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.

What's New:

Fixed Issues

  • AMD FreeSync technology may experience performance issues with Borderless Fullscreen application support when a secondary display is attached and has dynamic content running such as video playback in a web browser or if other applications or game launchers are running on the primary screen in the background. A workaround if this issue is experienced is to minimize all other running applications that are on the primary desktop display or on non-primary extended displays.
  • Radeon ReLive may fail to install during installation on some system configurations.
  • Battlefield1 may experience flashing or corruption when running in Multi GPU with Radeon RX 400 series.
  • Instant Replay fails to enable itself after it has been turned off due to content protection.
  • Radeon Settings may not load on system boot for some system configurations.
  • Fixed some errors in translations for Radeon Settings and Radeon ReLive.
  • Audio recorded by Radeon ReLive may sometimes exhibit slow motion when played back.
  • Radeon ReLive may experience recording issues or issues toggling the Overlay/Toolbar when Frame Rate Target Control is enabled. Users are suggested to disable Frame Rate Target Control when using Radeon ReLive.
  • Mouse cursor may stutter in recorded video when there is limited on screen activity outside of minor mouse movement.
  • In AMD Multi GPU configurations the secondary graphics product will exit the low power state when Radeon ReLive is enabled.
  • Radeon ReLive may sometimes not be able to take screenshots of secondary displays.
  • Chromium may fail to utilize hybrid decode for VP9 content.
  • DOTA2 may experience game corruption when performing a task switch while recording with Radeon ReLive in AMD Multi GPU configurations.
  • Radeon ReLive Overlay/Toolbar will not launch or Record when running League of Legends™ in Administrator Mode and Windowed Borderless Fullscreen.
  • Long ping times may be experienced with some WiFi adapters.

Known Issues

  • A small amount of apps may still experience issues with Borderless Fullscreen mode and AMD FreeSync technology if other applications or game launchers are running on the primary screen in the background.
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and World of Warcraft™ may experience flickering or performance issues the first time the game is launched on a system boot with AMD FreeSync technology enabled. Workarounds include exiting and restarting the application or task switching (alt+tab) in and out of the game to fix the issue.
  • AMD Multi GPU configurations may experience a system hang or reboot during install when using tiled MST 4K or 5K displays.
  • Titanfall 2 may experience black square corruption in game menus or during game play on some Graphics Core Next products.
  • FIFA 17 may experience an application hang or black screen on launch for some select Hybrid Graphics or AMD PowerXpress mobile configurations.
  • Radeon Settings may not show display details for connected displays in AMD X-Connect technology mode.
  • Mouse cursor corruption may be intermittently experienced on Radeon RX 480.

Known Issues for Radeon ReLive

  • The XBOX DVR application may cause conflicts with Radeon ReLive, users are suggested to disable XBOX DVR if Radeon ReLive is experiencing issues.
  • Radeon ReLive may fail to install on AMD APU Family products or experience a system hang or failure to record when using the recording feature on AMD APU Family products.
  • Battlefield 1 may experience UI flickering and/or performance drops when recording gameplay with Radeon ReLive on graphics products with 4GB or less of VRAM.
  • Radeon ReLive recordings may experience flicker when creating a single recording for many hours.
  • Radeon ReLive may experience minor graphical corruption for the first few recorded frames when launching UWP applications.
  • Radeon ReLive will not allow recording settings to change with Instant Replay enabled. A workaround is to disable Instant Replay and change settings then enable Instant Replay.
  • Vulkan applications may experience a game hang when using Radeon ReLive to record.
  • Radeon ReLive will not notify an end user of low disk space during recording.

Package Contents:

The Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 installation package contains the following:

  • Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 Driver Version 16.50.2001

Note: This driver is not intended for use on AMD Radeon products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their system manufacturer for driver support. When installing Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.3 for the Windows® operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.3. Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.8.3 requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

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 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 Hotfix Driver.
  • The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Hotfix Driver requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

Supported Products:

  • AMD Radeon RX 480
  • 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

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)

Previous Hotfixes:

Previous Hotfix 16.8.1 2016-09-09:

Previous Hotfix 16.8.1 2016-08-09:

Previous Hotfix 16.7.2 2016-07-11:

Previous Hotfix 16.7.1 2016-07-08:

Previous Hotfix 16.6.2 2016-06-29:

Previous Hotfix 16.6.1 2016-06-07:

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.6.1 Hotfix Update

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: