[DRIVERS] Realtek Audio (NB/DT | Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx & AMD Ryzen Mobile)

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3 NB/DT) :

Drivers : 6.0.9102.1 WHQL [12/01/2021]

Third Party Drivers :

SS3 Extension Driver (APO 3) : 1.2.14.0 WHQL [02/03/2020]
SS3 Extension Driver (APO 4) : 1.0.13.0 WHQL [13/04/2020]
SS3 APO 3 SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.2.2.0 WHQL [08/12/2020]
SS3 APO 4 SoftwareComponent Driver : 4.1.5.0 WHQL [08/12/2020]

Download : Link

ASUS ROG SS3 notebooks/desktops :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, Sonic Studio III & Sonic Radar III 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 | hdx | realtek
- Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done
- Automatic installation of Realtek Audio Control/Console after rebooting, if not, install it manually : Link
- Install Sonic Studio III : Link
- Install Sonic Radar III (Optional) : Link

UPDATE

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done

Note : Realtek Audio Control/Console + Sonic Studio III & Sonic Radar III will be updated automatically via the MS Store.

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

Drivers : 6.0.9102.1 WHQL [12/01/2021]

Third Party Drivers :

SS3|SSVM Extension Driver : 1.3.11.0 WHQL [31/08/2020]
SS3|SSVM VAD Media Driver : 10.38.41.588 WHQL [06/08/2019]
SS3 APO SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.2.2.0 WHQL [08/12/2020]
DTS SU Extension Driver : 1.1.68.0 WHQL [09/12/2020]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.6.4.0 WHQL [08/10/2020]
DTS APO4x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.6.9.0 WHQL [11/12/2020]

Download : Link

ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound notebooks/desktops :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, Sonic Studio III & Sonic 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 | hdx | realtek
- Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done
- Automatic installation of Realtek Audio Control/Console after rebooting, if not, install it manually : Link
- Install Sonic Studio III : Link
- Install Sonic Radar III (Optional) : Link
- Install DTS Sound Unbound : Link

UPDATE

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done

Note : Realtek Audio Control/Console + Sonic Studio III & Sonic Radar III + DTS Sound Unbound will be updated automatically via the MS Store.

- Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG Dolby NB/DT) :

Drivers : 6.0.9102.1 WHQL [12/01/2021]

Third Party Drivers :

Dolby Atmos Extension Driver : 6.204.158.34 WHQL [03/02/2021]
Dolby Atmos HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.20900.902.0 WHQL [28/12/2020]
Dolby Atmos APO SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.20901.916.0 WHQL [21/01/2021]

Download : Link

ASUS ROG Dolby Atmos notebooks/desktops :

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 | hdx | realtek
- Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done
- Automatic installation of Realtek Audio Control/Console after rebooting, if not, install it manually : Link
- Automatic installation of Dolby Access after rebooting, if not, install it manually : Link

UPDATE

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done

Note : Realtek Audio Control/Console + Dolby Access will be updated automatically via the MS Store.

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

Drivers : 6.0.9102.1 WHQL [12/01/2021]

Third Party Drivers :

DTSX Ultra Extension Driver : 1.1.73.0 WHQL [23/12/2020]
DTSX Ultra HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.9.1.0 WHQL [11/09/2020]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.6.4.0 WHQL [08/10/2020]
DTS APO4x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.6.9.0 WHQL [11/12/2020]

Download : Link

ASUS TUF DTS:X Ultra notebooks/desktops :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, DTS:X Ultra 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 | hdx | realtek
- Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done
- Automatic installation of Realtek Audio Control/Console after rebooting, if not, install it manually : Link
- Automatic installation of DTS:X Ultra, if not, install it manually : Link

UPDATE

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done

Note : Realtek Audio Control/Console + DTS:X Ultra will be updated automatically via the MS Store.

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

Drivers : 6.0.9102.1 WHQL [12/01/2021]

Third Party Drivers :

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

Download : Link

ASUS TUF DTS Headphone:X v1 notebooks/desktops :

Install/Update Process :

CLEANUP

/!\ If you already had Realtek (HD) Audio Driver, Realtek Audio Control/Console, DTS Headphone:X v1 (and/or DTS Audio) 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 | hdx | realtek
- Check the box "Force Deletion" then click on the "Delete Driver" button then restart your PC

INSTALL

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done
- Automatic installation of Realtek Audio Control/Console after rebooting, if not, install it manually : Link
- Automatic installation of DTS Headphone:X v1, if not, install it manually : Link

UPDATE

- Launch "Install.cmd" by right-click Run as admin > Automatic restart when install is done

Note : Realtek Audio Control/Console + DTS Headphone:X v1 will be updated automatically via the MS Store.

OS requirements : Windows 10 64 bit 1803/RS4/17134.x or more recent (20xx/VB/1904x.x or more recent for some Third Party drivers).
Hardware requirements (Intel) : ASUS ROG/TUF notebooks/desktops with Intel 2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx series chipsets.
Hardware requirements (AMD) : ASUS ROG/TUF notebooks/desktops with AMD Ryzen Mobile chipsets.

Note : In order to know which drivers package to use, match the audio specifications of your notebook/desktop 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_util_v3.exe" > Run as administrator).

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

[Joanne@ROG]

Hi MoKiChU,

Thank you for sharing the drivers on forum

[ardennguyen]

You're back, MoKiChu!?

[fbajjar]

RTKVHD64.sys causes a BSOD on my GX502GW when trying to install the driver

[fbajjar]

Hi, thanks for your reply (and sorry for my late one due to personal reasons).
Yes I have cleaned up the drivers pretty well and went through the process myself to verify there isn't any trace of the old drivers, yet it still crashes my system every time i tried to install it. I even used DDU as a last resort to nuke everything and make sure that it really cleaned everything, yet the driver still causes a BSOD. Apparently it isn't a conflict issue but an incompatibility issue, i have had these in the past when i tried to install modded drivers that just didn't work with my system. Seems like this release isn't really compatible with my laptop after all, i'll just stick to 8931 (it is a good driver version)
About windows update, i have disabled automatic updates and blocked driver updates for good, and i always cut off the connection completely before even uninstalling the driver yet still the same BSOD when installing the new one. I also would like to add that when i installed it manually without the bat file i have found that the HDXASUS.inf file is the culprit, which is the inf the file that copies the RTKVHD64.sys that causes the BSOD in the first place.

[fbajjar]

Thank you so much, this one is working pretty well.

[fbajjar]

Sadly 8959.1 still refuses to work on my machine but on the bright side the new Nahimic software component works with 8945.1 and it is quite a nice upgrade, the soundstage is noticeably wider. Thanks!

[dvrko]

Hello I have a gx502 which driver am I supposed to use ? The ss3 one or the Nahmic ?

[fbajjar]

Hi, sorry for the late reply. Sadly this version also crashes on my laptop with the same file RTKVHD64.sys always causing the BSOD.

[vidmaster]

Hi, sorry for the late reply. Sadly this version also crashes on my laptop with the same file RTKVHD64.sys always causing the BSOD.

likewise. Followed all the directions and got a bsod for the same file on my GU502GV laptop. Been trying to repair windows for awhile but might just try reset pc or format as I think it will be faster lol. Figured I’d try this since I lost audio on build 2004 of win10 with the official driver from Asus.*