AMD Catalyst Drivers (Vista 64-bit) 歷史版本列表
更新時間：2013-12-18
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
Package contains the following graphics drivers and dependent/required software for the products specified in the current version's official release notes for the 64 bit version of Windows Vista:
- Display Driver ver. 13.251
- OpenCL(tm) Driver ver. 10.0.1348.5
- Catalyst Control Center ver. 2013.1206.1602.28764
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更新時間：2013-04-25
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
# Feature
* Support added for AMD Radeon HD7790 and AMD Radeon HD 7990
* Catalyst Driver optimizations to improve performance in Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, and 3DMark
* Significantly improves latency performance in Skyrim, Boderlands 2, Guild Wars 2, Tomb Raider and Hitman Absolution
* Performance gains seen with the entire AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series for the following:
- Batman Arkham City (1920x1200): Performance improvements up to 5%
- Borderlands 2 (2560x1600): Performance improvements up to 10%
- Quake Wars (1920x1200): Performance improvements up to 13%
- Hitman Absolution (2560x1600): Performance improvements up to 11%
- Wolfenstein MP (1920x1080): Performance improvements up to 11%
- Civilization V (2560x1600): Performance improvements up to 5%
* Delivers support for the following OpenGL 4.3 features:
- GL_ARB_compute_shader
- GL_ARB_multi_draw_indirect
- GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object
- GL_ARB_arrays_of_arrays
- GL_ARB_clear_buffer_object
- GL_ARB_ES3_compatibility
- GL_ARB_explicit_uniform_location
- GL_ARB_fragment_layer_viewport
- GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata
- GL_ARB_program_interface_query
- GL_ARB_shader_image_size
- GL_ARB_stencil_texturing
- GL_ARB_texture_buffer_range
- GL_ARB_texture_query_levels
- GL_ARB_texture_storage_multisample
# Resolved Issues
* With the Radeon HD7790 graphics card, corruption may be seen in the game Tomb Raider with TressFX enabled
* Texture flickering may be observed in DirectX 9.0c enabled applications
* Corruption observed in Tomb Raider with TressFX enabled for AMD Crossfire and single GPU system configurations
* Corruption observed on objects and textures in the game, Call of Duty – Black Ops 2
* Corruption observed in the game, Alan Wake (DirectX 9 Mode) when attempting to change in-game settings with Stereoscopic 3D using Tridef
* Corruption observed on textures in the game, Battle Field: Bad Company 2 with forced anti-aliasing enabled
* Adobe Photoshop CS6 experiences screen flicker under Windows 8 based system
* Horizontal line corruption may be observed with forced anti-aliasing enabled in the game, Dishonored
* System hang may occur when scrolling through the game selection menu in the game, DiRT 3
* F1 2012 may crash to desktop on systems supporting AMD PowerXpress (Enduro) Technology
更新時間：2013-01-18
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:
* AMD Catalyst Control Center: New 3D settings and profile management user interface:
- AMD Catalyst features a newly designed 3D application settings page, designed to allow users to more easily adjust and control their 3D settings on a per application basis.
# Performance Highlights:
* Performance gains seen on the entire AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series:
* All game were tested at high / extreme / ultra levels
- Enhanced performance in Far Cry 3 (up to 25% with 8xMSAA, SSAO enabled @ 1600p, and up to 15% with 8xMSAA, HDAO enabled @1600p) (AMD Catalyst 12.11 CAP2 must also be installed)
- Enhanced AMD CrossFire™ scaling performance in Call of Duty Black Ops 2
- Up to 10%-15% more performance in Battlefield 3 in most cases
> More than 20% in certain missions and sequences (Comrades)
- Up to 7% more performance in Metro 2033
- Up to 10% more performance in DiRT Showdown
- Up to 8% more performance in Sleeping Dogs
- Up to 12% more performance in Civilization V
- Up to 10% more performance in StarCraft II
- Up to 8% more performance in Sniper Elite: V2
- Up to 5% more performance in Max Payne 3
* AMD Catalyst Mobility 7970M performance for AMD Enduro™ technology supported platforms has been improved for DirectX® 9, DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications:
- 3DMark® 06 – Up to 6%
- 3DMark Vantage – Up to 15%
- 3DMark 11 – Up to 12%
- AvP – Up to 11%
- Battlefield 3 – Up to 25%
- Call of Duty: Black Ops – Up to 13%
- Crysis 2: Up to 45%
- DiRT Showdown – Up to 62%
- ETQW – Up to 8%
- Hard Reset – Up to 8%
- Just Cause 2 – Up to 90%
- Mafia 2 – Up to 40%
- The Chronicles of Riddick – Up to 4%
- Shogun 2 – Up to 56%
- StarCraft 2 – Up to 25%
- Skyrim – Up to 45%
- Sniper Elite V2 – Up to 60%
- Tom Clancy’s HAWX – Up to 56%
- Unigine Heaven – Up to 33%
- Wolfenstein – Up to 9%
Resolved Issues for the Windows 8 / Windows 7 Operating Systems:
* A sporadic system hang encountered with a single AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series GPU seen on X58 and X79 chipsets.
