AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL is just the 11.12 Beta driver built on 03 December and leaked exactly one week ago. But I haven’t included the 03 Dec driver as it is not relevant. Most important thing is to see improvements over last month’s 11.11 WHQL. Also included 12.1 Preview as this will be the next 12.1 WHQL driver and 11.12 Beta from 18 Nov.
| Catalyst Version | 2D Driver | 3D Driver | OpenGL Driver | Driver Packaging Version | CCC Version | CCC |
| 11.11 WHQL | 8.01.01.1207 | 7.14.10.0873 | 6.14.10.11251 | 8.911-111025a-128243C-ATI | 2011.1025.2231.38573 | 11.11 |
| 11.12 Beta 18 Nov | 8.01.01.1221 | 7.14.10.0883 | 6.14.10.11384 | 8.93-111118a-128864E-ATI | 2011.1118.1246.22742 | 11.11 |
| 12.1 Preview Driver | 8.01.01.1223 | 7.14.10.0887 | 6.14.10.11400 | 8.93.10-111208a-130017E-ATI | 2011.1208.1660.30301 | 12.1 |
| 11.12 WHQL | 8.01.01.1215 | 7.14.10.0879 | 6.14.10.11318 | 8.92-111109a-129966C-ATI | 2011.1109.2212.39826 | 11.12 |
- Aliens vs Predator: Very High Settings @ 1680×1050 – 16xAF – 4xAA – DirectX 11
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations: Highest Settings @ 1680×1050 – 8xMSAA – DirectX 9
- Bad Company 2: Highest Settings @ 1680×1050 – 16xAF – 1xAA for DirectX 9 and 8xMSAA for DirectX 11
- Batman: Arkham City: Very High Settings @ 1680×1050 – 8xMSAA – Hardware PhysX Off for DirectX 9 and DirectX 11 (normal tessellation)
- Battlefield 3: Ultra Settings @ 1680×1050 – 16xAF – 4xMSAA – DirectX 11
- Call of Juarez: High Details @ 1680×1050 – DirectX 10
- Crysis 2: Ultra Settings @ 1680 x 1050 for both DirectX 9 and DirectX 11
- Formula 1 2011: Settings Maxed Out @ 1680×1050 – 8xMSAA for both DirectX 9 and DirectX 11
- H.A.W.X. 2: High Settings @ 1680×1050 – 8xAA for both DirectX 9 and DirectX 11
- Metro 2033: Very High Settings @ 1680×1050 – 16xAF – No AA for DirectX 9 and 4xMSAA for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11
- Modern Warfare 3: Maximum Settings @ 1680×1050 – 4xAA – DirectX 9
- Red Orchestra 2: Ultra Settings @ 1680×1050 – MLAA – Hardware Physics OFF – DirectX 9
- Saints Row 3: Ultra Settings @ 1680×1050 – 8xMSAA – 16xAF for both DirectX 9 and DirectX 11
- TES V: Skyrim: Maximum Settings @ 1680×1050 – 16xAF – 8xFXAA – DirectX 9
| Test Hardware | AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL Benchmark | |
|---|---|
| Processor |
Intel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge) 3.3 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache, power-saving settings disabled, Turbo Boost disabled. |
| Motherboard | MSI P67-C43-B3, Intel P67 Chipset |
| Memory | 2 x 2 GB DDR3 1600MHZ |
| Hard Drives |
WD 500 GB SATA III (OS) Samsung 750 GB Sata II (Game) |
| Graphics Card | Sapphire HD6950 1 GB |
| Power Supply | Corsair TX 650 W |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows 7 SP1 x64 |
| DirectX | DirectX 9 | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11 |
| Graphics Driver |
AMD Catalyst 11.11 WHQL AMD Catalyst 11.12 Beta 18 Nov 2011 AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview Driver AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL |
Results
AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL isn’t a really great driver if we compare it to the 18 Nov one; 8 driver released/leaked since 11.12 Beta 18 Nov and still it hasn’t been “defeated”.
As I said in the beginning 11.12 WHQL = 11.12 Beta 03 Dec. 11.12 WHQL totaled 1583 FPS and 11.12 Beta 03 Dec 1574; the two drivers are separated by only 9 FPS.
Comparing to 11.11 WHQL:11.12 WHQL got 2 (lol) and 12 extra frames with Skyrim and Batman Arkham City (DirectX 11), respectively. Overall AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL increases performance over AMD Catalyst 11.11 WHQL with about 1.6%. As I always say: This is a small step, but a step forward. In the next 12.1 WHQL driver we will finally have Custom Application Profiles built in, 12.1 Preview Driver already has it (1st official driver to have it). Maybe next we’ll have DirectX 10 Multithreading support…
I can’t stress this enough, the best driver for Skyrim is 11.10 WHQL…
If you’re looking to update from 11.11, go ahead; but if you want the best driver go for 11.12 Beta 18 Nov…
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