AMD 15.9 Beta Driver Released

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AMD Catalyst™ 15.9 Beta



The AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 15.9 Beta contains the following:


  • AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver version 15.201.1151


Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 15.9 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 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 Beta Software Suite requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.

  • The AMD Catalyst™ 15.9 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


  • 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 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 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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Man AMD are really starting to step up there game on more frequent driver releases! Good for them and hopefully a sign of good things to come. I wonder if its because of there newly founded Graphics group?
 
These don't count as driver releases for the nVidiots, as its a beta :lol:

Looks like most of the major issues are being addressed.
 
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