[Originally posted on 05/09/18]
Robust, Reliable, and Ready, Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition optimizes your professional graphics investment with quality, performance, security, simplicity, and industry-leading innovation.
AMD’s Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition is designed to meet the exacting demands of enterprises, with quarterly driver updates that deliver enterprise-grade quality on a consistent basis. Today’s 18.Q2 release continues to provide the reliability, security features, simplicity, and innovations professionals have come to expect of Radeon™ Pro Software, along with performance increases in leading professional applications. In addition, the 18.Q2 driver adds support for the Windows® 10 April 2018 Update.
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The AMD Commitment to Enterprise Edition Quality
AMD’s comprehensive stability testing process helps ensure that every Enterprise Edition driver delivers enterprise-grade quality and reliability to our users. Our enterprise drivers go through waves of both AMD and OEM partner testing, and this extensive pre-launch testing helps to minimize post-launch issues.
OEM and ISV Partner testing and a final wave of beta user testing helps ensure the highest-quality enterprise software, and in 2017 this led to zero issues reported by over 99.99% of our customers.
AMD’s extensive ISV application certification testing results in enterprise software that is certified on over 80 of the leading applications professionals use. For our last 18.Q1 Enterprise Edition driver, we had a 100% pass rate for all the certifications we submitted.
You can learn more about AMD’s commitment to Enterprise Edition quality and ISV application certifications here.
Boost Your Productivity by Updating Your Driver
The continuous performance optimizations in every Radeon Pro Software driver update, thanks in part to the close technology partnerships we have with ISV application developers, means you can get new GPU-like performance improvements over the lifetime of your graphics investment2, as shown in the chart below.
For the Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 driver we are delivering significant performance improvements in Dassault Systèmes® CATIA®. The 18.Q2 driver is up to 38% faster when running AMD’s internal benchmark of complex customer models6 and up to two times faster with the AMD internal assembly model benchmark.
Year-Over-Year Performance Improvements
For design and manufacturing applications, the 18.Q2 Enterprise Edition driver when compared to the Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 is up to an estimated 47% faster in Siemens NX™ when tested with SPECviewperf® 12.1 snx-028, up to an estimated 14% faster in PTC® Creo® when tested with SPECapc® for PTC® Creo® 3.0 9, and up to an estimated 12% faster in SOLIDWORKS® when tested with SPECapc® for SOLIDWORKS® 2015.
For media and entertainment applications, the 18.Q2 Enterprise Edition driver when compared to the Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 is up to an estimated 44% faster in Autodesk® 3ds Max® when tested with SPECapc® for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2015 11 and up to an estimated 22% faster in Autodesk® Maya® when tested with SPECapc® for Autodesk® Maya® 2017.
You can learn more about AMD’s Enterprise Edition performance story here.
Exceptional Security and Unmatched Simplicity
Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 delivers advanced security features to help thwart malicious attacks, giving enterprises added protection for their valuable intellectual property. The Enterprise Edition’s predictable quarterly release schedule (targeting the 2nd Wednesday of the 2nd month of each quarter) makes it easier for IT Managers to plan for their next driver update, with the next Enterprise Edition release scheduled for August 8th, 2018.
The 18.Q2 Enterprise Edition continues to offer a single unified “one driver” available on demand for a variety of AMD graphics hardware used in the workplace 13. With this release we are also supporting the latest version of Windows 10, the April 2018 Update, so your driver is ready when your organization decides to roll out this Microsoft® update.
Alexander Blake-Davies, Software Product Marketing Specialist for Professional Graphics at AMD’s Radeon Technology Group. 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. Use of third party names or marks is for informational purposes only and no endorsement of or by AMD is intended or implied.
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1. 2017 Internal AMD Radeon™ Pro Software testing data.
