Hotfix update implements a number of stability-based fixes in addition to correcting the AMD Overdrive fan speed bug.
Hotfix update implements a number of stability-based fixes in addition to correcting the AMD Overdrive fan speed bug.
As pledged over the weekend AMD have today issued a new version of the Radeon Software Crimson Edition driver application to deal with the widely reported Overdrive fan bug. Alongside this fix they’ve also resolved a number of other pressing issues in various games and system configurations to boot.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the update this version is listed as 15.11.1beta rather than a full release, and as a result many of those who really should be running it due to the critical fixes will overlook it because of the beta label. For the sake of users a little less familiar with AMD’s driver progression it will hopefully graduate to a full release in the near future.
You can download Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.11.1 (which is different from Catalyst 15.11.1) from this AMD support page.
The update changelog as it pertains specifically to RSCE is as follows.
Resolved Issues with AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.11.1 Update
[82050] Star Wars™: Battlefront – Snow flickers in a few locations in the game
[82240] Star Wars™: Battlefront – Sky rendering may be broken in some game locations
[82645] Fallout 4 – The compass may flicker during gameplay on AMD Radeon R9 390 series products. We continue to investigate the issue with AMD Radeon R9 290 and AMD Radeon R9 295X2 series products
[82667] Star Wars™: Battlefront – Shadowy textures are visible around hills/structures/caves
[81890] Just Cause 3 – Texture corruption may be experienced during gameplay
[54874] Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Poor AMD Crossfire™ performance may be experienced
[82338] The driver installation may fail while installing the ACP component
[82426] The font size in Chinese language installations may be too small
[82438] The label range values in some AMD Freesync™ installations may be incorrect
[82536] The Radeon Settings dropbox does not close when it is clicked on a second time
[82603] The AMD Overdrive™ fan settings is always set to ON after first edit on reboot
[82586] Language shows up as Chinese Simplified when Chinese Traditional is selected in Windows® 7
[82656] Radeon Settings crashes on the Display tab when cloning a display via HDMI on some notebooks
[82671] Overdrive™ fan speed is reset to Manual on exiting from a 3D game or application
[82766] Radeon Settings does not get upgraded in some install scenarios
[82691] AMD Overdrive™ cannot revert to default settings in some situations
Known Issues with AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.11.1 Update
[82789] Total War™ : Rome II : Choppy gameplay may be experienced
[82788] Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Frame freezing during gameplay may be experienced
[82794] Just Cause 3 – The system may hang when task switching on systems with AMD CPUs and GPUs
[82775] Just Cause 3 – Flickering may be experienced during gameplay and on menu screens
[82778] Anno 2205 – Water splatter may flicker during in Ultra high mode on 4K displays
[82779] Fallout 4 – Gameplay may be choppy in AMD Freesync™ mode in Ultra mode at 1440p resolution
[82050] Star Wars™: Battlefront – Snow flickers in a few locations in the game
[82240] Star Wars™: Battlefront – Sky rendering may be broken in some game locations
[82645] Fallout 4 – The compass may flicker during gameplay on AMD Radeon R9 390 series products. We continue to investigate the issue with AMD Radeon R9 290 and AMD Radeon R9 295X2 series products
[82667] Star Wars™: Battlefront – Shadowy textures are visible around hills/structures/caves
[81890] Just Cause 3 – Texture corruption may be experienced during gameplay
[54874] Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Poor AMD Crossfire™ performance may be experienced
[82338] The driver installation may fail while installing the ACP component
[82426] The font size in Chinese language installations may be too small
[82438] The label range values in some AMD Freesync™ installations may be incorrect
[82536] The Radeon Settings dropbox does not close when it is clicked on a second time
[82603] The AMD Overdrive™ fan settings is always set to ON after first edit on reboot
[82586] Language shows up as Chinese Simplified when Chinese Traditional is selected in Windows® 7
[82656] Radeon Settings crashes on the Display tab when cloning a display via HDMI on some notebooks
[82671] Overdrive™ fan speed is reset to Manual on exiting from a 3D game or application
[82766] Radeon Settings does not get upgraded in some install scenarios
[82691] AMD Overdrive™ cannot revert to default settings in some situations
Known Issues with AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.11.1 Update
[82789] Total War™ : Rome II : Choppy gameplay may be experienced
[82788] Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Frame freezing during gameplay may be experienced
[82794] Just Cause 3 – The system may hang when task switching on systems with AMD CPUs and GPUs
[82775] Just Cause 3 – Flickering may be experienced during gameplay and on menu screens
[82778] Anno 2205 – Water splatter may flicker during in Ultra high mode on 4K displays
[82779] Fallout 4 – Gameplay may be choppy in AMD Freesync™ mode in Ultra mode at 1440p resolution
