AMD Catalyst Software Suite Version 12.2 Released

This morning my computer told me about an update for the AMD Catalyst Software Suite – taking it to version 12.2.

This is what is included in this update:

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 hand when playing Dirt 3 at maximum in-game settings.

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