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AMD launches its Radeon Software 19.8.1 driver

AMD has released its first major driver iteration of August 2019, Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition version 19.8.1. With this driver, AMD has made its Radeon RX 5700 series of graphics cards compatible with Microsoft PlayReady 3.0. 

Alongside this addition, AMD has addressed several bugs which have impacted users of Radeon graphics hardware, fixing the colour corruption issues with Windows 10’s May 2019 update, a bug which impacted Radeon AntiLag game performance within specific titles and Radeon Relive “blank clips” bug on Windows 7 systems. 

Full release notes for Radeon Software Adrenalin version 19.8.1 are available below. 

AMD launches their Radeon Software 19.8.1 driver  

Support For

– Microsoft PlayReady®3.0
    – Supported on Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products.

Fixed Issues

– Some system configurations may experience color corruption after install of Radeon Software when running Windows® 10 May 2019 update. Issue is resolved in the latest Windows® Update 18362.267 (KB4505903)
– Radeon Chill settings may not sync with game profile settings when changed in-game through Radeon Overlay
– Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products may experience a black screen or flickering when applying auto overclocking memory with games or applications running in fullscreen
– Radeon AntiLag may slightly impact performance in select games
– Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics may experience a black screen during uninstall on Windows®7 system configurations. A work around is to perform uninstall in safe mode.
– Recording clips with Radeon ReLive may result in blank clips on Radeon RX 5700 Series Graphics with Windows®7 system configurations.

Known Issues

– Stutter may be experienced when Radeon FreeSync is enabled on 240hz refresh displays with Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products.
– Radeon Performance Metrics may report incorrect VRAM utilization.
– AMD Radeon VII may experience elevated memory clocks at idle or on desktop.
– Radeon Overlay may intermittently fail to appear when toggled in game.
– Audio for clips captured by Radeon ReLive may be corrupted or garbled when desktop recording is enabled.
– Enabling Enhanced Sync may cause game, application or system crashes on Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products.

Important Notes

– AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics FAQ for Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition can be found here.

 

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Supported Desktop GPUs 

Radeon Desktop Product Family Compatibility

Radeon RX Navi 5700 Series Radeon VII
Radeon RX Vega Series AMD Radeon Pro Duo
Radeon RX 580/590 AMD Radeon RX 570
Radeon RX 560  AMD RX 550
Radeon RX 400 Series Graphics AMD Radeon R7 300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon Pro Duo AMD Radeon R7 200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series Graphics AMD Radeon R5 300 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 Nano Series Graphics AMD Radeon R5 200 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 300 Series Graphics AMD Radeon HD 8500 – HD 8900 Series Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 200 Series Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7700 – HD 7900 Series Graphics


Supported APUs

Radeon Desktop Product Family Compatibility

AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors with Vega Graphics AMD Athlon Mobile Processors with Vega Graphics
AMD A-Series and FX Processors with Radeon Graphics AMD Ryzen pro Mobile Processors with Vega Graphics
AMD Athlon Pro Mobile Processors with Vega Graphics AMD A-Series Pro Processors with Radeon Graphics


Full Release notes for this driver can be viewed here


Download Links

– Windows 10 (64-bit)
– Windows 7 (64-bit)


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