What's New:

  • PowerXpress Systems - Added Vulkan Support
  • The Talos Principle - Potential version compatability issues addressed
  • Hologram - No longer crashes on launch
  • This product is based on a published Khronos specification but has not yet passed the Khronos Conformance Test Process. A fully conformant implementation of the Vulkan API will be included in a forthcoming Radeon Software release.

This driver is intended as beta level support for use solely with Vulkan applications and as such some Radeon Software functionality has been removed. This is including and not limited to support for other Graphics APIs, Radeon Settings and other Radeon Software driver features.

When installing the AMD Radeon Software Beta for Vulkan on the Windows operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of the AMD Radeon Software Beta for Vulkan.

The AMD Radeon Software Beta for Vulkan requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

Note: This driver is not intended for use on AMD products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their system manufacturer for driver support.

Supported Products:

  • 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 HD 8500 - HD 8900 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon HD 7700 - HD 7900 Series Graphics
  • ​AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R7 Graphics
  • AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R3 Graphics
  • AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R6 Graphics
  • AMD FX-8800P APUs with AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
  • AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R5 Graphics
  • AMD E-Series APUs with Radeon R2 Graphics
  • AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R4 Graphics
  • AMD Radeon HD 8500 - HD 8900 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R9 M300 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R7 M200 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R7 M300 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R5 M200 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R5 M300 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon HD 8500M - HD 8900M Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R9 M200 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon HD 7700M - HD 7900M Series Graphics

What is Vulkan?

As a complement to OpenGL, descended from AMD's Mantle, and forged by the industry, Vulkan is a powerful low-overhead graphics API that gives software developers deep control over the performance, efficiency, and capabilities of Radeon GPUs and multi-core CPUs. More information on Vulkan can be found here. More information on the latest AMD Vulkan-related news can be found here.

Known Issues:

  • Some AMD PowerXpress systems may experience instability
  • Windows re-sizing in some applications may cause an application crash
  • HDMI and DP to DVI adapters on Windows 7 may intermittently cause display issues

Previous Versions 2016-04-07:

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