Yesterday was a busy day for AMD’s Software/Driver Team, they released this month’s WHQL driver, 12.1 that is. 12.1 WHQL is actually the 8.93 driver released on the 5th of December, it took almost two months from the moment of the leak and the official released. AMD also released 12.2 Preview and recommended it for ...

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AMD Catalyst

AMD Catalyst 12.1 WHQL

January 25, 2012 · 5 comments

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Driver Packaging Version: 8.93-111205a-132104C-ATI Catalyst Version: 12.1 2D Driver Version: 8.01.01.1223 Direct3D Version: 7.14.10.0887 OpenGL Version: 6.14.10.11399 Catalyst Control Center Version: 2011.1205.2215.39827 Download Links AMD Catalyst 12.1 Win 7 | Vista (64-bit) AMD Catalyst 12.1 Win 7 | Vista (32-bit) AMD Catalyst 12.1 Win XP (64-bit) AMD Catalyst 12.1 Win XP (32-bit) AMD Catalyst Mobility ...

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The AMD Catalyst™ 12.2 Preview includes all of the features found in AMD Catalyst™ 12.1, plus additional fixes that are not included in the AMD Catalyst 12.1 release. Please note that AMD Radeon HD 7900 users should keep using the 8.921.2 RC11 driver found here (the 12.2 preview does not supported the AMD Radeon HD ...

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Earlier today a new 8.95 driver leaked, two weeks newer than the previous one. And what I and probably most of you noticed is the big OpenGL version incrementation. If I’m not mistaken this is the first driver with a 6.14.10.115xx OpenGL string. A lot of improvements (performance and bugs) done by AMD in the ...

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The first thing that got my attention was the OpenGL version: 6.14.10.11543; huge increment even from the previous 8.95 driver from 03 January. This driver supports a few mobililty cards, check the supported cards section for more information. Benchmark of this driver is available here: AMD Catalyst 8.95 17 January Benchmark. Driver Packaging Version:8.95-120117a-131901E-ATI 2D ...

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AMD released a new driver for their high-end 79xx GPUs. The previous 8.921.2 was Release Candidate 7 (RC7), this one is RC11. Also, this driver was built only two days ago, the previous one is two weeks old. Although recommended for 7970 owners, you can still install it for a 2000 series card. Check the ...

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Description: This release of AMD Catalyst™ delivers support for the latest AMD CrossFireX™ profiles in a separate executable file ensuring users have access to the absolute latest set of profiles installed on their PC. Download Link AMD Catalyst Application Profiles 11.12 CAP 3 New profiles added to this release: Need for Speed: The Run – ...

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Driver Packaging Version:8.93-111205a-130277E-ATI 2D Driver Version: 8.01.01.1223 Direct3D Version: 7.14.10.0887 OpenGL Version: 6.14.10.11399 Catalyst Control Center Version: 2011.1205.2215.39827 Catalyst Version: 12.1 Download Link AMD Catalyst 12.1 8.930 5 December Windows Vista | 7 (32-bit & 64-bit) AMD Catalyst 12.1 8.930 5 December Windows XP (32-bit & 64-bit) Supported Cards: Click to Expand List AMD9612.1 = ...

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Yesterday, a new 11.12 AMD Catalyst that was built on 29 December surfaced, this driver is WHQL certified. Knowing that the best performing driver to date is a 11.12 one (11.12 Beta 18 Nov), I think it is a good opportunity to find the next best driver or even the best one yet. Having seen ...

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Although this 12.2 (8.921.5) driver is a earlier build (4 Jan vs 29 Dec) than the previous 12.12 (8.921.2) it has newer OpenGL and Direct3D components. Driver Packaging Version: 8.921.5-111229a-131232C-ATI 2D Driver Version: 8.01.01.1215 Direct3D Version: 7.14.10.0885 OpenGL Version: 6.14.10.11332 Catalyst Control Center Version: 2011.1229.1025.18582 Catalyst Version: 11.12 Download Link AMD Catalyst 11.12 8.921.5 29 ...

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