AMD 15.7.1 WHQL/Hotfix Driver Released

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AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.1 WHQL/Hotfix for Windows



The AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.1 WHQL/Hotfix contains the following:

  • Windows® 10 Support
  • Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
  • Frame Rate Target Control™ (FRTC)
  • Performance Optimizations
  • AMD FreeSync™ and AMD CrossFire™ Support
  • ​​AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver version updated from 15.20.1062.1002 to 15.20.1062.1004​



HOTFIX 8/10/2015 - the driver package has been updated to 15.20.1062.1004 to fix a know issue :
​[423311] A TDR error may be experienced when accessing the Windows Metro camera application, the Skype application or the Xbox application​


HOTFIX 8/5/2015 - the driver package has been updated to 15.20.1062.1003 to fix a know issue :
[423635] A Blue Screen error may be observed with some Intel+AMD configurations on driver installation. ​



Performance Optimizations

  • Counter-Strike®: Global Offensive – Profile change to reduce Flip Queue Size – improves the latest positional information from keyboard and mouse.



AMD FreeSync™ and AMD CrossFire™ Support

  • AMD FreeSync™ and AMD CrossFire™ can now be used together in applications using DirectX® 10 or DirectX ® 11. Please note, this feature is currently not supported on systems configured in AMD Dual Graphics mode.


Windows® 10 Support

This driver provides support for Windows® 10 as well as full WDDM 2.0 and DirectX® 12 support which is available on all AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) products, - AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 and newer graphics products.​
For more information on products supported please visit the Supported Products Tab and view the AMD Product Compatibility chart.


Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)

VSR provides image quality enhancements to games and Windows® desktop users by rendering images at a higher resolution and then down-scaling the same. VSR support has now been extended to the following products:

  • AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 390 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 380 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 370 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 360 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 295X2
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 280 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 270 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 260 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7800 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 Series
  • Desktop A-Series 7400K APUs and above


Below is a list of supported VSR resolutions:

  • 1366 X 768 @ 60Hz ------> 1600 X 900 + 1920 X 1080
  • 1600 X 900 @ 60Hz ------> 1920 X 1080
  • 1920 X 1080 @ 60Hz ------> 2560 X 1440, 3200 X 1800, 3840 X 2160 (AMD Radeon™ R9 285, AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series)
  • 1920 X 1200 @ 60Hz ------> 2048 X 1536, 2560 X 1600, 3840 X 2400 (AMD Radeon™ R9 285, AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series)
  • 2560 X 1440 @ 60Hz ------> 3200 X 1800
  • 1920 X 1080 @ 120Hz ------> 1920 X 1200 @ 120Hz, 2048 X 1536 @ 120Hz


Frame Rate Target Control™ (FRTC)

FRTC allows the user to set a maximum frame rate when playing an application in full screen exclusive mode. This feature provides the following benefits:

  • Reduced GPU power consumption
  • Reduced system heat
  • Lower fan speeds and less noise

This feature is supported on applications using DirectX® 10 or higher and on the following AMD graphics products:

  • AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 390 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 380 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 370 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 360 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 295X2
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 280 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 270 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 260 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7800 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 Series


GPU Compatibility

The AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.1 WHQL is compatible with the following AMD products.

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility ​

  • AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 390 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 380 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 370 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 360 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 280 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R9 270 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 260 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 250 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 240 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R5 230 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series
  • ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series


AMD All-In-One Desktop Product Family Compatibility ​

  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7600A Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7450A Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 6600A Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 6350A Series


AMD APU Product Family Compatibility

"Kaveri", "Godavari", and "Carrizo" series APUs are only supported by AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.1 on Windows® 7 (32 & 64-bit) and Windows® 8.1 64-bit and Windows® 10 (64-bit).

Desktop + Mobile

  • A-Series AMD Radeon™ R7 Graphics
  • A-Series AMD Radeon™ R6 Graphics
  • A-Series AMD Radeon™ R5 Graphics
  • A-Series AMD Radeon™ R3 Graphics
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 8000D Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7000D Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 6000D Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 8000G Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7000G Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 6000G Series


AMD Mobility Radeon™ Family Compatibility

AMD Catalyst Mobility is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.


  • AMD Radeon™ R9 M200 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R7 M200 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ R5 M200 Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M Series
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 6000M Series
  • ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5000 Series


Download Links

Windows 7 32 Bit - Click Me

Windows 7 64 Bit - Click Me

Windows 8.1 - 32 Bit - Click Me

Windows 8.1 - 64 Bit - Click Me

Windows 10 - 32 Bit - Click Me

Windows 10 - 64 Bit - Click Me

Official Release Notes PDF
 
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