Radeon? Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 Release Notes

Support For

• Windows®10 April 2018 Update
• AMD Ryzen? Desktop Processors with Radeon? Vega Graphics
• Ancestors Legacy?
• Up to 6% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 on the Radeon? RX Vega 56 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.4.1 at 1920×1080 (1080p).1
• Up to 13% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 on the Radeon? RX 580 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.4.1 at 1920×1080 (1080p).2
• Microsoft® PlayReady®3.0
• Supported on Radeon RX 400 Series and Radeon RX 500 Series desktop graphics products.

Fixed Issues

• HBCC options may not properly reset to default when Radeon Settings “Restore Factory Defaults” option is selected.
• Destiny?2 may experience increasing load time durations when the game is run for extended periods of time.
• Tearing may be observed in some borderless fullscreen games on Radeon FreeSync enabled displays when Radeon Software performance metrics is enabled.
• Netflix? playback through a web browser may experience corruption or hangs when using multi GPU enabled system configurations with Radeon RX 400 series or Radeon RX 500 series graphics products.
• Radeon ReLive streaming or uploading of videos to Facebook? may intermittently fail.
• Brightness or white screen issues may be observed when playing The Crew? on daytime maps. 

Known Issues

• Some games may experience minor stuttering during gameplay when the Radeon ReLive Instant Replay feature is enabled and FRTC is also enabled.
• Radeon Overlay may not show all available features when some games are run in borderless fullscreen mode.
• The Witcher? 3: Wild Hunt may experience stuttering during gameplay.
• A system hang may occur on a small number of system configurations after Radeon Software installation if Radeon Settings is launched without a system reboot. A workaround is to reboot your system after install.

Footnotes

• (1) Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of May 22, 2018 on the 8GB Radeon RX Vega 56, on a test system comprising of Intel i7 7700X CPU (4.2 GHz), 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, and Windows 10 x64. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. With ultra preset settings on Ancestors Legacy, at 1920×1080, the Radeon RX Vega 56 scored 165.7 FPS with Radeon Software 18.4.1, whereas the Radeon RX Vega 56 scored 175.7 FPS with Radeon Software 18.5.1. Comparing FPS between software versions, Radeon Software 18.5.1 has 6% faster performance in Ancestors Legacy. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers.
• (2) Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of May 22, 2018 on the 8GB Radeon RX 580, on a test system comprising of Intel i7 7700X CPU (4.2 GHz), 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, and Windows 10 x64. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. With ultra preset settings on Ancestors Legacy, at 1920×1080, the Radeon RX 580 scored 113.6 FPS with Radeon Software 18.4.1, whereas the Radeon RX 580 scored 128.2 FPS with Radeon Software 18.5.1. Comparing FPS between software versions, Radeon Software 18.5.1 has 13% faster performance in Ancestors Legacy. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers.

Package Contents

The Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 installation package contains the following:

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 Driver Version 18.10.16 (Windows Driver Store Version 24.20.11016.4)

Radeon Product Compatibility

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.

Note: AMD Radeon? R9 Fury, Radeon? Pro Duo, Radeon? RX 400 Series, Radeon? RX 500 Series and Radeon? RX Vega Series graphics are only supported by Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition on Windows 7/10 64-bit.

Radeon Desktop Product Family Compatibility

• Radeon RX Vega Series Graphics 
• Radeon? RX 500 Series Graphics
• Radeon? RX 400 Series Graphics 
• AMD Radeon? Pro Duo
• AMD Radeon? R9 Fury Series Graphics 
• AMD Radeon? R9 Nano Series Graphics 
• AMD Radeon? R9 300 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon? R9 200 Series Graphics 
• AMD Radeon? R7 300 Series Graphics 
• AMD Radeon? R7 200 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon? R5 300 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon? R5 200 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon? HD 8500 – HD 8900 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon? HD 7700 – HD 7900 Series Graphics

AMD Ryzen? Desktop Processors with Radeon? Vega Graphics Compatibility

• AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
• AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

Mobility Radeon? Family Compatibility

• AMD Radeon? R9 M300 Series Graphics 
• AMD Radeon? R7 M300 Series Graphics 
• AMD Radeon? R5 M300 Series Graphics 
• AMD Radeon? R9 M200 Series Graphics 
• AMD Radeon? R7 M200 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon? R5 M200 Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon? HD 8500M – HD 8900M Series Graphics
• AMD Radeon? HD 7700M – HD 7900M Series Graphics

Compatible Operating Systems
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1 is designed to support the following Microsoft® Windows® platforms. Operating System support may vary depending on your specific AMD Radeon product.

• Windows® 10 (32 & 64-bit version)
• Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit version with SP1 or higher)