* An intermittent hang encountered with AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series GPUs in an AMD CrossFire + Eyefinity setup.
* Missing fonts in XBMC
* No video found in Media Player Classic Home Cinema when using full or half floating point processing
* Skyrim lighting (missing a lighting pass) for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
* Skyrim cloud corruption experience in various in game locations
* A hang playing Dishonored on the AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
* Engine and memory clocks running too high when the GPU is idle.
* GPU activity runs at lower values than expected seen on the AMD Radeon HD 7870.
* Corruption seen in Darkness 2 and Carrier Command when using AMD CrossFire configurations
* Adobe Premier Pro CS6 may fail to launch
* Hang experienced with AMD Crossfire and Eyefinity enabled on X58 and X78 chipsets
* Corel PaintShop Pro X3 – Hangs at the “Initializing Command Manager” window
* Company of Heroes 2 – display corruption experienced when AA is enabled in the AMD Catalyst Control Center
* Cyberlink Powerdirector 10 crashes intermittently.
* Company of Heroes : Tales of Valor – Flickering experienced when AA is disabled
* Max Payne 3 – Flickering experienced in DirectX 9 mode with forced AA enabled
* Cyberlink PoweDVD 10 – crashes intermittently
* VLC - Green texture corruption seen in 720p MPEG2 video clips
* Black screen encountered when “Alternate DVI mode” is enabled in the AMD Catalyst Control Center
* Green display corruption seen in Skype webcam video
更新時間：2012-10-23
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
# FEATURE
* Ready for Windows 8
- Target-Independent Rasterization (TIR): TIR is a new rendering path that enables superior anti-aliasing in Direct3D driver applications
- Native Stereo 3D Support: Windows 8 natively supports stereoscopic 3D gaming and videos via compatible applications
- Unified Video API: Video playback has been integrated into the DirectX® 11 API, enabling simultaneous video and gaming content. Transcoding performance may also be improved for supported applications.
- Optimized screen rotation for rotation aware devices
- Improved sleep/resume performance
- Optimized GPU power consumption
- Major technologies / features also supported under Windows 8:
> AMD Eyefinity technology
> OpenCL™
> OpenGL
> Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
> AMD Dual Graphics
> AMD CrossFire technology
> AMD Overdrive
> AMD Catalyst Control Center/ AMD Vision Engine Control Center
* Mobility support for AMD Enduro™ Technology
- AMD Enduro™ Technology for Notebooks delivers:
> Unbeatable battery life
> GPU accelerated performance for gaming, video, and compute apps
> A Seamless and automatic experience
* New Enduro™ Technology features found in Catalyst 12.10:
- Re-designed Catalyst Control Center user interface
> View all profiled applications
> View recently run applications
> Profile applications based on power source
- Expert mode control and customization
> Performance centric AC
> Battery centric DC
# Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
* F1 2011 : Vehicle textures flicker when game is run at low settings
* Dirt Showdown : Flickering seen when benchmark is run in DirectX 11 mode
* Battlefield – Bad Company 2 : Flickering textures seen in AMD CrossFire mode
* Alan Wake – Freezes when run in DirectX 9 mode with AMD CrossFire and Eyefinity enabled
* Portal 2 – Freezes when run in DirectX 9 mode with AMD Crossfire and Eyefinity enabled
# Resolved Issues for the Windows 8 Operating System
* Enemy Territory Quake Wars performance affected when run at high resolutions
* Wolfenstien performance affected when run at high resolutions
* System hangs when disabling Eyefinity
* World of Warcraft – Mists of Pandaria experiences graphical corruption when anti-aliasing is forced to 2X or higher
更新時間：2012-08-16
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
# Feature Highlights :
* AMD’s first logo certified driver for Windows 8 production featuring support for the DirectX® 11.1 and the new WDDM 1.2 driver model:
- Target-Independent Rasterization (TIR): TIR is a new rendering path that enables superior anti-aliasing in Direct3D driver applications.
- Native Stereo 3D Support: Windows 8 natively supports stereoscopic 3D gaming and videos via compatible applications.
- Unified Video API: Video playback has been integrated into the DirectX 11 API, enabling simultaneous video and gaming content. Transcoding performance may also be improved for supporting applications.
