s {hardware} and software program sources, however he opined that the job has been like “flogging a lifeless horse.” He mentioned he would proceed to supply some assist for the GPU software in his spare time, however he’ll seemingly must now concentrate on different paid initiatives, merely to pay the payments.
Follow the Official MSI Afterburner Web site for Downloads
The final steady launch of MSI Afterburner is dated December 2021. In case you are utilizing a supported GPU and nonetheless use Afterburner by default on new builds, please be sure to test the official website just for downloads and updates. Final November, MSI Afterburner was within the information for being focused by malware distributors, who arrange pretend however convincing-looking obtain web sites. The real obtain continues to be out there direct from MSI, with no trace given in regards to the growth being on-hold (or worse), regardless of the information above.
Customers looking out for another up-to-date overclocking and undervolting software for his or her GPU may test with their particular GPU vendor, or take into account common alternate options like Asus’ GPU Tweak. AMD GPU customers even have some fairly in depth instruments within the Adrenalin Version Software program they may have put in (test underneath the Efficiency tab).
RTSS Growth Continues
In some higher information from ‘Unwinder,’ in the identical discussion board thread, he confirms that growth of RTSS (the favored RivaTuner Statistics Server) is a separate passion venture, not depending on MSI, so it is rather a lot alive and kicking, and can proceed to “get future updates and assist”.