AMD Graphics Driver Updates

petteyg359 · Jun 12, 2016

AngelfireUk83 said:
I am interested in the R480 but I really wish AMD would test there drivers out thoroughly instead of the constant hotfix releases if they want to release the 480 as a main stream mid card they are going to have to make there drivers a lot more better

Given the number of games around, AMD would need to employ hundreds of full time staff doing nothing but playing games 40 hours a week to "test" the drivers without having to release fixes. It's kind of ridiculous to expect them to do that

Alaric · Jun 12, 2016

How about one that doesn't crash my computer? How many would it take for that?

petteyg359 · Jun 12, 2016

Alaric said:
How about one that doesn't crash my computer? How many would it take for that?

Don't know. I've never had them cause crashes, just black-screen-freeze-hit-reset-and-windows-reverts-to-the-old-driver during install ever since "Crimson". Having to DDU every single minor version is a pain, but it works for now.

Alaric · Jun 12, 2016

I have had so many problems with AMD based crashes I don't know if it's the card or the drivers anymore. I have uninstalled and reinstalled so many AMD drivers my driver's license should say "AMD Qualified-NOT." :rofl:

NewbieOneKenobi · Jun 18, 2016

petteyg359 said:
Given the number of games around, AMD would need to employ hundreds of full time staff doing nothing but playing games 40 hours a week to "test" the drivers without having to release fixes. It's kind of ridiculous to expect them to do that

Actually it isn't.

If you make games or gaming hardware, it's not at all unreasonable to expect to pay people for playing games. If gaming is serious enough to make money on, it's also serious enough to pay money for.

For the record, my own 280x is doing well on the newest hotfix drivers (16.6.1), but I've only played one title seriously and launched another, no serious testing.

No OS BSODs either. I do have OS crashes due to driver losing and regaining control, but I've had them with my previous cards too, including nVidia. Now I think they are rarer and softer.

petteyg359 · Jun 18, 2016

NewbieOneKenobi said:
Actually it isn't.

Actually it is. How many months do you want to wait for AMD employees to finish testing (and pestering EA or whoever to fix the bugs that are because of their ****ty code and not AMD's drivers) all the games until they're 100% bug free before they finally give you the driver so you can even begin the game? That isn't even AMD's job. It is EA's (or whatever developer's) job to do that testing and inform AMD if there are actual driver bugs, because they're the ones you're paying for the game.

DaveB · Jun 23, 2016

While you are correct that it is initially EA's job to determine if there are any AMD driver bugs, they certainly are not responsible to test AMD's weekly updates. Once the horse is out of the barn so to speak, and AMD keeps putting out updated drivers, it's AMD's job to keep it working. AMD should be performing extensive regression testing to ensure they don't eff things up with each new driver tweak.

'Cuda340 · Jun 29, 2016

Crimson Edition 16.6.2 Hotfix

Release Date: 6/29/2016

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.6.2 Release Notes

Radeon Software Crimson Edition is AMD's revolutionary new graphics software that delivers redesigned functionality, supercharged graphics performance, remarkable new features, and innovation that redefines the overall user experience. Every Radeon Software release strives to deliver new features, better performance and stability improvements.

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.6.2 Highlights

Support for:
Radeon™ RX 480

New AMD Crossfire profile available for:
World of Tanks™

Radeon WattMan: A brand new utility for Radeon Software that allows users more complete control over their graphics processor. More information on Radeon WattMan and its supported products can be found here.

AMD Crossfire Toggle: A new option has been introduced into Radeon Settings under the "Gaming -> Global Settings" tab. This allows users to toggle AMD Crossfire support globally "on" for supported games or "off" for all gaming profiles.

HDMI® Scaling: Radeon Settings now provides the option for the user to adjust their display image scaling on HDMI® connected displays. This option is available under the "Display" tab in Radeon Settings for supported configurations.

Display Color Temperature: Radeon Settings now allows a user to set display color temperature based on either the displays predefined settings or manually via a slider configured to support the displays supported range. This option is available under the "Display" tab in Radeon Settings for supported configurations.

Desktop Color: Radeon Settings has added the option to launch the operating systems color page via the new "Desktop Color" button which is available in the "Display" tab in Radeon Settings for supported configurations.

Vulkan™ Version: Currently installed Vulkan™ version information has now been made available through the Radeon Settings "System -> Software" tab.

