Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2

[Despoiler]

BIG Update!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/11664/amd-radeon-software-crimson-relive-edition-1772

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-art...mson-ReLive-Edition-17.7.2-Release-Notes.aspx

Article Number: RN-WIN-RADEONCRIMSONRELIVE-17.7.2
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 17.7.2 Highlights

New Features and Improvements

Radeon Settings

• Radeon Additional Settings has been retired and its previously supported controls for Switchable Graphics, Color Depth and Pixel Format have all been moved into Radeon Settings.

Radeon ReLive (1)

• Now supports bitrates up to 100Mbps for recording or capturing.
• Added new controls for camera transparency.
• Optimized memory usage for lower overhead while recording or capturing.
• Added new notifications for Instant Replay Saving, Recording Timers in Overlay Toolbar and Network Connectivity Issues when streaming.
• Enhanced Audio Controls: Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition now has support for customizable microphone volume controls, audio boost for captured replays and push to talk (mouse + keyboard) support for microphone.

Radeon Chill(2)

• Now supports DirectX®12 and Vulkan™. For more details on new and supported games visit http://www.radeon.com/chill.
• Now supports Multi-GPU.
• Now supports Hybrid Graphics system configurations.
• Now supports Radeon XConnect™ Technology system configurations.

Enhanced Sync(3)

• Enhanced Sync is a display technology which helps minimize screen tearing while decreasing latency and stuttering at an unlocked frame rate. Enhanced Sync is available in Radeon Settings Game Manager under the "Wait for Vertical Refresh" drop down menu.

Per-Display Color Controls(4)

• Per-Display Color Controls are now available in the display tab of Radeon Settings allowing users to configure Brightness, Hue, Contrast and Saturation.

Game Responsiveness(5)

• Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 features optimizations for improved gaming responsiveness in DirectX®9 and select DirectX®11 gaming titles.

Radeon WattMan(6)

• Now supports memory underclocking.
• Now supports power state controls.

Frame Rate Target Control(7)

• Now supports DirectX®12 and Multi-GPU.

Shader Cache(8)

• Shader Cache is now supported for select DirectX®9 titles

Radeon Software Vanguard Beta Program

• The Radeon Software Vanguard Beta Tester program aims at opening a channel for selected participants to work directly with AMD, giving a voice and platform to share their passion for Radeon Software. For more information about Radeon Software Vanguard visit www.Radeon.com/Vanguard.

Radeon.com Feedback and Feature Voting

• Radeon Software feedback and feature voting has been updated. Visit www.radeon.com/feedback to provide Radeon Software feedback and vote on future Radeon Software features.

Fixed Issues

• Mass Effect™: Andromeda may experience incorrect colors when using an HDR display and a secondary SDR display connected in extended mode.
• Fan speeds when using Radeon WattMan may remain elevated and not drop back to idle states after 3D workloads.
• Some video playback applications may experience stutter in fullscreen with AMD FreeSync™ technology enabled.
• 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.

Known Issues

• Radeon WattMan fan settings may reset to defaults on Radeon Software upgrade to 17.7.2.
• Tekken™ 7 may experience a crash (Chapter 13) on some Radeon RX 380 Series graphics products.
• GPU Scaling may fail to work on some DirectX®11 applications.
• 4x Multi-GPU system configurations may fail to enable AMD CrossFire technology mode due to a missing toggle in Radeon Settings.
• Some protected content applications may experience an HDCP error code while playing BluRay content. A workaround is to unplug and re-plug the connected display or turn the display off and then back on.

