AMD Catalystâ„¢ 12.1 Windows Update Released

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Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.2 Preview Windows release includes:

 

IMPROVEMENTS

 

AMD Eyefinity 2.1 technology enhancements

- Additional resolution support: Users can now choose from a larger set of resolutions when running AMD Eyefinity

- Dynamic Configuration Changes: Switching between different display configurations will occur automatically when physically plugging/un-plugging displays

- HydraVision enhancements: The Windows Task bar can now be moved and resized based on users preference

- Profile Manager improvements: Increased support for Display Groups (including 5x1) and Extended configurations within the Profile Manager

 

 

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™ 12.2 Preview software suite for Windows 7. These include:

- Call of Duty IV no longer displays random corruption when in DirectX 9 more and the Edge Detect filter is enabled.

- A black screen is no longer occasionally displayed when running Portal 2 in 3D mode.

- All 3d Anti Aliasing settings are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center.

- Morphological filtering settings are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center.

- Civilization V no longer experiences random crashes when run in DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 mode.

- Enabling the Edge Detect filter in Resident Evil 5 or Just Cause 2 no longer generates a random application crash.

- Battlefield 3 no longer hangs when MSAA is enabled.

- Saints Row III no longer experiences random hangs.

- Rage no longer experiences intermittent hangs when Crossfire is enabled.

- Dragon Age 2 textures no longer flicker when run in DirectX 9 mode in Crossfire configurations with vsynch enabled.

- Crysis Warhead and Battlefield Bad Company 2 no longer experience random crashes when Crossfire is enabled.

- Texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 in DirectX 11 mode.

 

 

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:

 

- Vsync may be disabled after task switching when playing Rage.

- Skipping in game cinematics while playing Dragon Age 2 in DirectX 11 mode may cause stuttering.

- Dirt 3 may experience flickering with Crossfire enabled and run in 3D stereo mode.

- Battlefield Bad Company 2 may experience random flickering when run in DirectX 11 mode.

 

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:

- Windows Aero options may be missing after installing the latest driver.

 

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