Tuesday, January 28th 2014

AMD Catalyst 13.35 Beta Driver with Mantle API Leaked

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btarunr
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Ahead of its scheduled release, AMD's first Catalyst driver to include its ambitious Mantle API and TrueAudio, was leaked to the web. Notebook maker Toshiba listed it on its support site. That's the good news, and here's the bad news. First, the driver is packaged by Toshiba support to work only on its notebooks. You could experiment with the driver information file, if you know what you're doing. Second, its installer probably checks out your motherboard ID to tell that you're not using the software on a Toshiba notebook. On the bright side, it does leave installation files in your temp folder, including an AMD installer. If you're up to it, download the 316-megabyte installer from here.

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20 Comments on AMD Catalyst 13.35 Beta Driver with Mantle API Leaked

#1
BarbaricSoul
installing this on my Toshiba E-300 notebook now.
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#2
Prima.Vera
316MB for a driver ?!?! ?! ?!!? !?
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#3
Fiery
FinalWire / AIDA64 Developer
Maybe it's just me, but I cannot see any traces of Mantle or TrueAudio in this driver. Yes, it is 13.35, and yes, it was rumoured to be the first Catalyst release to include the new APIs, but this release may have those components removed or simply not included. Or maybe I just can't find the relevant DLLs or kernel drivers in there...
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#4
Big_Vulture
BarbaricSoulinstalling this on my Toshiba E-300 notebook now.
That E-300 laptop is not supporting Mantle. Anyway Mantle games are not exist yet, maybe Thief in the end of February.
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#5
W1zzard
FieryMaybe it's just me, but I cannot see any traces of Mantle or TrueAudio in this driver. Yes, it is 13.35, and yes, it was rumoured to be the first Catalyst release to include the new APIs, but this release may have those components removed or simply not included. Or maybe I just can't find the relevant DLLs or kernel drivers in there...
Downloading right now, will take a look.

edit: couldn't find anything in there that suggests mantle support. also the driver seems for new amd mobile gpus


There is nothing to test Mantle with anyway.
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#6
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
exciting times ahead... i love how i just upgraded to a 7970 when mantle was announced, extra value adding :D
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#7
Prima.Vera
W1zzardThere is nothing to test Mantle with anyway.
You can always do a GLide vs Direct3D vs OpenGL test, just for warming up and for ol' time's sake. ;)
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#8
Fiery
FinalWire / AIDA64 Developer
W1zzardDownloading right now, will take a look.

edit: couldn't find anything in there that suggests mantle support. also the driver seems for new amd mobile gpus
Would be great if you could alter the original news post accordingly ;) A lot of guys simply download the package just to get disappointed...
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#9
W1zzard
FieryWould be great if you could alter the original news post accordingly ;) A lot of guys simply download the package just to get disappointed...
and even more when they start BF4 and it doesn't show a big popup "Mantle detected. Your performance has been improved by 487549875%"
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#10
Fiery
FinalWire / AIDA64 Developer
W1zzardand even more when they start BF4 and it doesn't show a big popup "Mantle detected. Your performance has been improved by 487549875%"
AMD says it will be ready in January. We still have a few days, so fingers crossed :)
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#11
Patriot
They also said it would be out in December.... but now we are ahead of schedule?
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#12
cadaveca
My name is Dave
PatriotThey also said it would be out in December.... but now we are ahead of schedule?
AMD works on Valve Time
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#13
Hilux SSRG
Can this be tested on BF4 or does Dice need to release a patch?
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#15
CrackerJack
W1zzardand even more when they start BF4 and it doesn't show a big popup "Mantle detected. Your performance has been improved by 487549875%"
If the game would run... That itself would be a 487549875% improvement
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#16
xenocide
CrackerJackIf the game would run... That itself would be a 487549875% improvement
Pretty much. As it stands now it will be impossible to tell if Mantle improves things or the game is just finally working as intended >.<
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#17
Prima.Vera
I'm willing to bet that the first Mantle patch for BF4 will be full of bugs and crashes. Just wait and see... ;)
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#18
darkangel0504
I think it will improve for BF 4 Multiplayer so much.
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#19
west7
they got us all excited about mantle i hope it will be that good
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#20
Baum
amd get's every body excited, nooo not again o_O

my bulldozer is fighting with office :fear:
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