AMD releases Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.1 drivers

AMD has released new Radeon drivers that are optimized for new games like Monster Hunter World, We Happy View, Madden NFL 19, and World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. You can download them right here.

The new Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.1 drivers offer up to 5% more performance on the Radeon RX Vega 64 for Monster Hunter World, and for Radeon RX 580 owners you can expect up to 6% additional performance. There are some bug fixes included with Fortnite crashing upon launch in Windows 7 solved, as well as some issues with multi-GPU systems crashing when changing resolutions in-game fixed.

Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.8.1 Release Notes

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Support For

• Monster Hunterâ"¢: World
• Up toto 5% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.8.1 on the Radeonâ"¢ RX Vega 64 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.6.1 at 1920Ã-1080 (1080p)1
• Up to 6% faster performance using Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.8.1 on the Radeonâ"¢ RX 580 (8GB) graphics card than with Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.6.1 at 1920Ã-1080 (1080p)2
• World of Warcraftâ"¢: Battle for Azeroth
• We Happy Fewâ"¢
• Madden NFL 19â"¢

Fixed Issues

• Fortniteâ"¢ may experience an application crash on game launch in Windows®7.
• Some games may experience a game crash or hang on multi GPU system configurations when changing or applying resolutions.
• Graphics and memory clock speeds may remain elevated or locked while gaming if video content is also playing on the system.
• Civilization® VI may experience a game crash using DirectX®12 API on game or map launch.
• Samsungâ"¢ HMD Odyssey may experience intermittent black screens or flashing on Radeon RX Vega series graphics products.

Known Issues

• Cursor or system lag may be observed on some system configurations when two or more displays are connected and one display is powered off.
• Some games may experience instability or stutter when playing with FRTC and Instant Replay enabled.
• Toggling performance metrics while gaming on a non-native display resolution may cause the game to scale incorrectly.
• Radeon WattMan memory and frequency sliders may not list correct minimum values.
• Upgrade Advisor may fail to show up in Radeon Settings.
• Radeon FreeSync may fail to enable when playing Monster Hunterâ"¢: World.
• Video profiles may not correctly apply on web browser video content.