2. In select applications.
3. The AMD FirePro™ W7100 is up to 37% faster in SPECviewperf® 12.0.1 creo-01 than the AMD FirePro™ W7000 when using the AMD FirePro™ 14.301.1010 driver. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 6-core E5-1660 @ 3.3GHz (3.9GHz max), 16GB RAM, Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit SP1, AMD FirePro™ W7000/AMD FirePro™ W7100, AMD FirePro™ 13.352.1014 driver/AMD FirePro™ 14.301.1010 driver. Benchmark Application: SPECviewperf® 12.0.1 creo-01. AMD FirePro™ W7000 score: 31.59. AMD FirePro™ W7100 score: 43.28. Performance Differential: (43.28-31.59)/31.59*100 = ~37.01% faster performance with the AMD FirePro™ W7100. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. Additional information about the SPEC benchmarks can be found at www.spec.org/gwpg. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-24.
4. The Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 16.Q4 is up to 35% faster in SPECviewperf® 12 creo-01 than the AMD FirePro™ 14.301.1010 driver when using the AMD FirePro™ W7100. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 6-core E5-1660 @ 3.3GHz (3.9GHz max)/E5-1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz (3.8GHz max), 16GB RAM, Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit SP1, AMD FirePro™ W7100, AMD FirePro™ 14.301.1010 driver/Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 16.Q4. Benchmark Application: SPECviewperf® 12.0.1 creo-01/SPECviewperf® 12.1 creo-01. AMD FirePro™ 14.301.1010 driver score: 43.28. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 16.Q4 score: 58.28. Performance Differential: (58.28-43.28)/43.28*100 = ~34.66% faster performance with the Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 16.Q4. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. Additional information about the SPEC benchmarks can be found at www.spec.org/gwpg. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-25.
5. The Radeon™ Pro WX 7100 is up to 36% faster in SPECviewperf® 12.1 creo-01 than the AMD FirePro™ W7100 when using the Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 16.Q4. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 6-core E5-1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz (3.8GHz max), 16GB RAM, Windows® 7 Professional 64-bit SP1, AMD FirePro™ W7100/Radeon™ Pro WX 7100, Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 16.Q4. Benchmark Application: SPECviewperf® 12.1 creo-01. AMD FirePro™ W7100 score: 58.28. Radeon™ Pro WX 7100 score: 79.19. Performance Differential: (79.19-58.28)/58.28*100 = ~35.86% faster performance with the Radeon™ Pro WX 7100. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. Additional information about the SPEC benchmarks can be found at www.spec.org/gwpg. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-26.
6. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 is up to 38% faster in the AMD internal Dassault Systèmes® CATIA® complex customer model benchmark than Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 when using the Radeon™ Pro WX 5100. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 13th, 2018 on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 8-core W-2145 @ 3.7GHz (4.5GHz max), 64GB RAM, Windows® 10 Fall Creators Update Professional 64-bit, Radeon™ Pro WX 5100, Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2/Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Benchmark Application: AMD internal Dassault Systèmes® CATIA® complex customer model benchmark. The results correspond to the average visualization time per frame (in milliseconds). Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 visualization time: 32.93 ms. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 visualization time: 23.92 ms. Performance Differential: (32.93 -23.92)/23.92*100 = ~37.67% faster performance with Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-22.
7. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 is up to 2x faster in the AMD internal Dassault Systèmes® CATIA® main drive assembly model benchmark than Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 when using the Radeon™ Pro WX 5100. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 13th, 2018 on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 8-core W-2145 @ 3.7GHz (4.5GHz max), 64GB RAM, Windows® 10 Fall Creators Update Professional 64-bit, Radeon™ Pro WX 5100, Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2/Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Benchmark Application: AMD internal Dassault Systèmes® CATIA® main drive assembly model benchmark. The results correspond to the average visualization time per frame (in milliseconds). Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 visualization time: 9.5 ms. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 visualization time: 4.72 ms. Performance Differential: (9.5-4.72)/4.72*100 = ~101.27% faster performance with Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-23.
8. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 is up to 47% faster in SPECviewperf® 12.1 snx-02 than Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 when using the Radeon™ Pro WX 7100. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 28th, 2018 on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 4-core W-2125 @ 4.0GHz (4.5GHz max), 32GB RAM, Windows® 10 Fall Creators Update Professional 64-bit, Radeon™ Pro WX 7100, Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2/Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Benchmark Application: SPECviewperf® 12.1 snx-02. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 score: 79.47. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 score: 116.64. Performance Differential: (116.64-79.47)/79.47*100 = ~46.77% faster performance with Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. Additional information about SPECviewperf®12.1 can be found at www.spec.org. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-16.
9. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 is up to an est. 14% faster in SPECapc® for PTC® Creo® 3.0 Graphics Composite than Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 when using the Radeon™ Pro WX 7100. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 28th, 2018 on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 4-core W-2125 @ 4.0GHz (4.5GHz max), 32GB RAM, Windows® 10 Fall Creators Update Professional 64-bit, Radeon™ Pro WX 7100, Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2/Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Rule-compliant in all but OS version. Benchmark Application: SPECapc® for PTC® Creo® 3.0 Graphics Composite. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 score: 8.73. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 score: 9.91. Performance Differential: (9.91-8.73)/8.73*100 = ~13.52% faster performance with Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. Additional information about SPECapc® for PTC® Creo® can be found at www.spec.org. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-17.
10. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 is up to an est. 12% faster in SPECapc® for SOLIDWORKS® 2015 Graphics Composite (FSAA) than Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 when using the Radeon™ Pro WX 5100. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 28th, 2018 on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 4-core W-2125 @ 4.0GHz (4.5GHz max), 32GB RAM, Windows® 10 Fall Creators Update Professional 64-bit, Radeon™ Pro WX 5100, Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2/Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Rule-compliant in all but OS version. Benchmark Application: SPECapc® for SOLIDWORKS® 2015 Graphics Composite (FSAA). Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 score: 6.54. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 score: 7.34. Performance Differential: (7.34-6.54)/6.54*100 = ~12.23% faster performance with Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. Additional information about SPECapc® for SOLIDWORKS® 2015 can be found at www.spec.org. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-18.
11. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 is up to an est. 44% faster in SPECapc® for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2015 Graphics Composite (4K 8xAA) than Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 when using the Radeon™ Pro WX 5100. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 28th, 2018 on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 4-core W-2125 @ 4.0GHz (4.5GHz max), 32GB RAM, Windows® 10 Fall Creators Update Professional 64-bit, Radeon™ Pro WX 5100, Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2/Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Rule-compliant in all but OS version. Benchmark Application: SPECapc® for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2015 Graphics Composite (4K 8xAA). Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 score: 1.51. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 score: 2.17. Performance Differential: (2.17-1.51)/1.51*100 = ~43.71% faster performance with Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. Additional information about SPECapc® for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2015 can be found at www.spec.org. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-19.
12. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 is up to 22% faster in SPECapc® for Autodesk® Maya® 2017 Graphics Interactive Composite (MSAA) than Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 when using the Radeon™ Pro WX 4100. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 28th, 2018 on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® 4-core W-2125 @ 4.0GHz (4.5GHz max), 32GB RAM, Windows® 10 Fall Creators Update Professional 64-bit, Radeon™ Pro WX 4100, Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2/Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Benchmark Application: SPECapc® for Maya® 2017 Graphics Interactive Composite (MSAA). Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Driver 17.Q2 score: 2.06. Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2 score: 2.51. Performance Differential: (2.51-2.06)/2.06*100 = ~21.84% faster performance with Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition 18.Q2. Scores are based on AMD internal lab measurements/modeling and may vary. Additional information about SPECapc® for Maya® 2017 can be found at www.spec.org. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPS-20.
13. Compatible with Radeon™ Pro WX series, Radeon™ Pro SSG, Radeon™ Pro Duo series, AMD FirePro™ W series, Radeon™ Vega Frontier Edition, and AMD FirePro™ S7100X, S7150, and S7150 x2 products. AMD Radeon™ R5 300, R7, R9, and RX series products on demand. Supports: Windows® 7/10, Linux®. AMD is making the Radeon™ Pro Software Enterprise Edition with “One Driver” support available exclusively to enterprise customers, and those wishing to implement it will need to contact their AMD Sales Representative or fill in the request form at: http://www.amdsurveys.com/se/5A1E27D243E8A083. Enterprise professionals who only require Radeon™ Pro workstation and virtualization support can download our regular Enterprise Edition driver.
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