Download Driver For AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.3 Hotfix

AMD has released a new version of Radeon Software Crimson Edition, as the drivers are called today. The drivers are only suitable for the HD 7750 and higher, the HD 8570 and higher, and of course the cards from the R5, R7 and R9 series. As for Windows, only versions 7, 8.1 and 10 are supported. For older cards, now designated as legacy or non-gcn, Catalyst Software Suite version 15.7.1 is the latest stable release and Radeon Software Crimson Edition version 16.2.1 is considered beta offered. In this release, support for the games Total War: Warhammer, Overwatch and the Vulkan-api version of Dota2 has been added and several issues have been fixed.

Support for:

• Total War: Warhammer
• overwatch
• Dota2 (with Vulkan API)

New AMD Crossfire profile available for:

• Total War: Warhammer
• overwatch

Fixed Issues

• Fallout 4 may experience minor stuttering in AMD Crossfire technology mode
• Radeon Settings may be removed from the system if the Radeon Software installer is launched while Radeon Settings is open.
• Radeon Settings “Additional Settings” option may intermittently fail to launch.
• Users in Quad AMD Crossfire technology configurations may be unable to re-enable AMD Crossfire mode when using the global AMD Crossfire option in the “Gaming” tab and toggling it from on to off.
• Some game textures in The Division exhibit flickering in AMD Crossfire mode.
• Intermittent stability issues with Intel Skull Canyon NUC (NUC6i7KYK) using AMD XConnect Technology are no longer observed.
• Safe unplugging for AMD XConnect Technology no longer results in a random BSOD.

Known Issues

• A few game titles may fail to launch or crash if the AMD Gaming Evolved overlay is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved “In Game Overlay”.
• Total War: Warhammer may experience stuttering in AMD Crossfire technology mode if the AMD Gaming Evolved App or Plays.Tv is running in the background. A workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved and Plays.Tv applications.
• The Division may hang when using Quad AMD Crossfire technology. As a workaround users are recommended to disable AMD Crossfire technology mode.
• Heroes of the Storm may experience flickering in AMD Crossfire technology mode.
• The AMD Crossfire technology mode options in Radeon Settings may not take effect on Origin or Uplay applications.
• Forza Motorsport 6: Apex may exhibit brightness flickering when using AMD FreeSync technology.
• Frame Rate Target Control gaming profiles may fail to enable for some games.
• Catalyst Install Manager unable to detect the display driver while? uninstallation.