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AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.7.1

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AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.7.1

DRIVER BUILD

16.20.1035

SUPPORTED SYSTEMS

Windows 10 32-bit/64-bit
Windows 8.1 32-bit/64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit

HIGHLIGHTS

The Radeon™ RX 480’s power distribution has been improved for AMD reference boards, lowering the current drawn from the PCIe bus.
A new “compatibility mode” UI toggle has been made available in the Global Settings menu of Radeon Settings. This option is designed to reduce total power with minimal performance impact if end users experience any further issues. This toggle is “off” by default.
Performance improvements for the Polaris architecture that yield performance uplifts in popular game titles of up to 3% [1]. These optimizations are designed to improve the performance of the Radeon™ RX 480, and should substantially offset the performance impact for users who choose to activate the "compatibility" toggle.

FIXED ISSUES

Radeon™ RX 480 limited PCI-E Bandwidth (PCI-E bandwidth is now at the correct speed on the Radeon™ RX 480) with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.
Minor stuttering no longer occurs in Grand Theft Auto V on Radeon™ RX 480 with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.
Video corruption will not be observed in DOOM with resolutions above 1920x1080 with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.
Hitman™ graphical corruption no longer occurs when the game is set to use DirectX®12 API and using zoom with weapons with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.
Display will not exhibit minor flicker on Radeon™ RX 480 when Freesync is enabled on a games launch or exit with Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1.

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".
Radeon™ Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War™: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.
DiRT™ Rally may experience flickering terrain in some races when the advanced blending option is enabled in the games settings page.
Some Overdrive settings may not appear in Radeon Settings for Radeon™ Fury X when in AMD Crossfire mode.
Dota™2 may crash when using the Vulkan™ API and the user changes resolutions or quality settings.
Battlefield™ 4 may experience crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.
Need for Speed™ may experience flickering on some light sources in AMD Crossfire mode.
Frame Rate Target Control gaming profiles may fail to enable for some games.
Radeon Wattman may retain settings of an overclock after it has failed. If you have failed an overclock with a system hang or reboot make sure to use the "Reset" option in the Radeon WattMan settings page when the system has rebooted.
Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ on Radeon™ RX 480.
Assassin's Creed® Syndicate may experience a game crash or hang when in game settings are set to high or greater.
Disabling AMD Crossfire mode on Radeon™ RX 480 may disable the device in Windows® Device Manager. A workaround is to reboot the system to re-enable the device.

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Fixed, Good Job AMD.
 
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got a link to that? cant seem to find it on the from page of toms.
 
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I wonder if TPU will bench it with this driver.
 
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im sure they will
 
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What about performance ??? :)
 
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they didnt use the compatibility toggle clearly.

no reason to really.

some nice gains for a minor update.
 
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they didnt use the compatibility toggle clearly.

no reason to really.

some nice gains for a minor update.
Hu?
The previous driver had lower PCI-e power draw, and that's the one that matters!
 
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there are two fixes as well as 3% performance improvements in certain games.

1. redistribute power phase switching to favor 6 pin PEG, reducing PCIe slot power to be in spec. This has no effect on total power or performance.

2. Compatibility toggle to lower total power so 6 pin PEG and slot is in spec. Obviously reduced performance as well as power.

#1 is mandatory, #2 is a setting in crimson you turn on.

OC3D did not turn on the toggle, as they got improved frame rates. had they used it, they would have slightly less.
 
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I really can't wrap my head around the decision of releasing the card in its inital configuration. It is so stupid.
 
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I really can't wrap my head around the decision of releasing the card in its inital configuration. It is so stupid.

Agreed. And the way they managed to fix it for all customers with minimum effort (just a download and install of a driver) and the way RX480 is manufactured in order for a simple driver fix to correct things otherwise fixable only with BIOS update is something to be praised imho.
 
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Not sure what you are trying to point out here, nothing new in there.

They tested with the Compatibility mode on. You mentioned in your post that Overclock3d didn't so I thought about giving you that link.
 
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ah, gotcha.

toms did as well.
 
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