"Gamern" empfiehlt AMD den Catalyst 12.1 Preview zu nutzen, da dieser neben allen Optimierungen und Fehlerbehebungen des Catalyst 11.12 WHQL auch sämtliche Optimierungen des Catalyst 11.11c beinhaltet.

Seit dem AMD Catalyst 11.3 bietet AMD zusätzlich zur bekannten Catalyst-Software-Suite auch eine Version mit bereits integrierter OpenCL-Laufzeitumgebung an, die notwendig ist, wenn auf der Grafikkarte oder APU OpenCL-Kernel bzw. per OpenCL-beschleunigte Programme ausgeführt werden sollen. Das hier zum Download angebotene AMD Catalyst 11.12 Treiberpaket enthält bereits die aktuelle Laufzeitumgebung des AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) SDK 2.6, die AMDs Lösung zur Entwicklung parallelisierter Software auf Basis der OpenCL-Programmierplattform ist. Daher sollte vor der Installation eine eventuell vorhandene ältere Version des AMD APP SDK deinstalliert werden. Beginnend mit dem Catalyst 11.8 plant AMD nicht nur wie bisher regelmäßig Bugfixes in die Laufzeitumgebung zu integrieren, die mit dem monatlichen Catalyst-Update ausgeliefert wird, sondern auch unabhängig von den Releases des AMD APP SDK neue Features zu implementieren.

Was ist neu?

New Features:

• AMD OpenGL 4.2 production support:
  • AMD Catalyst 11.12 delivers official support for the OpenGL 4.2 specification


• AMD Eyefinity technology enhancements:
  • Enables support for AMD HD3D technology when using a 3x1 Landscape Eyefinity display group, on supported DisplayPort 3D monitors.


• AMD Vision Engine Control Center enhancements for Dual Graphics:
  • Improvements have been implemented to better facilitate the enabling and control of the Dual Graphics within the Vision Engine Control Center
  
  

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.12 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

• All required PAL formats are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center on the HDTV support page.
• Playing Dirt2, Dirt3 and Portal2 in DirectX 9 mode no longer causes a random system hang.
• Portal 2 no longer displays random screen tearing when run in DirectX 9.
• Total War Shogun 2 no longer displays random corruption when played at low in game settings and 2x1 and 3x1 Eyefinity modes.
• Playing Lost Planet 2 in Eyefinity mode and Crossfire enable no longer randomly crashes.
• Portal 2 will no longer randomly crash when the GPU is switched to Low Power mode.
• Running Stalker Clear Sky in DirectX 10 mode in a Tri-Crossfire configuration no longer randomly hangs when in-game settings are set to high.
• Tom Clancy Endwar no longer randomly hangs with a pinstripe display.
• Playing Enemy Territory Quake Wars no longer generates a random system hang.
• Graphics corruption is no longer randomly exhibited while playing video clips using Windows Media Center.
• Doom 3 no longer experiences random corruption when Anti Aliasing is enabled.
• Crysis 2 no longer displays random flickering when run in DirectX9 mode.
• Far Cry2, Dragon 2, Homefront, Stalker: Metro 2033 and Bioshock 2 no longer display random flashing textures.
• Left 4 Dead 2 no longer experiences random hangs.
• HAWX2 no longer experiences random hangs when navigating in game menus.
• Lost Planet 2 and Dragon Age 2 no longer display random flickering when run in DirectX 9 mode.

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System:
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.12 software suite for Windows Vista. These include:

• Random ghosting is no longer observed while playing Dragon Age 2 in Crossfire mode.
• Character Avatars no longer flash in Dragon Age 2 in Crossfire mode.
• Stalker – Clear Sky no longer displays random black horizontal lines on initial startup.
• Playing Tom Clancy HAWX 2 in Eyefinity mode no longer generates a random system reboot.
• Random choppy Flash playback is no longer experienced.
• Running Civilization V in DirectX 11 mode no longer crashes randomly when run at medium and high in-game settings.
• F1 2010 no longer hangs intermittently on launch.
• Flashing textures are no longer randomly observed while playing Bulletstorm.
• Dead Space 2 no longer hangs randomly.

