AMD Device Library eXtra

ADLX Developer Documentation

AMD Device Library eXtra (ADLX) is AMD’s application programming interface (API) library for Microsoft Windows® based driver configuration. The ADLX API is a programming interface designed to allow software applications communicate directly with AMD hardware and access their resources.

This document includes detailed information on the API’s programming interfaces, helpers, functions, types, as well as code samples and usage scenarios to help developers get started. The document also includes information on system requirements, bindings development, and advanced configurations to help developers overcome common issues when integrating the API.

ADLX Programming Guide

ADLX Programming Guide contains information for developers to get started, such as hardware and software requirements, the minimum-supported operating system versions, and a Quick Start guide with instructions on how to build applications in each of the supported programming languages.

ADLX Samples

ADLX Samples provides code samples in C, C++, C#, Java, and Python to demonstrate ADLX functionality usage scenarios in basic applications to help developers get started quickly.

ADLX SDK References

ADLX SDK References provides descriptions for all ADLX programming aspects such as helpers, functions, interfaces (with their respective methods) and ADLX data types.

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  • Visit the Adlx product page for download links and more information.

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