Fixed Issues

**Flickering may be observed in AMD Crossfire mode configurations while playing Hitman™ in select gameplay missions.
**Flickering may be observed in AMD Crossfire mode configurations while playing Heroes of the Storm™.
**Intermittent or minor white flashing may occur on some web browsers when using Netflix™ and hovering over the UI or icons.
**Minor stuttering may occur in AMD Crossfire mode configurations when playing Elite Dangerous™.
**Flickering may be observed in AMD Crossfire mode configurations while using the inventory and character pages in The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt.
**Flickering may be observed in AMD Crossfire mode configurations during the battle and tutorial loading screens in Star Wars™ Battlefront.

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".
**Radeon Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War™: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.
**DiRT™ Rally may experience flickering terrain in some races when the advanced blending option is enabled in the games settings page.
**Some Overdrive settings may not appear in Radeon Settings for Radeon Fury X when in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Display may exhibit a minor flicker on Radeon RX 480 when Freesync is enabled on a games launch or exit.
**Dota™2 may crash when using the Vulkan™ API and the user changes resolutions or quality settings.
**Battlefield™ 4 may experience crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.
**Need for Speed™ may experience flickering on some light sources in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Hitman™ may experience graphical corruption when the game is set to use DirectX®12 API and using zoom with weapons.
**Frame Rate Target Control gaming profiles may fail to enable for some games.
**Radeon Wattman may retain settings of an overclock after it has failed. If you have failed an overclock with a system hang or reboot make sure to use the "Reset" option in the Radeon WattMan settings page when the system has rebooted.
**Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ on Radeon™ RX 480.
**Assassin's Creed® Syndicate may experience a game crash or hang when in game settings are set to high or greater.
**Disabling AMD Crossfire mode on Radeon™ RX 480 may disable the device in Windows Device Manager. A workaround is to reboot the system to re-enable the device.

Release Notes & Download Links etc...

'Cuda340 · Jul 7, 2016

Crimson Edition 16.7.1 Hotfix

Release Date: 7/7/2016

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 Release Notes

Radeon Software Crimson Edition is AMD's revolutionary new graphics software that delivers redesigned functionality, supercharged graphics performance, remarkable new features, and innovation that redefines the overall user experience. Every Radeon Software release strives to deliver new features, better performance and stability improvements.

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 Highlights

*The Radeon™ RX 480’s power distribution has been improved for AMD reference boards, lowering the current drawn from the PCIe bus.
*A new “compatibility mode” UI toggle has been made available in the Global Settings menu of Radeon Settings. This option is designed to reduce total power with minimal performance impact if end users experience any further issues. This toggle is “off” by default.
*Performance improvements for the Polaris architecture that yield performance uplifts in popular game titles of up to 3% [1]. These optimizations are designed to improve the performance of the Radeon™ RX 480, and should substantially offset the performance impact for users who choose to activate the "compatibility" toggle.

Fixed Issues

*Radeon™ RX 480 limited PCI-E Bandwidth (PCI-E bandwidth is now at the correct speed on the Radeon™ RX 480) with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.
*Minor stuttering no longer occurs in Grand Theft Auto V on Radeon™ RX 480 with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.
*Video corruption will not be observed in DOOM with resolutions above 1920x1080 with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.
*Hitman™ graphical corruption no longer occurs when the game is set to use DirectX®12 API and using zoom with weapons with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.
*Display will not exhibit minor flicker on Radeon™ RX 480 when Freesync is enabled on a games launch or exit with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.

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".
*Radeon™ Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War™: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.
*DiRT™ Rally may experience flickering terrain in some races when the advanced blending option is enabled in the games settings page.
*Some Overdrive settings may not appear in Radeon Settings for Radeon™ Fury X when in AMD Crossfire mode.
*Dota™2 may crash when using the Vulkan™ API and the user changes resolutions or quality settings.
*Battlefield™ 4 may experience crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.
*Need for Speed™ may experience flickering on some light sources in AMD Crossfire mode.
*Frame Rate Target Control gaming profiles may fail to enable for some games.
*Radeon Wattman may retain settings of an overclock after it has failed. If you have failed an overclock with a system hang or reboot make sure to use the "Reset" option in the Radeon WattMan settings page when the system has rebooted.
*Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ on Radeon™ RX 480.
*Assassin's Creed® Syndicate may experience a game crash or hang when in game settings are set to high or greater.
8Disabling AMD Crossfire mode on Radeon™ RX 480 may disable the device in Windows® Device Manager. A workaround is to reboot the system to re-enable the device.

