AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.8.1 now available

Posted on Tuesday, August 22 2017 @ 14:09 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
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AMD's Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.8.1 driver has hit the web. This regular driver release supports the new AMD Radeon RX Vega series and offers optimizations for Quake Champions Early Access and Agents of Mayhem. Additionally, it also fixes some FreeSync issues and some in-game bugs.
Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.8.1 Highlights

Support For:
  • Radeon RX Vega Series Graphics
  • Quake™ Champions Early Access
  • Agents of Mayhem

    Fixed Issues:
  • Some protected content applications may experience an HDCP error code while playing Blu-ray content.
  • A limited number of HDR enabled TV's may experience intermittent HDMI signal loss.
  • Grand Theft Auto V may experience an intermittent application crash.
  • With Enhanced Sync enabled Video playback on desktop or YouTube playback in Google Chrome may cause tearing choppy playback.
  • Forza Horizon 3 may experience long or extended load times.
  • FreeSync displays may experience stuttering when watching fullscreen video content.
  • FreeSync brightness or flickering issues have been resolved on a small amount of Samsung FreeSync enabled displays that may have been experiencing issues.
  • Tekken™ 7 may experience a crash (Chapter 13) on some Radeon RX 380 Series graphics products.

    Known Issues:
  • GPU Scaling may fail to work on some DirectX®11 applications.
  • Radeon WattMan may not reach applied overclock states on Radeon RX Vega series graphics products or may cause mouse stuttering when left running in the background.
  • Windows Media Player may experience an application hang during video playback if Radeon ReLive is actively recording desktop.
  • Secondary displays may show corruption or green screen when the display/system enters sleep or hibernate with content playing.
  • Unable to create Eyefinity configurations through the Eyefinity Advanced Setup option.
  • The "Reset" option in Radeon Settings Gaming tab may enable the "HBCC Memory Segment" feature instead of setting it to the default disabled state.
  • After resuming from sleep and playing back video content the system may become unresponsive on Radeon RX Vega series graphics products.
  • Bezel compensation in mixed mode Eyefinity cannot be applied.
  • You can grab the new driver over here.


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    Thomas De Maesschalck

    Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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