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Catalyst 11.7 early preview drivers

01 Jul

Seems to be a set floating around with a few added features and good IQ

http://www.geeks3d.com/forums/index.php/topic,2195.0.html

It is a large downlaod but includes all files it seems and adds things like cpu auto tune(untested)

It has given me a boost in UT3 engined games as well as fixed a graphics bug in overloard 2 whereas if you force aa in the control panel the graphics get chewed up but thats fixed.

 

 
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UDK June 2011 beta install issues

01 Jul

If you have recently grabbed a copy of this from either.

games.on.net

http://games.on.net/filelist.php?app=6374&menu=16

or ausgamers or even epic itself.

You may ahve run into corrupt install issue i did (after 5 tries at downloading it…grrrr)

But after a bit of hunting i found a torrent with it in from the site below.

http://burnbit.com/torrent/172146/UDKInstall_2011_06_BETA_exe

 

Now if you don’t want to redownload the whole 4 billion gig again simply:

  • grab the file you downloaded before.
  • throw it in the torrent folder you usually download to
  • grab the torent file above and start the download
  • it should do a file check and show around 99.4 percent complete.
  • run the download and in about 2 minutes you will have a working file.

I did this and now it works fine with all the new shiny features the june release gives you

 
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Catalyst 11.6 is now ready

16 Jun

Now they did release avivo southbridge and raid/ahci drivers but these *seem* to be the same as the 11.5′s

Windows 7 X64

http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/radeon_win7-64.aspx

Windows 7 X32

http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/radeon_win7-32.aspx

Windows XP

http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/radeon_xp-32.aspx

Release notes

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst116ReleaseNotes.aspx

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.6 Windows release includes:

New Features:

  • AMD Steady Video
    • Steady Video is currently an AMD exclusive feature based on AMD APP Technology
    • By applying advanced algorithms behind the scenes, users do not have to deal with shaky or unstable video ever again!
    • Capabilities scale with hardware and are end user controlled
  • Image Stabilization brought to YouTube!
  • Decode Acceleration of MPEG-4 part 2 content
    • AMD has enabled decode acceleration of MPEG-4 part 2 content in Microsoft video player applications (through MFT support) for all AMD Radeon 6000 Series

Performance Enhancements
Performance highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.6 release includes:

  • Performance gains in Crysis of up to 7% on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series single card configurations.
  • Performance gains in F1 2010 of up to 8% in DirectX 11 mode on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series products in single and Crossfire configurations.
  • Performance gains in Far Cry 2 of up to 5% on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series products in single and Crossfire configurations.
  • Performance gains in HAWX of up to 8% on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series products in single and Crossfire configurations.
  • Performance gains in the Unigine OpenGL tests of up to 10% on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series single card configurations.

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.6 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

  • Flashing titles are no longer displayed when playing F1 2010 in a Crossfire environment.
  • Video playback no longer intermittently displays a black screen when using Windows Media Player.
  • Graphics and Gaming scores are now correctly computed in the Windows Performance Index.
  • A BSOD error is no longer generated randomly when Crossfire is enabled/disabled after video/LCD overdrive settings are changed on HD 6900 series products.
  • Crossfire is now correctly enabled when playing The Witcher 2 on HD 6800 series products. (when used with AMD Catalyst 11.5 CAP 5 release)
  • Screen tearing is no longer randomly seen when playing Riddick 2 at high performance settings and with Crossfire enabled.
  • The game Kings Bounty now renders correctly.
  • The game Empire Total War now no longer displays random flickering and in-game buttons display correctly.
  • Google Earth now performs smoothly in OpenGL mode.
  • Crossfire is now correctly enabled when playing Cars 2 on HD 6900 series products.
  • Sid Meyers Civilization V no longer displays intermittent graphical corruption when played in DirectX 10 mode in a Crossfire environment.
  • Heaven 2.1 running in DirectX 11 mode no longer displays intermittent graphical corruption in a Crossfire environment.
  • Crossfire is correctly enabled when playing LEGO : Pirates of the Caribbean on HD6800 and HD 6900 series products.
  • Poor performance is no longer experienced while Playing Heroes of Newerth and when the cursor is moved to the top right or bottom right corner of the screen.
  • Mouse cursor corruption (in the upper right portion of the screen) should be resolved

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.6 software suite for Windows Vista. These include:

  • The screen no longer briefly flashes green while changing screen resolution and playing a BluRay title using PowerDVD 10.

