AMD Radeon Crimson Graphics Minimal Setup Utility 15.12 Download

Posted at December 22, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

AMD Radeon Crimson Graphics Minimal Setup Utility 15.12 Description

Description:

- ​​A Web-based installer that automatically downloads and installs the minimum required AMD driver components for your system. An Internet connection is required.

Highlights of AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.12

- This release provides users with a Microsoft WHQL certified version of the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.11.1 Update driver.

Resolved Issues:

- [83112] Radeon Settings driver update check is not available for minor driver versions
- [83111] System has higher idle power usage on Windows 7 when running with Radeon Settings
- [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

The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.12 contains the following:

- AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.12 Driver version 15.30.1025.1001

NOTES:

- This driver is not intended for use on AMD products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their manufacturer for driver support.
- When installing the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.12 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 15.12.
- The AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 15.12 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 R5 230 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 Product 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:

- [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
- [58978] Dirt Rally - A crash may be experienced starting a new race with AMD Crossfire and AMD Freesync enabled
- [59475] Elite: Dangerous - Poor performance may be experienced in SuperCruise mode under Windows 10
- [78139] PowerDVD - 3D playback may fail on some configurations using an HDMI 2.0 dongle
- [79428] Starcraft 2: Flickering may be observed in the 'Episode 3' campaign
- [80251] Fable Legends: The DirectX 12 benchmark may fail to launch on some configurations
- [80836] Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Flickering or poor performance may be experienced when running in AMD Crossfire mode
- [81402] Assassin's Creed Syndicate - A crash may be experienced when setting game to Ultra-High graphics mode
- [81403] Flickering may be observed on some Freesync monitors while playing Wolfenstein - The New Order and Battlefield: Hardline with Vsync disabled
- [81448] A system restart may be experience when waking the system from sleep mode on some systems with Intel processors
- [81489] Unable to create 4x1 or 2.1 portrait mode SLS with 4K displays
- [81651] Star Wars: Battlefront - texture corruption may be experienced if the game "Field of View" setting is > 100
- [81736] Call of Duty Online - the game may crash if the Printscreen key is pressed on a 4K monitor
- [81777] Launching a game from the Game Manager may launch on a single display after enabling and disabling AMD Crossfire in a 3x1 AMD Eyefinity setup
- [81809] A crash may be experienced if an HDMI display is a cloned display device on an HP Envy 15 notebook
- [81844] Unable to change resolution if a wireless display is the only connected display
- [81856] Marginally increased power consumption may be observed during video playback
- [81859] Flickering may be experienced on some monitors when AMD Freesync is enabled
- [81915] Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Building textures may be missing on some AMD Freesync displays with Vsync enabled
- [82083] Ark Survival Evolved - Poor performance may be experienced when running in AMD Crossfire mode
- [82093] Star Wars : Battlefront - Some flickering may be experienced in shaded areas of the screen while game levels are loading
- [82213] Star Wars : Battlefront - Some users may experience minor flickering or corruption at different game location or while viewing the in-game cinematics
- [82387] Assassin's Creed Syndicate - The game may crash if the Gaming Evolved "In Game Overlay" is enabled. A temporary workaround is to disable the AMD Gaming Evolved "In Game Overlay"
- ​​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.​

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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