AMD Catalystâ„¢ 12.2 Windows Update Released

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Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 12.2 Windows release includes:

 

NEW FEATURES

 

Windows 7 and Windows Vista support for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series

- Enables support for Windows 7 64-bit/32-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit/32-bit.

- Windows XP support will be made available in AMD Catalyst 12.4.

 

IMPROVEMENTS

 

Super Sampling Anti-Aliasing is now available for DirectX® 10 and DirectX 11 applications

- Supported on the AMD Radeon HD 7900 and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series.

- Users can now enable Super Sample Anti-Aliasing and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing through the AMD Catalyst Control Center for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications.

- Applications must support in game Anti-Aliasing for the feature to work (Forced on Anti-Aliasing through the Catalyst Control Center is not supported for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications).

AMD Eyefinity 2.1 technology enhancements

- Custom resolutions users can now choose from a much larger set of display resolutions for their AMD Eyefinity configurations.

- Dynamic Configuration Changes: Switching between different display configurations (when physically plugging/un-plugging displays) will occur automatically by loading the appropriate profile.

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

- Profile Manager improvements: Users can now create multiple Display profiles, enabling users to seamlessly switch between various AMD Eyefinity and Display Configurations.

 

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 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

- Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Tom Clancy HAWX with Crossfire™ and Eyefinity enabled.

- Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 in a Tri-Crossfire setup.

- Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Dragon Age 2 with Crossfire and Vsync enabled.

- Skipping the in-game cinematics when running Dragon Age 2 in DirectX 11 mode no longer causes random stuttering.

- The Battleforge DirectX 10.0 benchmark no longer experiences intermittent crashes when run in Tri-Crossfire mode.

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

- Playing back h.264 interlaced BluRay content no longer displays intermittent green flashing.

- The system no longer experiences random hangs when playing back BluRay 3D content in Duplicate mode.

- Starcraft II no longer experiences random system crashes when exiting a campaign in certain Crossfire configurations.

- Batman Arkam City no longer experiences intermittent system crashes when run in DirectX 11 mode.

- Changing Crossfire settings no longer causes a random system crash.

- A system crash is no longer experienced when playing Rage with Crossfire enabled.

- Crysis Warhead and Battlefield Bad Company II no longer experience random crashes in certain Crossfire configurations.

- Playback of BluRay 3D content now correctly uses hardware acceleration.

- Random texture corruption is no longer displayed when playing Dirt III in DirectX 11 mode and with anisotropic filtering applied.

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 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

- Windows Aero options are available after installing the driver.

- Background textures in World of Warcraft Cataclysm no longer experience random flickering in some Crossfire and Eyefinity configurations.

 

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:

- Alan Wake - Enabling CrossfireX can cause corruptions or hangs. This issue will be fixed in AMD Catalyst 12.3

- Elder Scrolls - Image corruption can be be seen with Anti-Aliasing enabled on speciic AMD graphics hardware. This issue will be fixed in AMD Catalyst 12.3

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

- A black screen may be displayed when running Civilization V in certain Eyefinity configurations.

- Playing Far Cry 2 at high in game settings may generate a system hang.

- Poor performance may be experience when playing Dirt 3 in DirectX 11 mode at low resolutions with Crossfire enabled.

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:

- The system may hang when playing Dirt 3 at maximum in-game settings.

 

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