Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 19.6.2 Adrenalin Edition Release Notes

Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.6.2 Highlights

Added Vulkan™ Support

• VK_EXT_host_query_reset
  • Allows resets of queries from the host, rather than on the GPU.
• VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive
  • Gives applications explicit control over exclusive full-screen modes (this is for instance useful for HDR support).
• VK_AMD_display_native_hdr
  • Exposes FreeSync2 capabilities for improved HDR support.
• VK_EXT_separate_stencil_usage
  • Separates the usage flags for depth/stencil aspects of a depth/stencil image making it possible to restrict/expand the usage relative to the depth aspect.
• VK_KHR_uniform_buffer_standard_layout
  • Provides more flexible alignment for uniform buffers, enabling among other things, the usage of std430 layouts in Vulkan.

Fixed Issues

• Wireless VR may experience performance drops across multiple game titles on some Radeon RX 400 and Radeon RX 500 series graphics products.
• Performance Metrics Overlay may fail to enable or may be disabled when toggling Radeon Overlay while in game.
• A TDR may occur when exiting some gaming applications that are using DirectX®12 API when multiple displays are connected and in clone mode.
• Microsoft® PIX tool may fail when a GPU is connected using AMD XConnect™ Technology.
• Crackdown™3 may experience an application or game hang on Radeon R7 370 series graphics products.

Known Issues

• Radeon ReLive streaming and uploading of videos and other content to Facebook™ is currently unavailable.
• ASUS TUF Gaming FX505 may experience discrete GPU connection issues with devices disappearing from device manager when the system is idle.
• Performance Metrics Overlay and Radeon WattMan gauges may experience inaccurate fluctuating readings on AMD Radeon VII.
• ACER Swift 3 with AMD Ryzen Processor may experience system instability when upgrading to Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.6.2 using the Custom Clean Installation option.
• Graphics driver may not uninstall correctly when using the express uninstall option on some Ryzen APUs.

Important Notes

• AMD Ryzen™ Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics FAQ for Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition can be found here.

Package Contents

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.6.2 installation package contains the following:

• Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.6.2 Driver Version 19.20.01.07 (Windows Driver Store Version 26.20.12001.7006)

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.6.2 installation package can be downloaded from the following links:

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• Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.6.2 Driver for Windows® 10 64-bit
• Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.6.2 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 19.6.2 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 19.6.2.

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.6.2 requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

Radeon Product Compatibility

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.6.2 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.

Mobility Radeon™ Product Compatibility

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.6.2 is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.

​​​​AMD Processors with Radeon Graphics Product Compatibility

Compatible Operating Systems

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 19.6.2 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