[DRIVERS] Realtek Audio (AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/8xx & Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx/8xx)

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG RTK-Dolby) :

Drivers : 6.0.9785.1 WHQL [07/01/2025]

Dolby Extension Driver : 9.830.414.4 WHQL [29/08/2024]
Dolby HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.30803.830.0 WHQL [17/12/2024]​

Download : Link

ASUS ROG Realtek|Dolby Atmos motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, Dolby Access installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS) :

Drivers : 6.0.9785.1 WHQL [07/01/2025]

SS3 Extension Driver : 1.4.0.0 WHQL [17/04/2023]
SS3 AudioProcessingObject Driver : 3.7.2.0 WHQL [20/06/2024]
DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.14.1.0 WHQL [22/05/2024]​

Download : Link

ASUS ROG SS3 & SS3|DTS Sound Unbound motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, Sonic Studio/Radar III, DTS Sound Unbound installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button
Launch SS3 Cleaner by right-click Run as admin
Press Windows key + X > "Device Manager" > "View" > Check "Show hidden devices" > "Sofware components" category
Uninstall these hidden devices by right-click Uninstall device (if you find them) then restart your PC :
DTS Audio Effects Component | DTS APO4x Service Component

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts
Update your SS3 apps : Sonic Studio III v3.16.24.0 | Sonic Radar III v3.16.24.0

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME/ProArt RTK) :

Drivers : 6.0.9785.1 WHQL [07/01/2025]

Download : Link

ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME/ProArt Realtek motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your app from the Microsoft Store shortcut

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTSX Ultra) :

Drivers : 6.0.9785.1 WHQL [07/01/2025]

DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.14.1.0 WHQL [22/05/2024]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.15.6.0 WHQL [26/11/2024]
DTS APO4x Core AudioProcessingObject|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.15.3.0 WHQL [14/11/2024]
DTSX Ultra HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.11.6.0 WHQL [30/04/2024]​

Download : Link

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS AP) :

Drivers : 6.0.9785.1 WHQL [07/01/2025]

DTS APO4x Extension Driver : 1.14.1.0 WHQL [22/05/2024]
DTS AP APO4x Extension Driver : 1.14.1.0 WHQL [22/05/2024]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.15.6.0 WHQL [26/11/2024]
DTS APO4x Core AudioProcessingObject|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.15.3.0 WHQL [14/11/2024]
DTS AP HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.10.6.0 WHQL [30/04/2024]​

Download : Link

ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS:X Ultra & DTS Audio Processing motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, DTS:X Ultra or DTS Audio Processing installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS HPXv1) :

Drivers : 6.0.9785.1 WHQL [07/01/2025]

DTS HPXv1 APO3x Extension Driver : 1.1.1.0 WHQL [03/09/2019]
DTS APO3x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.2.0.0 WHQL [04/07/2020]
DTS HPXv1 HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 2.1.0.0 WHQL [03/09/2019]​

Download : Link

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Custom) :

Drivers : 6.0.9785.1 WHQL [07/01/2025]

DTS Custom APO3x Extension Driver : 1.2.2.0 WHQL [07/12/2020]
DTS APO3x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.2.0.0 WHQL [04/07/2020]
DTS Custom HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 2.1.2.0 WHQL [08/07/2020]​

Download : Link

ASUS TUF/PRIME DTS Headphone:X v1 & DTS Custom motherboards :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, DTS Headphone:X v1 or DTS Custom installed /!\
Uninstall them (Start > Settings > Apps) then restart your PC
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Check the boxes of all versions of drivers which .inf starts with (if you find them) :
a-volute | avolute | dax | dts | extrtxusb | hdx | realtek | rtdusbad
Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > "Next" > The installer will ask you to restart your PC > "Finish"
Go in "Apps" folder > Install your apps from the Microsoft Store shortcuts

UPDATE

Launch "Update.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Restart your PC when the command prompt window disappears
Launch Driver Store Explorer > Click on the "Select Old Driver(s)" button > Click on the "Delete Driver(s)" button

Note : Your apps will be updated automatically via the Microsoft Store.

