Graphic Drivers

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1
Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSON16.2.1

This article provides information on the latest posting of the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Driver

Package Contents
The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Driver contains the following:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Driver Version 15.301.1901

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Driver can be downloaded from the following links:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 64-bit
• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 32-bit

Installing the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Driver
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers, please refer to the following support resources:

• • How-To Uninstall AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers from a Windows® Based System
  • How-To Install AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers on a Windows® Based System

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Game Ready Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Far Cry Primal, and the latest update for Dying Light.
Application SLI Profiles
No SLI profiles were added with this release.
3D Vision Profiles
No 3D Vision profiles were added with this release.
3D Compatibility Mode Profiles
No compatibility mode profiles were added with this release.
Software Modules
• NView - version 147.00
• HD Audio Driver - version 1.3.34.4
• NVIDIA PhysX System Software - version 9.15.0428
• GeForce Experience - version 2.9.1.35
• CUDA - version 8.0
Fixed Issues
See “Changes and Fixed Issues in Version 362.00” on page 11 for a list of other changes and resolved issues in this driver version.

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Version 364.47 - WHQL
Release Date Mon Mar 07, 2016
File Size 325.11 MB

Release Highlights

Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix possible makes it into the Game Ready driver. As a result, you can be sure you’ll have the best day-1 gaming experience for your favorite new titles.

Game Ready
Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Tom Clancy’s The Division, Hitman, Need for Speed, Ashes of the Singularity, and Rise of the Tomb Raider

Gaming Technology
Support for Vulkan API

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Installation issues with GeForce driver version 364.47
Answer ID 4054 | Published 03/07/2016 09:28 AM | Updated 03/07/2016 04:36 PM
Installation issues with GeForce driver version 364.47
We have received reports of some users having issues installing today's Game Ready Driver, version 364.47.

Initial investigation suggests the issue is related to doing an "Express" installation. We suggest those willing to try this driver use a Custom -> Clean Install installation.

If you experience issues, you can uninstall the driver through Windows Safe-Mode and revert to a previous version.

Our driver team is actively investigating the issue and we will continue to update this article as we learn more.

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GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER

Version: 364.51 BETA
Release Date: 2016.3.8
File Size: 324.51 MB

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix possible makes it into the Game Ready driver. As a result, you can be sure you’ll have the best day-1 gaming experience for your favorite new titles.

Game Ready
Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Tom Clancy’s The Division, Hitman, Need for Speed, Ashes of the Singularity, and Rise of the Tomb Raider

Gaming Technology
Support for Vulkan API

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3 Release Notes
Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSON16.3
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 16.3 Highlights

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 Vulkan - Industry Forged.
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
• Star Wars Battlefront users may experience flicker in AMD Crossfire™ mode on battle and tutorial loading screens
• Star Wars Battlefront users may experience ground texture issues in certain locations on Survival Hoth missions

Package Contents

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3 Driver contains the following:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3 Driver Version 16.15

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3 Driver can be downloaded from the following links:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 64-bit
• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 32-bit

Installing the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3 Driver

For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers, please refer to the following support resources:

• How-To Uninstall AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers from a Windows® Based System
• How-To Install AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers on a Windows® Based System

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Version 364.51 - WHQL
Release Date Tue Mar 08, 2016
File Size 324.91 MB

Release Highlights

Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix possible makes it into the Game Ready driver. As a result, you can be sure you’ll have the best day-1 gaming experience for your favorite new titles.

Game Ready
Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Tom Clancy’s The Division, Hitman, Need for Speed, Ashes of the Singularity, and Rise of the Tomb Raider

Gaming Technology
Support for Vulkan API

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3.1
Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSON16.3.1
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 16.3.1 Highlights

Updated Crossfire Profiles available for:

• Hitman™

Support for:

• Need for Speed™

Resolved Issues

• Installed or played games sometimes do not show up in the Radeon™ Settings "Gaming" tab.
• Installing via command line may not work for some users. As a workaround please use the default GUI installer.
• Intermittent hang sometimes experienced on UE4 applications.
• Black screen or possible hang after launching Oculus Video Application.
• DirectX®12 application frame rates are no longer locked to the refresh rate of the display panel.

