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AMD Catalyst™ 15.9.1 Beta
The AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 15.9.1 Beta contains the following:
- AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver version 15.201.1151
Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 15.9.1 Beta Windows Driver
Performance Optimizations
- Star Wars™: Battlefront Beta - Performance and quality optimizations
- Fable Legends : Includes the latest DirectX 12 optimizations for the Fable Legends: Benchmark
- Driver packages are now being consolidated into 1 package instead of being spread out over different downloads, Now Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows 10 are all under 1 of 2 installers, 32 bit or 64 bit.
Compatible Operating Systems
AMD Catalyst™ 15.9.1 Beta is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms
- Windows 7 SP1 or Higher (32 & 64-bit)
- Windows 8.1 (32 & 64-bit)
- Windows 10 (32 & 64-bit)
Notes
- This driver is not intended for use on AMD products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their manufacturer for driver support.
- When installing the AMD Catalyst™ Driver for Windows®, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of the AMD Catalyst Driver.
- The AMD Catalyst™ 15.9.1 Beta Software Suite requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.
- The AMD Catalyst™ 15.9.1 Beta Software Suite requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 to be installed.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is included in all AMD Catalyst™ driver packages.
- AMD Eyefinity technology is designed to give gamers access to high display resolutions. As pixel count grows, the graphics "horsepower" required to drive the displays at a reasonable frame rate can increase dramatically. Depending on the game and system configuration, users may notice texture corruption and reduced frame rates when running games in multi-monitor Eyefinity modes.
Resolved Issues
- A video memory leak can occur when browser and other windows are resized
- Diablo 3 crashes in the Act 2 Desolate Sands area of the game
- The AMD Catalyst Control Center 'update' option fails to download the latest driver
- Dragon Age: Inquisition may crash if launched in Mantle mode
- The DirectX® Diagnostic tool does not report DirectX® 12 available on supported products
- World of Warships may crash on some AMD Radeon HD5000 and HD6000 series products
- Assassin's Creed® Unity may experience minor frame stutter when AMD CrossFire™ mode is enabled
- Anti Aliasing settings not being retained after changes are applied
- Some BENQ 144hz Freesync™ monitors may lose the signal while uninstalling the driver
- DiRT Rally™ crashes during gameplay and benchmarking when launched in DirectX® 11 mode on some BENQ 144HZ Freesync monitors
Known Issues
- GTA V crashes on some AMD Radeon R9 390X GPU's
- Star Wars: Battlefront Bata - Flickering may be experience if AMD Crossfire is enabled
- Corruption may occur in DiRT Rally™ with CMAA enabled with Portrait SLS and AMD CrossFire™ mode enabled
- A black screen may be encountered on bootup on Windows 10 systems. The system will ultimately continue to the Windows login screen.
- Intermittent playback issues with Cyberlink PoweDVD when connecting to a 3D display with an HDMI cable
- A TDR error may be experienced while toggling between minimized and maximized mode while viewing 4K Youtube content
- Elite: Dangerous - poor performance may be experienced in SuperCruise mode
- Final Fantasy XIV - Heavensward may crash when run in DirectX 11® mode and borderless window mode
- Some applications may fail to launch on some Mobility platforms when launched in High Performance mode
- Windows 10 driver installation may halt on some systems with an AMD 990FX chipset and AMD CrossFire™ enabled
- Mad Max - Color corruption is observed when Alt+Ctrl+Del is pressed followed by the Escape key
GPU Compatibility
The AMD Catalyst™ 15.9.1 Beta 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™ 15.9.1 Beta on Windows® 7 (32 & 64-bit), 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
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