AMD rilascia i driver Catalyst 13.9 WHQL e 13.10 Beta

L'azienda di Sunnyvale ha rilasciato i Catalyst 13.9 WHQL con la certificazione ufficiale per Win 8.1 (conforme al modello WDDM 1.3), ma privi del supporto al Frame Pacing e delle ottimizzazioni in CrossFire, e contemporaneamente ha ricordato la disponibilità della prima versione 13.10 Beta, Catalyst 13.10 Beta, che integra incrementi prestazionali e nuovi fix.

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Di seguito i link per il download dei Catalyst 13.9 WHQL:

Download AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL per Win7, Win8 e Win8.1 a 32bit

Download AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL per Win7, Win8 e Win8.1 a 64bit

Di seguito il link per il download dei Catalyst 13.10 Beta:

Download AMD Catalyst 13.10 per Win7, Win8 e Win8.1 a 32-64bit

Download AMD Mobile Catalyst 13.9 WHQL per Win7, Win8 e Win8.1 a 32-64bit

Queste le principali note fornite in abbinamento ai driver Catalyst 13.9 WHQL:

The AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL is AMD’s first logo certified driver for Windows 8.1. It does not include support for Frame Pacing or the very latest AMD CrossFire™ optimizations.

AMD’s first logo certified driver for Windows 8.1
- Includes WDDM 1.3 support for:
  - AMD Accelerated Processors (“Kabini” & “Temash”) for Desktop, Notebook or Tablet PCs, including: A4-1200, A4-1250, A4-5000, A4-5100, A4-5150, A6-1450, A6-5200, A6-5250, A6-5350, E1-2100, E1-2200. E1-2500, E1-2600, E1-2650, E2-3000, E2-3100
  - AMD Accelerated Processors (“Richland”) for Desktop or Notebook PCs, including: A10-5700, A10-5745M, A10-5750M, A10-5757M, A10-5800B, A10-5800K, A8-5500, A8-5500B, A8-5545M, A8-5550M, A8-5557M, A8-5600K, A6-5345M, A6-5350M, A6-5357M, A6-5400B, A6-5400K, A4-5145M, A4-5150, A4-5300, A4-5300B
  - AMD Accelerated Processors (“Trinity”) for Desktop or Notebook PCs, including: A10-4600M, A10-4655M, A10-4677M, A10-5700, A10-5800B, A10-5800K, A8-4500M, A8-4555M, A8-4557M, A6-4400M, A6-4455M, A6-5400B, A6-5400K, A4-4300M, A4-4355M, A4-5300, A4-5300B
  - AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series
  - AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
  - AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
  - AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
- Support for AMD Features:
  - AMD Eyefinity
  - OpenCL™
  - OpenGL
  - UVD
  - AMD Dual Graphics/AMD CrossFire Technology
  - AMD Overdrive™
  - AMD Catalyst Control Center/Vision Engine Control Center
OpenGL support for User Profiles and Catalyst Application Profiles
- Users can now create, per application, 3D setting profiles for OpenGL applications.
- OpenGL applications are now supported through Catalyst Application Profile updates (for single GPU and AMD CrossFire configurations).
AMD Enduro™ Technology enhancements:
- The AMD Catalyst Control Center now shows which applications are active on the Performance GPU and the Power saving GPU.

E queste quelle dei Catalyst 13.10 Beta:

AMD Catalyst 13.10 Beta includes all of the features/fixes found in AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta2
PCI-E bus speed is no longer set to x1 on the secondary GPU when running in CrossFire configurations
Rome Total War 2: Updated AMD CrossFire™ profile
- improves CrossFire scaling up to 20% (at 2560x1600 with extreme settings)
- resolves corruption issues seen while playing the game
Saints Row 4: Updated AMD CrossFire profile
- improves CrossFire scaling up to 20% (at 2560x1600 with ultra settings)
Metro Last Light: Updated AMD CrossFire profile
- improves CrossFire scaling up to 10% (at 2560x1600 with ultra settings)
Includes a number of frame pacing improvements for the following titles:
- Tomb Raider
- Metro Last Light
- Sniper Elite
- World of Warcraft
- Max Payne 3
- Hitman Absolution

Pubblicato in: News, Software
Tags: amd , catalyst , radeon

Autore: Michele Carasia
Esperto in: Schede video, CPU, overclock, videogames

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