Known Issues under the Windows 7 operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

• The in-game mouse cursor may not be visible when playing Alien vs Predator.
• Portal 2 may generate a black screen when run in 3d Stereo mode.
• Water textures may be corrupted in World of Warcraft.
• Civilization V may experience crashes when run in Eyefinity mode.
• Civilization V may experience random crashes when launched in Crossfire mode.
• Lost Planet 2 and Tom Clancy HAWX2 may hang when run in 2x2 Eyefinity mode.
• Dragon Age 2 may experience flickering and texture corruption when run in Triple Crossfire Mode.
• Enemy Territory – Quake Wars may display texture corruption on water surfaces.

Known Issues under the Windows Vista Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

• The edge detect filter may not perform as expected in certain DirectX 9 titles.
• Dead Space 2 may hang soon after launch.

Known Issues under the Windows XP Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

• Desktop corruption may be observed on the primary display when run in clone mode.

AMD AHCI Driver 1.2.001.0317

• Fixed:
  • Roxio SW prevents ZPODD to enter the ZP mode

Download:

• AMD Catalyst Packages
  
  
  • AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL Grafiktreiber [Windows 7 / Vista 32 bit]
  • AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL Grafiktreiber [Windows 7 / Vista 64 bit]
  
  
  • AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL Grafiktreiber [Windows XP 32 bit]
  • AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL Grafiktreiber [Windows XP 64 bit]
  Anwender von Windows XP benötigen das .NET Framework 3.5 für die Installation des CCC.


• Optional:
  
  
  • Catalyst Control Center - Deutsch [Windows 7 / Vista 32 & 64 bit]
  • Catalyst Control Center - Deutsch [Windows XP 32 & 64 bit]
  
  
  • AMD Media Codec Package [Windows 7 / Vista 32 & 64 bit]
  • AMD Media Codec Package [Windows XP 32 & 64 bit]
  
  
  • HydraVision Package [Windows 7 / Vista 32 & 64 bit]
  • HydraVision Package [Windows XP 32 & 64 bit]
  
  
  • South Bridge Driver [Windows 7 / Vista 32 & 64 bit]
  • South Bridge Driver [Windows XP 32 & 64 bit]
  
  
  • AMD RAID Driver [Windows 7 32 & 64 bit]
  • AMD RAID Driver [Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit]
  • AMD RAID Driver [Windows XP 32 & 64 bit]
  
  
  • AMD AHCI Driver [Windows 7 32 & 64 bit]
  • AMD AHCI Driver [Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit]

Auch der AMD Catalyst Mobility für alle ATI Mobility Radeon Grafikkarten ab der HD 2000 Serie und die aktuellen AMD Radeon HD 6000M wurde ebenfalls aktualisiert. Folgende Notebooks werden allerdings offiziell von dem Treiberpaket nicht unterstützt:

• Any notebook launched after this driver release.
• Switchable Graphics enabled notebooks using Intel chipsets.
• Toshiba notebooks (please check with your notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
• Sony VAIO notebooks (please check with your notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
• Panasonic notebooks (please check with your notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)

• AMD Catalyst Mobility Packages:
  
  
  • AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL Grafiktreiber für Notebooks [Windows 7 / Vista 32 bit]
  • AMD Catalyst 11.12 WHQL Grafiktreiber für Notebooks [Windows 7 / Vista 64 bit]


• Optional
  
  
  • AMD Media Codec Package für Notebooks [Windows 7 / Vista 32 & 64 bit]
  • HydraVision Package für Notebooks [Windows 7 / Vista 32 & 64 bit]

Links zum Thema:

• Release Notes
• Graphics Technical Support
• Catalyst Crew Feedback Form
• Guide on how to install an ATI graphics card and / or its drivers


• AMD Catalyst 11.11 CAP3
• AMD Catalyst Application Profiles erscheinen künftig im wöchentlichen Rhythmus
• Neue Umfrage: Wie viele Catalyst-Releases soll die Änderungsliste in den CAP-News künftig zurückreichen?