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.6 software suite for Windows XP. These include:

  • World of Warcraft no longer randomly crashes or fails to launch when using an A-Series APU.
  • Random graphics corruption is no longer observed while playing World of Warcraft.
  • Playing Dead Rising 2 no longer causes the system to hang.

Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

  • Some BluRay content may experience jittery playback.
  • Star Wars Jedi Knight II / Jedi Academy may randomly crash on launch.
  • Image rotation might not function correctly in Photoshop CS5.
  • OpenGL acceleration might not be available in Photoshop CS5.
  • High GPU speeds might be retained after exiting a 3D application.
  • Display corruption may be observed while changing video resolution  / settings while playing a video clip using Windows Media Center.
  • Shogun 2 cinematics may display rendering issues while running in DirectX 9 mode in certain Eyefinity configurations.

Known Issues under the Windows Vista Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

  • Windows Aero settings might not be available in some circumstances.
  • Doom 3 and Quake 4 may experience random corruption on HD 4000 series products.
  • Performing bezel compensation on a 3×2 configuration may cause the Bezel group to not appear.
 
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Only 11 hours till Duke Nukem Forever is out

03 Jun

 

 

 

 

 

 

a href=”http://bluetarot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Capture.jpg”>and for a great bargain price with a free bottle opener cap and maybe poster

http://www.mightyape.com.au/product/PC-Games/Duke-Nukem-Forever/8450296/?r=1692739

good value and quick shipping :)

I,ll ahve a nice litle review how duke plays when it is released

and the manual

multiplayer baby

ok so first issue graphics glitches.

weird

Fixed:
turned force AA in the ati/amd control center and all fixed

 
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ATI Catalyst 11.4 WHQL released

28 Apr

——————————————————————————–

Drivers

choose the one you want

avivo drivers
Avivo

release notes

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles…easeNotes.aspx

Quote:
Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.4 Windows release includes:

New Features:

Enhancements to the AMD VISION Engine Control Center / AMD Catalyst Control Center
•New task based Display Management controls
?Simplifies the configuration of displays and display settings
•New Eyefinity setup group
?Setting up an Eyefinity group has never been easier
•AMD Catalyst update notification (found within the Information Center)
?This feature notifies users that new AMD Catalyst software packages are available

GPU Compute enhancements:
•The OpenCL runtime (included in AMD Catalyst 11.4) includes performance enhancements supporting zero-copy on APUs and increased performance for PCIe transfers between a CPU and discrete GPU.

Performance Enhancements
A number of performance enhancements are seen with the AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series and AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series:
•Call of Duty Black Ops – gains of up to 15% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single GPU configurations.
•Battleforge – gains of up to 15% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multiple GPU configurations.
•Batman Arkham Asylum – gains of up to 20% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multiple GPU configurations.
•Aliens vs. Predator – gains of up to 8% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multiple GPU configurations.
•Civilization 5 – gains of up to 15% on single and multiple GPU configurations.
•Far Cry 2 – gains of up to 6% on single and multiple GPU configurations.
•Just Cause 2 – gains of up to 9% on single and multiple GPU configurations.
•Lost Planet 2 – gains of up to 10% on single and multiple GPU configurations.

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.4 software suite for Windows 7. These include:
•The GPU no longer shows high GPU usage after running Firefox 4 with hardware acceleration enabled.
•Bioshock no longer displays random tearing and screen corruption with Vsync and MLAA enabled.
•Water textures no longer flicker in Two Worlds II in Crossfire mode.
•Bulletstorm lightshafts no longer appear broken when running on a HD 6970 series product.
•Bulletstorm no longer displays random texture corruption when running in Crossfire mode.
•FI 2010 no longer slows down intermittently when in Crossfire mode.
•PowerDVD no longer crashes if Crossfire is enabled / disabled during playback of a BD title.
•WinDVD no longer displays corrupted BD playback when the monitor is rotated to portrait mode.
•Crysis Warhead corruption is no longer randomly observed when launching the game.
•Running the Heaven benchmark no longer displays graphics corruption during DirectX 11 tests.
•Catalyst Control Center Avivo settings are now correctly displayed after connecting a secondary display.
•The Catalyst Control Center screen no longer flickers while adjusting screen brightness.

