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AMD rolled out the Catalyst 14.9 WHQL driver suite, its quarterly release of WHQL-signed drivers for AMD Radeon discrete- and integrated GPUs. The drivers add support for some of the newer Radeon GPUs, such as the R9 285; and introduce a large list of game-specific performance improvements. The drivers also introduce AMD Eyefinity mixed-resolution modes, Eyefinity display alignment, new video-color and display settings in Catalyst Control Center, an updated AMD Mantle API runtime, and JPEG decoding acceleration for certain GPUs.
DOWNLOAD: AMD Catalyst 14.9 WHQL for Windows 8.1/7/Vista 64-bit | AMD Catalyst 14.9 WHQL for Windows 8.1/7/Vista 32-bit
The change-log follows.
1. Support for the AMD Radeon R9 285
2. Performance improvements (comparing AMD Catalyst 14.9 vs. AMD Catalyst 14.4)
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DOWNLOAD: AMD Catalyst 14.9 WHQL for Windows 8.1/7/Vista 64-bit | AMD Catalyst 14.9 WHQL for Windows 8.1/7/Vista 32-bit
The change-log follows.
1. Support for the AMD Radeon R9 285
2. Performance improvements (comparing AMD Catalyst 14.9 vs. AMD Catalyst 14.4)
- 3DMark Sky Diver improvements
o AMD A4 6300 - improves up to 4%
o Enables AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire support - 3DMark Fire Strike
o AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5% in Performance Preset - 3DMark11
o AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 4% in Entry and Performance Preset - BioShock Infinite
o AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - 1920x1080 - improves up to 5% - Company of Heroes 2
o AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 8% - Crysis 3
o AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 10% - Grid Auto Sport
o AMD CrossFire profile - Murdered Soul Suspect
o AMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, 4x MSAA, 16x AF) - improves up to 50%
o AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 6%
o CrossFire configurations improve scaling up to 75% - Plants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements)
o AMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra - improves up to 11%
o AMD Radeon R9 290X - 2560x1600 Ultra - improves up to 15%
o AMD Radeon R9 290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling - Batman Arkham Origins:
o AMD Radeon R9 290X (4x MSAA) - improves up to 20%
o CrossFire configurations see up to a 70% gain in scaling - Wildstar
o Power Xpress profile
o Performance improvements to improve smoothness of application
o Performance improves up to 30% on the AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series of products for both single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations - Tomb Raider
o AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5% - Watch Dogs
o AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 9%
o AMD CrossFire - Frame pacing improvement
o Improved CrossFire performance - up to 20% - Assassin's Creed IV
o Improves CrossFire scaling (3840x2160 High Settings) up to 93% (CrossFire scaling improvement of 25% compared to AMD Catalyst 14.4) - Lichdom
o Improves performance for single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations - Star Craft II
o AMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, AA, 16x AF) - improves up to 20%
- Mixed Resolution Support
o A new architecture providing brand new capabilities
o Display groups can be created with monitors of different resolution (including difference sizes and shapes)
o Users have a choice of how surface is created over the display group
- Fill - legacy mode, best for identical monitors
- Fit - create the Eyefinity surface using best available rectangular area with attached displays
- Expand - create a virtual Eyefinity surface using desktops as viewports onto the surface
o Eyefinity Display Alignment
- Enables control over alignment between adjacent monitors
o One-Click Setup
- Driver detects layout of extended desktop
- Can create Eyefinity display group using this layout in one click!
- Greater control over Video Color Management:
o Controls have been expanded from a single slider for controlling Boost and Hue to per color axis - Color depth control for Digital Flat Panels (available on supported HDMI and DP displays)
o Allows users to select different color depths per resolution and display
- Mantle now supports AMD Mobile products with Enduro technology
o Battlefield 4: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1366x768; high settings) - 21% gain
o Thief: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; high settings) - 14% gain
o Star Swarm: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; medium settings) - 274% gain - Enables support for Multi-GPU configurations with Thief (requires the latest Thief update)
- JPEG decoding acceleration was first enabled on the A10 APU Series in AMD Catalyst 14.1 beta, and has now been extended to the AMD AM1 Platform
- Provides fast JPEG decompression
- Provides Power Efficiency for JPEG decompression
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