Tuesday, February 15th 2011

AMD Releases Catalyst 11.2 WHQL Software Suite

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AMD today released version 11.2 of its Catalyst software suite. AMD's latest release has come a little early for this time of the month. With this release, AMD focused on improving features, and introducing new ones. To begin with, tessellation controls that were first introduced with Catalyst 11.1a Hotfix, has been finalized, including a fully-functional "AMD Optimized" setting, which sets the best tessellation level while maintaining optimal frame-rates. The setting is per-application, and relies on AMD profiling applications. Next, Catalyst AI Texture Filtering received updates including a new method to improve image quality with minimal performance impact. Last of the big three feature updates is the official extension of the morphological anti-aliasing (MLAA) to AMD Radeon HD 5000 series GPUs. Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Batman Arkham Asylum got some GPU-specific performance improvements.

DOWNLOAD:AMD Catalyst 11.2 for Windows 7/Vista 64-bit, Windows 7/Vista 32-bit, Windows XP 32-bit, Windows XP 64-bit

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144 Comments on AMD Releases Catalyst 11.2 WHQL Software Suite

#51
[H]@RD5TUFF
And a collective meh. the drivers still don't work correctly was heard around the world.
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#52
AphexDreamer
5870 and went straight from 10.10 to 10.12 and its done me well so far in every benchmark and game its gone through.
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#53
pantherx12
ZubasaActually most of them are decent.
Most of the time I just install the new divers over my old ones, Driver Sweeper sometimes causes more problems than it solves.
Just that 10.11 and 11.1 (for some) are fucked up. :p
Everyone has said that to him :laugh:

I swear these drivers problems are never even driver issues, it's your* hardware + that driver that guffs things, Not the driver by it's self.

Proof? The numerous amount of people that have not had driver issues in a long time.

The Numerous people not having the same problem you* described the drivers being the cause off.




* Not you zubasa, just using "you" in a general kinda way.

Touch wood not had a proper problem since cat 9.8 : ]
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#54
Athlonite
hmmm good drivers BUT I've found my WEI 2d score has dropped from 7.4 to 5.5 and I'm like WTF this is the second drop off so far 11.1 and 1a's did it too went from 7.4 to 5.7 errrrrr it's got me beat hardware hasn't changed... I Was running 10.10e and they were at 7.4 then, 3D speed hasn't changed a jot that's still sitting at 7.4 (yes I know WEI is a POS and don't trust it but) that's a big drop if it was just .1 or .2 points I'd put it down to WEI being daft but nearly 2 points is a big drop....o_0 anyone else having this problem
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#55
pantherx12
Athlonitehmmm good drivers BUT I've found my WEI 2d score has dropped from 7.4 to 5.5 and I'm like WTF this is the second drop off so far 11.1 and 1a's did it too went from 7.4 to 5.7 errrrrr it's got me beat hardware hasn't changed... I Was running 10.10e and they were at 7.4 then, 3D speed hasn't changed a jot that's still sitting at 7.4 (yes I know WEI is a POS and don't trust it but) that's a big drop if it was just .1 or .2 points I'd put it down to WEI being daft but nearly 2 points is a big drop....o_0 anyone else having this problem
Wei doesn't even rate stuff for the most part man.

For example you can up your cpu score by upping fsb even if you reduced the multiplier.

( I.E were actually running slower than you were before)

completely completely ignore wei. :laugh:
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#56
buggalugs
tricksonFirst off you are way off base here pal . I have asked this question only once here ! We are on driver version 11.2 not 12.2 and the drivers that fucked up on me were 11.1a NOT these and I am not at all complaining ! These are the best drivers YET !!!! I am getting great FPS better by far than with the 10.10e set I have been using . Haven 2.1 score is Way UP as well !
So your assumption that I am complaining is way off your complaining about me asking a question is also very annoying to me this is were we come to fix issues ask questions and get help . I am very happy with ATI and with there latest hit driver set 11.2 !!! Great set of drivers ! I would like an apology from you for this inaccurate and rude statement though .
How am i being rude i asked you a question, I didnt abuse you in any way.
tricksonAnd the problems start to pile up . What a set of horrible drivers they have written once again from 10.11 to 10.12 to the debacle of the 11.1 ! Really great job there ATI !
tricksonWOW sorry to hear this . I am glad I am not the only one having serious issues with these ATI crap drivers . But not glad your OS was fucked up like mine . Man ATI seems to be far off there game as of late . How many more drivers do you think will be out in the next month or so ? I be at least 3 more ! What a fucking joke ATI has really dropped the ball !
In the 11.1 and 11.1a threads you have many, many posts complaining and threatening to go to nividia

AMD Catalyst 11.1a Hot-Fix Drivers Coming Today! ...

The only reason i remembered you is because of the number of posts you had in 11.1/11.1a and the foul language you used.

Lots of guys gave you instructions on how to install drivers in those threads so i couldnt understand why you would ask all over again. It gets really boring when people slag off on ATI all the time especially when most of us dont have problems.
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#57
Per Hansson
SteevoThey have had the ability to use certain shortcuts or hot keys for a long time, but they have made it easier now.


I don't use them, if I need to change all the settings for one game, that game is crap, or I need a new card.
Thanks for the info.
For me it is actually CAD/CAM software, not games, looking for a new card for work and deciding between nVidia and ATI, will probably be a Quadro or FireGL card of course...
Do the FireGL cards use the same Control Panel as the Radeon cards?
P.S. And nice desktop :P
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#58
Unregistered
The MLAA still fracks up the text on 5*** series I see...Or this is just the way it suppose it works??
#59
Loosenut
TAViXThe MLAA still fracks up the text on 5*** series I see...Or this is just the way it suppose it works??
I used to get that when they first brought MLAA out, 2-3 driver revisions ago I think, in Windows Live Mail but now I have no issues at all, the fonts are all cristal clear, no blurriness at all.
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#60
Ahua_Keren
I can confirm this 11.2 driver is the best that ATi ever created.

