AMD Vega Frontier Edition gets a new driver with Driver Options switch (Radeon Pro 17.Q4)

Posted on Tuesday, October 31 2017 @ 11:35 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
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AMD uploaded the Radeon Pro Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.Q4 driver, this release is intended for the Radeon Pro WX 9100 and Radeon Pro SSG. Furthermore, this is also the first new major driver release for the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition since that card got launched on June 27.

The biggest change in this release is the introduction of "Driver Options", this feature lets you switch between the Pro and up to two regular gaming drivers:
This driver contains the “Driver Options” (only available on Microsoft Windows® 10) feature that allows the user to install a Radeon Pro Software professional driver and up to two Radeon™ Software Crimson ReLive Edition for Radeon™ Pro gaming drivers on their platform while using the supported products (Radeon™ Pro WX series and Radeon™ Vega Frontier Edition).?
Furthermore, the 17.Q4 driver also fixes a bunch of bugs for professional applications:
  • In Dassault Systèmes® SOLIDWORKS® 2017 (SP3 / SP4) with RealView enabled, a model in shaded mode may show lines and wireframe when rotated.
  • Users may encounter Blu-ray playback issues on PowerDVD after switching to Gaming Mode.
  • During sleep and resume, a user may experience a TDR when instant replay is enabled.
  • Video recorded through Radeon™ Pro ReLive may only show a green image and cursor on Radeon™ Pro WX 7100.
  • User may encounter display anomalies such as disabled display resolution field set at a fixed value after driver installation when connected using DP cable.
  • Unexpected behavior with Siemens Solid Edge® that may cause TDR and non-responsive states.
  • Unexpected behavior with 3DMark® Fire Strike and Cloud Gate.
  • AMD Eyefinity™ tab may not be displayed in CNect on Windows® 7.
  • With 10-bit displays, users may encounter anomalies in display results for “Vega”-based graphics hardware.
  • Forced EDID Emulation may fail to be enabled for “Vega”-based graphics hardware.
  • Intermittently, only one display per GPU is selectable for setting Timing-Client on “Vega”-based graphics hardware.
  • User may experience anomalies with Radeon™ ReLive after switching to Gaming Mode from Professional Mode for “Vega”-based graphics hardware.
  • Corruption/Flickering may be observed on selecting grid in SideFX® Houdini™ for “Vega”-based graphics hardware.
  • ?Unexpected hangs may be observed when reinstalling the driver on VM.


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