OS requirements : Windows 10 64 bit or more recent.
Hardware requirements (AMD) : ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME/ProArt motherboards with AMD 3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/8xx series chipsets (except ROG with ALC40xx).
Hardware requirements (Intel) : ASUS ROG/TUF/PRIME/ProArt motherboards with Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx/6xx/7xx/8xx series chipsets (except ROG with ALC40xx).

Note : In order to know which drivers package to use, match the audio specifications of your motherboard with the apps or ask me.

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).

If you experience crackling, popping, audio stutter
Disable hibernation (Fast Startup included).

[Burns584]

Hi,

MoKiChU is sharing his driver packages for free and you ask him why his packages are not better or more up2date?

@ MoKiChU: Great work. Thank you supporting us.

[Ahm010]

Burns584 wrote:
Hi,

MoKiChU is sharing his driver packages for free and you ask him why his packages are not better or more up2date?

@ MoKiChU: Great work. Thank you supporting us.

I think you read my message kind of wrong?
I am really thankful for his work (since years). I just wanted to get some more information on how he checks for new packages so I (or any other developer including himself, because maybe he gets through some messages new ideas) could help him (and thus the whole community) to make his good proceeding even better (because you know nothing is perfect and can always be improved). But it is nice how it is for now (that's for sure). So please no hate or confront. I'm trying to help, too. Maybe you want to help in understanding the proceedures, too? Everyone would profit from this (like I've mentioned above). Exchange of ideas is a nice thing.

PS: Also the drivers are free (you can download them via Microsoft etc.) MoKiChUs work is mainly in putting them together for each mainboard.

[MoKiChU]

Ahm010 wrote:
Hello MoKiChU,
new update works fine and sounds good. Thanks for that.
I have a question that you might can answer: How do you check if there is a new update available?

Hi,

By checking this thread.

Ahm010 wrote:
I wanted to know because I checked the batch files and they are kinda static, so you somehow always have to check beforehand and find the specific link/command for a specific version. An "auto-update-finder/checker" or even better: "auto-updater" would be nice, but I guess that is not possible, right?
Another question or maybe guess: Why the updatest are always some weeks behind? E.g. todays post is about the update from 14 days ago. Is the reason of the same kind I have mentioned above or is there another explanation?
I am really interested in this, because I am asking me this questions since some months. Would be really kind if you can answer detailed. Thanks ahead.

Edit: PS: What about the third party drivers? They are even older (some months old). Are there no updates for them or is it hard to find them? (To be precise: "SS3 Extension Driver : 1.2.14.0 WHQL [02/03/2020] and NH3/SS3 APO SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.8.4.0 WHQL [15/07/2020] "). How to check it?

Are you kidding me ? Don't want a coffee or tea with the drivers packages ? If you are not satisfied with what I propose or the deadlines within which I propose it, use the drivers packages from your product's support page (you will see how much "weeks behinds").

Ahm010 wrote:
PS: Also the drivers are free (you can download them via Microsoft etc.) MoKiChUs work is mainly in putting them together for each mainboard.

All right, if it's that easy in your opinion and that "you can download them via Microsoft", do it yourself then and don't come in my thread anymore.

Note : This is the last time that I answer ungrateful people like you.

MrAgapiGC wrote:
Just added in. Sorry i was testing something.
@MoKiChU i see that these version 6.0.9034.1 WHQL and the one before, the realtek driver is not on the apps in windows. I know that they are installed. and works, but I can not find it as normal app. I will let yo know any issues if one comes. thanks as always!

thunderrd wrote:
I also noticed that the driver itself does not appear in the add/remove window as it usually does. Is this by design?

The next question is, when uninstalling, if it's not in add/remove; is it enough to just simply delete the driver files in Driver Store Explorer before updating?

