AMD have rounded out April with yet another update to the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition driver package, but this time targeted support isn't for a new game or proprietary feature. Instead, the driver lays the groundwork for Microsoft's Windows 10 April 2018 update, which brings the Timeline feature to their desktop OS.
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.4.1 was AMD's only major GPU driver update in April, a month where focus shifted to desktop CPUs and new major game releases on the PC platform were few and far between. That's in contrast to the four new drivers in March, when every week seemingly had a Triple-A launch on the calender. Hopefully the driver team enjoyed a well-deserved breather.
Timeline is a major feature rolling out with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update
Primarily RSAE 18.4.1 is listed as providing 'initial support for the Windows 10 April 2018 Update', an update that became available yesterday and is scheduled to be automatically applied to desktop PCs on May 8th. As a consequence it may be sensible to apply this driver sooner rather than later, so long as no major issues with it are uncovered.
In addition to the Windows Update support, RSAE 18.4.1 takes the opportunity to fix some of the known issues in the driver team's in-tray. As always however implementing bug-fixes are something of a Sisyphean effort, with new bugs identified for squashing in this as in almost every prior Radeon Software update. Still, those affected by the water texture glitches in Final Fantasy XV or Radeon ReLive recording failures will no-doubt be appreciative.
The abridged release notes are reproduced below. This driver update is available for 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 10 and 7 (the latter of which requires Service Pack 1), and support desktop GPUs of the GCN family (HD7700-series and later). Note however that Vega graphics on Raven Ridge APUs are not supported by this driver.
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.4.1 Download Page
Release Notes
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.4.1 Highlights
Support For
- Initial support for Windows®10 April 2018 Update
Fixed Issues
- Water textures may not render or may appear to be missing in World of Final Fantasy™.
- Stellaris™ may experience an application hang on loading screens.
- Call of Duty™: World War II may experience corruption during gameplay on some Radeon RX 400 series graphics products.
- The Radeon ReLive Instant Replay feature may fail to record in some gaming applications unless desktop recording is enabled.
- Sea of Thieves™ may experience flickering in some game menus on multi GPU enabled system configurations.
Known Issues
- Rise of the Tomb Raider™ may experience an application hang when launched using DirectX®12 API.
- World of Tanks™ may experience minor corruption on ground textures.
- Eyefinity settings may not retain after Radeon Software update.
- Radeon Overlay may not show all available features when some games are run in borderless fullscreen mode.
- The Witcher™ 3: Wild Hunt may experience stuttering during gameplay.
- Destiny™2 may experience increasing load time durations when the game is run for extended periods of time.
- Some DirectX®9 games or applications may experience a hang or system instability when being run on multi GPU system configurations utilizing four GPUs.
- Netflix™ playback through a web browser may experience corruption or hangs when using multi GPU enabled system configurations with Radeon RX 400 series or Radeon RX 500 series graphics products.
Package Contents
The Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.4.1 installation package contains the following:
- Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.4.1 Driver Version 18.10.01.05 (Windows Driver Store Version 24.20.11001.5003)
Support For
- Initial support for Windows®10 April 2018 Update
Fixed Issues
- Water textures may not render or may appear to be missing in World of Final Fantasy™.
- Stellaris™ may experience an application hang on loading screens.
- Call of Duty™: World War II may experience corruption during gameplay on some Radeon RX 400 series graphics products.
- The Radeon ReLive Instant Replay feature may fail to record in some gaming applications unless desktop recording is enabled.
- Sea of Thieves™ may experience flickering in some game menus on multi GPU enabled system configurations.
Known Issues
- Rise of the Tomb Raider™ may experience an application hang when launched using DirectX®12 API.
- World of Tanks™ may experience minor corruption on ground textures.
- Eyefinity settings may not retain after Radeon Software update.
- Radeon Overlay may not show all available features when some games are run in borderless fullscreen mode.
- The Witcher™ 3: Wild Hunt may experience stuttering during gameplay.
- Destiny™2 may experience increasing load time durations when the game is run for extended periods of time.
- Some DirectX®9 games or applications may experience a hang or system instability when being run on multi GPU system configurations utilizing four GPUs.
- Netflix™ playback through a web browser may experience corruption or hangs when using multi GPU enabled system configurations with Radeon RX 400 series or Radeon RX 500 series graphics products.
Package Contents
The Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.4.1 installation package contains the following:
- Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.4.1 Driver Version 18.10.01.05 (Windows Driver Store Version 24.20.11001.5003)
