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AMD Catalyst™ 15.7 WHQL for Windows
Package Contents
The AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 15.7 WHQL contains the following:
- Windows® 10 Technical Preview Support
- Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
- Frame Rate Target Control™ (FRTC)
- Performance Optimizations versus AMD Catalyst™ Omega
- AMD FreeSync™ and AMD CrossFire™ Support
AMD CrossFire™ Profile Enhancements for the following games:
- Battlefield: Hardline
- Evolve
- Far Cry® 4
- Lords of the Fallen
- Project CARS
- Total War: Attila
- Alien: Isolation™
- Assassin's Creed® Unity
- Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
- FIFA 2015
- GRID Autosport
- Ryse: Son of Rome
- Talos Principle
- The Crew
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Dying Light
- The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt
Windows® 10 Support
This is a Technical Preview driver with full WDDM 2.0 support for Windows® 10 and DirectX® 12 on all Graphics Core Next (GCN) supported products, -AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 and newer graphics products. Official driver support for AMD products will be available when Microsoft launches Windows® 10 on July 29th, 2015.
NOTE: To ensure stability, users should upgrade to the latest available Windows® 10 Technical Preview build provided by Microsoft before installing AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.
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
Performance Optimizations versus AMD Catalyst™ Omega
Single GPU performance on Windows 8.1 based system:
- Up to 7% in Far Cry® 4 on AMD Radeon™ R7 and AMD Radeon™ R9 200 series and up
- Up to 10% in Tomb Raider on AMD Radeon™ R7 and AMD Radeon™ R9 200 series and up
GPU Compatibility
The AMD Catalyst™ 15.7 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 on Windows® 7 (32 & 64-bit) and Windows® 8.1 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
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