
Tag : driver
Lyft Removed Surge Caps But Didn’t Tell Its Users
In this day and age taxis are facing more and more competition from the likes of apps such as Uber and Lyft, where users can order up a “ride” through their smartphone with everyday people picking you…
AMD Introduces Quick Response Queue in Latest Drivers
Asynchronous Compute has been one of the headline features with DX12. Pioneered by AMD in their GCN architecture, Async Compute allows a GPU to handle both graphics and compute tasks at the same time, making the…
AMD Silently Depreciates and Hides 32bit Drivers
As part of the ongoing process for technological advancement, 32bit support has begun to decline throughout the ecosystem. The latest firm to silently reduce support for 32bit systems is AMD with their GPUs. Starting with the…
AMD Release Radeon Crimson 16.3.2 WHQL Driver With Oculus Rift Support
With the Oculus Rift launching now, both AMD and Nvidia have released new drivers to ensure compatibility with the VR headset. Nvidia has released their GeForce driver 364.72 and AMD has responded with their first WHQL driver…
Radio Attack Lets Hackers Drive Away Your Car
When it was revealed I couldn’t believe my eyes. Someone walks up to a car and its locked, someone else walks up and can instantly get in and at the press of a button start the…
AMD Releases Crimson 16.3.1 Driver
AMD is really stepping up the pace of their driver releases since February, with drivers dropped every 1 to 2 weeks. Today, we’ve been treated to Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3.1, the second release for March…
AMD Releases Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.3
AMD has been much quicker of late with their driver updates. Just over a week ago, AMD released Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.21 and they are now following it up with Edition 16.3 with more features and…
Nvidia GeForce 364.51 Beta Fixes Installation Bugs
In light of the installation bugs and issues that plagued yesterday’s release of GeForce driver version 364.47, Nvidia has issued a new driver that promises the solve the issues. The new Geforce 364.51 beta driver promises to…
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1 Released
AMD have been pushing hard to improve their software experience, as well as improving the frequency of graphic driver updates, helping them better compete with the relentless release of Nvidia’s Game Ready drivers. So far, their…

NVIDIA Releases 362.00 GameReady Driver For Far Cry Primal
The early pre-release footage from Far Cry Primal and press coverage indicates the game has some extremely high requirements especially on higher resolutions. It’s relatively easy to blame Ubisoft given their terrible reputation with optimization, but…
AMD Crimson Driver 16.2 Hotfix Released – Focus on Rise of Tomb Raider and Fallout 4
Another month in and AMD is releasing a new Hotfix for their new Crimson series of drivers. To to their word, the drivers are come out quicker than ever and with more fixes for the latest games.…
Geforce 361.91 WHQL Driver Released – Game Ready for Street Fighter V and Hitman Beta
NVIDIA has released the Geforce 361.91 WHQL Driver for its graphics cards, bringing with it Game Ready drivers for Street Fighter V, the beta release of Hitman, ARMA 3, and Monster Hunter Online, plus SLI updates…
US Regulators Consider AI Could “Be a Driver”
People love the idea of technology making their lives easier, be it a new gadget or an old one remade. Some of the bigger gadgets that people are looking forward are self-driving cars. Ranging from being…
AMD Driver 16.1.1 Hotfix Released – Fixes Fallout 4 Crossfire Issues
What I updated Fallout to version 1.3 I was expecting things to be running smoother, not worse. The issues started when AMD released their new drivers, which added a Crossfire profile for the game, however, this…
AMD Releases Software Crimson Edition 16.1.1 Driver
AMD’s Crimson driver package is a complete overhaul of the Catalyst Control Center and incorporates various improvements via a modernized user-interface. It really is a huge step forward and helps AMD to provide a good alternative to…
NVIDIA Releases 361.75 Game Ready Driver
The tail end of this month is pretty hectic with the release of two highly anticipated major titles. Rise of the Tomb Raider finally finds its way on the PC platform and supports a huge array…
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.1 Hotfix Released
AMD has updated its Radeon Software Crimson Edition driver (version 16.1), bringing with it hotfixes for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Fallout 4, Elite: Dangerous, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, DiRT Rally, and Star Wars: Battlefront. Release…
NVIDIA Releases GeForce 361.43 WHQL Driver With Fixes and VR Improvement
Nvidia is ready with a new WHQL certified driver just in time before Christmas. The new driver fixes quite a few bugs such as the wrong clock speeds and higher power consumption on 144 Hz monitors…

AMD Tackles Nvidia’s GameWorks with Open Source GPUOpen
While AMD’s graphics hardware has largely remained competitive with rival Nvidia, the software side of things has fallen behind for a while. A large part of this is due to Nvidia’s GameWorks software, a proprietary set of…
French Uber Drivers Launch Rival App
Uber is known for a lot of things, from their drivers employment stance ranging from contractors to employee’s being charged with crimes. One of the more recent decisions they’ve had to face with was the decision…
NVIDIA Releases 359.12 Hotfix Driver to Resolve GTX 860M Stability Issues
A significant number of NVIDIA GTX 860M owners have been experiencing random freezing during certain games which made it impossible to use their hardware as intended. For example, one user said: “Just tried battlefront. My Y50-70…
Radeon Settings: Crimson Edition Performance Analysis
Introduction To coincide with the recent Radeon Settings: Crimson Edition release, here is our full look into the performance side using our base Windows 8.1 test system. As we all know by now, Radeon Settings is…
AMD Releases Hotfix for Crimson Edition Software and Fan Issues
AMD’s new Crimson Edition software that replaced the old Catalyst Control Center ran into some trouble over the weekend as users reported their fan speeds malfunctioning. For some users it would be stuck on maximum while…
NVIDIA Releases 359.06 Game Ready Driver
NVIDIA has unveiled the latest Game Ready driver which includes an SLI profile for Fallout 4 and optimizations for Just Cause 3 and Rainbow Six Siege. Not so long ago, NVIDIA promised to have drivers ready…
AMD Crimson Performance Gains on Linux are Disappointing
AMD recently overhauled the Catalyst Control Center software suite and created a more visually appealing design entitled, “Crimson”. Furthermore, the latest driver includes a whole host of new features and optimization enhancements. If you’d like to…
AMD Ends Driver Support For Non-GCN Graphics Cards
AMD recently overhauled Catalyst Control Center for a more feature-rich and streamlined experience via the Radeon Crimson software suite. If you’re interested to see the new functionality or performance improvements, please check out our full review…
AMD Radeon Software: Crimson Edition First Look and Testing
Introduction The day has finally come where AMD’s Catalyst Control Center has taken its last installation breath and the brand new AMD Radeon Software package is released. We initially had teasers of this software a few…