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title: "AMD Radeon Anti-Lag: what it does, when to turn it on, and Anti-Lag 2"
description: "Radeon Anti-Lag paces the processor so it does not get ahead of the graphics card, which shortens the queue of frames waiting to be drawn."
url: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/amd-radeon-anti-lag
author: Frost LIVE, Founder of Frozen Tweaks
published: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
category: "GPU"
source: Frozen Tweaks (https://frozentweaks.com)
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# AMD Radeon Anti-Lag: what it does, when to turn it on, and Anti-Lag 2

**Short answer:** Radeon Anti-Lag paces the processor so it does not get ahead of the graphics card, which shortens the queue of frames waiting to be drawn. This tweak turns Anti-Lag on globally through AMD's own software interface, on cards that support it.

## In the app

- Switch: AMD Latency Policy (GPU, Pro, Advanced)
- Undo: Yes. Switching it off turns Anti-Lag off again on the cards where the tweak turned it on.
- Catalog row: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks#t-1102

## What it does

Radeon Anti-Lag paces the processor so it does not get ahead of the graphics card, which shortens the queue of frames waiting to be drawn. This tweak turns Anti-Lag on globally through AMD's own software interface, on cards that support it.

In the app the switch is called "AMD Latency Policy", described there as: Turns on Radeon Anti-Lag for every game on AMD graphics cards that support it.

## When it helps

- Games where the graphics card is the limit: the delay between your input and the frame that shows it gets shorter.

## When it hurts

- When the processor is the limit, there is no queue to shorten and nothing changes.
- Anti-Lag 2 is a different thing: games build it in, and where a game offers it, use the in-game switch.
- Do not confuse it with Anti-Lag+, the driver-injected version AMD withdrew after it triggered anti-cheat bans. This tweak uses the standard driver setting.

## What it writes

Read from the app's source. "Switching it off" is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

This tweak has no fixed list of registry values: it works through a driver's own settings, scheduled tasks or values that differ from PC to PC. The app reads what your PC has and changes only that.

## How to undo it

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks.

## Verdict

A safe default for AMD cards. It does the most in graphics-bound games.

## Questions

### Is "AMD Latency Policy" safe to switch on?

A safe default for AMD cards. It does the most in graphics-bound games. The main cost: When the processor is the limit, there is no queue to shorten and nothing changes.

### How do I undo it?

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off turns Anti-Lag off again on the cards where the tweak turned it on.

### Is "AMD Latency Policy" free in Frozen Tweaks?

It is part of Frozen Pro and Elite. You can also make the change by hand with the values on this page.

## Related guides

- [Best AMD Adrenalin Settings for Gaming in 2026](https://frozentweaks.com/guides/amd-adrenalin-best-settings)
- [How to Reduce Input Lag on PC: The Whole Latency Chain](https://frozentweaks.com/guides/reduce-input-lag)

## More tweak explainers

- [Optimizations for windowed games](https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/optimizations-for-windowed-games)
- [High performance GPU for games](https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/run-games-on-high-performance-gpu)
- [Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling](https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/hardware-accelerated-gpu-scheduling)

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Written by Frost LIVE, founder of Frozen Tweaks. Canonical version: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/amd-radeon-anti-lag