Tuesday, February 15th 2011

AMD Releases Catalyst 11.2 WHQL Software Suite

Feb 15th, 2011 13:58 Discuss (144 Comments)

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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#26

DannibusX

tricksonWell I do not play black ops but I really would like to install these to see if I can get some thing out of the games I do play . And just to clear things up how should I install these , pretend I am a noob at this . Thank You . :respect:

How To: Reinstall Video Drivers (Quick Guide)

#27

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

Holly Shit it worked !!!!

And this time no BSOD !!
It would also seem as if they fixed there little problem with it not registering the right version as it tells me it is 11.2 !!!

#28

Unregistered

I got a BSOD too then I installed it a second time without problem....

#29

BondExtreme

Few quick questions.

First off, I don't know a whole lot about the drivers and how to compare them so is 11.2 a lot better than 10.12?

My other concern is if I wanted to switch to 11.2, would I have to uninstall my drivers I have now and download 11.2 right off the bat? Thx

#30

t_ski

Former Staff

Any 5970 users yet?

#31

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

WOW these drivers have mad a big impact on lost planet extreme conditions and Just Cause2 as well. huge ! average in first game is 190+ FPS and in second game my FPS rate went from 30+ with old drives to 59+ FPS !!! Very impressed I am going to bench mark haven and see this BTW is all stock speed on cards haven't yet Over clocked them .

#32

DanishDevil

I just installed these. Going to be testing SC2 tonight to see if the cursor corruption bug is still present. If not, I might be going nVidia.

#33

mechtech

rpsgcOh look, they still haven't fixed the "idle clockspeed with dual monitors bug" when overclocking. What a surprise! :rolleyes:

What should they be at??

I have a radeon 4850 HIS turbo and dual monitors. I only intstall the driver and don't bother with catalyst.

I think my stock clocks are 650Mhz core and 1000Mhz mem, I dont know if the turbo bios has power play clocks.

I know in 2D or idle with dual monitors my core is 500Mhz and 650 in 3D *checks gpuz5.1*
hmmm idle 2d clock 550Mhz?!?! hmm odd (with cat 10.12 on XP pro) meh the sammy runs at 120hz refresh so maybe thats why.

It's stable for me so no biggie.

#34

mechtech

tricksonUm I hope these don't fuck up my system when I go to install them . Any one have any useful tips on installing these ? I am using 10.10e drivers now and well the 11.1a fucked me up bad and I just do not want that to happen again .

I usually use the cataylst uninstall thingy and I only install the driver and don't bother with the cat control center, and I have never had a problem (i have 4850 though)

#35

DanishDevil

mechtech, if you look at your post after you have posted it, there is an edit button on the bottom right, Please use this to avoid double posting :)

#36

buggalugs

tricksonUm I hope these don't fuck up my system when I go to install them . Any one have any useful tips on installing these ? I am using 10.10e drivers now and well the 11.1a fucked me up bad and I just do not want that to happen again .

Can i ask why you ask the same questions everytime a driver is released. I remember you asking the same thing in the 11.1 thread and many guys instructed you on the best way to do it.

Here we are in the 12.2(11.2) thread and you're asking the same questions and making the same complaints.??

#37

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

how are these drivers. sound pretty good!

#38

microtrash

I have a radeon 6950 flashed to 6970 and my windows index score is back to 7.9 (was down to 4.5 with 11.1 release!)

But I can't find where are the tessellation options ? Nowhere the word "tessellation" appear on my catalyst control... any clue ?

#39

Steevo

I like them so far. Tried a few old games and laughed at a few instances of morp AA, but for the most part the rest of the support that came with them are great.

Been playing hulu, youtube, games, and other videos with no issues from powerplay (power pray?) like 11.1 had occasionally.

#40

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

buggalugsCan i ask why you ask the same questions everytime a driver is released. I remember you asking the same thing in the 11.1 thread and many guys instructed you on the best way to do it.

Here we are in the 12.2 thread and you're asking the same questions and making the same complaints.??

First 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 .

#41

lmlim

Lost Planet 2 crashes right after clicking dx9/dx11 from the launcher. using this new driver.
previous versions ware ok...though...

anyone?

#42

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

lmlimLost Planet 2 crashes right after clicking dx9/dx11 from the launcher. using this new driver.
previous versions ware ok...though...

anyone?

Oh man not on mine it has doubled my FPS in this game For sure ! average is 119+ FPS !!

#43

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

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 .

yeah i have no idea why he got all up on you about that little thing.

great to here these drivers are actually good :rockout::toast:

#44

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

nvidiaintelftwyeah i have no idea why he got all up on you about that little thing.

great to here these drivers are actually good :rockout::toast:

Yeah well what can you do ? I think the mods are getting a little lax around here :laugh:

Any way YEAH I am supper pleased about these latest drivers ! They are great ! I love them ! :respect:

#45

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

tricksonYeah well what can you do ? I think the mods are getting a little lax around here :laugh:

Any way YEAH I am supper pleased about these latest drivers ! They are great ! I love them ! :respect:

if crysis 2 calls for a better card then my 470 i may get a 6950 so its good to hear that ati/amd finally released a decent driver set

#46

trickson

OH, I have such a headache

nvidiaintelftwif crysis 2 calls for a better card then my 470 i may get a 6950 so its good to hear that ati/amd finally released a decent driver set

I plan to BM crysis tomorrow getting late . But I do have high hopes for a increase in that game as well these are the best drivers yet . they taped into some good stuff and have brought my old 5770's to life ! :D

#47

MxPhenom 216

ASIC Engineer

tricksonI plan to BM crysis tomorrow getting late . But I do have high hopes for a increase in that game as well these are the best drivers yet . they taped into some good stuff and have brought my old 5770's to life ! :D

5770's?? really come on now! get some 6950 for CF!

#48

Zubasa

nvidiaintelftwif crysis 2 calls for a better card then my 470 i may get a 6950 so its good to hear that ati/amd finally released a decent driver set

Actually 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

#49

hajabooja

Just did a quick benchmark with these new drivers and 11.1(no hotfix) and I am getting on average 10 fps higher with the 11.1. This was true for the 11.1a as well. Whats up with this?

#50

Jan Kyster

t_skiAny 5970 users yet?

The last one's here! :D

And I'm very pleased that AMD has solved an annoying issue I've had since 10.10 with some double-images.
Described in depth/to death here My 5970 not compatible with APP? or AMD??

But now I can run whatever setting I like and everything is smooth as silk :rockout:
This 11.2 driver is definitely the fastest I've ever used!

Cheers AMD for a nice piece of work! :toast:
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Strike the cheers and the best! :shadedshu :D

Back to 10.9 since this is the only driver I can use free of faults...

11.2 cause big delays when switching from 3D to desktop. Big delay when opening 3D programs - like if the initialisation takes way too long. In version 10.9 these operations takes less than a blink of an eye...

From 10.10 and above AMD/ATI do not like my system... :shadedshu

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