The AMD Driver Thread

[LtMatt]

There is just an awful lot of "It's the game/devs" blame going on.

Why doesn't AMD work with the devs to try and get these things implemented and working?

We work closely with devs to try and resolve any issues wherever possible. An example of this can be seen with Ubisoft and Farcry 4.

 

[LtMatt]

this rly does feel like the troll matt thread
if i had known id of joined in!

Look at how long I've been a member here, it's water off a ducks back.

Jokes aside i understand the concern and I always do my best to try and help. It's now my mission to ensure we have a Crossfire profile in Elite Dangerous as soon as possible.

 

[LtMatt]

Sorry guys, didn't want to read through pages to maybe find the answer

Is the driver out today at some point? Also the April driver update has this been given a confirmed date yet please?

CHEERS .

Yes, launching today.

No specific date for the April driver yet.

 

[LtMatt]

That would be nice, and thanks.

Apologies if can come across a bit peeved, but I am a little. Mostly due to those two extra cards effectively being expensive paperweights.

It's fine mate, i understand i know it can be annoying at times.

 

[LtMatt]

greg plays that game
i have a rule, anything greg plays is bound to be terrible + boring

reign of kings = top priority! ^^;

I might have to pick up a copy in the meantime just so i have some experience of how it performs, because speaking from personal experience really helps in situations like these.

 

[LtMatt]

What do you guys think about this? http://www.bitsandchips.it/9-hardwa...onte-ma-amd-aspetta-che-i-driver-siano-maturi
According to the italians, the release of the R9 390X is delayed because they want a perfect driver for it and that there will be some big surprises.

Duvar, can we keep this thread to driver discussions please? It makes my job easier.

 

[LtMatt]

Ok sure, sorry for my fault.

No problem, just saves me scrolling through OT posts. We have a thread here already for that.

 

[LtMatt]

Damn it I was really hoping for an elite profile this time... I love that game and play it all the time.

I assume its gonna have a list of bugs and profiles in the release notes?

Yes I'll publish the release notes and i will clearly highlight any new Crossfire profiles, any big improvements to existing profiles, as well as any known issues.

 

[LtMatt]

think i found one of the few games VSR wont work on for me
cities skylines
it wont change up from 1080p!
it shows the options but wont change up

should "enable GPU-upscaling" be ticked?

No.

Never heard of that game, but I'll report it thanks.

 

[LtMatt]

So when are they getting released!?

Matt, have you got a time they are going up?

You've probably had this question loads, but i can't seem to see it!

I'm chasing the exact time, but expect afternoon-evening.

I have a feeling these drivers have been released around BF Hardline, I wonder if there's been some extra mantle tweaking for the new game.

The beauty of Mantle is that very little work is required from AMD to make Mantle drivers. Virtually all performance optimisations come from the developer. As you can imagine, this can have benefits and disadvantages.

 

[LtMatt]

Thanks for your commitment to the elite profile Matt.

Is it definitely confirmed that there will be a driver release in April though? I'm not sure if I could take another 4 month wait!

Elite Dangerous is my No1 target for a Crossfire profile asap.

Yes, April.

 

[LtMatt]

why would Guru get them before official AMD release on their site Tommy?

Press embargo drivers for FreeSync reviews.

 

[LtMatt]

I'm not going to download the drivers from anywhere other than AMD.

Wise man.

 

[LtMatt]

15 = Year .3 = Month. so 15.3.

Correct.

No monitors were available in February, so 15.2 became 15.3.

 

[LtMatt]

Nothing works for crossfire on Elite AFR friendly will share the load but you get better performance on 1 card.

Runs on its own engine codenamed COBRA

A Crossfire profile for Elite Dangerous is No1 target on my radar, don't worry.

 

[LtMatt]

And Matt, can you please go to the team and get them to do a crossfire profile for Cities Skylines for next release? It's top 5 steam seller.

Thanks Tony (and Mei) for bringing this to my attention.

Will we have to wait another 3 months for it though?...

AMD's must be suffering from budget issues, to not be able to afford to hire enough software engineers to work on profiles fast enough, I assume anyway.

Drivers will be once a month (or thereabouts) as they were last year.

 

[LtMatt]

http://www.guru3d.com/files-get/amd-catalyst-15-x-download,2.html

I hope this is the legit driver.

They removed the link earlier.

Thats an older driver

Older driver, taken from Windows 10 update and tweaked to work on other OS.

 

[LtMatt]

Hello Everyone,

First of all, I'm personally sorry for advising you all the driver would be ready today. I hate letting people down as i know many of you have been waiting a long time for this driver.

We want the Catalyst 15.3 Beta driver with AMD FreeSync technology to be the highest quality as possible and are working hard to release it as soon as possible. I’ll make sure to update everyone here when the driver is ready for download.

I don't anticipate a long wait for it to be released, but it's not going to be today I'm afraid as i was expecting.

Thank you for your patience.

 

[LtMatt]

Thanks for updating us Matt. A lesser man would have avoided this forum like the plague!

I would never do that, as i know people have been waiting for this. I would have posted earlier, but obviously i wanted to give it to the last minute before confirming. Please be assured, the delay will not be long.

 

[LtMatt]

Well I guess I'll install the press driver and try Far Cry 4.

I can understand that.

Again really sorry for the short delay guys, obviously not ideal and I'll update you as soon as i can.