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"
• FFXIV can experience black screen or application hang
• The Division may experience flickering in AMD Crossfire™ mode.
• 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.

• Power efficiency toggle in Radeon™ Settings is showing up for some unsupported products.
• Hitman™ may experience poor AMD Crossfire™ scaling when "Super Sampling" is set to 1.5x.
• Need for Speed™ may experience poor scaling or flickering in AMD Crossfire™ mode.

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kemical said:

Nvidia has released the 364.51 WHQL certified graphics driver. This is a WHQL release for the beta mentioned above.

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Version: 364.72 WHQL
Release Date: 2016.3.28
File Size: 346.32 MB

Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is here! This Game Ready driver brings full support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, optimizations and enhancements for virtual reality games such as EVE: Valkyrie, Chronos, and Elite Dangerous, and the latest support for NVIDIA VRWorks. Make sure your PC is GeForce GTX VR Ready before stepping into the Rift!
The new driver also brings the latest support and enhancements for the upcoming HTC Vive headset.

Game Ready
Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Quantum Break, Killer Instinct, Dark Souls III, and Paragon early-access

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3.2 Release Notes
Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSON16.3.2


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 16.3.2 Highlights

• Support for:
  • Oculus Rift™ SDK v1.3
  • HTC Vive™
  • AMD Radeon™ Pro Duo
    
• Updated Crossfire Profiles available for:
  • Everybody's Gone to the Rapture™
  • Hitman™ in DirectX®11

Resolved Issues

• Counter-Strike™: Global Offensive fails to stretch on non-native display aspect ratios. As part of the new Display Scaling per game feature, users can set "GPU Scaling" to "On" and "Scaling Mode" to "Full Panel" in the Display options tab in Radeon™ Settings as well as setting "Display Scaling" to "Full Panel" in their CSGO gaming profile under the "Gaming, Profile Options" tabs for this to take effect.
• AMD Radeon™ Fury Series may experience corruption on desktop when system is idle for an extended period of time.
• FFXIV can experience black screen or experience an application hang.
• XCOM2™ may experience minor stutter while the camera is panning around a scene.
• Radeon™ Settings check for software update may not display the latest available driver.

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"
• Need For Speed™ may experience poor scaling or flickering in AMD Crossfire™ mode. As a work around users can disable the profile through the Radeon™ Settings game manager.
• The Division™ may experience flickering in AMD Crossfire™ mode.
• Power efficiency toggle in Radeon™ Settings is showing up for some unsupported products.
• DOTA2™ may experience game menu flickering when entering full screen mode with AMD Crossfire™ enabled.
• League of Legends® may experience some graphical corruption on characters death animation in AMD Crossfire™ mode.
• XCOM2™ users may experience an application crash when using AMD Crossfire™ mode. As a work around please disable AMD Crossfire™ for the games profile in the Radeon™ Settings Gaming tab.
• Hitman™ may experience flickering when played in DirectX™ 11 mode. As a work around users are recommended to either set the game to DirectX™ 12 mode in the games settings launcher or simply set “Shadow Resolution” to “Low” in the game settings.

Notes:

• Product is based on the Vulkan™ 1.0 Specification and has been submitted to, and is expected to pass, the Khronos Conformance Process. Current conformance status can be found at www.khronos.org/conformance. Vulkan™ and the Vulkan™ logo are trademarks of the Khronos Group Inc. Vulkan™ and the Vulkan™ logo are trademarks of the Khronos Group Inc.

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.1
Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSON16.4.1
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 16.4.1 Highlights

Support for:

• Quantum Break™
  • Upto 35% faster performance using Quantum Break™ on Radeon™ R9 Fury X than with Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.3.2(1).
• Oculus Rift™
• HTC Vive™

Resolved Issues

• Frame rate capping issues experienced in some DirectX®12 applications is resolved.
• Hitman™ may experience flickering when played in DirectX® 11 mode using high game shadow settings.