Release Notes & Download Links etc...

'Cuda340 · Jul 10, 2016

Crimson Edition 16.7.2 Hotfix

Release Date: 7/9/2016

Radeon-Software-Crimson-Edition-16.7.2-Release-Notes

Radeon Software Crimson Edition is AMD's revolutionary new graphics software that delivers redesigned functionality, supercharged graphics performance, remarkable new features, and innovation that redefines the overall user experience. Every Radeon Software release strives to deliver new features, better performance and stability improvements.

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 Highlights

The "compatibility mode" UI toggle was designed to reduce total power with minimal performance impact on AMD Radeon™ RX480 reference boards and has been made available to users in the Global Settings menu of Radeon Settings (first introduced in the previous Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 driver). This toggle is in "off" by default.

Fixed Issues

**In the previous Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 driver the "Restore Factory Defaults" option under Preferences of Radeon Settings Software would not set the "Compatibility Mode" UI toggle to its default "OFF" value. This is fixed in the Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 driver. The "Restore Factory Defaults" options resets all Radeon Settings to their factory default values.

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".
**Radeon™ Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War™: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.
**DiRT™ Rally may experience flickering terrain in some races when the advanced blending option is enabled in the games settings page.
**Some Overdrive settings may not appear in Radeon Settings for Radeon™ Fury X when in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Dota™2 may crash when using the Vulkan™ API and the user changes resolutions or quality settings.
**Battlefield™ 4 may experience crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.
**Need for Speed™ may experience flickering on some light sources in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Frame Rate Target Control gaming profiles may fail to enable for some games.
**Radeon Wattman may retain settings of an overclock after it has failed. If you have failed an overclock with a system hang or reboot make sure to use the "Reset" option in the Radeon WattMan settings page when the system has rebooted.
**Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ on Radeon™ RX 480.
**Assassin's Creed® Syndicate may experience a game crash or hang when in game settings are set to high or greater.
**Disabling AMD Crossfire mode on Radeon™ RX 480 may disable the device in Windows® Device Manager. A workaround is to reboot the system to re-enable the device.

Release Notes & Download Links etc...

Alaric · Jul 10, 2016

Annnnd I bought another AMD card. LMAO. On the plus side, I can't complain anymore because I know what I signed up for.

'Cuda340 · Aug 1, 2016

Crimson Edition 16.7.3

Release Date: 7/28/2016

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.3 Release Notes

Radeon Software Crimson Edition is AMD's revolutionary new graphics software that delivers redesigned functionality, supercharged graphics performance, remarkable new features, and innovation that redefines the overall user experience. Every Radeon Software release strives to deliver new features, better performance and stability improvements.

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.3 Highlights

Performance Improvements:
Rise of the Tomb Raider™ performance increase up to 10% versus Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 on Radeon™ RX 480 graphics(1)

Fixed Issues

**Overwatch™ may experience an application crash on some Radeon™ RX 480 configurations when using AMD Crossfire mode.
**Vulkan™ information in the Radeon Settings software information tab may display an incorrect version.
**Radeon WattMan may retain settings of an overclock after it has failed. If you have failed an overclock with a system hang or reboot.
**Hitman™ may experience graphical corruption when the game is set to use DirectX®12 API and using zoom with weapons.
**Total War™: Warhammer may experience minor graphical corruption in some map textures on AMD Radeon R9 380.
**Flickering may be observed in Rise of the Tomb Raider™ on some AMD Crossfire configurations using the DirectX®11 API.
**Changing settings in Dragon Age Inquisition™ with the Mantle API may result in an application crash or driver recovery.
**DiRT™ Rally may experience flickering terrain in some races when the advanced blending option is enabled in the games settings page.
**Display may exhibit a minor flicker on Radeon RX 480 when Freesync is enabled on a games launch or exit.
**Shadows may experience rendering issues in DOTA2™ when using the Vulkan™ API.
**Textures may experience holes or gaps in DOOM™ when using the OpenGL API and three display AMD Eyefinity configurations.
**Need for Speed™ may experience flickering on some light sources in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Performing a task switch with two cloned displays during full screen gaming may cause flickering on the extended display.

