Thursday, August 1st 2013
AMD Posts Catalyst 13.8 Beta, Fixes CrossFire Frame Latency
In the run up to the big Catalyst driver update AMD promised, that fixes frame latency issues on Graphics CoreNext-based GPUs, AMD posted Catalyst 13.8 beta, which addresses frame-pacing issues on CrossFire configuration, which minimizes the micro-stuttering issues some CrossFire configurations are notorious for. The driver includes a fix that ensures frames generated by member GPUs of a CrossFire configuration are displayed in an even and regular pace, so there's no micro-stuttering. This fix can be enabled through Catalyst Control Center, on a per-application basis. It supports games that use DirectX 11 and DirectX 10 APIs, running at resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 pixels.
Next up, Catalyst 13.8 beta includes full support for the OpenGL 4.3 API. You can now create application profiles within Catalyst Control Center for OpenGL applications, and CAP updates will now be issued for such apps. The only performance-improvement you get with this driver, are for Metro: Last Light. Radeon HD 7000 series GPUs get up to 7 percent performance improvement on the game. Lastly, a nifty new feature addition for Enduro shows which apps are active on the discrete-GPU, and which on the integrated/low-power GPU.
DOWNLOAD: AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta
Next up, Catalyst 13.8 beta includes full support for the OpenGL 4.3 API. You can now create application profiles within Catalyst Control Center for OpenGL applications, and CAP updates will now be issued for such apps. The only performance-improvement you get with this driver, are for Metro: Last Light. Radeon HD 7000 series GPUs get up to 7 percent performance improvement on the game. Lastly, a nifty new feature addition for Enduro shows which apps are active on the discrete-GPU, and which on the integrated/low-power GPU.
DOWNLOAD: AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta
81 Comments on AMD Posts Catalyst 13.8 Beta, Fixes CrossFire Frame Latency
Add to that the fact most second cards live below a hot brother with little through flow of air and wow its hot now.
For reference the fix works fine on my waterblocked fives with NO temp increase on gpu or vrms and im back 1ghz benching with them ie these driver's Are pulling marginally less power and for a core speed giving marginally less heat , at least for me.
I too had the .net fx run around though.
Pleasant gaming at the moment and im finding I can do a fair bit higher clocks in games most are happy at a ghz again.
I do succeed there is much better but I am skint assss and working as much as possible for more important things ie a home so I can finally get some folding done :)
EDIT: Dissabling cross-fire in the CCC dont work unless you reboot.
When in single card mode and in the CCC you can enable cross-fire with OUT a reboot. I hope Amd fix that issue.