Software Update: AMD Radeon software Crimson Edition 15:11 – Tweakers

AMD has released a new generation of drivers named Radeon Software Crimson Edition. The drivers are suitable only for the HD 7750 and above, the HD 8570 and higher, and of course the cards from the R5, R7 and R9 series. For older cards, now known as legacy is designated, the latest drivers are version 15.7.1. The revamped user interface is written in Qt and no longer is .NET, which among other things makes a lot faster. Furthermore, there is support for LiquidVR technology and enhanced Free Sync support. Also frame pacing, low frame rate compensation and enhanced using custom resolutions and virtual super resolution. APUs for the new driver improves video playback. Finally, the loading time of games has improved and would devoid GPUs less energy. The complete release notes are as follows:

Radeon Settings:
Radeon Settings is the new, streamlined user interface, engineered to bring out the best of AMD graphics hardware. User-friendly and feature-rich, Radeon Settings is lightning fast starts and upto 10x times faster than the previous AMD Catalyst Control Center. Radeon Settings biedt a brand new game manager, improved AMD Overdrive options per game and new video display and Eyefinity tabs

Install New UI:.
The driver installer now biedt a brand new , streamlined user experience with a reduced number of clicks required, providing better usability and an easy to install user experience

Liquid VR:.
The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition is the first publicly available driver That all enable signals LiquidVR features, hört-which are being validated and tested by VR headset manufacturers and ecosystem partners

Asynchronous Shaders:. A feature
That HAS BEEN Extensively used by console game developers is now available to PC Gamers. Asychronous Shaders break complex serial workloads into smaller parallel tasks, Thereby-allowing idle GPU resources to be used more efficiently and parallel workloads allow taskes to be completed much faster

Shader Cache:.
The shader cache feature Allows complex shaders to be cached, Thereby resul ting in reduced game load times, lower CPU usage and Significantly reduced stuttering and latency consistently gameplay

Optimized Flip Queue Size:.
The optimized Flip Queue Size Provides users with the very latest keyboard and mouse positional information constantly gameplay to reduce input latency on DirectX 9, DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications. This feature is a driver optimization, Therefore it is automatically enabled and requires no user configuration or setup

Free Sync Enhancements:.
 

• Minimum / Maximum display rate is now listed in Radeon Settings

 

• Low frame rate compensation to Eliminate or reduce judder when application FPS falls below the minimum refresh rate of an AMD Free Sync enabled display

 

• New support for AMD with AMD Crossfire Free Sync in DirectX 9 titles

 

Custom Resolution Support: This feature
provided users more control over display capabilities-allowing the user to create custom display profiles to attempt to drive Their display with resolution chosen, timings, refresh rates and pixel clocks

Frame Pacing Enhancements:.
Frame pacing support is now extended to DirectX 9 titles

Frame Rate Target Control Enhancements:.
FRTC enhancements include: power saving capability, support for DirectX 9 titles and an extended range for target control (30 -200 FPS)

Updated Video Feature for support. Carrizo ‘products:
 

• Fluid Motion for smoothing or 24/30 FPS video playback using CyberLink PowerDVD 15 for Blu-Ray playback

 

• Improved edge enhancement for sharper images Improved deinterlacing for interlaced content

 

Power Optimization:
Improved power optimizations for video, gaming and FRTC enabled gaming environments (R7 360 AMD Radeon, AMD Radeon R9 380, AMD Radeon R9 390 series and AMD Radeon Fury series) ..

Directional Scaling:
Enhanced image quality for 1080p media content scaled to 4K resolution using adaptive directional filtering technology (AMD Radeon Fury products)

Dynamic Contrast Update:
Qualative changes are now content adaptive biedt video enthusiasts with improved video quality and contrast settings (R8 285 AMD Radeon, AMD Radeon R9 380 and AMD Radeon Fury products).

DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 support:
Provides full support for DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 connections via certified dongles

Resolved Issues.:
 

• GTA V – Game crashes with a TDR error

 

• Final Fantasy XIV: Heavenward – game crashes When run in DirectX 11 mode on some AMD Radeon R9 390x series products

 

• The AMD Radeon Settings application will use the system default browser When launching web content

 

• A crackling noise is heard When running a 3D application in AMD Crossfire mode with Vsync enabled

 

• Autodesk Max 2016 – A crash May be experienced When launching the application on some AMD Radeon products

 

• Prepar3D – A TDR error May be experienced When launching the application on some AMD Radeon R9 200 and R9 300 AMD Radeon series products

 

• A TDR error May be experienced When playing full-screen video using the Windows 10 Movies & amp; TV app on some laptops with AMD processors and GPUs

 

• Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Poor scaling May be experienced When launching the game in AMD Crossfire mode

 

• Secondary adapter May display error code 43 When enabling / disabling Crossfire AMD

 

• AMD Free Sync does not function on some Intel + AMD laptop systems under Windows 7 and Windows 8.1

 

• Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Flickering May be observed on raindrops That fall on in gamecharacters

 

• A BSOD error is encountered When May be launching Bluray / Windows Media Player with a wireless display

 

• Skype – The System May Hang When connecting to a 1080p video call

 

• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Random Corruption May be experienced in-game

 

• AMD Free Sync does not function if a Youtube video is playing alongside a 3D application

 

• Issues Resolved since AMD Catalyst 15.7.1 and included in this driver

 

• Ashes of the Singularity May fail to launch on some GPUs with 2GB video memory.

 

• Driver Installation May to halt on some configurations

 

• Some BENQ 144hz Free Sync monitors May lose the signal while uninstalling the driver

 

• Anti-Aliasing settings not being retained after changes are applied

 

• DiRT Rally crashes constantly gameplay and benchmarking When Launched in DirectX 11 mode on some BENQ 144HZ Free Sync monitors

 

• Assassin’s Creed Unity May experience minor frame stutter When AMD CrossFire mode is enabled

 

• World of Warships May crash on some AMD Radeon HD5000 and HD6000 series products

 

• The DirectX Diagnostic tool does not report DirectX 12 available on supported products

 

• Dragon Age: Inquisition May crash if Launched in Mantle mode

 

• The AMD Catalyst Control Center “update” option fails to download the latest driver

 

• Ashes of the Singularity – A ‘driver has stopped responding “error May be experienced in DirectX 12 mode

 

• Diablo 3 crashes in the Act 2 Desolate Sands area of ​​the game

 

• A TDR error May be experienced while toggling between minimized and maximized mode while viewing 4K YouTube content

 

• Intermittent playback issues with Cyberlink PowerDVD When connecting to a 3D display with an HDMI cable

 

• Star Wars: Battlefront is bootable to use high performance graphics When Launched on mobile devices with switchable graphics

 

• A TDR error is experienced When launching Star Wars: Battlefront while a You Tube video plays in the background

 

• The secondary graphics adapter is missing in the Device Manager and the AMD Catalyst Control Center after installation of the driver

 

• A TDR error or crash is experienced When running the Unreal Engine 4 DirectX benchmark

 

• Video playback of MPEG2 video playback fails with a error / error code message

 

• Ashes of the Singularity May crash on some AMD 300 series GPUs

 

• An error May be experienced When installing the latest graphics driver package on some AMD Radeon R9 380 series products

 

• The Intel graphics is flagged in an error state in the Device Manager on systems with switchable graphics

 

• The Oculus runtime May crash on launch

 

• BSOD observed When performing an express or uninstall the display driver in 4K resolution

 

• Battlefield Hardline Becomes unresponsive after toggling the in-game Vsync option.

 

• Transcoded clips May Fail to play on some Drag and Drop devices

 

• Audio driver banged out for non-primary ASIC after enabling CF and rebooting system

 

• 3DMark Farandole May Crash When AMD Mantle is selected from the test suite

 

• A ‘missing .dll’ error message May be experienced while doing an express or uninstall the current driver

 

• May be DLL missing popup message is encountered When performing an express or uninstall the display driver.

