AMD has updated its Catalyst driver package with the version 4.11 with WHQL certification for video cards Radeon HD 2000, HD 3000, HD 4000, HD 5000 and HD 6000. We find the performance gains seen earlier on Catalyst 4.11 Preview 2 along with other optimizations for various 3D titles. The package also includes new features for the display control and management of configurations Eyefinity and complements the Catalyst update system that alerts the user of the availability of a new driver update.
The following links to download the driver Catalyst 4.11 Catalyst 4.11 Windows Vista / 7 32bit Catalyst 4.11 Windows Vista / Windows XP 7 64bitCatalyst 11.4 11.4 32bitCatalyst Windows XP 64bit These are the release notes: New features: Enhancements to the AMD VISION Engine Control Center / AMD Catalyst Control CenterNew based Task Management controlsSimplifies Display the configuration of displays and display settingsNew Eyefinity groupSetting setup up an Eyefinity group has Never Been easierAMD Catalyst update notification (found Within the Information Center) This feature notifies users That New AMD Catalyst software packages are availableGPU 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 discrete GPU and CPU.
Performance Enhancements number of performance enhancements are seen with the AMD Radeon HD 6900 series and AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series: Black Ops Call of Duty - 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 multi-GPU configurations.
Batman Arkham Asylum - gains of up to 20% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multi-GPU configurations. Aliens Vs. Predator - gains of up to 8% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multi-GPU configurations. Civilization 5 - gains of up to 15% on single and multi-GPU configurations.
Far Cry 2 - gains of up to 6% on single and multi-GPU configurations. Just Cause 2 - gains of up to 9% on single and multi-GPU configurations. Lost Planet 2 - gains of up to 10% on single and multi-GPU configurations. Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating SystemThis section Known Provides information on resolved issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 4.11 software suite for Windows 7.
These include: The No Longer GPU shows high GPU usage after running Firefox 4 with hardware acceleration enabled. Bioshock No Longer displays random screen corruption and tearing with Vsync enabled and MLAA. Water No Longer textures flicker in Two Worlds II in Crossfire mode. Bulletstorm lightshafts No Longer Appear When running on a broken 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. No Longer PowerDVD crashes if Crossfire is enabled / disabled During playback of a BD title. No Longer displays corrupted WinDVD BD playback When the monitor is rotated to portrait mode.
Crysis Warhead randomly corruption is No Longer Observed When launching the game. Running the benchmark no Longer Heaven 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 No Longer screen flickers while adjusting screen brightness.
Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating SystemThis section Known Provides information on resolved issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 4.11 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 2x1 configuration Eyefinity No Longer Causes Both displays to blank out. The Catalyst Control Center No Longer screen flickers while adjusting screen brightness. Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating SystemSystem 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 systemThe Following section Provides a summary of open issues That May Be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of ATI's Catalyst. These include: PowerDVD May randomly crash if HDMI 8 channel audio is enabled.
The May image freeze if HD video is played over an extended period of time. Some BD content my not Smoothly playback using WinDVD. Star Wars Jedi Knight II / Jedi Academy game launch During May randomly crash. May not always function OpenGL acceleration with Adobe Photoshop CS5. High May Be Retained GPU clock speeds after exiting a 3D application.
PowerDVD random jitter When playing my display to 1080i with BD video mode Turned off Aero. Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating SystemThe Following section Provides a summary of open issues That May Be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of ATI's Catalyst.
These include: Windows Aero disabled after May be installing the driver. Doom 3 and Quake 4 May display random corruption with HD 4770 series products. Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating SystemThe Following section Provides a summary of open issues That May Be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of ATI's Catalyst.
These include: Quake4 May display screen flicker and random texture corruption. May The system hangs while playing Dead Rising 2. Civilization V may stop responding When Crossfire is enabled.
The following links to download the driver Catalyst 4.11 Catalyst 4.11 Windows Vista / 7 32bit Catalyst 4.11 Windows Vista / Windows XP 7 64bitCatalyst 11.4 11.4 32bitCatalyst Windows XP 64bit These are the release notes: New features: Enhancements to the AMD VISION Engine Control Center / AMD Catalyst Control CenterNew based Task Management controlsSimplifies Display the configuration of displays and display settingsNew Eyefinity groupSetting setup up an Eyefinity group has Never Been easierAMD Catalyst update notification (found Within the Information Center) This feature notifies users That New AMD Catalyst software packages are availableGPU 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 discrete GPU and CPU.
Performance Enhancements number of performance enhancements are seen with the AMD Radeon HD 6900 series and AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series: Black Ops Call of Duty - 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 multi-GPU configurations.
Batman Arkham Asylum - gains of up to 20% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multi-GPU configurations. Aliens Vs. Predator - gains of up to 8% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multi-GPU configurations. Civilization 5 - gains of up to 15% on single and multi-GPU configurations.
Far Cry 2 - gains of up to 6% on single and multi-GPU configurations. Just Cause 2 - gains of up to 9% on single and multi-GPU configurations. Lost Planet 2 - gains of up to 10% on single and multi-GPU configurations. Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating SystemThis section Known Provides information on resolved issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 4.11 software suite for Windows 7.
These include: The No Longer GPU shows high GPU usage after running Firefox 4 with hardware acceleration enabled. Bioshock No Longer displays random screen corruption and tearing with Vsync enabled and MLAA. Water No Longer textures flicker in Two Worlds II in Crossfire mode. Bulletstorm lightshafts No Longer Appear When running on a broken 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. No Longer PowerDVD crashes if Crossfire is enabled / disabled During playback of a BD title. No Longer displays corrupted WinDVD BD playback When the monitor is rotated to portrait mode.
Crysis Warhead randomly corruption is No Longer Observed When launching the game. Running the benchmark no Longer Heaven 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 No Longer screen flickers while adjusting screen brightness.
Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating SystemThis section Known Provides information on resolved issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 4.11 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 2x1 configuration Eyefinity No Longer Causes Both displays to blank out. The Catalyst Control Center No Longer screen flickers while adjusting screen brightness. Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating SystemSystem 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 systemThe Following section Provides a summary of open issues That May Be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of ATI's Catalyst. These include: PowerDVD May randomly crash if HDMI 8 channel audio is enabled.
The May image freeze if HD video is played over an extended period of time. Some BD content my not Smoothly playback using WinDVD. Star Wars Jedi Knight II / Jedi Academy game launch During May randomly crash. May not always function OpenGL acceleration with Adobe Photoshop CS5. High May Be Retained GPU clock speeds after exiting a 3D application.
PowerDVD random jitter When playing my display to 1080i with BD video mode Turned off Aero. Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating SystemThe Following section Provides a summary of open issues That May Be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of ATI's Catalyst.
These include: Windows Aero disabled after May be installing the driver. Doom 3 and Quake 4 May display random corruption with HD 4770 series products. Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating SystemThe Following section Provides a summary of open issues That May Be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of ATI's Catalyst.
These include: Quake4 May display screen flicker and random texture corruption. May The system hangs while playing Dead Rising 2. Civilization V may stop responding When Crossfire is enabled.
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