Novità driver da AMD: Catalyst 11.12 e 12.1 Preview

AMD ha reso disponibili per il download, nella serata di ieri, due nuove versioni di driver Catalyst. La prima è quella 11.12 WHQL, sviluppata per le schede dalle proposte Radeon HD 2000 in poi, mentre la seconda è la release 12.1 Preview specifica per schede Radeon HD 5000 e Radeon HD 6000.

I primi driver implementano supporto ufficiale alle specifiche OpenGL 4.2 e alla tecnologia 3D stereoscopica AMD HD3D in abbinamento a una confgurazione Eyefinity di tipo 3x1 Landscape, oltre a integrare alcune migliorie all'interno del Vision Engine Control Center specifiche per sistemi dual graphics.

Il donwload dei driver Catalyst 11.12, in versioni a 32bit e a 64bit per sistemi operativi Windows 7, Vista e XP, è disponibile a questo indirizzo. A seguire le note fornite a corredo con questi driver:

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

Ben più interessante la release 12.1 Preview, gazie alla quale sono introdotte numerose novità:

• supporto alla tecnologia AMD HD3D, per il 3D stereoscopico, in abbinamento anche a configurazioni CrossFireX;
• possibilità di creare autonomamente degli application profile legati a specifici giochi, così da controllare il 3D stereoscopico e l'implementazione della tecnologia CrossFireX;
• integrate varie migliorie all'interno del Vision Engine Control Center

Il donwload dei driver Catalyst 12.1 Preview, in versioni a 32bit e a 64bit per sistemi operativi Windows 7, Vista e XP, è disponibile a questo indirizzo. A seguire le note fornite a corredo con i driver Catalyst 12.1 Preview

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