AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.10.1 is here for Gears of War 4

Posted on Thursday, October 06 2016 @ 12:41 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
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AMD rolled out version 16.10.1 of its Radeon Software "Crimson Edition" driver, you can grab it over here. This is the recommended release for Gears of War 4 and Mafia III, and it also includes a DX11 CrossFire profile for Shadow Warrior 2. This version also contains a bunch of fixes, including patches for stuttering issues with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, performance issues with The Crew and surface flickering when playing Battlefield 1 on CrossFire systems.
Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.10.1 Highlights

Support For:
  • Gears of War® 4
  • Mafia III™

    New AMD CrossFire profile added for DirectX® 11:
  • Shadow Warrior™2

    Fixed Issues
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided™ may experience minor stutter during gameplay when using AMD CrossFire mode or may crash when launching the in game benchmark.
  • The Crew™ may experience a random or sudden FPS drop while playing.
  • Battlefield™1 may experience flickering on some surfaces when using AMD CrossFire mode.
  • Radeon WattMan may fail to keep Power Limit settings after hitting apply in some cases.
  • Overwatch™ may experience flickering character models while in the hero selection menu or during gameplay in AMD Crossfire mode.
  • Paragon™ may experience flickering while using AMD FreeSync technology and AMD CrossFire mode in conjunction.
  • Pixel Format option is no longer missing for some Radeon RX 400 series products in Radeon Settings.

    Known Issues
  • A few game titles may fail to launch, experience performance issues or crash if the third party application "Raptr" has its game overlay enabled. A workaround is to disable the overlay if this is experienced.
  • The Division™ may experience a game hang during extended periods of play while in AMD CrossFire mode.
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider™ may experience an application crash when changing the resolution from in-game menus when running DirectX®12. Users can restart the game to complete the resolution change.
  • While using or having Radeon WattMan open in Radeon Settings in AMD CrossFire mode, the secondary/slave graphics processor clocks will increase to their highest state.
  • H.264 content may experience blocky corruption when streaming using P2P content players on some Radeon RX 400 series graphics products.


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    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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