​​​Radeon Software Crimson Edition is AMD's revolutionary new graphics software that delivers redesigned functionality, supercharged graphics performance, remarkable new features, and innovation that redefines the overall user experience. Every Radeon Software release strives to deliver new features, better performance and stability improvements.

Note: You can download the latest Crimson Hotfix here.

Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.6.1 Highlights:

Support for:

  • Mirror's Edge Catalyst
  • Paragon

New AMD Crossfire profile available for:

  • Dark Souls III

Fixed Issues

  • Display flickering or corruption may be experienced when playing videos in a web browser.
  • DiRT Rally may experience poor performance on some tracks with rainy/night scenes.
  • The HDMI display scaling options in Radeon Settings may be missing when the display is set to an interlaced resolution.
  • The AMD Crossfire technology mode options in Radeon Settings may not take effect on Origin or Uplay applications.
  • Fallout 4 may experience flickering in AMD Crossfire technology mode for some game textures.
  • Flickering on Oculus Rift headsets may be experienced when multiple displays are connected with differing resolutions.
  • Radeon Settings additional settings page may fail to open after performing a Windows Update and then installing the latest Radeon Software Crimson Edition.

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".
  • Battlefield 4 may experience crashes when using Mantle. As a work around users are suggested to switch to DirectX®11.
  • Doom some game levels may experience shimmering textures.
  • The Division may hang when using Quad AMD Crossfire technology. As a workaround users are recommended to disable AMD Crossfire™ technology mode.
  • Radeon Settings gaming profile options for Uplay applications may not take effect.
  • 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.
  • On some AMD XConnect technology external GPU enclosures, a TDR may be observed when the dGPU is set to primary display and the laptop display is set to extended display with video playback.

Package Contents

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.3 Driver contains the following:

  • AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.3 Driver Version 16.20.1013​.

Important 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.
  • When installing the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.1 Hotfix Driver for 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 Crimson Edition 16.1 Hotfix Driver.
  • The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.1 Hotfix Driver requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

Supported Products:

  • AMD Radeon Pro Duo AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R9 Nano Series Graphics AMD Radeon R9 300 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R7 300 Series Graphics AMD Radeon R9 200 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 Radeon R9 Fury Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R9 300 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R9 200 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon HD 8500 - HD 8900 Series Graphics

AMD APU Product Family Compatibility

AMD APU series codenamed "Kaveri", "Godavari" and "Carrizo" are only supported by AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition on Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit) and Windows 10 (64-bit).

  • 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+ Series Graphics

AMD Mobility Radeon Family Compatibility

  • 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 + Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon R9 M200 Series Graphics
  • AMD Radeon HD 7700M + Series Graphics

Previous Hotfix 16.5.3 2016-05-23:

Previous Hotfix 16.5.2.1 2016-05-17:

Previous Hotfix 16.5.2 2016-05-12:

Previous Hotfix 16.5.1 2016-05-05:

Previous Hotfix 16.4.2 2016-04-26:

Previous Hotfix 16.4.1 2016-04-04:

Previous Hotfix 16.3.1 2016-03-18:

Previous Hotfix 16.3 2016-03-09:

Previous Hotfix 16.2.1 2016-03-02:

Previous Hotfix 16.2 2016-02-26:

Previous Hotfix 16.1.1 2016-02-01:

Previous Hotfix 16.1 2016-01-07:

Previous Hotfix 15.11.1:

Compatible Operating Systems

The latest version of the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Update is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

  • Windows 10 (32 & 64-bit version)
  • Windows 8.1 (32 & 64-bit version)
  • Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit version with SP1 or higher)