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"
• Need For Speed™ may experience poor scaling or flickering in AMD Crossfire™ mode. As a work around users can disable the profile through the Radeon™ Settings game manager.
• The Division™ may experience flickering in AMD Crossfire™ mode.
• Power efficiency toggle in Radeon™ Settings is showing up for some unsupported products.
• XCOM2™ users may experience an application crash when using AMD Crossfire™ mode. As a work around please disable AMD Crossfire™ for the games profile in the Radeon™ Settings Gaming tab.
• Some DX9 applications cannot disable AMD Crossfire™ mode through Radeon™ Settings.
• A small subset of AMD Radeon™ R9 380 users may be experiencing slower than expected fan speeds. A work around is to raise your fan speeds through AMD Overdrive in Radeon™ Settings manually to a desired amount.
• HDMI Scaling options may not be available in Radeon™ Settings on some system configurations.

Package Contents
The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.1 Driver contains the following:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.1 Driver Version 16.15.2211.1001.

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.1 Driver can be downloaded from the following links:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.1 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 64-bit
• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.1 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 32-bit

Installing the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.1 Driver
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers, please refer to the following support resources:

• How-To Uninstall AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers from a Windows® Based System
• How-To Install AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers on a Windows® Based System

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GeForce Hot Fix driver version 364.96
This is GeForce Hot Fix driver version 364.96 that addresses the following:

- Support for DOOM Open Beta

Known issues:

- GFE may show the following error if launched without a network connection: "GeForce Experience encountered an error and must close"

Click the appropriate link to download.

Windows 7 and 8

64 bit Version

32 bit Version

Windows 10

64 bit - Win10

32 bit - Win 10

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2
Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSON16.4.2
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 16.4.2 Highlights

• Updated or New Crossfire Profiles available for:
  • Elite Dangerous™
  • Need for Speed™
    
• AMD Xconnect™ technology: This driver provides full support for Thunderbolt™ 3 eGFX enclosures configured with Radeon™ R9 Fury, Nano or 300 Series GPUs. This driver also provides plug'n'play simplicity, plus an integrated management interface for such devices.(1)
  

Resolved Issues

• The Division™ may experience flickering in AMD Crossfire™ technology mode.
• DOTA2™ toggling between borderless fullscreen and exclusive fullscreen can sometimes cause flickering or corruption when in AMD Crossfire™ technology mode.
• Some DirectX® 9 applications cannot disable AMD Crossfire™ technology mode through Radeon Settings.
• GPU clocks on some products may remain in high states after recovering from an application crash.
• A small subset of AMD Radeon™ R9 380 users may be experiencing slower than expected fan speeds.
• Power efficiency toggle in Radeon Settings is showing up for some unsupported products.
• The check for software updates feature in Radeon Settings may not find the latest available update.
• Some games may fail to show up in Radeon Settings gaming tab.
• The Radeon Settings option may sometimes disappear as a shortcut from the right-click context menu on desktop after a software upgrade.
• Steam®VR Performance Test may experience flickering in AMD Crossfire™ technology mode.
• Stuttering or corruption observed while playing Fallout 4™ on some graphics products in AMD Crossfire™ technology mode.
• Corruption in Hitman™ when using AMD Crossfire™ technology mode.
• Stuttering or freezing in some loading scenes while playing Hitman™ using AMD Crossfire™ technology mode.
• Negative scaling seen on Hitman™ when using AMD Crossfire™ technology mode.

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.
• AMD Radeon Pro Duo users may experience a system crash or hang after resuming from sleep or hibernate.

