AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Beta Drivers Out

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/05/2016 07:34 PM | source: | 73 comment(s)

AMD issued a new Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Beta driver. Version 16.5.1 adds optimization for "Forza Motorsport 6: Apex," and a few other enhancements. These drivers have been mirrored to our file-servers for fast download (10 Gbit downlink server). Read more info at the download link.

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cookieboyeli
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#5267043 Posted on: 05/04/2016 11:39 PM

16.5.1 Hotfix
Driver dated May, 3rd. Released May 4th. :vader:

Release notes say:

16.15.2401.1002

Main page says:

16.15.2211

So which is it? :3eyes:

Support for:

Oculus Rift SDK v1.3
HTC Vive
Forza Motorsport 6: Apex
Performance increased up to 27% versus Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 on AMD Radeon R9 Fury X(1)

Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 3, 2016 on the AMD Radeon™ Fury X, on a test system comprising Intel i7 5960X CPU, 16GB DDR4-2666 Mhz system memory, Radeon Software Crimson Edition driver 16.4.2 and Radeon Software Crimson Edition driver 16.5.1 and Windows 10 x64 using the game Forza Motorsport 6: Apex™. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. At 3840x2160, Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 scored 47.58 and Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 scored 60.69 on AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X, which is 27.5% faster performance. Test results are not average and may vary. RS-30

Updated Crossfire Profiles available for:

Hitman

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".
HDMI Scaling options may not be available in Radeon Settings on some system configurations or some applications may ignore the HDMI Scaling options setting.
The option to enable/disable AMD Crossfire technology logo may be missing on some system configurations from the Gaming, Global Options tab in Radeon Settings.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt inventory and character pages may exhibit flickering in AMD Crossfire technology mode.
Radeon Settings game manager does not display icons for Origin Games.

Fox2232
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#5267045 Posted on: 05/04/2016 11:39 PM

Thanks.

zer0_c0ol
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#5267046 Posted on: 05/04/2016 11:42 PM

Hotfix

Included Highlights:

Support for:
Oculus Rift SDK v1.3
HTC Vive

Updated Crossfire Profiles available for:
Hitman

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Radeon-Software-Crimson-Edition-16.5.1.aspx

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Highlights
Support for:
Forza Motorsport 6: Apex™
Performance increased up to 27% versus Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 on AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X(1)

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#5267053 Posted on: 05/04/2016 11:56 PM

Nice.

zer0_c0ol
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#5267055 Posted on: 05/05/2016 12:01 AM

Support for:

Forza Motorsport 6: Apex™

Performance increased up to 27% versus Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 on AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X(1)

1) Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 3, 2016 on the AMD Radeon™ Fury X, on a test system comprising Intel i7 5960X CPU, 16GB DDR4-2666 Mhz system memory, Radeon Software Crimson Edition driver 16.4.2 and Radeon Software Crimson Edition driver 16.5.1 and Windows 10 x64 using the game Forza Motorsport 6: Apex™. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. At 3840x2160, Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 scored 47.58 and Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 scored 60.69 on AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X, which is 27.5% faster performance. Test results are not average and may vary. RS-30

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