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.4 software suite for Windows Vista. These include:
•Mpeg2 video clips now use hardware acceleration when played using Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center.
•Adding bezel compensation to a 2×1 Eyefinity configuration no longer causes both displays to blank out.
•The Catalyst Control Center screen no longer flickers while adjusting screen brightness.

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System
•System no longer displays random corruption when playing World of Warcraft.
•Star Wars –The Force Unleashed no longer causes random system reboots.

Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:
•PowerDVD may randomly crash if HDMI 8 channel audio is enabled.
•The image may freeze if HD video is played over an extended period of time.
•Some BD content my not playback smoothly using WinDVD.
•Star Wars Jedi Knight II / Jedi Academy may randomly crash during game launch.
•OpenGL acceleration may not always function with Adobe Photoshop CS5.
•High GPU clock speeds may be retained after exiting a 3D application.
•PowerDVD my display random jitter when playing a 1080i BD video with Aero mode turned off.

Known Issues under the Windows Vista Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:
•Windows Aero may be disabled after installing the driver.
•Doom 3 and Quake 4 may display random corruption with HD 4770 series products.

Known Issues under the Windows XP Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:
•Quake4 may display random screen flicker and texture corruption.
•The system may hang while playing Dead Rising 2.
•Civilization V may stop responding when Crossfire is enabled.

 
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Ati Catalyst 11.3 whql released and new 11.4 preview driver

30 Mar

Ati driver page

Release notes

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst113ReleaseNotes.aspx

More details later

there is also a new 11.4a preview driver

11.4 preview part deux

 
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Duke nukem forever is coming

14 Mar

Duke nukem at mighty ape australia

Mighty ape have a very good price and a bonus baseball cap for preorders.

 
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Catalyst 11.4 early preview

09 Mar

AMD Catalyst™ 11.4 early preview – “Mjölnir”
AMD Catalyst™ Driver 11.4 early Preview Features:
• Delivers performance enhancements for the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series & Windows 7.
• Includes enhancements to the AMD Catalyst Control Center™
o New task based Display Management controls
? Simplifies the configuration of displays and display settings
o New Eyefinity setup group
? Setting up an Eyefinity group has never been easier
o New branding (based on system configuration)
? AMD based platform – AMD VISION Engine Control Center
? Discrete AMD GPU with Intel CPU – AMD Catalyst Control Center™
o AMD Catalyst update notification (found within the Information Center)
? Please note this functionality is not yet enabled, but will be in a future AMD Catalyst release
? This feature will be used to notify users that new AMD Catalyst software packages are available
• Fixed cases where Dragon Age 2 would hang in DirectX11 on ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series products.
Instructions:
Download and install the AMD Catalyst driver hotfix from the following location:
• AMD Catalyst™ Driver 11.4 early Preview for Windows 7

 
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Catalyst 1.11 whql official drivers released

27 Jan

quick update

PUKE

tried installing these with my 5870

and

didn’t install
uninstall all reinstall
install crash
reboot
run ccc old 10.12 version of ccc even though it installed fresh
drivers are the same as the 26th

same power issues with it forcing mine down to 157/600 and crashing whenever video content in game came up

that’s when it wasn’t crashing.

so me on my 5870

back to 10.10e i goes

hope the 6xxx people have better luck or even the 5xxx series people me i,m cursed :)

oh and also look for the application profiles they are up to 10.12b i think it is

http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/downloads.aspx

same as the 26th jan beta ones from what i have gathered so far.

so don’t hold your breath for miracle cures.

release notes

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.1 Windows release includes:

Performance highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.1 release includes:

  • F1 2010:
    • Performance increases up to 12% on AMD Radeon HD 6900 and AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series single card configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled.
    • Performance increases up to 10% on ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series single card configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled.
  • Left 4 Dead 2:
    • Performance increases up to 17% on AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series single and Crossfire configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled.
    • Performance increases up to 8% on AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series single configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled.