Disclaimer

(1)Not all notebooks or 2-in-1s feature AMD XConnect™ technology, and not all electronic graphics (eGFX) enclosures are pre-configured with an AMD Radeon™ graphics card and/or feature user upgradability. Base system's software package and BIOS must be configured to support AMD XConnect™ technology. System must have Thunderbolt™ 3 connection. Check with your manufacturer for full specifications and capabilities and visit www.amd.com/xconnect for a list of compatible devices. GD-86


Package Contents
The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 Driver contains the following:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 Driver Version 16.15.2401

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 Driver can be downloaded from the following links:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 64-bit
• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 32-bit

Installing the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 Driver
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers, please refer to the following support resources:

• How-To Uninstall AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers from a Windows® Based System
• How-To Install AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers on a Windows® Based System

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GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER

Version: 365.10 WHQL
Release Date: 2016.5.2
File Size: 344.1 MB

Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix possible makes it into the Game Ready driver. As a result, you can be sure you’ll have the best day-1 gaming experience for your favorite new titles.

Game Ready
Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Battleborn, Forza Motorsport 6: APEX Beta, Overwatch Beta, and Paragon Beta.

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AMD-Radeon-Software-Crimson-Edition-16.5.1
Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSON16.5.1

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 16.5.1 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)

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.

(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


Package Contents
The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Driver contains the following:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Driver Version 16.15.2401.1002.

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Driver can be downloaded from the following links:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 64-bit
• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 32-bit

Installing the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 Driver
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers, please refer to the following support resources:

• How-To Uninstall AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers from a Windows® Based System
• How-To Install AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers on a Windows® Based System

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2
Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSON16.5.2
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 16.5.2 Highlights

• Support for:
  • Doom™

• New AMD Crossfire profile available for:
  • Battleborn™

Fixed Issues

• Radeon Settings may sometimes suggest upgrading to an older driver revision when using the new driver notification feature.
• Frame Rate Target Control may not keep the users previous settings when disabled.
• 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.
• Radeon Settings game manager does not display icons for Origin Games.
• Radeon Settings launch with Eyefinity profiles may sometimes not take effect after system has been rebooted for profiled games.
• Some characters or game areas are rendered very dark in Hitman™ using AMD Crossfire technology mode.
• Restore factory defaults may occasionally not work for the "Display" tab in Radeon Settings.
• The power efficiency toggle in Radeon Settings may be available to some unsupported system configurations.
• The text in Radeon Settings drop down menus may sometimes get cut off when in windowed mode with some Windows DPI scaling settings.
• League of Legends users may experience minor graphical corruption when using AMD Crossfire technology mode.
• Star Wars™: Battlefront users may see corrupted ground textures in the Survival of Hoth mission.

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 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 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.

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GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER

Version: 365.19 WHQL
Release Date: 2016.5.13
File Size: 346.4 MB

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix possible makes it into the Game Ready driver. As a result, you can be sure you’ll have the best day-1 gaming experience for your favorite new titles.

Game Ready
Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for DOOM, Homefront: The Revolution, and Master of Orion

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Release Notes
Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSON16.5.2.1
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 16.5.2.1 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.

(1) Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of May 16, 2016 on the AMD Radeon™ R9 390, on a test system comprising Intel i7 5960X CPU, 16GB memory, AMD RSCE 16.5.2 and AMD RSCE 16.5.2.1, Windows 10 x64 using the game Doom™. PC Manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. At 1920x1080 AMD RSCE 16.5.2 scored 70.29 and AMD RSCE 16.5.2.1 scored 95.11 on the AMD Radeon™ R9 390, which is 35% faster performance.

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.

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Driver can be downloaded from the following links:

• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 64-bit
• AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Driver for Windows® 10, Windows 8.1 & Windows 7 32-bit

Installing the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Driver
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers, please refer to the following support resources:

• How-To Uninstall AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers from a Windows® Based System
• How-To Install AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Drivers on a Windows® Based System

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GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER

Version: 368.22 WHQL
Release Date: 2016.5.23
File Size: 351.49 MB

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Prior to a new title launching, our driver team is working up until the last minute to ensure every performance tweak and bug fix possible makes it into the Game Ready driver. As a result, you can be sure you’ll have the best day-1 gaming experience for your favorite new titles.

Game Ready
Learn more about how to get the optimal experience for Overwatch, World of Tanks, and War Thunder

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