AMD Releases Crimson 16.7.2 WHQL

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http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-art...are-Crimson-Edition-16.7.2-Release-Notes.aspx


Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 Highlights

• • The "compatibility mode" UI toggle was designed to reduce total power with minimal performance impact on AMD Radeon™ RX480 reference boards and has been made available to users in the Global Settings menu of Radeon Settings (first introduced in the previous Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 driver). This toggle is in "off" by default.
  • ​Support for DOOM (with Vulkan API) – enables performance enhancements through support for Async Compute and Shader Intrinsics.

Important Update

• • These drivers are now Microsoft WHQL certified

Fixed Issues

• • In the previous Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 driver the "Restore Factory Defaults" option under Preferences of Radeon Settings Software would not set the "Compatibility Mode" UI toggle to its default "OFF" value. This is fixed in the Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 driver. The "Restore Factory Defaults" options resets all Radeon Settings to their factory default values.

 

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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".
  • Radeon™ Pro Duo may experience a black screen in Total War™: Warhammer with the games API set to DirectX®12 and V-Sync enabled.
  • DiRT™ Rally may experience flickering terrain in some races when the advanced blending option is enabled in the games settings page.
  • Some Overdrive settings may not appear in Radeon Settings for Radeon™ Fury X when in AMD Crossfire mode.
  • Dota™2 may crash when using the Vulkan™ API and the user changes resolutions or quality settings.
  • Battlefield™ 4 may experience crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.
  • Need for Speed™ may experience flickering on some light sources in AMD Crossfire mode.
  • Frame Rate Target Control gaming profiles may fail to enable for some games.
  • Radeon Wattman may retain settings of an overclock after it has failed. If you have failed an overclock with a system hang or reboot make sure to use the "Reset" option in the Radeon WattMan settings page when the system has rebooted.
  • Low frame rate or stutter may be experienced Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ on Radeon™ RX 480.
  • Assassin's Creed® Syndicate may experience a game crash or hang when in game settings are set to high or greater.
  • Disabling AMD Crossfire mode on Radeon™ RX 480 may disable the device in Windows® Device Manager. A workaround is to reboot the system to re-enable the device.

 

[Yakk]

Only difference is they are WHQL?

Doesn't mean much for home use, but good... I guess.

 

[Bacon1]

People have said they can't do DRM content without WHQL so I guess thats good. Was hoping for another actual release though

 

[alexruiz]

Are these the same ones as 16.7.2 released on Jul 9?

 

[Bacon1]

Appears so, just WHQL for people that need that.

 

[Elixer]

Yeah, finally, after a way too long delay DRM is happy again with WHQL drivers.

 

[alexruiz]

Oh you are right guys, DRM stuff will need the WHQL drivers
I guess I'll have to uninstall and reinstall... oh well

 

[Bacon1]

Oh you are right guys, DRM stuff will need the WHQL drivers
I guess I'll have to uninstall and reinstall... oh well

Only DVD / Bluray videos and such need it, not games.

 

[DeathReborn]

Only DVD / Bluray videos and such need it, not games.

Yea, a HTPC with a Bluray drive needs WHQL to be fully functional, mine relies on a 7870 for now but will be a 470 later this year.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

When will the next AMD GPU with HBM come out? Will it be Vega?

 

[Bacon1]

Yes Vega

 

[fingerbob69]

Try turning on VSR ....everything just gets ...sharper.