Sure 11.1 & 11.1a was ruining my gaming :banghead:, but I'll still hoping that ATi's driver is going mature in time.

installing without uninstall previous driver (eg.11.1a) doesn't seems to be good,
driver restarting, random crashing, even high core clock on idle.

so, do a clean install, or use drive sweeper, then feel the difference,
FPS increase is significant on some games, maybe about 8~10 Fps
I can tell it because I play games everydays. :)
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#61
chevy350
I am not seeing any issues with these on my end, even picked up an additional 40 points on my 3DMark11 score which I'll need to update now. I don't really notice much in Black Ops other than the same ppl shooting me lol.
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#62
RejZoR
Font will never be identical to the one without MLAA. They have fixed overlayed stuff (Steam GFW), but if the text is included in the 3D space it will be filtered. It's slightly softened on the edges but i can still easily read it. NFS Hot Pursuit for example. Softened but perfectly readable. CS:S is slightly more softened but it can still be read.
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#63
Fatal
I installed them before coming to work will test them when I get home. I did play Call of Duty Black Ops before I came into work but I did not notice a difference.
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#64
cookiemonster
Hi just installed 11.2 drivers and ran an Unigine test,not very happy, i was using 11.1a hotfix for previous test.
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#65
MxPhenom 216
ASIC Engineer
tricksonSee WTF ?? man you come onto this thread trolling my ass digging on me using ONE other thread ? Where the hell are the MODS ?? I am not slagging off ATI all the time ONCE YES That is hardly all the time ! If my foul language was an issue then the mods would have told me so .
See now I am getting really fucking pissed . I hate it when people troll my ass for some thing that happened once and then sit there and take post's from OTHER threads to show you are right ! You know what you sound like ?? my wife ! Bitching about some thing that happened last month always pissing me off by digging at things that happened way back when . Now I am just fucking pissed off thanks man thanks alot !
dude chill. yeah he is on your nuts about something, but we dont need the mods getting into this because its not worth it.
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#66
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
nvidiaintelftwdude chill. yeah he is on your nuts about something, but we dont need the mods getting into this because its not worth it.
Yeah I had one bad experience with the 11.1a drivers yes I was really mad about it BSOD on me to the point that I had to reinstall my OS but man to troll me over it is just not right !

I must say that whatever ATI did they sure did it right with these drivers ! I am really really happy with these ones much more so than with 10.10e ! WOW what a huge improvement ! They really did a great job ! Thank You ATI you have renewed my love for you and my old crusty 5770's ! Not so bad any more that is for sure . My FPS are up . Breathing new life into my crusty old setup is just what I like to see . :D
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#67
Wrigleyvillain
PTFO or GTFO
tricksonthey taped into some good stuff and have brought my old 5770's to life ! :D
Why did I think you had a 5850? Anyway glad they worked out for you. I too like these drivers a lot so far but too early for me to tell if I notice any sig perf improvements. I do think I notice some general improved IQ tho only tried BC2 and Mass Effect 2 so far...

And yeah, chill. Perhaps you don't really deserve the negative attention he gave you but you sure did flip the hell out last time so I'm not surprised you are "remembered".
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#68
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
WrigleyvillainWhy did I think you had a 5850? Anyway glad they worked out for you. I too like these drivers a lot so far but too early for me to tell if I notice any sig perf improvements. I do think I notice some general improved IQ tho only tried BC2 and Mass Effect 2 so far...

And yeah, chill. Perhaps you don't really deserve the negative attention he gave you but you sure did flip the hell out last time so I'm not surprised you are "remembered".
LOL yeah I just woke up and the wife is bitching in my ear and then reading this just got to me . I am sorry . :o
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#69
Wrigleyvillain
PTFO or GTFO
Oh you have a bitchy wife. All is forgiven! :p ;)
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#70
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
WrigleyvillainOh you have a bitchy wife. All is forgiven! :p ;)
Yeah and she is on me even now ! Some thing about I need to get a blond WTF ??? God to all the men out there not married STAY THAT WAY !!! DEAR GOD I WANT MY RIB BACK !!!

Any way . I just ran a quick crysis BM and MAN I am REALLY impressed ! 54FPS ?! I was getting like 30 if that before ! I also did a 3Dmark11 and well I lost points for some reason from P52XX to P50XX now . I figure it is because my video cards are not scaling the same way they did with 10.10e drivers I could get both cards to 960/1375 but not now 880/1210 and 950/1335 But hey it is not an issue when my games are faster !
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#71
Wrigleyvillain
PTFO or GTFO
Dude you're a riot (when you're not raging at AMD anyway) :p

Yeah wow if that's legit it's gotta be a difference in scaling.
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#72
meridius
Hi all

I was woundering if this has fixed the mem clock setting with triple monitors when playing 720p or 1080p hi-def video using windows media player.

Can anyone check or get any tearing or flickering when looladng video as on my card it's at 1200mhz and when I play video it drops to 900mhz which causes the flashing or tearing on the desktop on 2 of the 3 monitors

Cheers

Oh I have a 5770 on 10.12 drivers
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#73
trickson
OH, I have such a headache
WrigleyvillainDude you're a riot (when you're not raging at AMD anyway) :p

Yeah wow if that's legit it's gotta be a difference in scaling.
Yeah it is legit . when using the 10.10e driver I can get both cards to 960/1375 . No big deal for sure I get way better performance from these sweet drivers , Thanks ATI ! :respect:
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#75
bim27142
guys, how about the idle 2d clocks? is it still 150/300?

*** 5770 Hawk user here...
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