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Radeon™ Software helps you explore Montana in Far Cry® 5

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[Originally posted on 03/26/18.]

In a classic good versus evil plot line, Far Cry 51,2 takes you into the heart of Montana where it’s your responsibility to stop doomsday cult leader, and local bad guy, Joseph Seed. You won’t be able to do it alone. You’ll need to work to gain allies and build up a resistance members, all in an attempt to try and save Hope County.

Luckily, from the beginning, Radeon Software’s got your back. Let’s see how different software features can help you traverse Montana.

Radeon™ ReLive: Capture. Stream. Share.

Far Cry 5: Arcade allows you to build your own sandbox and share your creative maps with the community. With near infinite possibilities, you’ll never want to miss a moment. Use Radeon ReLive to capture, stream and share your gameplay whether you’re saving Hope County alone, with a friend, or in 12 player PvP. Here are some cool features you may want to try out while playing Far Cry 5.

For streamers

  • Chat Overlay: To stay connected with your community, Radeon Software has a real-time chat overlay which displays viewer comments from sites like Twitch, Facebook, Mixer, and YouTube, all while streaming.

Here is how to enable the chat overlay while streaming:

  1. Open “Radeon™ Settings”
  2. Click the Radeon “ReLive” tab
  3. Click “Streaming”
  4. Select a streaming platform
  5. Click “Show Chat”

  • Chroma Key Support: If you’ve ever wanted to get closer with your game and add effects to your stream, you can easily start by putting up a green screen and remove your webcam’s background.

Here is how to enable Chroma Key:

  1. Open “Radeon Settings”
  2. Click the Radeon “ReLive” tab
  3. Click “Overlay”
  4. Enable “Show Camera”
  5. Click “Use Chroma Key”

  • Archive stream: To create custom content and edit your stream, the archive stream button allows you to easily back up your stream to your PC. As an added benefit, all of your content will be accessible offline so you’ll always be able to relive your favorite gaming moments.

Here is how to Archive Your Stream:

  1. Open “Radeon Settings”
  2. Click the Radeon “ReLive” tab
  3. Click “Streaming”
  4. Click “Archive Stream”

For recorders

  • Gallery: To make organizing and uploading your videos convenient, all your Radeon ReLive videos are kept in the gallery. The gallery will help you upload to various social platforms by allowing to queue up multiple videos to several different sites. It also allows you to trim your videos so that you can post only the perfect shot.

Here is how to share a video:

  1. Open “Radeon Settings”
  2. Click the “Radeon™ Connect” Tab
  3. Click on the video you would like to share
  4. Choose a social media platform
  5. Upload your video

Here is how to trim a video:

  1. Open “Radeon Settings”
  2. Click on the video you would like to trim
  3. Click “Trim Video”
  4. Drag the toggle to select the trimmed section
  5. Save your edited video

  • Screenshot: Far Cry 5 is absolutely beautiful. Despite the mayhem, the forests are extremely serene. To capture those picture perfect memories. By default, you can easily press CTRL+SHIFT+E to take a quick snapshot, or use Radeon Overlay to bring up your Radeon ReLive options.

Here is how to enable Radeon ReLive from Radeon Overlay:

  1. Open Far Cry 5
  2. Press Alt+R
  3. Click Radeon ReLive

  • Instant replay: Far Cry 5 is action-packed and you’ll never want to miss a moment. I would suggest enabling instant replay through Radeon Overlay. If you ever want to change duration or quality of your replays, you can do so in Radeon Settings.

Here is how to enable instant replay:

  1. Open “Radeon Settings”
  2. Click the Radeon “ReLive” tab
  3. Click the “Recording” tab
  4. Enable “Instant Replay”

  • Separate microphone tracks: Perfecting microphone and game audio while recording is difficult. To make it easier, you can separate your audio tracks so that you can edit microphone or game audio whenever you want to take a break from Montana.

Here is how to enable separate microphone tracks:

  1. Open “Radeon Settings”
  2. Click the Radeon “ReLive” tab
  3. Click the “Recording” tab
  4. Enable “Separate Microphone Track”

Enhanced Sync: Liquid-Smooth Gameplay on Any Monitor

All first-person shooters require ultra-fast responsiveness for precise aim, and quick reactions. Far Cry 5 is no exception. For the best, low-latency tear-free gaming experience, I would recommend enabling Radeon™ FreeSync and Enhanced Sync. Here’s a quick overview of how these features will help you game.

  • Radeon™ FreeSync: Removes tears and choppy gameplay within your Radeon™ FreeSync range for effortlessly smooth gameplay. If you have a Radeon™ FreeSync monitor, it will be enabled by default but just in-case you wanted to double check, below are instructions on how you can enable Radeon FreeSync:

Here’s how to enable Radeon FreeSync from Radeon™ Settings:

  1. Open “Radeon Settings”
  2. Click the “Display” tab
  3. Enable “AMD FreeSync”
  • Radeon FreeSync can be tailored per game in app profiles

Here’s how to enable Radeon FreeSync from Radeon™ Overlay:

  1. Open Far Cry 5
  2. Press Radeon Overlay Hot key (Default Radeon Overlay hotkey is ALT+R)
  3. Click “Radeon FreeSync”
  4. Enable “FreeSync”

  • Enhanced Sync: With a focus on ultra-fast responsiveness, Enhanced Sync enables you to have the best experience possible at any framerate. When framerate exceed your display’s refresh rate, Enhanced Sync unlocks your framerate and will only display your newest, tear-free frame. If your framerate ever drops below your displays refresh rate, Enhanced Sync delivers every frame rendered so that you never miss a beat.

