AMD Catalyst 12.2 drivers beschikbaar

RDJ134 8 maart 2012 om 18:49 uur

Dankzij de meuk tracker van Tweakers.net kan ik je nu melden dat de AMD Catalyst 12.2 beschikbaar zijn. Deze fixen een hoop problemen met nieuwe en oude games, dus wil je het maximale uit je videokaart persen, dan is het verstandig om deze drivers te installeren. De download locaties voor de drivers kan je hier vinden.


New features
Support for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 and 7700 Series

Enables support for Windows 7 64-bit/32-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit/32-bit.
Windows XP support will be made available in AMD Catalyst 12.4.

Improvements
Super Sampling Anti-Aliasing for DirectX 10 and 11 applications

Supported on the AMD Radeon HD 7900 and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series.
Users can now enable Super Sample Anti-Aliasing and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing through the AMD Catalyst Control Center for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications.
Applications must support in game Anti-Aliasing for the feature to work (Forced on Anti-Aliasing through the Catalyst Control Center is not supported for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications).

AMD Eyefinity 2.1 technology enhancements

Custom resolutions - users can now choose from a much larger set of display resolutions for their AMD Eyefinity configurations.
Dynamic Configuration Changes: Switching between different display configurations (when physically plugging/un-plugging displays) will occur automatically by loading the appropriate profile.
HydraVision enhancements: The Windows Task bar can now be moved and resized based on users preference.
Profile Manager improvements: Users can now create multiple Display profiles, enabling users to seamlessly switch between various AMD Eyefinity and Display Configurations.

Resolved issues
for the Windows 7 Operating System

Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Tom Clancy HAWX with Crossfireâ„¢ and Eyefinity enabled.
Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 3 in a Tri-Crossfire setup.
Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Dragon Age 2 with Crossfire and Vsync enabled.
Skipping the in-game cinematics when running Dragon Age 2 in DirectX 11 mode no longer causes random stuttering.
The Battleforge DirectX 10.0 benchmark no longer experiences intermittent crashes when run in Tri-Crossfire mode.
Random flickering is no longer observed when playing Battlefield - Bad Company 2 in DirectX 11 mode.
Playing back h.264 interlaced BluRay content no longer displays intermittent green flashing.
The system no longer experiences random hangs when playing back BluRay 3D content in Duplicate mode.
Starcraft II no longer experiences random system crashes when exiting a campaign in certain Crossfire configurations.
Batman - Arkam City no longer experiences intermittent system crashes when run in DirectX 11 mode.
Changing Crossfire settings no longer causes a random system crash.
A system crash is no longer experienced when playing Rage with Crossfire enabled.
Crysis Warhead and Battlefield - Bad Company II no longer experience random crashes in certain Crossfire configurations.
Playback of BluRay 3D content now correctly uses hardware acceleration.
Random texture corruption is no longer displayed when playing Dirt III in DirectX 11 mode and with anisotropic filtering applied.

for the Windows 7 Operating System

Windows Aero options are available after installing the driver.
Background textures in World of Warcraft Cataclysm no longer experience random flickering in some Crossfire and Eyefinity configurations.

Known issues
under the Windows 7 operating system

Alan Wake - Enabling CrossfireX can cause corruptions or hangs. This issue will be fixed in AMD Catalyst 12.3
Elder Scrolls - Image corruption can be be seen with Anti-Aliasing enabled on speciic AMD graphics hardware. This issue will be fixed in AMD Catalyst 12.3
Vsync may be disabled after task switching when playing Rage.
A black screen may be displayed when running Civilization V in certain Eyefinity configurations.
Playing Far Cry 2 at high in game settings may generate a system hang.
Poor performance may be experience when playing Dirt 3 in DirectX 11 mode at low resolutions with Crossfire enabled.

under the Windows XP operating system

The system may hand when playing Dirt 3 at maximum in-game settings.

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