AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 addresses numerous bugs and issues that have been reported by the users.
Going into more details, this new driver fixes the flashing and corruption issues in Battlefield 1 when running in Multi GPU with Radeon RX 400 series, and the recording issues – and/or issues toggling the Overlay/Toolbar when Frame Rate Target Control is enabled – when using Radeon ReLive.
Furthermore, this new driver addresses the performance issues with Borderless Fullscreen application support when using AMD’s FreeSync tech.
Those interested can download this new driver from here.
And here is the complete changelog for the AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 driver:
Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 Highlights
Fixed Issues
- AMD FreeSync™ technology may experience performance issues with Borderless Fullscreen application support when a secondary display is attached and has dynamic content running such as video playback in a web browser or if other applications or game launchers are running on the primary screen in the background. A workaround if this issue is experienced is to minimize all other running applications that are on the primary desktop display or on non-primary extended displays.
- Radeon ReLive may fail to install during installation on some system configurations.
- Battlefield™1 may experience flashing or corruption when running in Multi GPU with Radeon RX 400 series.
- Instant Replay fails to enable itself after it has been turned off due to content protection.
- Radeon Settings may not load on system boot for some system configurations.
- Fixed some errors in translations for Radeon Settings and Radeon ReLive.
- Mouse cursor corruption may be intermittently experienced on Radeon RX 480.
- Audio recorded by Radeon ReLive may sometimes exhibit slow motion when played back.
- Radeon ReLive may experience recording issues or issues toggling the Overlay/Toolbar when Frame Rate Target Control is enabled. Users are suggested to disable Frame Rate Target Control when using Radeon ReLive.
- Mouse cursor may stutter in recorded video when there is limited on screen activity outside of minor mouse movement.
- In AMD Multi GPU configurations the secondary graphics product will exit the low power state when Radeon ReLive is enabled.
- Radeon ReLive may sometimes not be able to take screenshots of secondary displays.
- Chromium may fail to utilize hybrid decode for VP9 content.
- DOTA™2 may experience game corruption when performing a task switch while recording with Radeon ReLive in AMD Multi GPU configurations.
Known Issues
- A small amount of apps may still experience issues with Borderless Fullscreen mode and AMD FreeSync™ technology if other applications or game launchers are running on the primary screen in the background.
- Counter-Strike™: Global Offensive and World of Warcraft™ may experience flickering or performance issues the first time the game is launched on a system boot with AMD FreeSync™ technology enabled. Workarounds include exiting and restarting the application or task switching (alt+tab) in and out of the game to fix the issue.
- AMD Multi GPU configurations may experience a system hang or reboot during install when using tiled MST 4K or 5K displays.
- Titanfall™2 may experience black square corruption in game menus or during game play on some Graphics Core Next products.
- FIFA 17™ may experience an application hang or black screen on launch for some select Hybrid Graphics or AMD PowerXpress mobile configurations.
- Radeon Settings may not show display details for connected displays in AMD X-Connect technology mode.
Known Issues for Radeon ReLive
- The XBOX™ DVR application may cause conflicts with Radeon ReLive, users are suggested to disable XBOX™ DVR if Radeon ReLive is experiencing issues.
- Radeon ReLive may fail to install on AMD APU Family products or experience a system hang or failure to record when using the recording feature on AMD APU Family products.
- Battlefield™1 may experience UI flickering and/or performance drops when recording gameplay with Radeon ReLive on graphics products with 4GB or less of VRAM.
- Radeon ReLive recordings may experience flicker when creating a single recording for many hours.
- Radeon ReLive may experience minor graphical corruption for the first few recorded frames when launching UWP applications.
- Radeon ReLive will not allow recording settings to change with Instant Replay enabled. A workaround is to disable Instant Replay and change settings then enable Instant Replay.
- Radeon ReLive Overlay/Toolbar will not launch or Record when running League of Legends™ in Administrator Mode and Windowed Borderless Fullscreen. A work around would be to not use administrator launch privileges or to use Fullscreen mode.
- Vulkan™ applications may experience a game hang when using Radeon ReLive to record.
- Radeon ReLive will not notify an end user of low disk space during recording.
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any reason to buy this for VR?
It’s a free driver update? Unless you mean an AMD card in general. It depends on what you’re starting with, but probably yeah.
I don’t know. I choose between RX480 and GTX 1060, but also have money for GTX 1070
1070 hands down if you have the money for it. However if not i’d go with the 480RX if you aren’t tried to Nvidia’s features
If you can wait, wait for vega ( and all the other cards will be cheaper too ) , there is also the Fury .
Nitro OC+ for 249-299USD -> Bang’Fo’Buck is an KILLER !
I have one, its clearly a beast, you can also undervolt it (Without loosing much fps )
or oc it to a 1070 stock@dx11 lvl if you are a bit lucky ( 1200mhz/600mhz), its also a very quiet/cool card .
The 480 and 1060 trades blows when it comes to DX11 benchmarks so ignore anyone that says the 1060 or 480 wins overall. DX12 is getting mighty popular (Vulkan is there but not popular) though so maybe the 480 is the better purchase and that’s coming from a Nvidia fan.
Saying that if you have the money definitely get the 1070
Well, the RX480 has advantages in DX12 and VR, so if those are your concerns, that’s the way to go. In DX11, the 1060 or the 1070 would both be fine choices. If you’re at 1080p, I’d say the 480 or the 1060 are both more than enough. If you’re gaming at 1440p or higher, waiting or getting the 1070 if you’re not so concerned about VR.
What are advantages of AMD GPUs in VR what Pascal NVIDIA GPUs doesn’t have?
I don’t remember the specifics, but there is tech inside that makes VR game (with their dual screens) run better than most competitors. It’s a combination of software and hardware magic, but benchmarks show a great gain. It’s the highest price/performance card on the market currently.
http://wccftech.com/radeon-rx-480-steam-vr-benchmark-most-affordable/
NVIDIA has such technology called SMP. But I don’t know about anything similar from AMD. There is also nothing mentioned in article which you entered.
I posted it for the benchmarks.
Nope, VR is a joke, just like 3D & Kinect were in turn.
You should try it first. As Vive owner I can say, there is no better game experience in classic monitor than this device can offer. Even with no perfect screen resolution. Feeling that you are in the game is far more better than anything else.
Maybe I have tried it?
F*cking mania with people….. “you don’t like it? Oh, so you haven’t tried it.”
🙂 The most people who criticized VR never tried it. So I automatically assumed that you are one of them. My bad.
Aha.
Good work, another reason for me to go with an AMD GPU next year.
There was never any reason for AMD except pricing. And I presume that wont change ever or anytime soon
lol wut?
I don’t know if you’ve actually bought a recent AMD card but I did. No regrets. That’s how good these drivers are.
I’m loving these notes and what AMD have in store next year. Won’t be long till I leave the Green team.
>Instant Replay fails to enable itself after it has been turned off due to content protection
>content protection
VOMITS
Yup, what did I say? Never install the first version of a big update, just wait for the fix a week later, and that’s exactly what happened. And it looks like it’s still not worth getting…
>Radeon ReLive will not allow recording settings to change with Instant Replay enabled. A workaround is to disable Instant Replay and change settings then enable Instant Replay.
>Vulkan™ applications may experience a game hang when using Radeon ReLive to record.
>Radeon ReLive will not notify an end user of low disk space during recording.