The latest AMD Catalyst driver resolves a memory leak issue found in AMD’s 15.9 update. Users who installed 15.9 during its brief availability should upgrade immediately to improve performance.
AMD’s new Catalyst 15.9 drivers added optimizations for Fable Legends and Star Wars Battlefront (the beta), with the 15.9.1 patch retaining these improvements alongside the memory leak resolution. CrossFire users should expect flickering in Battlefront for the time being; disabling CrossFire eliminates this issue.
FreeSync-related crashing has been resolved in DiRT Rally when using the new 144Hz BenQ FreeSync displays.
15.9.1 now shows the appropriate DirectX feature level supported in DxDiag prompts.
Full patch notes below (or here):
Resolved Issues:
- [77609] A video memory leak can occur when browser and other windows are resized
- [59474] Diablo 3 crashes in the Act 2 Desolate Sands area of the game
- [59081] The AMD Catalyst Control Center 'update' option fails to download the latest driver
- [58800] Dragon Age: Inquisition may crash if launched in Mantle mode
- [58781] The DirectX® Diagnostic tool does not report DirectX® 12 available on supported products
- [58677] World of Warships may crash on some AMD Radeon HD5000 and HD6000 series products
- [58646] Assassin's Creed® Unity may experience minor frame stutter when AMD CrossFire™ mode is enabled
- [58485] Anti Aliasing settings not being retained after changes are applied
- [58450] Some BENQ 144hz Freesync™ monitors may lose the signal while uninstalling the driver
- [58495] DiRT Rally™ crashes during gameplay and benchmarking when launched in DirectX® 11 mode on some BENQ 144HZ Freesync monitors
Known Issues:
- [57189] GTA V crashes on some AMD Radeon R9 390X GPU's
- [76899] Star Wars: Battlefront Bata - Flickering may be experience if AMD Crossfire is enabled
- [56099] Corruption may occur in DiRT Rally™ with CMAA enabled with Portrait SLS and AMD CrossFire™ mode enabled
- [59792] A black screen may be encountered on bootup on Windows 10 systems. The system will ultimately continue to the Windows login screen.
- [76930] Intermittent playback issues with Cyberlink PoweDVD when connecting to a 3D display with an HDMI cable
- [76924] A TDR error may be experienced while toggling between minimized and maximized mode while viewing 4K Youtube content
- [59475] Elite: Dangerous - poor performance may be experienced in SuperCruise mode
- [59298] Final Fantasy XIV - Heavensward may crash when run in DirectX 11® mode and borderless window mode
- [58870] Some applications may fail to launch on some Mobility platforms when launched in High Performance mode
- [425417] Windows 10 driver installation may halt on some systems with an AMD 990FX chipset and AMD CrossFire™ enabled
- [58506] Mad Max - Color corruption is observed when Alt+Ctrl+Del is pressed followed by the Escape key
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