Disclaimer

1. Radeon ReLive updates are compatible with: AMD Radeon™ Graphics Core Next-based Products. Supports: Windows® 7/10.
2. Radeon Chill updates are compatible with Radeon™ consumer graphics products in supported DirectX®9, DirectX®11, DirectX®12 and Vulkan games for Windows®7/10. For more details and a whitelist of supported games, see http://www.radeon.com/chill GD-121. Dual graphics configurations not supported.
3. Compatible with: AMD Radeon™ RX 400 & 500 series GPUs. Supports: DirextX® 9, 11, 12 & Windows® 7/10.
4. Compatible with: AMD Radeon™ GCN products. Supports: Windows® 7/10.
5. Compatible with: AMD Radeon™ GCN products in DirectX®9 and select DirectX®11 games for Windows® 7/10.
6. Overclocking AMD processors, including without limitation, altering clock frequencies / multipliers or memory timing / voltage, to operate beyond their stock specifications will void any applicable AMD product warranty, even when such overclocking is enabled via AMD hardware and/or software. This may also void warranties offered by the system manufacturer or retailer. Users assume all risks and liabilities that may arise out of overclocking AMD processors, including, without limitation, failure of or damage to hardware, reduced system performance and/or data loss, corruption or vulnerability. GD-106. Memory underclocking is compatible with: AMD Radeon™ RX 500 Series. Supports: Windows® 7/10. Power State Controls are Compatible with: AMD Radeon™ RX 400 & 500 series GPUs. Supports: Windows® 7/10. See disclaimer section for more information on overclocking and overclocking warnings.
7. Compatible with: AMD Radeon™ GCN Products. Supports: Windows® 7/10
8. Compatible with: AMD Radeon™ GCN products in supported DirectX®9 and DirectX®11 games for Windows® 7/10

Package Contents

The Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 installation package contains the following:

• Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 Driver Version 17.10.3211.1041 (Windows Driver Store Version 22.19.662.4)

 

[Elixer]

Tekken™ 7 may experience a crash (Chapter 13) on some Radeon RX 380 Series graphics products.

I wonder what the issue is there?
Card BIOS changes between OEMs?

 

[Despoiler]

Welp these drivers have issues. I'm getting 20fps in Firestrike GT1. It looks like PCI-E is stuck @ 1.1 even when rendering. Rollback fixes issue. Bug report submitted.

 

[ThatBuzzkiller]

When are they going to support the new shader model 6.1 ? It would also be nice if AMD can get same day support for when shader model 6.2 spec is ratified since there's going to be native support for FP16!

 

[Aenra]

Fixed Issues

• Fan speeds when using Radeon WattMan may remain elevated and not drop back to idle states after 3D workloads.

Known Issues

• Radeon WattMan fan settings may reset to defaults on Radeon Software upgrade to 17.7.2.

.......Great job guys!!

 

[Krteq]

Info from Alexey (RivaTuner/MSI AB developer)

MSI AB, WattTool and other applications using AMD's official Wattman overclocking API will require update to get working with 17.7.2 drivers again. Updates will be available once AMD refresh their SDK.

Temporarily, unofficial overclocking mode in MSI AB and Trixx (uses unofficial path by default) seem to be working.

 

[Ancalagon44]

Game Responsiveness(5)

• Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 features optimizations for improved gaming responsiveness in DirectX®9 and select DirectX®11 gaming titles.

I'd be interested to know what this means. Lower CPU usage? Higher framerates? Better frame times?

Would be nice to have a benchmark of before and after to see what has changed.

 

[Krteq]

Well, I have a nice perf. boost (10 - 20 FPS) in War Thunder (DX11 title).

 

[Paul98]

I am getting random overwatch crashes and had to revert to old drivers

 

[Yakk]

Well, I have a nice perf. boost (10 - 20 FPS) in War Thunder (DX11 title).

What?! Really?

If so then... Daaammnnn, did AMD finally figure out how to circumvent gameworks on this game?

Gonna have to try this.

 

[Krteq]

Hmm, what exactly do you mean? PhysX is handled by CPU and WaveWorks implementation is using DirectCompute for AMD/Intel GPUs.

 

[Yakk]

At the time I lost about 10FPS + Crossfire support was removed when Gaijin implemented gameworks.

If AMD was able to get those FPS back it's at least some good news.

 

[Paul98]

Anyone seen any benchmarks for this driver?

 

[wege12]

Anyone notice negative overclocking results after this update?

 

[thilanliyan]

Info from Alexey (RivaTuner/MSI AB developer)

Thanks for the heads up. I reverted to 16.11 because Afterburner wasn't working properly but I'll try the unofficial mode.

 

[Krteq]

New MSI AB Beta version with support of AMD OverdriveN X2 introduced in Radeon Software 17.7.2

=> Info & Download link: forums.guru3d.com

It works

 

[EXCellR8]

I can confirm beta 15 Afterburner works for 17.7.2 otherwise I could NOT get my card to OC.

I was running the RX 480 @ 1375 core / 2100 mem but now I get checkered artifacts and the driver crashes and resets. Any idea why it could be doing this? I don't really need the OC but the card seemed to handle it quite well before I installed these drivers.