- Optimized screen rotation for rotation aware devices.
- Improved sleep/resume performance.
- Optimized GPU power consumption.
- 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
# Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
* Over/underscan settings are correctly restored on system reboot
* SolidWorks: Graphical corruption is no longer experienced
* Crysis Warhead: No longer crashes when launched in DirectX 10 mode
* System no longer hangs when resuming from sleep mode
* Audio is no longer disabled if the connected HDTV Is switched off/on
* Enabling dual graphics mode with a HD 7000 series product no longer displays green video playback
* Call of Duty- Black Ops : No longer hangs when loading a mission in DirectX 9 mode with Crossfire enabled
* Shogun 2: Flickering text is no longer experienced
* Star Wars – The Old Republic: In game cinematics no longer experience flicker when using the arrow keys
* Dirt Showdown: 8-Ball track no longer hangs with AMD Crossfire functionality enabled
* Max Payne 3: A black screen is no longer observed when launching game in DirectX 11 mode with AMD Crossfire functionality enabled
* Max Payne 3: Applying in game settings no longer causes the game to crash
更新時間：2012-06-29
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
# Feature Highlights
* Dual Graphics enhancements – new application profiles for DirectX 9 applications
- Supported Dual Graphics configurations:
> AMD Accelerated Processors for Desktop PCs
^ AMD Radeon™ HD 7660D (A10-5800K)
^ AMD Radeon™ HD 7660D (A10-5700)
^ AMD Radeon™ HD 7560D (A8-5600K)
^ AMD Radeon™ HD 7560D (A8-5500)
> Notebooks with AMD Accelerated Processors
^ AMD Radeon™ HD 7660G (A10-4600M)
- AMD Accelerated Processors for Desktop PCs
> AMD Radeon™ HD 7660G (A10-4600M)
> AMD Radeon™ HD 7640G (A8-4500M)
> AMD Radeon™ HD 7520G (A6-4400M)
- New profiles have been added for the following titles:
> Diablo 3
> Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
> StarCraft 2
> Portal 2
> Call of Duty Modern Warfare
> Call of Duty Black Ops
# Resolved Issues for the Windows 7
* CERT recently approached AMD with information pertaining to what they believed to be a possible video driver vulnerability exposed by non-default settings of the Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET). EMET is a security test tool that allows system administrators to create test conditions to validate correct behavior of system components or indicate potential weak points.
- The AMD Catalyst 12.6 driver for the AMD Radeon HD 7000, AMD Radeon HD 6000, and AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series is designed to resolve a possible video driver vulnerability issue and to minimize the occurrence of system crashes.
* AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800 Eyefinity/Multiple Display configurations - BSOD when using desktop applications.
* AMD Catalyst 12.6 includes some additional fixes(not found in the AMD Catalyst 12.6 Beta) for the AMD Radeon™ HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and AMD Radeon HD 7700 graphics cards for issues related to the GPU hanging when the system goes to sleep. Please ensure that your System BIOS is up to date. Some occurrences of this issue may be related to an outdated System BIOS.
* Heroes and Generals - Blocky corruption in scenes with smoke effects when run in DirectX 11 mode.
* AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 CrossFire Configuration – system hang after cinematics in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
* AMD A4, AMD A6, AMD A8 and AMD A10 APU Products - crashes after repeated toggling between VGA and HDMI monitors.
* System hangs after playing various DVD and Bluray titles with PowerDVD.
* Video corruption seen after playing some DivX video clips using Windows Media Center.
* AMD Radeon 7800 series products: Crysis 2 hangs when run in DirectX 9 mode.
* AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800 Eyefinity/Multiple Display configurations - BSOD when using desktop applications in DirectX 11 mode.
# Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
* Call of Duty: Black Ops - Poor game performance experienced when run in Tridef mode with in-game AA enabled.
更新時間：2012-04-26
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
# NEW FEATURES
* Windows XP support for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
- In addition to Windows 7 and Windows Vista support, Catalyst 12.4 now also introduces Windows XP (64-bit/32-bit) support for the AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
* Super Sampling Anti-Aliasing: Level of Detail (LOD) Image Quality enhancements
- Supported on the AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
- LOD Image quality enhancements have been improved when enabling 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)
* Morphological Anti-Aliasing (MLAA): Significant performance enhancements
- Supported on the AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series, AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series, and AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
- MLAA now operates up to 80% faster than previous versions
* Texture filtering quality improvements
- Supported on the AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
- Improvements have been made to the texture filtering algorithm (for both DirectX9 and DirectX10/DirectX11 applications) to increase the quality of rendered textures, with no impact to performance
# Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
* Elder Scrolls: Skyrim: no longer hangs on single GPU configurations when used with AMD Catalyst 12.3 CAP1 and later CAP releases
* Elder Scolls: Skyrim: flickering square corruption is no longer observed.
