Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 Highlights
Support For
- Hitman™2
- Up to 3% faster performance in Hitman 2 with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 on the Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.10.2 at 1920×1080. RS-230
- Battlefield™ V Early Access
- Up to 8% faster performance in Battlefield V with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 on the Radeon™ RX Vega 64 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.10.2 at 1920×1080. RS-231
- Up to 9% faster performance in Battlefield V with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 on the Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.10.2 at 1920×1080. RS-232
- Fallout™ 76
Fixed Issues
- When using Radeon Overlay on system configurations with the latest Windows®10 October 2018 Update some users may experience intermittent instability or game crashes.
- Assassin’s Creed™: Origins may experience an application crash while launching or playing the game in Windows®7.
- Wolfenstein™ II: The New Colossus may experience corruption when viewing lava or water.
- Strange Brigade™ may experience intermittent application crashes when using DirectX®12 API.
Known Issues
- Radeon Overlay may not appear when toggled on systems with multiple displays when Battlefield™ V is running.
- Some systems running multiple displays may experience mouse lag when at least one display is enabled but powered off.
- Radeon RX Vega Series graphics products may experience elevated memory clocks during system idle.
Footnotes
- Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of November 7, 2018 on the 8GB Radeon™ RX 580, with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 installed, on a test system comprising of Intel i7 7700k CPU (4.2 GHz), 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, and Windows 10 x64. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. With medium presets on Hitman 2 using the DirectX11 API, at 1920×1080, the Radeon™ RX 580 scored 57.2 FPS with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1, whereas Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.10.2 scored 55.40 FPS. Comparing software versions, Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 has 3% faster performance in Hitman 2. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RS-230
- Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of November 8, 2018 on the 8GB Radeon™ RX Vega64, with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 installed, on a test system comprising of Intel i7 7700k CPU (4.2 GHz), 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, and Windows 10 x64. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. With ultra-presets on Battlefield V using the DirectX11 API, at 1920×1080, the Radeon™ RX Vega 64 scored 142.6 FPS with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1, whereas Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.10.2 scored 131.8 FPS. Comparing software versions, Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 has 8% faster performance in Battlefield V. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RS-231
- Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of November 8, 2018 on the 8GB Radeon™ RX 580, with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 installed, on a test system comprising of Intel i7 7700k CPU (4.2 GHz), 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, and Windows 10 x64. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. With ultra-presets on Battlefield V using the DirectX11 API, at 1920×1080, the Radeon™ RX 580 scored 91.1 FPS with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1, whereas Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.10.2 scored 83.2 FPS. Comparing software versions, Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 has 9% faster performance in Battlefield V. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RS-232
Package Contents
The Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 installation package contains the following:
- Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 Driver Version 18.40.11.01 (Windows Driver Store Version 25.20.14011.1003)
The Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 installation package can be downloaded from the following links:
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- Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 Driver for Windows® 10 64-bit
- Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 Driver for Windows® 7 64-bit
Installing Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition, please refer to the following support resources:
- How-To Uninstall Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition on a Windows® Based System
- How-To Install Radeon Software Adrenalin 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 Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 for the Windows® operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1.
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.
Radeon Product Compatibility
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.
| Radeon Desktop Product Family Compatibility | |
| Radeon RX Vega Series Graphics | Radeon™ RX 500 / Radeon 500X Series Graphics |
| Radeon™ RX 400 Series Graphics | AMD Radeon™ Pro Duo |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 300 Series Graphics | AMD Radeon™ R7 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 8900 Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 200 Series Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 7700 – HD 7900 Series Graphics |
Mobility Radeon™ Family Compatibility
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.
| Radeon Mobility Product Family Compatibility | |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 M300 Series Graphics | AMD Radeon™ R7 M200 Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 M300 Series Graphics | AMD Radeon™ R5 M200 Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ R5 M300 Series Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 8500M – HD 8900M Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 M200 Series Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 7700M – HD 7900M Series Graphics |
Compatible Operating Systems
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1 is designed to support the following Microsoft® Windows® platforms. Operating System support may vary depending on your specific AMD Radeon product.
- Windows® 10 64-bit version
- Windows 7 64-bit version with SP1 or higher
