Download Driver For AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2

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. As for 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, settings of the graphics card can be adjusted without leaving a game through an overlay and the settings can be can also be customized via a mobile app. The following improvements have been made in this update:

Support For

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • Up to 3% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2 on the Radeon RX Vega 56 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.1 at 2560x1440p (1440p). RS-210
  • Up to 4% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2 on the Radeon RX 580 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.1 at 1920×1080 (1080p). RS-211
• Fortnite
  • Up to 3% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2 on the Radeon RX Vega 56 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1 at 2560x1440p (1440p). RS-20
  • Up to 6% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2 on the Radeon RX 580 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1 at 1920×1080 (1080p). RS-208
• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
  • Up to 5% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2 on the Radeon RX Vega 56 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1 at 2560x1440p (1440p). RS-207
  • Up to 7% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.2.2 on the Radeon RX 580 graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1 at 1920x1080p (1080p). RS-209

Known Issues

• Radeon FreeSync may intermittently incorrectly engage during Chrome video playback resulting in playback flicker.
• Radeon Overlay hotkey may fail to bring up the overlay or may cause a Radeon Host Application crash intermittently on a limited number of gaming titles.
• Radeon FreeSync may rapidly change between min and max range when enabled causing stutter in fullscreen games on multi display system configurations.
• Flickering may be observed on the performance metrics overlay when Enhanced Sync is enabled on some Radeon FreeSync connected `displays.
• A random system hang may be experienced after extended periods of use on system configurations using 12 GPUs for compute workloads.
• Water textures may appear to be missing in World of Final Fantasy.
• The GPU Workload feature may cause a 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.