Driver Update: AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.1 Hotfix

AMD has released a new version of Radeon Software Crimson Edition, as the drivers are called today. The drivers are only suitable for the HD 7750 and higher, the HD 8570 and higher, and of course the cards from the R5, R7 and R9 series. As for Windows, only versions 7, 8.1 and 10 are supported. For older cards, now designated as legacy or non-gcn, Catalyst Software Suite version 15.7.1 is the latest stable release and Radeon Software Crimson Edition version 16.2.1 is considered beta offered. This release includes improvements to the game Quantum Break.

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.