 

• Mantle-based application May Crash When system is woken from sleep mode

 

• A crash May be experienced on some AMD Radeon R9 300 series products while running the benchmark Unigene

 

• Battlefield 4 May crash if run in Mantle fashion with AMD Crossfire enabled

 

• CyberLink PowerDVD plays 3D content in 2D mode

 

• With quad AMD CrossFire mode enabled, TDR or blank display Occurs When launching DirectX 9 application in fullscreen

 

• Flickering Corruption May Occur in Dirt Rally with Advanced Blending enabled

 

• Corruption May Occur in DiRT rally with CMAA enabled with Portrait SLS and AMD CrossFire mode enabled

 

• Intermittent BSOD Occurs When launching a race in Dirt Rally

 

• Display profiles are not retained after driver upgrade from 14 502 to 15:20

 

• Some “Kaveri” APU-based systems May experience minor performance drop on PCMark8 video_group_chat & amp; Casual Gaming tests

 

• Battlefield Hardline crashes on pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del while running in AMD Mantle mode

 

• Some systems experience a minor performance drop from 15:15 to 15:20 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with Hairworks enabled

 

• Unable to apply Fill mode at 2560×1600 and 2560×1440 Eyefinity if resolutions are used together

 

• Unable to create an Eyefinity SLS if one of the displays is a display device MST

 

• Windows 10 driver installation May to halt on some systems with an AMD 990FX chipset and AMD CrossFire enabled.

 

• Some BENQ 144hz Free Sync monitors May lose the signal while uninstalling the driver

 

• DiRT Rally crashes constantly gameplay and benchmarking When Launched in DirectX 11 mode on some BENQ 144HZ Free Sync monitors

 

• Mad Max – Color corruption is observed When Ctrl + Alt + Del is pressed followed by the Escape key

 

• Assassin’s Creed Unity May experience minor frame stutter When AMD CrossFire mode is enabled

 

Known Issues:
 

• Dirt Rally – A crash May be experienced starting a new race with AMD and AMD Crossfire Free Sync enabled

 

• PowerDVD – 3D playback May Fail on some configurations using an HDMI dongle 2.0

 

• StarCraft 2: Flickering May be observed in the ‘Episode 3′ campaign

 

• Fable Legends: The DirectX 12 benchmark May fail to launch on some configurations

 

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Flickering or poor performance May be experienced When running in AMD Crossfire mode

 

• Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – A crash May be experienced When setting game to Ultra High graphics mode

 

• Flickering May be observed on some Free Sync monitors while playing Wolfenstein – The New Order and Battlefield:

 

• Hardline with Vsync disabled

 

• A system restart May be experience When waking the system from sleep mode on some systems with Intel processors

 

• Unable to create 4×1 or 1/2 portrait mode SLS with 4K displays

 

• Star Wars: Battlefront – texture corruption May be experienced if the game “Field of View” setting is & gt; 100

 

• Call of Duty Online – the game May crash if the Print Screen key is pressed on a 4K monitor

 

• Launching a game from the Game Manager May launch on a single display after enabling and disabling AMD Crossfire in a 3×1 AMD Eyefinity setup

 

• A crash May be experienced if an HDMI display is a clone display device on an HP Envy 15 Notebook

 

• Unable to change resolution if a wireless display is the only connected display

 

• Marginally Increased power consumption May be observed consistently video playback

 

• Flickering May be experienced on some monitors When AMD Free Sync is enabled

 

• Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Building textures May be missing on some AMD Free Sync displays with Vsync enabled

 

• Ark Survival Evolved – Poor Performance May be experienced When running in AMD Crossfire mode

 

• Star Wars: Battlefront – Some flickering May be experienced in the shaded areas of the screen while loading game levels are

 

• Star Wars: Battlefront – May Some users experience minor flickering or corruption at different game location or while viewing the in-game cinematics