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AMD Readies Catalyst Omega 2015 Drivers for November
AMD is planning a major driver update for its Radeon GPUs this November, under its Catalyst Omega moniker. These WHQL-signed drivers, which made their debut in 2014, are expected to come with massive performance optimizations across the board, and in a large selection of new and existing games. It will also present AMD with the opportunity to introduce new software features to their drivers, bringing about value-addition to existing machines running Radeon GPUs.
The 2014 release of Catalyst Omega, besides offering significant performance updates, also introduced major new features such as 4K Virtual Super Resolution (VSR), TressFX 3.0, 5K display support, and various image quality improvements. The new drivers are expected to have an equally exhaustive list of new features, performance- and stability updates, that level the features and performance playing field between AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. Below is the feature-set of the 2014 release.
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WCCFTech, Many Thanks to qubit for the tip.
The 2014 release of Catalyst Omega, besides offering significant performance updates, also introduced major new features such as 4K Virtual Super Resolution (VSR), TressFX 3.0, 5K display support, and various image quality improvements. The new drivers are expected to have an equally exhaustive list of new features, performance- and stability updates, that level the features and performance playing field between AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. Below is the feature-set of the 2014 release.
33 Comments on AMD Readies Catalyst Omega 2015 Drivers for November
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Honestly, someone got an inkling there's a update near-ready for release, and to breath life into the story writers speculate something like Omega, and starts adding fluff to make it appear bigger than what was said in passing.
I doubt AMD had any thought to pre-releasing such info this early, HWBbattle.com had either heard something in passing and speculating on what that was, or again AMD has lose-lipped executives and engineers who still haven't got the message to STFU. When you translate the Korean there's not anything substantial, it's wccftech.com that has written a mountain of text... from the basis of a lowly ant hill.
AMD P-R (although can't point to any absolute trend) would want to control the message, and this doesn't come across as that. I'd say a day-and half before, they like to send cryptic tweet or other social media to set off buzz right before the new program is to release. From the story they aren't sure it's going to even be call Omega again, it may have a new name.
If we look back at Omegas' release it was more about features; 4k Virtual Super Resolution, FreeSync, CrossFire Frame pacing, most of the driver stuff had basically carried over from Beta. It wasn't that big of a deal, and I'll bet we shouldn't buy into any "hype" for what's supposedly arriving.
"The 2014 release of Catalyst Omega, besides offering significant performance updates, also introduced major new features such as 4K Virtual Super Resolution (VSR), TressFX 3.0, 5K display support, and various image quality improvements."
I mean....its right there.... and no, non of this is required in driver updates, this is just extra insensitive to buy their product, we are looking forward what more we can do with our videocard.
The last Omega kicked ass!