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[DRIVERS] AMD NPU (Ryzen 8xxx/4xx APU)

MoKiChU
Level 40

Hi everyone,

AMD NPU Drivers :

Drivers : 32.0.203.329 WHQL [04/12/2025] | Download : Link

Install/Update Process :

- Press Windows key + X > Device Manager > Right-click on your AMD NPU/IPU device > Update driver > Browse my computer for driver software
- Browse... > Select the extracted drivers folder (NPU_AMD_v...) > Next


OS requirements : Windows 11 or more recent.
Hardware requirements : AMD Ryzen 8xxx/4xx series APU with NPU.


TIPS :

If you want to manage the drivers (remove old/unused drivers for example) that you have in your Windows DriverStore
Use Driver Store Explorer (Right click on "Rapr.exe" > Run as administrator).

If you want better interrupts delivery latency
Enable MSI (Message Signaled-based Interrupts) mode on all your supported devices (see the column "supported modes") with
MSI Mode Utility (Right click on "MSI_Mode_Utility_v3.exe" > Run as administrator).
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DarkFateXIII
Level 8

Hi,

I can't find this on device manager, could you please help me with this, thank you

MoKiChU
Level 40

Hi everyone,

AMD NPU Drivers :

Drivers : 32.0.203.251 WHQL [02/02/2025]


Thread updated.

I have a Ryzen 9800x3D and don't see the AMD IPU or NPU device listed in Device Manager: System Devices.  Latest AMD Chipset driver is installed.

drop4205
Level 12

I am asking same question as Jedimstr.  Is the NPU geared more for laptop versions?  All I can find on interweb says 9800x3d doesnt support npu?  

Strix X870e-e / AMD 9800x3d / Gskill 32gb 6000 / Crucial T705 / ASUS Prime 9070 XT / Lian Li 011 compact / Lian Li Hydroshift AIO / Lian Li Platinum 1300 psu / Windows 11 24h2

Zheega
Level 12

At the moment, NPU is for Ryzen devices with stupid names, like the mobile "Ryzen AI 300".

Sadly, NPU will at some point be added to desktop CPUs as well, wasting important die space:/ Maybe with Zen 6.

MoKiChU
Level 40

Hi everyone,

AMD NPU Drivers :

Drivers : 32.0.203.257 WHQL [12/03/2025]


Thread updated.

MoKiChU
Level 40

Hi everyone,

AMD NPU Drivers :

Drivers : 32.0.203.258 WHQL [01/04/2025]


Thread updated.

MoKiChU
Level 40

Hi everyone,

AMD NPU Drivers :

Drivers : 32.0.203.280 WHQL [16/05/2025]


Thread updated.

All those looking for the NPU to switch on, on Asus hardware, are better off just forgetting it altogether. I have the VivoBook S 365/880m version, and even after a year since it came out, Asus still has not switched it on from the firmware. TBH, the only way to get it going is by looking for the NPU driver in AMD. When you do, the system loses 18% of performance, and the CPU tasks slightly increase. This entire NPU at this stage is just marketing hype, and as for the co-pilot key, it's a gimmick; it only goes to a cloud-based chatbot, and it can't do much. Better just stick to the MS Edge browser. I am an overclocker, and this laptop gets to 37000 in Pass Mark 11.1 on a Spectre build 35k with Windows 11 Pro. On Windows 11 Pro, the iGPU scores around 8800 and Spectre build 9300 approx. The big question has to be that these devices on AMD and INTEL can't do the TOPS the manufacturers claim, and for that reason alone, it's getting sent back. Asus and other Manufacturers continue to market a product that fails to do what they claim?