AMD Radeon Crimson Graphics Driver 16.1.1 Hotfix Download

Posted at April 18, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

AMD Radeon Crimson Graphics Driver 16.1.1 Hotfix Description

Highlights:

- Performance/Quality improvements and an AMD Crossfire profile is available for Rise of the Tomb Raider
- An AMD Crossfire profile is available for Fallout 4

Resolved Issues:

- [81915] Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Building textures may be missing on some AMD Freesync displays with VSync enabled
- [82892] Display corruption may occur on systems with multiple display systems when they have been left idle for some time
- [82926] Mordheim: City of the Damned – some loading screens may be very dark
- [83032] Star Wars: Battlefront – The sky rendering may be corrupted in some situations
- [83832] Radeon Settings – AMD OverDrive Power setting changes on the secondary GPU are not immediately displayed. This is seen only on dual GPU graphics cards, such as the AMD Radeon HD 7990 and Radeon R9 295x2
- [83833] Radeon Settings - AMD OverDrive clock gauge needles for the secondary GPU may be in wrong position when the system is idle and the secondary GPU is inactive
- [83839] Some games may experience brightness flickering with AMD FreeSync enabled
- [83940] AMD Radeon Additional Settings window will close if the help button is pressed on Japanese/Korean language setups
- [83948] Corruption seen in video playback for M2TS format files via Windows 10 Movie & TV application
- [84199] Flickering textures experienced in Dota 2 when accessing the "Heroes" menu
- [84428] Battlefield Hardline – A crash may occur when changing graphics settings from "Ultra" to "High" during gameplay
- [85030] The screen may turn dark and colors may be corrupted after installing the driver on some AMD Crossfire setups
- [85099] Custom game profiles are reset to defaults after system is restarted
- [85142] HDMI audio lost when monitor enters sleep mode and are woken up
- [85299] Black line corruption seen all along the edges of characters and menus in Game of Thrones

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 16.1.1 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 16.1.1 Hotfix Driver.
- The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.1.1 Hotfix Driver requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility​:

- AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon R9 Nano Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon R9 300 Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon R9 200 Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon R7 300 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 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).

Desktop:
- AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R7 Graphics
- AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R6 Graphics
- AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R5 Graphics
- AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R4 Graphics

Mobile:
- AMD A-Series APUs with Radeon R3 Graphics
- AMD FX-8800P APUs with AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
- AMD E-Series APUs with Radeon R2 Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 8500 - HD 8900 Series Graphics

AMD Mobility Radeon Family Compatibility

- AMD Radeon R9 M300 Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon R7 M300 Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon R5 M300 Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon R9 M200 Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon R7 M200 Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon R5 M200 Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 8500M - HD 8900M Series Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 7700M - HD 7900M Series Graphics

Known Issues:

- [59349] Far Cry 4 – Stuttering may be observed when launching the game with AMD Freesync and AMD Crossfire enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable either feature
- [78168] Flickering may be observed while task switching with AMD Freesync enabled
- [82213] Star Wars: Battlefront - Some users may experience minor flickering or corruption at different game location or while viewing the in-game cinematics
- [82387] A few game titles may fail to launch or crash if the Gaming Evolved overlay is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved "In Game Overlay"
- [83031] Star Wars: Battlefront – Corrupted ground textures may be observed in the Survival of Hoth mission
- [83287] Game stuttering may be experienced when running two AMD Radeon R9 295X2 graphics cards in AMD CrossFire mode
- [83840] Assassin's Creed Syndicate – Corruption may be experienced if game is launched with AMD Freesync enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable AMD Freesync
- [85136] Fallout 4 – Foliage/water may ripple/stutter when game is launched in High/Ultra settings mode
- [85263] Clock speeds may be seen to fluctuate during gaming on some AMD R9 Fury series products leading to poor performance and/or screen corruption
- [85404] Just Cause 3 – Frame rates may be forced below 60 fps when VSync is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable VSync for this game.
- [85410] The AMD Overdrive memory clock slider does not show original clock values if memory speeds are overclocked
- [85412] Fallout 4 –Thumbnails may flicker or disappear while scrolling the Perk levels page
- [85559] Rise of the Tomb Raider – Game may intermittently crash or hang when launched with very high settings and AA is set to SMAA at 4K resolution
- [85518]/[85693] Rise of the Tomb Raider – Flickering may be experienced at various game locations when the game is left idle in AMD Crossfire mode under Windows 7. A temporary workaround is to restart the game or disable AMD Crossfire
- [85647] Star Wars: Battlefront - Flickering seen on the textured bar on battle/tutorial loading screen

AMD Issue Reporting Form:

- This driver release incorporates suggestions received through the AMD Issue Reporting Form. To provide us with your feedback, visit the AMD Issue Reporting Form.

How-To Uninstall AMD Radeon Software:

- Start by opening the Control Panel
- For Windows 10/8.1, right-click on the Windows button and select Control Panel from the Context Menu
- For Windows 7, click on the Windows button and select Control Panel from the Start Menu
- In the Control Panel select Programs and Features
- Select AMD Install Manager and then click Uninstall/Change
- Check all items, and then click the Uninstall button.
- Note: If you had others versions of AMD drivers installed previously, you should get an additional prompt providing the options to remove All Versions or Current Version.
- Select All Versions to remove all AMD drivers and application components (recommended).
- Select Current Version will uninstall only the latest version of the drivers and its related components.
- The uninstall process will begin removing drivers and software components.
- Select Restart Now to complete the uninstallation process.
- To verify that the AMD Radeon Software has been removed from the system, return to the Program and Features list, and check that there are no AMD entries. If AMD specific entries are still listed, remove them using the above process.

How-To Install AMD Radeon Software:

- Ensure that any existing versions of AMD Radeon Software on the system have been uninstalled before proceeding with installing a new driver.
- Close all opened applications including anti-virus, firewall, remote-access, or webcam software before attempting the install process.
- Double-click the downloaded file and select Install to begin file extraction process.
- Note: It is recommended to use the default destination folder for installation.
- Select the desired components or keep default selection (recommended) and click Install.
- The drivers and software components will begin installing.
- Note: The screen will flicker whilst the AMD Radeon Software is being installed. If you have multiple displays, some of them may turn black for a few seconds.
- Once the drivers and software have been successfully installed, choose Restart Now
- Note: A system restart is required to complete the installation process.​

About Graphics Drivers:

While installing the graphics driver allows the system to properly recognize the chipset and the card manufacturer, updating the video driver can bring about various changes.

It can improve the overall graphics experience and performance in either games or various engineering software applications, include support for newly developed technologies, add compatibility with newer GPU chipsets, or resolve different problems that might have been encountered.

When it comes to applying this release, the installation steps should be a breeze, as each manufacturer tries to make them as easy as possible so that each user can update the GPU on their own and with minimum risks (however, check to see if this download supports your graphics chipset).

Therefore, get the package (extract it if necessary), run the setup, follow the on-screen instructions for a complete and successful installation, and make sure you reboot the system so that the changes take effect.

That being said, download the driver, apply it on your system, and enjoy your newly updated graphics card. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible in order to stay up to speed with the latest releases. 

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

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