AMD’s new graphics card drivers are coming thick and fast to keep up with a raft of new Autumn games. Accordingly, the new Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.11.1 driver is out now. The driver, specifically features optimisation for Call of Duty: WWII. In addition, the driver adds AMD XConnect technology support for particular RX Vega 56 systems. Also, the update fixes a number of DX11 and OpenGL crash issues. However, known issues include potential desktop latency when dragging and hanging in Rainbow Six and Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Up to 5% faster performance on Radeon™ RX Vega64 (8GB) graphics than with Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.10.3 at 2560×1440.
AMD XConnect™ Technology
Now supported on Radeon RX Vega56 series graphics products for select eGPU enclosures.
Fixed Issues
Radeon Software may intermittently cause an application crash on limited numbers of DirectX®11 or OpenGL applications on their first run.
Some gaming or productivity applications may experience a random hang or application crash when performing task switching.
Radeon WattMan reset and restore factory default options may not reset graphics or memory clocks.
Oculus™ Dash may experience a random application hang.
Bezel compensation in mixed mode Eyefinity cannot be applied.
Radeon Settings may experience overlapping text or corruption in the Multi GPU profiles page.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon®: Wildlands may experience minor corruption with Anisotropic Filtering (AF) enabled.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ may experience ghosting or distortion in gameplay on Multi GPU enabled system configurations.
AMD XConnect™ Technology products may not be detected/enabled on reconnection if previously disconnected during system sleep
A limited number of system devices such as printers potentially removed during Radeon Software uninstallation.
Known Issues
Some desktop productivity apps may experience latency when dragging or moving windows.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege may experience an application hang when breaching walls with grenades or explosives.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™ may experience an intermittent application hang during gameplay.
Potential random system hang after extended periods of use on system configurations using 12 GPU’s for compute workloads.
The GPU Workload feature system hang when switching to Compute while AMD CrossFire is enabled. A workaround is to disable AMD CrossFire before switching the toggle to Compute workloads.
Resizing the Radeon Settings window may cause the user interface to stutter or exhibit corruption temporarily.
Unstable Radeon WattMan profiles potentially not restored to default after a system hang.
OverWatch™ may experience a random or intermittent hang on some system configurations. Disabling Radeon ReLive as a temporary workaround may resolve the issue.
Availability
Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.11.1 driver is available here. Otherwise, the 17.11.1 driver is downloadable through the Radeon Software desktop app.