Resolved Known Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.1 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

  • Aliens vs. Predator game no longer fails to load with quad Crossfire enabled..
  • Text is no longer missing randomly in Nostradamus- The Last Prophecy demo.
  • Graphical corruption is no longer seen occasionally in Nostradamus- The Last Prophecy demo.
  • The Protoss Pylon Matrix is now rendered correctly in Starcraft 2.
  • Task switching in Dirt2 with Vsync enabled no longer causes a dual link monitor to go black.
  • System no longer crashes when enabling Crossfire with 2 monitors connected to the primary card and 2 monitors connected to the secondary card.
  • List of supported TV resolutions now includes 1080p 24Hz (if supported by the TV display).
  • Cyberlink PowerDVD no longer randomly exits when playing a blu-ray title with the “Aero-on” option enabled in the player.
  • An error message is no longer intermittently displayed when viewing a slideshow using Windows Live Photo Gallery.
  • Windows Media Player no longer displays a black screen when continuously playing several VC1 format files over a 4 hour period.
  • “Host Application not responding” error message is no longer randomly displayed when launching the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center.

Resolved Known Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

  • Video corruption is no longer randomly seen during DVD playback using Windows Media Player.
  • Progressive scan DVD content no longer causes Windows Media Center to hang.
  • Interlaced DVD content no longer exhibits frame drops and jerky playback.
  • “Host Application not responding” error message is no longer randomly displayed when launching the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center.

Resolved Known Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

  • Frame drops are no longer observed when playing HD interlaced content in Windows Media Center.
  • Call of Duty – Black Ops no longer randomly hangs on AMD Radeon HD 57xx series products.
  • Crossfire using AMD Radeon HD 68xx series products no longer hangs intermittently when running 3dMark 2006.
  • “Host Application not responding” error message is no longer randomly displayed when launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center.

Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

  • Blocky video corruption may be displayed randomly when playing back SD DVD content using Windows Media Player.
  • Video may flicker randomly when using PowerDVD to play the blu-ray edition of “Iron Man 2”.
  • Screen may flicker and objects may be duplicated in Medal of Honor under DirectX 11 with Crossfire enabled on AMD Radeon HD 69xx series products.
  • Objects may be duplicated in Dead Rising 2 when Super Anti Aliasing is enabled on AMD Radeon HD 69xx series products.

Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

  • AVIVO options do not take effect on WinDVD 10 blu-ray playback.
  • Doom 3 and Quake 4 may display corruption when running on a AMD Radeon HD 47xx series product.

Known Issues under all Windows Operating Systems
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under all supported Windows operating systems in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

  • An error message may be displayed if the power plan is changed several times (from Power Save to High Performance) when the AMD Catalyst Control Center is open.
  • The AMD Catalyst Control Center may flicker when adjusting brightness using a hotkey.
 
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Catalyst 10.12 whql driver released with new control panel

16 Dec

The new 10.12 driver has been released with an optional preview to the new control panel.

Personally i think it is the old one in a new set of clothes and honestly not that good.

It is only a preview version so therefore beta but still thinsg like overclocks are off features are either missing or hidden and it just plain and simply crashed to often.

The 10.12 driver though seems ok so far, nothing exciting for a single 5870 but my guess is the 6970/6870 etc crowd should get a boost.

Release notes: http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles…easeNotes.aspx
Official download via AMD: http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloa…downloads.aspx

AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite Version 10.12

 

This article provides information on the latest posting of AMD’s software suite, AMD Catalyst 10.12. This particular software suite updates both the AMD display driver, and the AMD Catalyst Control Center. This unified driver has been updated to provide enhanced level of power, performance, and reliability.

Package Content
The AMD Catalyst™ software suite 10.12 contains the following:

  • AMD display driver version 8.801
  • HydraVision™ for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
  • Southbridge/IXP Driver
  • AMD Catalyst™ Control Center version 8.801

Important !

 Caution !

  •  The AMD display driver and the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center can be downloaded independently of each other. However, for better stability and performance AMD recommends that both components be updated from the same AMD Catalyst™ release.
  • The AMD Catalyst™ Control Center requires that the Microsoft® .NET Framework SP1 be installed for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Without .NET SP1 installed, the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center will not launch properly and the user will see an error message.

Notes.

