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Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 Highlights

Support For

• • DiRT 4™
    • Multi GPU profile
    • Up to 30% performance improvement when using 8xMSAA measured on Radeon RX 580 8GB graphics when compared to Radeon Software Crimson ReLive edition 17.5.2⁽¹⁾
  • Prey®
    • Up to 4% performance improvement measured on Radeon RX 580 8GB graphics when compared to Radeon Software Crimson ReLive edition 17.5.2⁽²⁾

Fixed Issues

• • Virtual Super Resolution may fail to enable on some Radeon RX 400 and Radeon RX 500 series graphics products.
  • HDR may fail to enable on some displays for QHD or higher resolutions.
  • Flickering may be observed on some Radeon RX 500 series products when using HDMI® with QHD high refresh rate displays.
  • AMD XConnect: systems with Modern Standby enabled may experience a system hang after resuming from hibernation.
  • Fast mouse movement may cause an FPS drop or stutter in Prey® when running in Multi GPU system configurations.
  • Adjusting memory clocks in some third party overclocking applications may cause a hang on Radeon R9 390 Series products.
  • Graphics memory clock may fluctuate causing inconsistent frame rates while gaming when using AMD FreeSync technology.
  • Mass Effect™: Andromeda may experience stutter or hitching in Multi GPU system configurations.
  • The GPU Scaling feature in Radeon Settings may fail to enable for some applications.
  • Error message “Radeon Additional Settings: Host application has stopped working” pop up will sometimes appear when hot plugging displays with Radeon Settings open.

Known Issues

• • Graphical corruption may be experienced in Tom Clancy’s™: Rainbow Six Siege when MSAA is enabled.
  • Adobe™ Lightroom may experience an application crash with GPU acceleration enabled on Windows® 7 system configurations using Radeon RX 390 Series graphics products.
  • A small amount of apps may experience issues with Borderless Fullscreen mode and AMD FreeSync™ technology if other applications or game launchers are running on the primary screen in the background.
  • Counter-Strike™: Global Offensive and World of Warcraft™ may experience flickering or performance issues the first time the game is launched on a system boot with AMD FreeSync™ 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.

Package Contents

The Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 installation package contains the following:

• • Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 Driver Version 17.10.3211 (Windows Driver Store Version 22.19.171.1)

Disclaimer

^1. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of June 6, 2017 on the Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) graphics card, on a test system comprising Intel i7 7700K CPU, 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition driver 17.6.1 and Radeon Software Crimson Edition 17.5.2 and Windows 10 x64 using the game DiRT 4™. At 3840×2160, Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 scored on average 24.5 frames per second and Radeon Software Crimson Edition 17.5.2 scored on average 18.8 frames per second using the Radeon RX 580 8GB graphics card, which is 30% faster performance. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers or game builds.

^2.  Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of June 6, 2017 on the Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) graphics card, on a test system comprising Intel i7 7700K CPU, 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition driver 17.6.1 and Radeon Software Crimson Edition 17.5.2 and Windows 10 x64 using the game Prey™. At 2560×1440, Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 scored on average 60.9 frames per second and Radeon Software Crimson Edition 17.5.2 scored on average 58.5 frames per second using the Radeon RX 580 8GB graphics card, which is 4% faster performance. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers or game builds.

The Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 installation package can be downloaded from the following links:

• • AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 17.6.1 Driver for Windows® 10 64-bit​
  • AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 17.6.1 Driver for Windows® 10 32-bit​
  • AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 17.6.1 Driver for Windows® 8.1 64-bit​
  • AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 17.6.1 Driver for Windows® 7 64-bit​
  • AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 17.6.1 Driver for Windows® 7 32-bit​

Installing Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition, please refer to the following support resources:

• • How-To Uninstall Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition on a Windows® Based System
  • How-To Install Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition on a Windows® Based System

NOTE: 
This driver is not intended for use on AMD Radeon products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their system manufacturer for driver support.

When installing Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 for the Windows® operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1.

Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

Radeon Product Compatibility
Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.

Note: AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury, Radeon™ Pro Duo and Radeon™ RX 400 Series are only supported by Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition on Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit. AMD Radeon™ RX 500 Series graphics are only supported by Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition on Windows 7/10 64-bit.

Mobility Radeon™ Family Compatibility
Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.

Compatible Operating Systems
Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 is designed to support the following Microsoft® Windows® platforms. Operating System support may vary depending on your specific AMD Radeon product.

• • Windows® 10 (32 & 64-bit version)
  • Windows 8.1 (64-bit version)
  • Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit version with SP1 or higher)