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AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.5.2.1 driver download
on: 05/17/2016 08:06 AM [ 10 comment(s) ]
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You can now download the new AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition drivers release 16.5.2 driver. This driver is compatible with Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 and was optimized for Doom.
This article provides information on the latest posting of the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Driver. The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Driver is compatible with the following AMD products. This one brings support for Oculus Rift SDK v1.3, the HTC Vive but also adds a Crissfire profile for Hitman and support for Doom and Battleborn.
| 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 |
SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
- Windows 10 32-bit/64-bit
- Windows 8.1 32-bit/64-bit
- Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Highlights
- Performance increase by up to 35% on AMD Radeon R9 390 series products in Doom™ versus Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2(1)
Known Issues
- A few game titles may fail to launch or crash if the AMD Gaming Evolved overlay is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved "In Game Overlay".
- Users in Quad AMD Crossfire technology configurations may be unable to re-enable AMD Crossfire mode when using the global AMD Crossfire option in the "Gaming" tab and toggling it from on to off.
- The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt inventory and character pages may exhibit flickering in AMD Crossfire technology mode.
- Call of Duty™: Advanced Warfare may exhibit stuttering when using AMD FreeSync™ technology and AMD Crossfire technology in conjunction.
- Installing Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 multiple times on the same machine after rebooting may cause the installer to hang.
- The AMD Crossfire mode options in Radeon Settings may not take effect on Origin or Uplay applications.
- Radeon Settings Additional Settings page may not be available when upgrading to Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 from the current windows update driver. As a work around please clean uninstall all current Radeon Software when upgrading if your system exhibits this issue.
- Some textures may exhibit flickering in Fallout™ 4 when using AMD Crossfire technology.
- Forza Motorsport 6: Apex™ may exhibit brightness flickering when using AMD FreeSync™ technology.
- Frame Rate Target Control gaming profiles may fail to enable for some games.
Package Contents
The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Driver contains the following:
- AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Driver Version 16.20.1010.1002.
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XenthorX
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#5274622 Posted on: 05/17/2016 01:47 PM
You mean around when the 16.5.2 driver that this is a hotfix for was released?
You do realise it does take time for dev's to actually fix bugs?
I realise the driver shouldn't have been released in the first place.
Watch the performance gain in DOOM, this driver was obviously broken 1 week ago.
The fact that it was fixed so early after the release makes it feel unprofessional and poorly planified.
You mean around when the 16.5.2 driver that this is a hotfix for was released?
You do realise it does take time for dev's to actually fix bugs?
I realise the driver shouldn't have been released in the first place.
Watch the performance gain in DOOM, this driver was obviously broken 1 week ago.
The fact that it was fixed so early after the release makes it feel unprofessional and poorly planified.
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#5274718 Posted on: 05/17/2016 02:56 PM
I realise the driver shouldn't have been released in the first place.
Watch the performance gain in DOOM, this driver was obviously broken 1 week ago.
The fact that it was fixed so early after the release makes it feel unprofessional and poorly planified.
Yeah like software has never shipped with bugs before...Most AAA games now days have day 1 patches
The 16.5.2 driver was released 1 day before Doom... At least they found the issue and released the hot fix in under a week, which isn't a bad effort at all.
I realise the driver shouldn't have been released in the first place.
Watch the performance gain in DOOM, this driver was obviously broken 1 week ago.
The fact that it was fixed so early after the release makes it feel unprofessional and poorly planified.
Yeah like software has never shipped with bugs before...Most AAA games now days have day 1 patches
The 16.5.2 driver was released 1 day before Doom... At least they found the issue and released the hot fix in under a week, which isn't a bad effort at all.
TechHedz
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#5275014 Posted on: 05/17/2016 07:33 PM
I still can't play Doom in any less of a resolution on my 4k monitor than 4k which causes it to run like ****. If I choose a lower res it shrinks the screen and puts it in the corner of my desktop. It is selected as fullscreen. I try to lower my resolution but then it ups it back to 4k and puts it in the same spot. I hope this gets fixed soon.
I still can't play Doom in any less of a resolution on my 4k monitor than 4k which causes it to run like ****. If I choose a lower res it shrinks the screen and puts it in the corner of my desktop. It is selected as fullscreen. I try to lower my resolution but then it ups it back to 4k and puts it in the same spot. I hope this gets fixed soon.
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#5275062 Posted on: 05/17/2016 08:28 PM
Don't forget that it's not as simple as dotting the i's and crossing the t's and immediately releasing. Any patches go through internal testing first, the date of the driver is just when the driver was compiled as a 'RTM' so to speak. Then there's the issue of testing it on every card etc, it's more likely they'd test with GCN 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 4.0, not each variation thereof. You think AMD and Nvidia test it on every device ID supported? um... no.
I think it's great they released this so quickly, hope they continue!
Let me put it another way, first people complain about not enough drivers, then they complain when drivers are more frequently released even if that means certain bugs are fixed quicker.
Don't forget that it's not as simple as dotting the i's and crossing the t's and immediately releasing. Any patches go through internal testing first, the date of the driver is just when the driver was compiled as a 'RTM' so to speak. Then there's the issue of testing it on every card etc, it's more likely they'd test with GCN 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 4.0, not each variation thereof. You think AMD and Nvidia test it on every device ID supported? um... no.
I think it's great they released this so quickly, hope they continue!
Let me put it another way, first people complain about not enough drivers, then they complain when drivers are more frequently released even if that means certain bugs are fixed quicker.
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You mean around when the 16.5.2 driver that this is a hotfix for was released?
You do realise it does take time for dev's to actually fix bugs?