AMD has released another hotfix driver, just a day after releasing 16.11.1. This version has a single listed change: “Improved Shader Cache storage limit”. I'm not sure why the company decided to release this update so abruptly, since I'm not aware of any critical issue that relies upon it, but there's certainly nothing wrong with rapidly releasing optional software. I'm guessing at least one new game has a performance issue with the previous maximum, though.
If this has been an issue for you, and you are able to install drivers that are unsigned, it's available.
No Gameworks malware
No Gameworks malware included!
That is always a cause to
That is always a cause to celebrate!
Fuck. AMD. Only nerdfags and
Fuck. AMD. Only nerdfags and peasants use their garbage.
Not appropriate.
Not appropriate.
Why not delete such stupid
Why not delete such stupid nonsense instead of commenting it?
Should be more effective.
Should be more effective. Deleting them leaves no lasting sign of disapproval, no specific sign of what's disapproved, and could lead to escalating future interactions in their attempt to be heard.
How about getting rid of the
How about getting rid of the ubiquitous ‘anonymous’ screen name? Then you can ban serial offenders. If they are using ‘anonymous’ they probably don’t give a shit about your attempt to respectively reign in their inappropriate behavior.
Not my call, but if it were,
Not my call, but if it were, I'd lean toward no.
Anonymity is a hot topic these days, but it's tempting (and wrong) to dehumanize them. There is a reason why people comment, even anonymously, regardless of how much anger and hate is layered upon it. Worse, a lot of this trolling, as I've said earlier, is because they don't believe their voice will be heard otherwise, and it often progressively escalates the more you attempt to shut it down.
Actually, one interesting way to understand human nature is to see how babies react. This is a sad point, but, when missionaries go to severely war-torn areas, they mention how disturbing it is to go into a nursery and hear utter silence. Even babies know that, if crying won't solve their underlying problem, then it's just a waste of energy. Interesting to think about how that affects us, even though adulthood.
At the same time, it's not our obligation to host hatred, and our readers shouldn't need to put up with it. There is a balance to be struck. We want people to be able to voice their concerns, hopefully in progressively de-escalated ways, but we will need to remove some comments if they're really bad and don't seem to have an underlying point.
None of that is about anonymity, though. The funny Jeff Jarvis quote is, "Well, no, I can name several assholes by name." I'd prefer a more people-first way of saying it, and one that highlights the above points, but it gets a chuckle.
I believe a made up screen
I believe a made up screen name affords a lot of anonymity while at the same time avoids abuse without impunity. It is a unique identifier that conveys responsibility and consequence. These are not babies, but irresponsible, angry, self-loathing adults that feel better about themselves by bullying. It seems naive and arrogant to think you can affect their behavior by ignoring it. Their parents made them bullies and it is up to them to gain insight and respect for others. Love you though. You are a great person.
Yes you are right
Yes you are right
Yeah I literally just
Yeah I literally just installed 11.1.1 today and bam, 11.1.2. Apparently it improved performance with a bigger and better shader cache, so it’s off to install again.
Oh well, beats last year, where the driver releases were pretty slow until July.
It’s good to remember that
It's good to remember that these drivers are mostly optional, though. If you don't have issues, then you can skip one or two if you want. You don't want to be, like, five or six versions behind, but your card will still work with old software if it's inconvenient to update.
My XFX-rx480-gtr-black is
My XFX-rx480-gtr-black is loving these new drivers. All my games are playing well at 1440p and stable.
This new Radeon group is kicking butt
The drivers for my RX480 have
The drivers for my RX480 have been flawless. Certainly a different experience than the OS corrupting drivers geforce experience installed on my system.
Well, I hope they eventually
Well, I hope they eventually fix this annoying screen blanking issue. I uninstalled my driver and let win 10, win update install the driver msoft was providing 16.6 and since then no screen blanking issues to speak of.
Can anyone confirm AMD fixing the screen blanking issue with this hotfix?