Descrizione

Driver Catalyst 12.8 compatibile con le schede video AMD, tanto desktop quanto mobile, delle famiglie Radeon HD 5000, Radeon HD 6000 e Radeon HD 7000. Di seguito le note fornite a corredo:

Featuring support for the DirectX 11.1 and the new WDDM 1.2 driver model:

• AMD’s first official unified and logo certified driver for Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista
• 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
• 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
  • Vision Engine Control Center

Performance highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 12.8 (versus AMD Catalyst 12.6)

• Up to 25% in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
• Up to 3% in Battlefield 3
• Up to 6% in Batman: Arkham City
• Up to 3% in Dues Ex: Human Revolution
• Up to 6% in Crysis 2
• Up to 15% in Total War: Shogun
• Up to 8% in Crysis Warhead
• Up to 5% in Just Cause 2
• Up to 10% in Dirt 3

Resolved issue highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.8 driver

• Over/underscan settings are correctly restored on system reboot
• Audio is no longer disabled if the connected HDTV Is switched off/on
• Shogun 2 : Flickering text is no longer experienced
• Star Wars – The Old Republic : In game cinematic no longer experience flicker when using the arrow keys
• Dirt Showdown: 8-Ball track No longer hangs with Crossfire enabled
• Max Payne 3 : A black screen is no longer observed when launching game in DirectX 11 mode with Crossfire enabled