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".
**DOTA2™ may experience an application hang when using the Vulkan™ API and changing resolution or game/quality settings.
**DiRT™ Rally may experience rain drop flickering in some races when using AMD Crossfire mode.
**Displays may fail to revert to previous configuration on exit when using a profiled application launched with Radeon Settings and "Launch with AMD Eyefinity" toggled on.
**Assassin's Creed® Syndicate may experience a game crash or hang when in game settings are set to high or greater.
**Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ on Radeon™ RX 480.
**Radeon RX 480 graphics may experience minor flickering in SteamVR benchmark when using AMD Crossfire mode.
**Corruption may be experienced in Rise of the Tomb Raider using the DirectX®12 API on some Hybrid Graphics configurations when performing a task switch.
**Shader Cache may remain be enabled when set to "off" in Radeon Settings on some Hybrid Graphics configurations.
**Radeon RX 480 graphics may experience intermittent stuttering in The Division™ when high game settings are used and vsync is enabled.
**Battlefield™ 4 may experience intermittent crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.
**Creating two or three display portrait Eyefinity groups in Radeon Settings "quick setup" and then clicking "arranging displays" may cause an error.
**Radeon Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War™: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.
**World of Tanks™ may experience stuttering after performing a task switch in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Rocket League™ may experience flickering when in AMD Crossfire mode.
**DOTA2™ may experience lower than expected performance when in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Ashes of the Singularity™ may experience an application crash with "crazy" in game settings and Multi-GPU enabled.

Driver Download Etc...

AngelfireUk83 · Aug 1, 2016

Just updated from a revert as I was using the latest hotfix and had issues with it and games and downgraded to 15.12's just installed these and all my games that had issues are working fine and I don't seem to have any issues with Dead Space 3 been playing it for a good solid 3 hours now

'Cuda340 · Aug 9, 2016

Crimson Edition 16.8.1 Hotfix

Release Date: 8/8/2016

Radeon-Software-Crimson-Edition-16-8-1-Release-Notes

Radeon Software Crimson Edition is AMD's revolutionary new graphics software that delivers redesigned functionality, supercharged graphics performance, remarkable new features, and innovation that redefines the overall user experience. Every Radeon Software release strives to deliver new features, better performance and stability improvements.

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.1 Highlights

Support for:
Radeon RX 470 Graphics
Radeon RX 460 Graphics

New AMD Crossfire profile available for:
F1 2016

Fixed Issues

**Max memory overclock available on Radeon RX 480 being too low in Radeon WattMan has been resolved.
**Overwatch™ may experience an application crash on some Radeon™ RX 480 configurations when using AMD Crossfire technology mode.
**The Division poor Crossfire scaling may be experienced in some low resolution configurations when using AMD Crossfire technology mode.
**DOTA2™ may experience lower than expected performance when in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Radeon Settings may not report the correct Vulkan™ driver or API version information.
**Firefox™ may experience an application crash when hardware acceleration is enabled for content playback.
**Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ on Radeon™ RX 480.
**Updating drivers through Radeon Settings may sometimes fail with an error message.

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".
**Ark Survival Evolved™ may experience an error message when trying to launch the game in some configurations.
**DOTA2™ may experience an application hang when using the Vulkan™ API and changing resolution or game/quality settings.
**Corruption may be experienced in Rise of the Tomb Raider using the DirectX®12 API on some Hybrid Graphics configurations when performing a task switch.
**Shader Cache may remain be enabled when set to "off" in Radeon Settings on some Hybrid Graphics configurations.
**Radeon RX 480 graphics may experience intermittent stuttering in The Division™ when high game settings are used and vsync is enabled.
**Battlefield™ 4 may experience intermittent crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.
**Radeon Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War™: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.
**World of Tanks™ may experience stuttering after performing a task switch in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Rocket League™ may experience flickering when in AMD Crossfire mode.
**Ashes of the Singularity™ may experience an application crash with "crazy" in game settings and Multi-GPU enabled.

Release Notes & Download Links etc...

ten8yp · Aug 11, 2016

My question is... why would ANYONE pay the cost of an AMD card KNOWING full well that these issues exist? They are NOT cheaper than nVidia cards of comparable quality/speed. :screwy:

Why would I pay $400 for an RX 480 when I can get a 10 series for around that same price?

The reason I'm in this thread is because I was GIVEN an HD5770 and would like to get it to work but if it doesn't oh well. Whats everyone elses excuse lol? You wont catch me paying money for an AMD graphics card then worrying about the updates and driver issues. If I'm spending money its on something quality.

petteyg359 · Aug 11, 2016

ten8yp said:
My question is... why would ANYONE pay the cost of an AMD card KNOWING full well that these issues exist? They are NOT cheaper than nVidia cards of comparable quality/speed. Why would I pay $400 for an RX 480 when I can get a 10 series for around that same price?