  •  When installing the AMD Catalyst™ driver for Windows operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of the AMD Catalyst™ driver.
  • These release notes provide information on the AMD display driver only. For information on the ATI Multimedia Center™, HydraVision, HydraVision Basic Edition, Remote Wonder™, or the Southbridge/IXP driver, please refer to their respective release notes found at: http://support.amd.com/.
  • ATI Eyefinity™ technology gives gamers access to high display resolutions. As pixel count grows, the graphics horsepower required to drive the displays at a reasonable frame rate can increase dramatically. Depending on the game and system configuration, users may notice texture corruption and reduced frame rates when running games in multi-monitor Eyefinity modes.
  • Windows Driver Model (WDM) drivers are no longer bundled in the AMD Catalyst™ software suite. The WDM drivers install bundle can be downloaded independently through the AMD website
  • The Drag and Drop Transcoding feature is a beta level feature provided only for evaluation purposes. The Drag and Drop Transcoding feature is only supported on single and dual core CPUs, and supported on devices that support Media Transfer Protocol (MTP).
  • When upgrading from a non-Stream™ Edition driver suite to a Stream Edition driver suite with the ATI Stream™ SDK v2 installed, it is recommended that you uninstall the ATI Stream SDK v2 Developer component from the system prior to installing Stream Edition driver suite
  • When installing the ATI Stream SDK v2 after a Stream Edition driver suite has been installed on a system, you may encounter a maintenance dialog for the developer component of the SDK. This is normal and can be ignored by canceling the dialog box.

AMD Product Compatibility
The AMD Catalyst™ driver is compatible with the following AMD products.

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility
AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5900 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 4650 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 4600 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 4550 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5600 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 4350 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5500 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 5400 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 3600 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 4890 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 3400 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 X2 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 X2 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 Series ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 4700 Series  
Note:
Driver compatibility for AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series is currently available for Windows Vista® and Windows 7® only.

 

AMD FireStream Product Families
AMD FireStream™ 9350 AMD FireStream™ 9250
AMD FireStream™ 9270 AMD FireStream™ 9170

 

 

AMD Chipset Product Families
ATI Radeon™ HD 4290 ATI Radeon™ 3200 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 ATI Radeon™ 3100 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 Series ATI Radeon™ 3000 Series
ATI Radeon™ HD 3300 Series  

AMD Mobility Product Family Compatibility
AMD Catalyst™ Mobility is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features. When used with Windows Vista or Windows 7, users may have unwanted experiences.

The Installation Verification Software will prevent driver download on certain notebook products. This is to protect against the installing of drivers that may disable features or functionality provided by the system manufacturer. If unwanted experiences occur using Catalyst™ Mobility, it is recommended to revert back to the driver provided by your system vendor for your specific platform. Please contact your system vendor for the most recent drivers for your notebook.

AMD Mobility Product Families
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5800 Series ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800 Series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5700 Series ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3600 Series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5600 Series ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3400 Series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5400 Series ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3200 Series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5100 Series ATI Mobility Radeon™ 3100 Series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4800 Series ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2700 Series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4600 Series ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2600 Series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4500 Series ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2400 Series
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4200 Series ATI PowerXpress™ enabled notebooks

using AMD chipsets
ATI Mobility Radeon™ 4100 Series

 

The following notebooks are not compatible with this release:

  • Any notebook launched after this driver release
  • Switchable Graphics enabled notebooks using Intel® chipsets.
  • Toshiba® notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
  • Sony® VAIO® notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
  •  Panasonic® notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)

Compatible Operating Systems
The latest version of the AMD Catalyst™ software suite is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

  • Windows 7 32-bit version
  • Windows 7 64-bit version
  • Windows Vista 32-bit version
  • Windows Vista 64-bit version
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows XP Home Edition
  • Windows XP Media Center Edition
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 10.12 Windows release includes:

New Features:

