Drivers
As AMD is now well into their third generation of RDNA architecture GPUs, the sun has been slowly setting on AMD’s remaining Graphics Core Next (GCN) designs, better known by the architecture names of Polaris and Vega. In recent weeks the company dropped support for those GPU architectures in their open source Vulkan Linux driver, AMDVLK, and now we have confirmation that the company is slowly winding down support for these architectures in their Windows drivers as well. Under AMD’s extended driver support schedule for Polaris and Vega, the drivers for these architectures will no longer be kept at feature parity with the RDNA architectures. And while AMD will continue to support Polaris and Vega for some time to come, that support is being reduced...
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.9.2: 2-Way Multi-GPU for Vega
Update (9/26/17): In statements to PCWorld, AMD has elaborated that they are "moving away from the CrossFire tag for multi-GPU gaming," citing that CrossFire technically refers to DX11 applications...
11 by Nate Oh on 9/21/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.9.1
This afternoon AMD has released their latest Radeon driver update, Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.9.1, which is largely focused on bug fixes. This update continues RTG’s rapid cadence...
12 by Nate Oh on 9/7/2017
NVIDIA Releases 385.41 WHQL Game Ready Driver: ShadowPlay Highlights for PUBG
After promising an August 24th Game Ready driver for Destiny 2, NVIDIA has delivered by releasing driver version 385.41, focused primarily on game updates. This edition brings Game Ready...
20 by Nate Oh on 8/25/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.8.2
This week, AMD has released Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.8.2, quickly following up on this Monday’s 17.8.1 release and the last Monday’s launch of Radeon RX Vega64. This...
6 by Nate Oh on 8/25/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.8.1
Today, AMD has released Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.8.1, a unified driver supporting older products as well as RX Vega cards. This update follows last Monday’s RX Vega64...
19 by Nate Oh on 8/21/2017
AMD Announces Radeon Pro Software for Vega: Crimson ReLive Edition Vega Pro
Update (7/31/17): The original version of this article incorrectly stated that AMD had released this software update. Radeon Pro Software Crimson ReLive Edition for Vega-based Radeon Professional Graphics is...
11 by Nate Oh on 7/31/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q3
This Thursday marks AMD’s third quarter update of Radeon Pro Software Enterprise, AMD’s enterprise and workstation graphics drivers. While Radeon Pro Software Enterprise 17.Q3 is not as extensive as...
2 by Nate Oh on 7/27/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2: ReLive Edition Refined for Gamers and Developers
It’s been roughly 7 months since AMD released the Crimson ReLive Edition update for Radeon Software, the latest entry in their annual cadence for major driver revisions and feature...
30 by Nate Oh on 7/26/2017
NVIDIA Releases 384.94 WHQL Game Ready Driver: ShadowPlay Highlights for LawBreakers
Following up on the July 4th 384.80 hotfix resolving Watch Dogs 2 crashing on startup, today NVIDIA has released driver version 384.94, an update heavily focused on game support...
7 by Nate Oh on 7/24/2017
Intel Releases Graphics Driver 15.46 for Windows
With last week’s release of Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two, Intel has released their Graphics Driver 15.46 to provide launch support, as well as bugfixes, feature updates, Computer...
21 by Nate Oh on 7/18/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.1
After the release of Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.6.1 and a follow-up bugfix in the form of 17.6.2, AMD has brought a new major driver update with Crimson...
4 by Nate Oh on 7/11/2017
NVIDIA Releases 384.76 WHQL Game Ready Driver
Update: On 7/4/17, NVIDIA released the 384.80 hotfix driver resolving Watch Dogs 2 crashes on startup. A few weeks have passed since driver version 382.53, and it’s time again for...
4 by Nate Oh on 6/29/2017
NVIDIA Releases 382.53 WHQL Game Ready Driver
With enough updates to fill another plate, NVIDIA is here with another driver update. This round continues release 381 with driver version 382.53, hands us some fixes, and prepares...
7 by Daniel Williams on 6/10/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Software ReLive Crimson Edition 17.6.1: Improved Performance in Dirt 4 & Prey
Summer approaches and big budget games releases are slowing to a trickle. More importantly, school is closing meaning more gaming time for those not yet entrenched in the workforce...
3 by Daniel Williams on 6/9/2017
NVIDIA Releases 382.05 WHQL Game Ready Driver
We’ve reached a new month, which brings new games that NVIDIA is always happy to prepare for. This week they have released another iteration for release 381 of their...
6 by Daniel Williams on 5/5/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Software ReLive Crimson Edition 17.5.1: Prey Release Driver
Only a week out from the release of Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 and AMD is in for another brief round. This release is arguably on the more...
3 by Daniel Williams on 5/5/2017
NVIDIA Releases 381.89 WHQL Driver
I wouldn’t claim NVIDIA is keeping up the pressure with their driver releases, but they are keeping a good pace releasing their second driver update this month. The beginning...
4 by Daniel Williams on 4/26/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Software ReLive Crimson Edition 17.4.1
The game releases trickle this time of year, but the progression of technology marches on. More specifically VR is still a developing phenomenon, and 8K is just cresting the...
8 by Daniel Williams on 4/5/2017
NVIDIA Releases 378.92 WHQL Driver: Mass Effect and Dolby Vision for Games
This week in a relatively brief driver update, NVIDIA has released their Game Ready driver for the newly released Mass Effect: Andromeda. Following with the 378 branch, 378.92 adds official...
21 by Daniel Williams on 3/21/2017
AMD Releases Radeon Software ReLive Crimson Edition 17.3.2
Continuing their momentum in update frequency, we have another driver release form AMD. This latest update is a minor "point update" for the month, and it includes only two...
3 by Daniel Williams on 3/16/2017
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