The update adds 8K 60Hz and 30Hz dual/single cable support

Apr 5, 2017 06:20 GMT  ·  By

AMD has announced the availability of a new version of its Radeon Software Crimson Edition Graphics driver, namely the 17.4.1 Non-WHQL package, which implements support for Oculus' Asynchronous Spacewarp (ASW) on Radeon R9 Fury, R9 390 and R9 290 series graphics products. 

In addition to that, the producer reduces judder to provide a smoother VR experience on the HTC Vive by adding SteamVR Asynchronous Reprojection compatibility for Radeon RX 480 and RX 470 graphics cards (only on Microsoft Windows 10).

Moreover, the current update also includes DP1.4 HBR3, 8K 60Hz dual cable, and 8K 30Hz single cable support, resolves flickering on some AMD FreeSync displays, and fixes the poor Multi-GPU scaling encountered while playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.

However, AMD’s release might still experience a few issues with Radeon Settings, Radeon WattMan, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and World of Warcraft, as well as a few other problems highlighted in the Release Notes below.

In terms of compatibility, besides a supported GPU, take into account that your configuration must be running a 32- or 64-bit variant of Microsoft’s Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 operating systems (Windows 8.1 32-bit is no longer supported),

Therefore, remove any previous version present on your computer, save and run the appropriate package for your system, wait for all files required to be made available, and follow all instructions displayed on the screen for a complete upgrade.

With this in mind, if you consider applying this release, download AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive Graphics Driver 17.4.1, install it and perform a reboot once finished. Also, check back with us to stay “updated one minute ago.”

Release Notes