AMD has released the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1 driver with several new features and upgrades for Radeon cards. Introducing Radeon Overlay to monitor GPU/CPU usage and temperatures OSD (On-screen display) and enabing the Enhanced Sync for all GCN cards . AMD LINK a Radeon mobile app gives AMD some unique capabilities when it comes to GPU performance monitoring, placing them ahead of Nvidia’s Geforce Experience in several regards.
Radeon Settings
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- Added new Connect tab which houses new social engagement features.
- Added new Gallery tab for Radeon ReLive recording file management, video trimming, and social platform sharing functionality.
- Added new Accounts tab to connect ReLive content and upload sharing to social platforms
- Added new Resource Center tab highlighting informative guides and instructions for Radeon Software features.
- Added new Performance Monitoring tab.
- Added three UI themes for Radeon Settings customization.
- Added new AMD Link tab to connect Radeon Settings to the AMD Link mobile application. For more information on AMD Link visithere.
Radeon Overlay
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- Added new Overlay feature (default ALT+R) allowing management of certain Radeon Settings features while in-game or on desktop such as Radeon ReLive, Radeon FreeSync, Radeon Chill, Frame Rate Target Control, Display Color, and Performance Monitoring.
- Added performance monitoring overlay to display system performance metrics in DirectX® 9, 11, 12, and Vulkan™ applications.
- Added performance logging feature to save performance metrics to a file.
Radeon ReLive
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- Further optimized for lower FPS overhead while using Radeon ReLive for recording. (RS-198)
- Added support for Vulkan™ API.
- Added support for Eyefinity.
- Added support for borderless window region capture.
- Added support for mouse button hotkeys.
- Added chat and viewer count overlay for Radeon ReLive live streaming to supported platforms.
- Added Chroma Key support to allow background transparency when using a webcam.
- Now supports expanded social platforms.
- Now supports separate microphone and audio track recording.
Radeon Chill
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- Radeon Chill now has expanded support for most game titles.
Enhanced Sync
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- Added support for all GCN-based Radeon graphics products.
- Added support for Vulkan™ API.
- Added support Multi-GPU configurations.
- Added support for Eyefinity configurations.
Radeon WattMan
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- Added new profile functionality to save and load user defined Radeon WattMan profile configurations to local hard disk.
Frame Rate Target Control
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- Added support for Vulkan™ API.
Radeon FreeSync
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- Added support for HDR10 titles with Radeon FreeSync2 displays.
- Added per-application Radeon FreeSync support.
You can download this driver from AMD official web page
