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Over the last couple of years, AMD users have likely had an encounter or two with Raptr's ‘Gaming Evolved' app. At one point it was AMD's answer to the GeForce Experience, with the app being bundled with every driver update. However, it looks like AMD is moving on from Raptr's app and will no longer be providing support or bundling it with new versions of Radeon Software.
The Raptr Gaming Evolved app was a game-launcher/social network hybrid. It allowed AMD users to scan their systems for games and press an easy ‘optimise' button to have graphical settings adjusted for specific hardware.
AMD hasn't really explained why this is happening, but a rep for the company did offer the following statement to wccftech:
“Starting September 12th 2016, AMD is no longer bundling the “AMD Gaming Evolved App” by Raptr with builds of Radeon Software. The application will still work. AMD will cease to undertake any compatibility testing, install support or general technical support for this application, nor will it be available through Radeon Software or its installer. Previous builds of Radeon Software that include the “AMD Gaming Evolved App” dated before September 12th 2016 will remain intact and will not be affected.”
KitGuru Says: As someone who regularly needs to install drivers and swap out graphics cards for benchmarking, I always found Raptr to be a bit of a pain to avoid when updating. Did any of you guys regularly use the Raptr Gaming app? Will you continue to use it now that AMD has dropped support?
Tried it once… never again.
Thank god. Hopefully Nvidia follows suit. These programs are just another pointless program I’m forced to have installed.
like Windows 10.
Wonderful, about damn time. This program was useless, resource hogging and the overlay often caused problems in-game for me. That and it tended to take about double the length of time to install as the actual drivers I wanted.
Aw man, I love Raptr. I’ve been using it since 2006 and have it installed on all my computers (AMD and nVidia machines). It did get pretty bloated after the AMD partnership and Plays.TV is just dumb, but the core experience has always been awesome. I love seeing what all my friends are playing, chatting, and connecting all my services (XBL, PSN, even Xfire) in on app. It even has Nintendo Network stuff on there! It’s a wonderful social gaming app and it’s super convenient.
Plus the ranking system is awesome; it gives me even more incentive to keep playing so I can outrank my Bro:)
It’s a fun little app and it’s lightweight. I hope they stick around after this and keep doing what they do because I love it.