  • Support for DivX on the AMD Radeon 6800 Series
    • With DivX® software installed on an AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 Series and later GPU and the DivX Accelerated™ solution, consumers can enjoy an improved DivX video playback experience by lowering CPU load, extending computer battery life on notebooks, reducing noise on home theater PCs and improving overall computer operation.
    • Grab the DivX Accelerated download from here (will be available Dec 15)  http://go.divx.com/accelerated
  • Support for OpenGL 4.1
    • New features introduced in OpenGL 4.1
    • Full compatibility with OpenGL ES 2.0 APIs for easier porting between mobile and desktop platforms
    • The ability to query and load a binary for shader program objects to save re-compilation time
    • The capability to bind programs individually to programmable stages for programming flexibility
    • 64-bit floating-point component vertex shader inputs for higher geometric precision
    • Multiple viewports for a rendering surface for increased rendering flexibility
    • New ARB extensions introduced with OpenGL 4.1
    • Linking OpenGL sync objects to OpenCL event objects for enhanced OpenCL interoperability
    • The ability to set stencil values in a fragment shader for enhanced rendering flexibility
    • Features to improve robustness, for example when running WebGL applications
    • Callback mechanisms to receive enhanced errors and warning messages
  • AMD Stream 2.3 SDK release
    • Performance improvements for AMD’s OpenCL toolset
    • Support UVD video hardware component through OpenCL driver (Windows 7 only)
    • Support for the Stream Profiler on Linux (command line version)
    • Support added for AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series and AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
    • Support for FFT and BLAS-3 libraries
    • Stream Profiler enhancements (including timeline visualization)
    • Resolves a number of bug fixes from the Stream SDK 2.2 release

Resolved Known Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 10.12 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

  • DivX interlaced content no longer intermittently shows corruption.
  • Tom Clancy’s Endwar no longer randomly hangs during game cutscenes.
  • Crossfire no longer gets randomly disabled in some games after task switching.
  • Random black streaks are no longer seen on menus in Metro 2033.
  • Corruption is no longer randomly seen with certain graphical settings in F1 2010.
  • Screen is now rendered correctly in Splinter Cell Conviction with Crossfire enabled.
  • Random tearing is no longer observed when playing back XVID video files on an extended display.
  • Random crashes are no longer observed when playing the Stone Giant DX11 Demo when Crossfire enabled.
  • Random crashes are no longer observed when changing video settings in Supreme Commander 2.
  • Need for Speed Shift no longer displays random corruption during game play if 2 races are played consecutively without exiting the game.
  • WMV playback no longer goes blank occasionally after switching from 32bit to 16bit color.
  • Random mouse cursor corruption is no longer seen
  • The screen is does not intermittently display garbage when running 3dMark06.
  • Dragon Age Origins no longer hangs intermittently during gameplay.
  • Changing resolutions in Starcraft2 with forced AA no longer causes random application crashes.
  • The desktop does not darken occasionally after exiting Eve Online.
  • The desktop does not dim randomly after exiting Mafia II on some Radeon 4890 products.

Resolved Known Issues for the Windows Vista  Operating System

  • The overscan/underscan slider is no longer occasionally disabled in certain optimized / customer modes.
  • Enabling dynamic contrast no longer displays random fade-in effects when playing Yozakura.

Resolved Known Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

  • The water surface in World of Warcraft no longer displays random corruption when Anti Aliasing is enabled.
  • Random flickering is no longer observed in F1 2010 in systems with Crossfire enabled and forced Anti Aliasing enabled in the Catalyst™ Control Center.

Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:

  • Green texture corruption may be observed when resolution / video settings are changed in Metro 2033.
  • Playing Dead Rising 2 in an Eyefinity configuration may display a black screen with a mouse pointer if Vsync is turned off.
  • Video settings might not be retained after enabling / disabling Crossfire.
  • The screen may flicker and objects may be duplicated when running Medal of Honor DX11 with Crossfire enabled.
  • Texture corruption or missing text may be observed when running Nostradamus the Last Prophecy.
  • Menu and Action bar borders may shimmer occasionally when MLAA is enabled in World of Warcraft.
  • 8X Anti Aliasing may not be available in certain 3D applications.

Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:

  • Launching Left 4 Dead 2 in portrait mode may display the “Failed to create D3D device” error message.
  • Performing bezel compensation on a 3×2 Eyefinity configuration may cause certain bezel group resolutions to be unavailable.

Known Issues Under All Windows Operating Systems
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:

  • Green playback may be observed when playing multiple HD streams from Youtube using Flashplayer 10.1.

Installing the AMD Catalyst™  Software Driver
For further information and general help on software driver installation, game issues, and more, visit AMD Customer Care

 
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