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AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.3 driver

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/10/2016 08:30 AM [ 5 comment(s) ]

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You can now download the new AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition drivers release 16.3 driver Version March 10 2016. This driver is compatible with Windows 7, 8.1 and 10

This article provides information on the latest posting of the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Driver. 

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

Updated Crossfire Profiles available for

  • Hitman™
  • The Park

Support for

    • Hitman™

Performance and Quality improvements for

  • Rise of the Tomb Raider™(2)
    • Up to 16% on AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X Series vs AMD Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.2.
  • Gears of War Ultimate Edition(3)
    • Up to 60% on AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X series vs AMD Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1
    • Up to 44% on AMD Radeon™ R9 380 series vs AMD Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1

Vulkan™ Support(1): Vulkan™ is the successor to OpenGL and a descendant of AMD's Mantle. Vulkan™ is a powerful "low-overhead" graphics API that gives software developers deep control over the performance, efficiency, and capabilities of Radeon™ GPUs and multi-core CPUs. More information on Vulkan™ can be found at https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/.

Per-Game Display Scaling: A new feature introduced in Radeon™ Settings that allows per game Display Scaling to be set within the Radeon™ Settings Gaming tab under "Profile Options".

Language Menu: A new feature introduced in Radeon™ Settings that allows the end user to select their preferred language from a drop down menu under the "Preferences -> Language" tab.

Two Display Eyefinity: Two Display Eyefinity is now an available option under the Eyefinity tab in Radeon™ Settings.

AMD Crossfire™ Status Indicator: A new feature in Radeon™ Settings that allows users to toggle an AMD Crossfire™ status indicator on their screen when running in AMD Crossfire™ mode.

Updated Social Links: New Social links are now available for Radeon™ Settings home page and have also updated based on geographical region.

Power Efficiency Toggle: A new feature introduced in the Radeon™ Settings Gaming tab for select AMD Radeon™ 300 series and AMD Radeon™ Fury X available under "Global Options". This allows the user to disable some power efficiency optimizations.

AMD XConnect™ technology: This driver provides initial support for external GPU enclosures configured with Radeon™ R9 300 Series GPUs are now supported over Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C) connections. AMD XConnect™ technology additionally provides plug'n'play support and an integrated management interface. Base system must have BIOS support for external GPUs (e.g. Razer Blade Stealth).

Resolved Issues

    • Core clocks may not maintain sustained clock speeds resulting in choppy performance and or screen corruption (Fixed with new Power Efficiency feature toggled to off)
    • Gears of War Ultimate Edition - Random freezes may be experienced during gameplay
    • Ashes of the Singularity 2.0 Benchmark now supports DirectFlip
    • 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

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"
    • Installing via command line may not work for some users. As a workaround please use the default GUI installer
    • League of Legends may experience some graphical corruption on characters death animation in AMD Crossfire™ mode
    • Rift may experience a hang when playing with FRTC and V-Sync enabled. As a work around users are suggested to disable V-Sync
    • Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 may experience some flickering in AMD Crossfire™ mode
    • Rise of the Tomb Raider may experience graphical corruption in some cinematics
    • The Division may experience flickering in AMD Crossfire™ mode


 


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    Ryu5uzaku
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    #5242827 Posted on: 03/10/2016 09:02 AM
    Oh nice gotta download once home. Seems like rather big improvement.

    Lane
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    #5242878 Posted on: 03/10/2016 11:35 AM
    First driver with Vulkan support on the official branch ? ( first 2 "official" was separated branch, ( without counting the 5 developpers one ofc ).

    We love to see TR re tested to see how it goes.

    CronoGraal
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    #5242891 Posted on: 03/10/2016 12:10 PM
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    KissSh0t
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    #5243369 Posted on: 03/11/2016 01:07 AM
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    :(

    Over here http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=406337

    Rich_Guy
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    #5244196 Posted on: 03/12/2016 06:58 PM
    Finally managed to update from my 15.9.1 BETAs, as kept getting the clock bouncing with the Crimsons, but thats fixed in these, Power Efficiency set to OFF sorted it, both cards now lock maxed @1040, and don't shift! :D

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