svl7 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) AMD released the official 11.12 drivers, here's the link for the mobility version: ATI Catalyst Release Notes: Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.12 Windows release includes: IMPROVEMENTS AMD OpenGL 4.2 production support · AMD Catalyst 11.12 delivers official support for the OpenGL 4.2 specification AMD Eyefinity technology enhancements · Enables support for AMD HD3D technology when using a 3x1 Landscape Eyefinity display group, on supported DisplayPort 3D monitors. AMD Vision Engine Control Center enhancements for Dual Graphics · Improvements have been implemented to better facilitate the enabling and control of the Dual Graphics within the Vision Engine Control Center RESOLVED ISSUES Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System: This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.12 software suite for Windows 7. These include: All required PAL formats are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center on the HDTV support page. Playing Dirt2, Dirt3 and Portal2 in DirectX 9 mode no longer causes a random system hang. Portal 2 no longer displays random screen tearing when run in DirectX 9. Total War Shogun 2 no longer displays random corruption when played at low in game settings and 2x1 and 3x1 Eyefinity modes. Playing Lost Planet 2 in Eyefinity mode and Crossfire enable no longer randomly crashes. Portal 2 will no longer randomly crash when the GPU is switched to Low Power mode. Running Stalker Clear Sky in DirectX 10 mode in a Tri-Crossfire configuration no longer randomly hangs when in-game settings are set to high. Tom Clancy Endwar no longer randomly hangs with a pinstripe display. Playing Enemy Territory Quake Wars no longer generates a random system hang. Graphics corruption is no longer randomly exhibited while playing video clips using Windows Media Center. Doom 3 no longer experiences random corruption when Anti Aliasing is enabled. Crysis 2 no longer displays random flickering when run in DirectX9 mode. Far Cry2, Dragon 2, Homefront, Stalker: Metro 2033 and Bioshock 2 no longer display random flashing textures. Left 4 Dead 2 no longer experiences random hangs. HAWX2 no longer experiences random hangs when navigating in game menus. Lost Planet 2 and Dragon Age 2 no longer display random flickering when run in DirectX 9 mode. Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System: This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.12 software suite for Windows Vista. These include: Random ghosting is no longer observed while playing Dragon Age 2 in Crossfire mode. Character Avatars no longer flash in Dragon Age 2 in Crossfire mode. Stalker – Clear Sky no longer displays random black horizontal lines on initial startup. Playing Tom Clancy HAWX 2 in Eyefinity mode no longer generates a random system reboot. Random choppy Flash playback is no longer experienced. Running Civilization V in DirectX 11 mode no longer crashes randomly when run at medium and high in-game settings. F1 2010 no longer hangs intermittently on launch. Flashing textures are no longer randomly observed while playing Bulletstorm. Dead Space 2 no longer hangs randomly. KNOWN ISSUES 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: The in-game mouse cursor may not be visible when playing Alien vs Predator. Portal 2 may generate a black screen when run in 3d Stereo mode. Water textures may be corrupted in World of Warcraft . Civilization V may experience crashes when run in Eyefinity mode. Civilization V may experience random crashes when launched in Crossfire mode. Lost Planet 2 and Tom Clancy HAWX2 may hang when run in 2x2 Eyefinity mode. Dragon Age 2 may experience flickering and texture corruption when run in Triple Crossfire Mode. Enemy Territory – Quake Wars may display texture corruption on water surfaces. · 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: The edge detect filter may not perform as expected in certain DirectX 9 titles. Dead Space 2 may hang soon after launch. 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: Desktop corruption may be observed on the primary display when run in clone mode. Also available now is the 12.1 preview grab them here (direct link): http://www2.ati.com/drivers/hotfix/catalyst_12.1_preview/amd_catalyst_12.1_preview_windows_vista_7.exe Here the release notes, among other stuff they mention a performance improvement for Skyrim. Release notes: The AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview includes all of the features found in AMD Catalyst™ 11.12 and also includes all of the latest optimizations found in the AMD Catalyst 11.11c performance drivers (AMD Catalyst 11.12 does not include the latest 11.11c optimizations). It is highly recommended that all gamers use the AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver. Feature highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver: 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 simplify adjustment of video color and video quality control. Performance highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver (in addition to the AMD Catalyst 11.11c performance driver) · Improves performance (10-15%) in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim when Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing is enabled on the AMD Radeon™ HD 6900 Series for single GPU and AMD CrossfireX configurations I haven't tried either of those drivers since I'm currently using my 6990m as a FirePro card But I guess I'm gonna skip the 11.12 and directly go to the preview, unless it turns out to be not as great as expected. Leave some feedback if you test the new drivers, I'm curious about the improvements. Edited January 27, 2012 by svl7 added mobile/desktop tag to the title 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypac1502 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Downloading the 12.1 preview now. I'll let you know if my 5870s play nicer than the 11.12 drivers did... BSOD heaven unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Just installed the 12.1 drivers, horrible fps in BF3, but I'm not sure whether it's caused by the driver, had this randomly once in a while... Anyone of you guys already tested 12.1 and having similar issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 12.1 rips through everything for me. Happydance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sargent Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 why would I have issues installing this driver? at some points the download wouldn't even contain a video driver just the CC. I finally settled on the 8.?? that came out in Nov. and they seem to work great for now. I ran Nvidia for years but didn't want optimus so went ATI this time around. Anyone have tips about installin ATI drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) why would I have issues installing this driver? at some points the download wouldn't even contain a video driver just the CC. I finally settled on the 8.?? that came out in Nov. and they seem to work great for now. I ran Nvidia for years but didn't want optimus so went ATI this time around. Anyone have tips about installin ATI drivers?Well same here been using ATI for awhile now myself. The advice for trouble installing those drivers and it says alll the normal software in Catalyst Install Manager what you need is the right driver... I found if the driver doesn't have the add in code telling catalyst install manager that the driver is a mobile driver it will not show up in the install manager. So I found in light of that the Dell official drivers always, always work properly by my experience... The driver always loads and the software.Now AMD updates it code faster than Dell so sometimes for improved performance we try to load the latest AMD driver offerings... The mobile specific drivers often work without a hitch. The "preview drivers" sometimes are the desktop card driver and are often modded to allow installation on their mobile models. Sometimes key code to allow them to detect mobile cards ends up being missing. That's why one driver you had success and the other not. So try to note if it is mentioned from where you get the driver if it's a beta or preview driver that it has been modded for mobile systems. The mod can be done manually in a config file in the installation file directory, I am not versed on that perhaps someone else can elaborate. But in any case no matter what the Dell drivers always load but may suffer from not being quite as current as the latest and driver offerings. I can tell you the latest version from dell makes my Intel igp work correctly. If you want a more updated driver than dells and newer than the November one I suggest using one in this forum that a member mentioned it already installing and working properly for the card you have the AMD 6900 mobile series. hope that helps SSG... I know we all post a lot of drivers but from many varying sources so it makes it harder to update especially if it's not clearly noted about this mobile modding of preview drivers. Jimbo had 12.1 loading good perhaps use that one? I hope I was able to assist you some how. Edited January 13, 2012 by mw86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) In facts SSG the dell one should be from December which isn't very outdated at all.Sorry for extra post... It was supposed to add to last one and say that added less than 5minutes ago note. -sorry =) Edited January 13, 2012 by mw86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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