The AMD PMF (Power Management Framework) is a set of software components designed to manage the power settings and behavior of your AMD hardware, particularly in terms of power efficiency, battery life (on laptops), and CPU/processor performance. It typically supports AMD Ryzen processors, APUs (Accelerated Processing Units), and other AMD hardware.

The AMD PMF Windows driver specifically refers to the software that integrates power management features with the Windows operating system, enabling features like:

• Dynamic frequency scaling: Adjusting CPU frequency based on demand (often referred to as "CPU throttling").
• Power states: Managing low-power states for both CPU and GPU to reduce energy consumption when the system is idle or under low load.
• Thermal management: Ensuring that the processor doesn't overheat by reducing power or performance when necessary.