This article provides information on the latest posting of the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Driver. The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Driver is compatible with the following AMD products. This one brings support for Oculus Rift SDK v1.3, the HTC Vive but also adds a Crissfire profile for Hitman and support for Doom and Battleborn.
| AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility | |
| AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series Graphics | AMD Radeon R7 300 Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon R9 Nano Series Graphics | AMD Radeon R7 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 |
SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
- Windows 10 32-bit/64-bit
- Windows 8.1 32-bit/64-bit
- Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Highlights
- Performance increase by up to 35% on AMD Radeon R9 390 series products in Doom™ versus Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2(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".
- Users in Quad AMD Crossfire technology configurations may be unable to re-enable AMD Crossfire mode when using the global AMD Crossfire option in the "Gaming" tab and toggling it from on to off.
- The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt inventory and character pages may exhibit flickering in AMD Crossfire technology mode.
- Call of Duty™: Advanced Warfare may exhibit stuttering when using AMD FreeSync™ technology and AMD Crossfire technology in conjunction.
- Installing Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 multiple times on the same machine after rebooting may cause the installer to hang.
- The AMD Crossfire mode options in Radeon Settings may not take effect on Origin or Uplay applications.
- Radeon Settings Additional Settings page may not be available when upgrading to Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 from the current windows update driver. As a work around please clean uninstall all current Radeon Software when upgrading if your system exhibits this issue.
- Some textures may exhibit flickering in Fallout™ 4 when using AMD Crossfire technology.
- Forza Motorsport 6: Apex™ may exhibit brightness flickering when using AMD FreeSync™ technology.
- Frame Rate Target Control gaming profiles may fail to enable for some games.
Package Contents
The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Driver contains the following:
- AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.2.1 Driver Version 16.20.1010.1002.
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