Download Driver For AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.1

AMD has released a new update to its Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition drivers. The drivers are only suitable for the HD 7750 and above, the HD 8570 and above, and the R5, R7, R9 and RX series cards. Of Windows, only versions 7 and 10 are supported. For people using Windows 8.1, version 17.7.1 the latest version. Drivers for the first generation of Windows 8 are no longer made at all. For older cards, now labeled as legacy or non-gcn, Catalyst Software Suite version 15.7.1 is the latest stable release.

Adrenalin Edition is the successor to Crimson ReLive Edition and adds, among other things, a Connect tab, which allows streaming to social media with easy editing options, graphics card settings can be adjusted without leaving a game through an overlay and can the settings can also be adjusted via a mobile app. This update includes full support for the April 2018 update of Windows 10 and fixes some issues.

Support For

• Windows 10 April 2018 Update
• AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
• Ancestor’s 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)
  • 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)
• 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.
• Destiny2 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.

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.