* Rage: Vsync is no longer disabled after task switching.
* Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: no longer crashes when launched in High Performance Mode.
* Stalker – Call of Pripyat: flickering is no longer observed in trees with specific Catalyst Control Center settings.
* Tom Clancy HAWX 2: no longer crashes on game launch.
* Windows Media Center: no longer crashes when run in Eyefinity mode and High Performance mode settings.
* AMD Steady Video: an error message is no longer displayed when enabling AMD Steady Video for the Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 plugin.
* Duplicating displays no longer generates random corruption.
* Tearing is no longer observed on the third screen in 3x1 and 1x3 Eyefinity configurations.
* A system crash is no longer experienced when enabling Crossfire in a 4 display configuration.
* The advanced video quality settings are now correctly displayed in the Catalyst Control Center.
# Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
* The Catalyst Control Center now renders correctly when launched while playing a Bluray disc using WinDVD.
更新時間：2012-03-30
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
NEW FEATURES:
- Full Support for AMD Radeon HD 7000 series of products
- now fully supports the AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800 and AMD Radeon HD 7700 series of products
# Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
- AMD Catalyst Control Center startup issues/ delays have been resolved
- Tom Clancy HAWX: No longer crashes after task switching with MLAA (Morphological Anti-Aliasing) and Anti-Aliasing enabled
- Furmark Benchmark: No longer crashes when launched in High Performance mode.
- Quake 4: No longer display corruption after task switching when run in High Performance mode
- XPlane: Textures no longer exhibit flicker and corruption
- Skyrim: No longer displays flickering and texture corruption.
- Alan Wake: A system crash is no longer experienced when running the game in DirectX 9 mode with Crossfire enabled
- Far Cry 2: A random system hang is no longer experienced when running the game at high in game setting
# Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
- AMD Catalyst Control Center startup issues/ delays have been resolved
- Enemy Territory Quake Wars : no longer exhibits random corruption
更新時間：2012-03-08
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
# NEW FEATURES
* Windows 7 and Windows Vista support for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series and AMD Radeon HD 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 is now available for DirectX® 10 and DirectX 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 Crossfire™ 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.
* 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.
更新時間：2012-01-27
更新細節：
What's new in this version:
# IMPROVEMENTS
* AMD HD3D technology support enhancement
- Enables support for AMD HD3D technology in conjunction with AMD CrossFireX configurations
- Delivers a new Stereo 3D mode over HDMI 1.4a connections - 1080p at 30Hz is now enabled on supported displays
* AMD Catalyst™ Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Application Profiles
- AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver enables users to create per application profiles to individually control 3D and CrossFireX settings for Direct3D applications
- Please be sure to select the “Restore Factory Defaults” option under the Catalyst™ Control Center Preferences menu before using the new application profiles feature – this ensures there are no compatibility issues between previous drivers and the new AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver with regards to application profiles
* AMD Catalyst™ Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Video UI improvements
- AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver includes user interface enhancements to simply adjustment of video color and video quality controls
# Resolved Issues for the Windows® Vista Operating System
* This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 software suite for Windows® Vista. These include:
* Ejecting the disc during Blu-Ray/DVD playback using WinDVD no longer causes the system to crash.
* 3D content playback using PowerDVD now correctly used hardware acceleration.
* Poor performance is no longer randomly experience when playing World of Warcraft, Metro 2033 and Starcraft II at high in-game settings.
* Medal of Honor now correctly displays all in game settings.
# Resolved Issues for the Windows® 7 Operating System
* This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 software suite for Windows® 7. These include:
* The in-game mouse cursor no longer randomly disappears while playing Alien vs Predator.
* Enemy Territory – Quake Ware will no longer experience intermittent crashes when in a 3 monitor Eyefinity™ configuration.
* Water texture is now rendered correctly in Enemy Territory – Quake Wars
* Dirt 2 does not exhibit stuttering when run in DirectX® 9 mode.
* Playing Crysis 2 with in Crossfire mode no longer experiences random graphics corruption or game instability.
* Random corruption and screen flicker is no longer observed while playing Dragon Age 2 with Tri-Crossfire enabled.
* Lost Planet 2 no longer crashes after game launch when run in Crossfire mode.
* Lost Planet 2 and Tom Clancy HAWX2 no longer experience random game hangs/black screens when run at high in game settings.
* Water textures in World of Warcraft running in DirectX® 9 mode no longer appear corrupted.
* The game “Rage” no longer experiences intermittent hangs when Crossfire is enabled.