Which AMD driver version do you stick with for gaming?

I don't chase a version number, I chase "the last one that didn't give me problems". Stay on the recommended release rather than the optional ones unless a new game specifically needs the optional driver. when you do update and something goes weird (stutter, black screens, crashes), roll back with DDU in safe mode then a clean install of the older one. trying to install over the top is where most of the horror stories come from.