AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.2.1 driver Download

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This article provides information on the latest posting of the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2 Driver. The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2 Driver contains the Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2 Driver Version 15.301.1901

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2 Driver is compatible with the following AMD products.

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility 
AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series Graphics AMD Radeon R7 300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 Nano Series Graphics AMD Radeon R7 200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 300 Series Graphics AMD Radeon HD 8500 - HD 8900 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 200 Series Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7700 - HD 7900 Series Graphics


AMD APU Product Family Compatibility
AMD APU series codenamed "Kaveri", "Godavari" and "Carrizo" are only supported by AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition on Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit) and Windows 10 (64-bit).

AMD APU Product Family Compatibility 
Desktop Mobile
AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R7 Graphics AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon™ R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, or R8 Graphics
AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R6 Graphics AMD FX-8800P APUs with AMD Radeon™ R7 Graphics
AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R5 Graphics AMD E-Series APUs with Radeon™ R2 Graphics
AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R4 Graphics AMD Radeon™ HD 8500 - HD 8900 Series Graphics
AMD Pro A-Series APUs with Radeon R5 or R7 Graphics AMD Pro A-Series APUs with Radeon™ R5, R6, or R7 Graphics


AMD Mobility Radeon Family Compatibility
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2 Driver is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.

AMD Mobility Product Family Compatibility 
AMD Radeon R9 M300 Series Graphics AMD Radeon R7 M200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R7 M300 Series Graphics AMD Radeon R5 M200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R5 M300 Series Graphics AMD Radeon HD 8500M - HD 8900M Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 M200 Series Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7700M - HD 7900M Series Graphics


Compatible Operating Systems

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2 Driver is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

  • Windows 10 (32 & 64-bit version)
  • Windows 8.1 (32 & 64-bit version)
  • Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit version with SP1 or higher)

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Highlights

    • Crossfire Profile available for Far Cry Primal

Resolved Issues

    • A black screen/TDR error may be encountered when booting a  system with Intel + AMD graphics and an HDMI monitor connected
    • Choppy gameplay may be experienced when both AMD Freesync™ and AMD Crossfire™ are both enabled
    • Display corruption may be observed after keeping system idle for some time
    • Fallout 4 - Flickering may be experienced at various game locations with the v1.3 game update and with AMD Crossfire™ enabled
    • Fallout 4 - Foliage/water may ripple/stutter when game is launched in High/Ultra settings mode
    • Fallout 4 - Screen tearing in systems with both AMD Freesync™ and AMD Crossfire™ enabled if game is left idle for a short period of time
    • Fallout 4 - Thumbnails may flicker or disappear while scrolling the Perk levels page
    • Far Cry 4 - Stuttering may be observed when launching the game with AMD Freesync™ and AMD Crossfire™ enabled
    • FRTC options are displayed on some unsupported laptop configurations with Intel CPU's and AMD GPU's
    • Radeon Settings may sometimes fails to launch with a "Context Creation Error" message
    • Rise of the Tomb Raider™ - Corruption can be observed at some locations during gameplay
    • Rise of the Tomb Raider™ - Flickering may be experienced at various game locations when the game is left idle in AMD Crossfire™  mode under Windows 7
    • Rise of the Tomb Raider™ - Game may intermittently crash or hang when launched with very high settings and AA is set to SMAA at 4K resolution
    • Rise of the Tomb Raider™ - Lara Croft's hair may flicker in some locations if the Esc key is pressed
    • Rise of Tomb Raider™ - A TDR error may be observed with some AMD Radeon 300 Series products after launching the "Geothermal Valley" mission
    • The AMD Overdrive™  memory clock slider does not show original clock values if memory speeds are overclocked
    • World of Warcraft runs extremely slowly in quad crossfire at high resolutions

Known Issues

    • A few game titles may fail to launch or crash if the Gaming Evolved overlay is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved "In Game Overlay"
    • Star Wars™: Battlefront - Corrupted ground textures may be observed in the Survival of Hoth mission
    • Cannot enable AMD Crossfire with some dual GPU AMD Radeon HD 59xx and HD 79xx series products
    • Fallout 4 - In game stutter may be experienced if the game is launched with AMD Crossfire enabled
    • XCOM 2 - Flickering textures may be experienced at various game locations
    • Rise of the Tomb Raider™ - The game may randomly crash on launch if Tessellation is enabled
    • Core clocks may not maintain sustained clock speeds resulting in choppy performance and or screen corruption.
       

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