Explore the pros and cons of AMD's Ryzen Master Game Mode for gaming performance. Learn when it can boost FPS and when it may hinder your CPU's potential.

AMD Ryzen Master Overclocking Tool for PC AMD Ryzen Master (earlier called AMD OverDrive tool) gives users advanced, real-time control of system performance.

Overclocking Ryzen 3000 Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) is an important feature available to users via the Ryzen Master software.

Part of the reason for this is that it isn't necessarily obvious what Ryzen Master is actually doing with the figures you enter. Which is why I'd recommend overclocking from within the BIOS.

AMD's latest release of Ryzen Master Tuning Utility supports its new Ryzen 8000G 'Hawk Point' family of APUs, letting you tweak your new chip.

Fix Ryzen Master failed to initialize in Windows 11 If Ryzen Master Failed to initialize on your computer, the very first thing you should do is to update your operating system.

AMD has essentially split its Ryzen Master software into two versions, shunting its first- and second-generation Ryzen and Threadripper chips into a less frequently updated version.

We also tested with just Precision Boost Overdrive 2.0 enabled, then we let Ryzen Master take a stab at overclocking, and then finally with the Curve Optimizer.

AMD is making some changes to Ryzen Master that will impact which cores it identifies as the fastest in a system.