AMD releases their Radeon Software 19.5.1 Driver for RAGE 2
AMD releases their Radeon Software 19.5.1 Driver for RAGE 2
Developers will also be glad to know that AMD’s 19.5.1 driver also enabled support for Instruction Tracing within their Radeon GPU Profiler 1.5.x tools, granting them an extra feature which could enable deeper levels of hardware optimisation for upcoming PC games. Â
With Radeon Software Adrenalin 19.5.1 AMD has also provided their users with a wide range of bug fixes, impacting games like DOOM, driver installs on older HD 7970-based systems and prevents system hangs when RX 400/500 series graphics cards are used with 8K displays.Â
Support For
– RAGE®2
  – Up to 16% performance gains with AMD Radeon⢠Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1, on an AMD Radeon⢠VII.RS-295
– Windows®10 May 2019 Update
– Instruction Tracing for Radeon GPU Profiler 1.5.X
Fixed Issues
– Performance metrics overlay may experience intermittent flicker when playing back protected content with this feature enabled.
– DOOM⢠may experience an application hang during launch on AMD XConnect⢠Technology system configurations.
– Radeon Software installation may fail or get stuck at 33% when installing on AMD Radeon HD 7970 system configurations.
– Some Radeon RX 400 and Radeon RX 500 series graphics products may experience a system hang when hot plugging 8K displays.
– AMD Radeon VII may fail to apply Radeon Settings video profiles to video playback.
– HTC VIVE⢠devices may experience connection or detection issues by the OS or SteamVRâ¢.
– System instability may be experienced on ASUS TUF Gaming FX505 laptop when a wireless display is connected.
– Stuttering or frame drop may be experienced when playing back DivX interlaced content in the Windows® Movies & TV application.
– Radeon RX Vega series graphics products may experience higher than expected memory clocks at idle or desktop with multi-display system configurations.
– Some system configurations may not be able to set 10-Bit color in Radeon Settings when the connected display is set to 4K 60hz.
– Enhanced Sync may fail to enable on Radeon FreeSync enabled displays in DirectX®9 API games on game first launch.
– AMD Link may experience intermittent authentication issues. An update of the AMD Link application is also required.
– Some games may experience texture flickering or corruption on Radeon RX Vega series graphics products when using the Vulkan⢠API.
Known Issues
– Radeon ReLive streaming and uploading of videos and other content to Facebook is currently unavailable.
– ASUS TUF Gaming FX505 may experience discrete GPU connection issues with devices disappearing from device manager when the system is idle.
– World War Z may experience an application hang after extended periods of play.
– AMD Radeon VII may experience screen flicker in multi display setups on desktop or while applications are running.
– Performance metrics overlay and Radeon WattMan gauges may experience inaccurate fluctuating readings on AMD Radeon VII.
– HDR Video may freeze or have corruption during playback when using Movies and TV Application with some Ryzen APUs.
Footnotes
Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of May 8th, 2019 on the 16GB AMD Radeon⢠VII, on a test system comprising of Intel i9-9900K CPU (3.6 GHz), 16GB DDR4 memory, and Windows 10×64. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Rage 2 (Vulkan) with the high preset at 4K (3840×2160), when running Radeon⢠Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1, on the AMD Radeon⢠VII scored an average 44.4 FPS while Radeon⢠Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.4.3 scored an average 38.3 FPS. Therefore, in the above comparison, Radeon⢠Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.1 shows 16% greater performance. All scores are an average of 3 runs with the same settings. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RS-295
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Supported Desktop GPUsÂ
Radeon Desktop Product Family Compatibility
Radeon RX Vega Series & Radeon VII AMD Radeon Pro Duo Radeon RX 580/590 AMD Radeon RX 570 Radeon RX 560 Â AMD RX 550 Radeon RX 400 Series Graphics AMD Radeon R7 300 Series Graphics AMD Radeon Pro Duo AMD Radeon R7Â 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 8900Â Series Graphics AMD Radeon R9 200 Series Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7700 – HD 7900 Series Graphics
Supported APUs
Radeon Desktop Product Family Compatibility
AMD Ryzen Mobeile Processors with Vega Graphics AMD Athlon Mobile Processors with Vega Graphics AMD A-Series and FX Processors with Radeon Graphics AMD Ryzen pro Mobile Processors with Vega Graphics AMD Athlon Pro Mobile Processors with Vega Graphics AMD A-Series Pro Processors with Radeon Graphics
Download Links
– Windows 10Â (64-bit)
– Windows 7Â (64-bit)
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