Here’s how to enable Enhanced Sync:

  1. Open Radeon Settings
  2. Click the “Gaming” tab
  3. Click “Global Settings”
  4. Click “Wait for Vertical Refresh”
  5. Select “Enhanced Sync”
  • Enhanced Sync can also be enabled per game in app profiles

Enhanced Sync enables a great, ultra-responsive gaming experience. Here’s how Enhanced Sync will reduce latency in Far Cry 5:

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Radeon™ Chill: Cool and Quiet Frames on Countless Number of Games

With compelling characters and gorgeous gameplay, you’ll want to be immersed in Far Cry 5. With Radeon Chill, leave distractions like fan noises in the past. By enabling the feature, you’ll be able to lower temperatures allowing cool and quiet gameplay.

Here is how to enable Radeon Chill:

  1. Open “Radeon Settings”
  2. Click the “Gaming” tab
  3. Click on “Global Settings”
  4. Enable “Radeon Chill”
  • Radeon Chill can be tailored per game in app profiles

Here’s how to enable Radeon™ Chill from Radeon™ Overlay:

  1. Open Far Cry 5
  2. Press Radeon Overlay Hokey (default is ALT+R)
  3. Click “Radeon Chill”
  4. Enable “Chill” under “Global Settings”
  5. Enable “Chill” under “Game Settings”

Here is how Radeon Chill lowers power consumption in Far Cry 5:

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Radeon™ WattMan” Personalized Gameplay

Radeon Chill is an amazing feature for cool, quiet and responsive gaming. To create an even better experience on Radeon™ RX Vega 56 and Radeon™ RX Vega 64 graphics cards, try the power save mode in Radeon™ WattMan. This one-click power save mode can increase your performance per watt, giving you a better overall experience.

Here’s how to enable the power save mode:

  1. Open “Radeon Settings”
  2. Click the “Gaming” tab
  3. Click on “Global Settings”
  4. Click on “Global WattMan”
  5. Enable “Power Save” mode
  6. Click “Apply”

Here’s how Radeon WattMan’s power save mode increases efficiency in Far Cry 5:

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The compelling plot, fascinating characters, beautiful scenery and everything in-between supports Far Cry 5 as an amazing addition to the iconic franchise. To try any of the features listed above, download Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition 18.3.4, and begin your journey soon, Far Cry 5 releases on March 27th.

Gurman Singh, Software Product Marketing for the Radeon Technologies Group at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies, or opinions. Links to third party sites and references to third party trademarks are provided for convenience and illustrative purposes only. Unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links, and no third party endorsement of AMD or any of its products is implied.

  1. Far Cry 5 is rated M for Mature +17. Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol.
  2. Far Cry 5 and logos © 2018 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Far Cry, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Based on Crytek’s original Far Cry directed by Cevat Yerli. Powered by Crytek’s technology “CryEngine”.
  3. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of February 23rd, 2018 on the 8GB Radeon™ RX Vega 64, on a test system comprising of Intel i7 7700X CPU (4.2 GHz), 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, and Windows 10 x64. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. With the ultra preset on Far Cry 5 1920x1080, with Enhanced Sync ON the Radeon™ RX Vega 64 scored 44.8 milliseconds of responsiveness with Radeon Software 18.2.3 whereas the Radeon™ RX Vega 64 scored 47.5 milliseconds of responsiveness, with Enhanced Sync ON, creating a 6% faster response time in Far Cry 5 (94% of VSync ON). Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RS-227
  4. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of February 23rd, 2018 on the 8GB Radeon™ RX Vega 64, on a test system comprising of Intel i7 7700X CPU (4.2 GHz), 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, and Windows 10 x64 with Radeon™ Software 18.3.1. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. With the ultra preset on Far Cry 5 at 1920x1080, the Radeon™ RX Vega 64 consumed 244.9 watts with Radeon™ Chill enabled whereas the Radeon™ RX Vega 64 scored 58 with Radeon™ Chill disabled, lowering power consumption by 11% (89% of default) in Far Cry 5. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RS-229
  5. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of February 23rd, 2018 on the 8GB Radeon™ RX Vega 64, on a test system comprising of Intel i7 7700X CPU (4.2 GHz), 16GB DDR4-3000 Mhz system memory, and Windows 10 x64 with Radeon Software 18.3.1. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. With the ultra preset on Far Cry 5 at 1920x1080, the Radeon™ RX Vega 64 scored 0.571308 FPS per watt with the power save profile enabled whereas the Radeon™ RX Vega 64 scored 0.4322521 FPS per watt, with balanced power profile disabled, increasing efficiency by 32% in Far Cry 5. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RS-225