Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 18.9.1 Adrenalin Edition Release Notes

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 Highlights

Support For

• Shadow of the Tomb Raider™
• Star Control®: Origins

Fixed Issues

• Radeon FreeSync may fail to enable when playing Monster Hunter™: World.
• Radeon Settings may sometimes not appear in the right-click context menu on Windows® desktop after Radeon Software installation.
• AMD Link may fail to connect on Android Pie devices due to authentication failures.
• Radeon Settings may sometimes popup an error message due to Driver and Radeon Settings version mismatch.
• Cursor or system lag may be observed on some system configurations when two or more displays are connected and one display is powered off.
• Some DirectX®12 gaming applications may experience instability while recording with Radeon ReLive on system configurations using Radeon R9 290 and Radeon R9 390 series graphics products.

Known Issues

• Some AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics system configurations may experience a black screen during installation downgrade to a previous Radeon Software version. A recommended workaround is to perform a clean install during Radeon Software installation.
• Radeon RX Vega Series graphics products may experience elevated memory clocks during system idle.
• System configurations with 16+ CPU cores may experience a random system reboot during installation when upgrading Radeon Software from a version older than RSAE 18.8.1. A clean installation is recommended when performing this Radeon Software upgrade.

Package Contents

The Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 installation package contains the following:

• Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 Driver Version 18.30.17.01 (Windows Driver Store Version 24.20.13017.1009)

The Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 installation package can be downloaded from the following links:

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• Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 Driver for Windows® 10 64-bit​
• Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 Driver for Windows® 10 32-bit​
• Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 Driver for Windows® 7 64-bit
• Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 Driver for Windows® 7 32-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 18.9.1 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 18.9.1.

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

Radeon Product Compatibility

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.

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

AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Compatibility

Ryzen Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics are only supported by AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition on Windows® 10 64-bit.

Mobility Radeon™ Family Compatibility

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.

AMD APU Product Family Compatibility​

AMD APU products are only supported by AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition on Windows® 7 (32 & 64-bit) and Windows® 10 (32 & 64-bit).

​​​​Compatible Operating Systems

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.1 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 7 (32 & 64-bit version with SP1 or higher)

AMD Issue Reporting Form

This driver release incorporates suggestions received through the AMD Issue Reporting Form. To provide us with your feedback, visit the AMD Issue Reporting Form.​ 

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