AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Graphics Driver 17.6 for Windows 10 64-bit Download

Posted at April 29, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Graphics Driver 17.6 for Windows 10 64-bit Description

Be first. Be the Pioneer

The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is purpose-built to empower a new generation of pioneering creative professionals. By harnessing the power of "Vega" GPU architecture along with Radeon Pro Software, developers can be pioneers in game development, designers can be pioneers in visualization using Radeon ProRender, and artists can be pioneers in VR content creation.

Be the Pioneer in Game Development

The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition graphics card is designed to simplify and accelerate game creation by providing a single GPU that is optimized for every stage of this workflow, from asset production, to playtesting, to performance optimization.

Be the Pioneer in Visualization

Radeon ProRender is AMD's powerful physically-based rendering engine that lets creative professionals use open industry standards to leverage GPU and CPU performance to produce stunningly photorealistic images. Plug-ins and add-ins are freely available for Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Blender, and SOLIDWORKS.

The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition provides the necessary compute performance required to maximize Radeon ProRender's rendering capabilities, including rendering in near real-time to see changes as they are made, and allows creative professionals to produces rapid, accurate, and scalable rendering results from previz to final.

Be the Pioneer in Virtual Reality

Professional workflows are being revolutionized by advanced technologies such as real-time game engines and VR, boosting creativity, enhancing collaboration, and accelerating creative decisions. In addition, a new breed of in-VR content creation tools is making 3D content creation more accessible, simplifying the creation of the next-generation of immersive content.

The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition provides an ideal VR experience, with its performance being able to optimize the benefits provided by Unreal Engine's VR-optimized Forward Renderer, the integration of AMD LiquidVR technology, and support for Oculus' Asynchronous Spacewarp (ASW) and SteamVR's Asynchronous Reprojection technologies.

Fixed Issues:

- This is the inaugural driver for Radeon Vega Frontier Edition. There are no preceding issues to be fixed.

Known Issues:

- When running ReLive Pro, the cursor is not visible. The cursor is only visible when the user has switched to gaming mode
- When switching between Pro Mode and Gaming Mode, Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDRs) have been observed with multiple display configurations
- When numerous displays are used, there is an unlikely event where the driver does not complete installation
- During sleep and resume, after multiple instances, a blue screen hang has been observed
- Specific to Linux users, infrequent system hangs have been observed with 2015 Formula One
- During sleep and resume, a user may experience a TDR when instant replay is enabled
- Intermittent stuttering has been observed with Unigine Heaven in extreme cases
- System hangs have been observed in stressful situation in some applications when in CrossFire mode
- When using 8K displays, occasional situations with no display have been observed during sleep and resume
- Users may encounter Bluray playback issues on PowerDVD after switching to Game Mode
- Infrequent hangs have been observed during wake from sleep and resume states
- When resume from sleep, OpenGL applications have experienced TDRs
- In CrossFire configurations, blue screens have been observed during stressful ACPI testing
- When rendering using Blender cycles, users may encounter infrequent iterations of poor performance
- With 10 bit displays, users may encounter anomalies in display results
- On Z170 chipsets, users may experience infrequent hangs from sleep states. Frequency may depend on system configuration.
- In extreme cases with stressful applications, the user may experience performance throttling in thermally stressful situations
- When running express install with multiple GPUs installed, the user may experience anomalies, including unexpected system reboots

Package Contents

- Radeon Vega Frontier Edition 17.6 with base driver version 17.20.1035

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 Radeon Software Drivers for the Windows operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation.
- Radeon Software drivers require Windows ​7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

Radeon Product Compatibility

- Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

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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