THanks for the good work @MoKiChU 😉

Hi,

This has always been the case since the change of the install mode (from legacy installer install mode to drivers only install mode), as is the case for all the others drivers that I offer :

- If you want uninstall your Realtek Audio Drivers : Follow your CLEANUP process.
- If you want make a clean install or install your Realtek Audio Drivers for the first time : Follow your CLEANUP process then follow your INSTALL process.
- If you want update your Realtek Audio Drivers (after a clean install or first time install from here) : Follow your UPDATE process then once it's done, you can use Driver Store Explorer to remove the old drivers (Click on the "Select Old Drivers" button > Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver" button > Restart your PC).


@ Everyone : I repeat it for the last time and this will be the last warning : I am not payed for what I do, if you want this to continue, avoid being more demanding with me than with ASUS who sold you your product. I remind you that I have no account to give you and that I do not work for anyone here.

[Ahm010]

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi,

By checking this thread.

Which thread did you mean? There is no link.
Maybe you say this thread where we are right now, but this cannot be since you are uploading here after you checked them from other sources and composed them.

MoKiChU wrote:

Are you kidding me ? Don't want a coffee or tea with the drivers packages ? If you are not satisfied with what I propose or the deadlines within which I propose it, use the drivers packages from your product's support page (you will see how much "weeks behinds").



All right, if it's that easy in your opinion and that "you can download them via Microsoft", do it yourself then and don't come in my thread anymore.

Note : This is the last time that I answer ungrateful people like you.

Sorry, MoKiChU if you took it as an insult. It was not my intention to do so. Very sorry. Like I mentioned before: I am very grateful for your work (and I follow you since years). I just wanted to help in improving your scripts. I know it is not easy, so I cannot do it by myself. I just wanted to know how and/or where you check for updates (I know that Microsoft and other product sipoort pages are very bad in providing up2date drivers, so you must have "another way"). Sorry again. I do not wanted to make you angry. I am really satisfied with your work.
So my question is not about the scripts in the first place, but about the drivers themselfs.

PS: If you do not want to answer it I can live with that. I'm not ungrateful. Sorry again. I'm friendly, but my english is not very well so I can make mistakes in writing.

[thunderrd]

MoKiChU wrote:

- If you want update your Realtek Audio Drivers (after a clean install or first time install from here) : Follow your UPDATE process then once it's done, you can use Driver Store Explorer to remove the old drivers (Click on the "Select Old Drivers" button > Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver" button > Restart your PC)..

That's exactly what I wanted to know. Usually I would follow the cleanup process, first with add/remove, then DSE to finish. Since the driver isn't in add/remove anymore, I now know that using DSExplorer alone is sufficient. Thanks!

[Fautor]

MoKiChU wrote:
Hi everyone,

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3 MB) :

Drivers : 6.0.9034.1 WHQL [22/09/2020]

MoKiChU, thank you VERY much for what you are doing for us! Your threads are in my bookmarks for a long time!

[SteverinoLA]

Yeah, I think 99% of us understand what MokiChu is doing for us and how much work he puts into it... for free. Those that don't should really just stuck w/the drivers on their MB page.

I actually have a bookmark saved for this forum that shows me all of MokiChu's recent posts so I can follow him and his updates easily. That's how important you are, MokiChu!

[Cliff_S]

In case anyone is interested, 9298 is really well balanced.
From the highs, crisp tss tss tss(not sloppy shh shh shh) high hats, to the punch, thump and bump of bass and subwoofer.
I find that the mids, where the vocals generally are, really good on this driver though:-)

[ceetoee]

Cliff S wrote:
In case anyone is interested, 9298 is really well balanced.
From the highs, crisp tss tss tss(not sloppy shh shh shh) high hats, to the punch, thump and bump of bass and subwoofer.
I find that the mids, where the vocals generally are, really good on this driver though:-)

Can you post your sound settings?

[Cliff_S]

ceetoee wrote:
Can you post your sound settings?

When I test new drivers I do it with all effects and EQ turned off, and compare it to HDMI from my graphics card.
Sound settings posting won't help, because I use different settings in SS3 depending on what I watch or listen to.(music, talking Videos, movies and so on).