AMD release their Radeon Software 17.5.2 Driver

AMD release their Radeon Software 17.5.2 Driver

AMD release their Radeon Software 17.5.2 Driver

 

AMD has now released their Radeon software 17.5.2 driver, which offers another 4.5% performance boost in Prey which when combined with the performance improvements in 17.5.1 will deliver almost 10% more boost in framerate when compared to last month’s driver releases.  

This new driver also fixes several hang/crash issues that are present in NieR: Automata and loading time issues that are present in Forza Horizon 3. 

 

AMD release their Radeon Software 17.5.2 Driver  

Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition is AMD’s advanced graphics software for enabling high-performance gaming and engaging VR experiences. Create, capture, and share your remarkable moments. Effortlessly boost performance and efficiency. Experience Radeon Software with industry-leading user satisfaction, rigorously-tested stability, comprehensive certification, and more.

 

Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.5.2 Highlights


Support For

    • Prey
      • Up to 4.5% performance improvement measured on Radeon RX 580 8GB graphics when compared to Radeon Software Crimson ReLive edition 17.5.1

Fixed Issues

    • NieR: Automata may experience a random hang or application crash after short periods of gameplay.
    • Forza Horizon 3 may experience very long map/launch load times.
    • The primary display adapter may sometimes appear disabled in Radeon Settings while driving a display from the linked adapter in Multi-GPU system configurations.
    • Radeon RX 550 series graphics products may experience a system hang when entering sleep or hibernate modes.

Known Issues

    • Virtual Super Resolution may fail to enable on some Radeon RX 400 and Radeon RX 500 series graphics products.
    • The Display feature in Radeon Settings “GPU Scaling” may not function for some games.
    • A small amount of apps may still experience issues with Borderless Fullscreen mode and AMD FreeSyncâ„¢ technology if other applications or game launchers are running on the primary screen in the background.
    • Counter-Strikeâ„¢: Global Offensive and World of Warcraftâ„¢ may experience flickering or performance issues the first time the game is launched on a system boot with AMD FreeSyncâ„¢ technology enabled. Workarounds include exiting and restarting the application or task switching (alt+tab) in and out of the game to fix the issue.

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.
    • Radeon ReLive may intermittently fail to work after performing task switches of applications. A work around is to disable and then enable the feature in Radeon Software.
    • Radeon ReLive may exhibit corruption in recordings when capturing Microsoft Office applications.
    • Radeon ReLive may experience recording or streaming issues when task switching using ALT+TAB.

Supported Desktop GPUs 

Radeon Desktop Product Family Compatibility

Radeon RX 580 AMD Radeon RX 570
Radeon RX 560  AMD RX 550
Radeon RX 400 Series Graphics AMD Radeon R7 300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon Pro Duo AMD Radeon R7 200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series Graphics AMD Radeon R5 300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 Nano Series Graphics AMD Radeon R5 200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 300 Series Graphics AMD Radeon HD 8500 – HD 8900 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 200 Series Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7700 – HD 7900 Series Graphics

 

Full Release notes for this driver can be viewed here

 

Download Links

– Windows 7 (32-bit | 64-bit)

 

Read more on AMD’s Radeon Software Crimson 17.5.2 driver on the OC3D Forums.

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