The latest graphics driver from AMD, Radeon Software Crimson ReLive 17.4.4, aligns with yesterday’s release of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III. They claim that, when the update is applied to an 8GB Radeon RX 580, users could see a performance gain of up-to 7% under certain conditions (when compared to 17.4.3).
The driver was re-released on April 27th, with the new installer no-longer adding a desktop shortcut to join the Quake Champions beta. I haven’t seen it personally, but OC3D claims that the shortcut pointed to a bit.ly link. I can see why users would be upset; AMD should have added an option in the installer that says something like, “Would you like to check out the Quake Champions beta? Yes, No, Create a Desktop Shortcut for Later” rather than just add stuff to the system. That said, a desktop shortcut is as benign as you can get, and I can also see why AMD wouldn’t think much of it.
That issue aside, the driver also fixes several bugs. One notable entry is, for users with an HDR-compatible display, Mass Effect: Andromeda will now display the correct colors under Windows 10 Creators Update. The most severe fix seems to be for RX 550 users, where the GPU would hard-lock a system after “long periods of time” since the last reboot. It sounds like those users should update to 17.4.4 as soon as convenient.
Radeon Software Crimson ReLive 17.4.4 is available at AMD’s website.