The reason I'm in this thread is because I was GIVEN an HD5770 and would like to get it to work but if it doesn't oh well. Whats everyone elses excuse lol? You wont catch me paying money for an AMD graphics card then worrying about the updates and driver issues. If I'm spending money its on something quality.

nVidia drivers have plenty of their own issues. Don't troll, please.

Edit: Just because nVidia doesn't actively publish all driver issues in their release notes doesn't mean the issues aren't there. The same applies to all software. Trashing AMD because they admit a lack of perfection is not sane behavior.

Alaric · Aug 11, 2016

My question is... why would ANYONE pay the cost of an AMD card KNOWING full well that these issues exist? They are NOT cheaper than nVidia cards of comparable quality/speed. Why would I pay $400 for an RX 480 when I can get a 10 series for around that same price?

I can answer that. Because at the time I needed a card there was no comparable nVidia card available for $249 and the RX 480 was. I have done my share of complaining about AMD drivers but I haven't had a single problem since I installed my 480. AMD won that round. The card (and drivers) are so good I'm going to put it in my daughter's build when my new card arrives.

ten8yp · Aug 12, 2016

petteyg359 said:
nVidia drivers have plenty of their own issues. Don't troll, please.

No trolling at all. It was a serious (but somewhat rhetorical) question. nVidia cards do not have the same level of driver issues that AMD cards do. That much is obvious. But, are ATI cards worth spending money on at all, is my question. Sorry if my last post was confusing.

Alaric said:
I can answer that. Because at the time I needed a card there was no comparable nVidia card available for $249 and the RX 480 was. I have done my share of complaining about AMD drivers but I haven't had a single problem since I installed my 480. AMD won that round. The card (and drivers) are so good I'm going to put it in my daughter's build when my new card arrives.

That seems logical. I guess that would just depend on when you purchased the 480. I was more asking about why people would purchase them (new) now if the driver situation hasn't been remedied as I thought it had. (Maybe its not as bad as it seems?) Basically, I'm looking to be convinced that I should purchase an RX480 over an nVidia card in the next month. I've found some around $250-350. My GPU budget was originally around $150-200 but I'm considering upping that, if its worth it.
Thanks for your thoughts/input!

Alaric · Aug 12, 2016

Whoa, there. When I bought my card the 1060 wasn't out yet, and Dell had a "secret stash" of 8 GB 480s priced at a reasonable (for a brand new, in stock, release) $249 when everybody else was out. Unless the majority of my gaming was on Vulkan, I would buy the 1060 today without hesitation. My next card (ordering Saturday :clap:

) is a GTX 1070. Newegg currently has a Gigabyte 1060 for $270 and no RX 480s except one ridiculous $400 reference card. The 1060 is definitely worth the $20 premium over the reference 480 I have. It's a great card, and the bang per buck is fantastic compared to the last generation of cards, but I think nVidia won the fight after getting sucker punched. LOL. If the 1060 and 480 8 GB were within $20 or $30 of each other and available at those prices I would go Team Green. The wrench in the works is for 1080p the 4 GB 480 is a bargain nVidia really doesn't have a card to counter with. For $199 it's a steal if you can find one. :thup:

ten8yp · Aug 12, 2016

I'm really confused now. I haven't found an RX480 for less than $300. (Sure wish I could get into the classifieds in this group) I think maybe what you're saying is just WAIT to purchase until I can find an RX 480 at $200 or less. That seems like a good opinion/sound advice and I might just do that.

I do see the 1060 on Newegg for $270 which is news to me (I didn't know about it... thx). But I think that's out of my budget no matter what. There seems to be a gigantic disparity of GPU's around the $100-150 mark (which is what I'm aiming for). A used GTX 960 seems to be my best option. There is also an off-brand (Inno3d) 960 for $100. I could also pick up a new 750 or used Zotac 680 4GB (from a friend) for that price but I dont know anything about tech that old and how it will perform.

I will only be gaming at 1080p. I have no plans of going 4k or 1440 any time in the near future. I just dont game enough to get value out of spending mass amounts of money on a computer or computer parts. If I can get a 960 for $100 new should I do it? Or was the 960 just not a good card? I haven't found anything from AMD even close to that. R7 370, R9 380, and RX 480 are really the only ones I've considered.

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