AMD hat einen Performance-Treiber für die AAA-Videospiele Dragon Age: Inquisition und Far Cry 4 veröffentlicht, der abermals nur Unterstützung für dedizierte Grafikkarten und APUs mit einer GPU auf Basis der GCN-Architektur bietet. Während für Dragon Age: Inquisition lediglich eine 5 % höhere Performance notiert wird, verspricht das Treiber-Team in Far Cry 4 bei aktivierter Kantenglättung enorme 50 % (bis zu) mehr Performance. Allerdings hat sich AMD dazu entschlossen, vorerst CrossFire in Far Cry 4 zu deaktivieren, bis die Multi-GPU-Probleme behoben sind. Laut AMD sollte vor der Installation des Catalyst 14.11.2 Beta unbedingt der alte Treiber deinstalliert werden. Für ältere Grafikkarten aus den Serien Radeon HD 5000 und HD 6000 steht weiterhin der Catalyst 14.9.1 als aktueller Beta-Treiber zur Verfügung. [Update: Mittlerweile wurde der Treiberdownload aktualisiert. Die aktuelle Version des Catalyst 14.11.2 Beta unterstützt jetzt auch die älteren Generationen Radeon HD 5000 und HD 6000.]

In die November-Ausgabe des Treiberpaketes sind zudem erneut Optimierungen zur Verbesserung der Stabilität und Kompatibilität mit diversen Anwendungen eingeflossen. Eine vollständige Liste der vom Treiber unterstützten Hardware sowie sämtlicher behobener und bekannter Probleme kann den offiziellen Release Notes entnommen werden. Solltet Ihr von Problemen betroffen sein, die darin nicht aufgeführt werden, dann könnt Ihr das offizielle Catalyst Crew Feedback Form verwenden, um das Treiber-Team darauf aufmerksam zu machen. Eine Hilfestellung für das Formular könnt Ihr hier finden.

AMD Catalyst 14.11.2 Beta — CCC-Softwareinformation

Die Treiber stehen für Windows 8.1 und 7 zum Download bereit. Windows 8 wurde letztmals mit dem Catalyst 14.4 WHQL offiziell unterstützt. Vista-Nutzer können den Treiber ebenfalls installieren, allerdings hat uns AMD zu verstehen gegeben, dass Microsofts ungeliebter Spross in der Qualitätssicherung und Entwicklung nur noch eine untergeordnete Rolle spielt.

Was ist neu?

Highlights of AMD Catalyst 14.11.2 Windows Beta Driver

Performance Improvements

Dragon Age: Inquisition performance optimizations
— Up to 5% performance increase over Catalyst 14.11.1 beta in single GPU scenarios with Anti-Aliasing enabled.
— Optimized AMD CrossFire profile
Far Cry 4 performance optimizations
— Up to 50% performance increase over Catalyst 14.11.1 beta in single GPU scenarios with Anti-Aliasing enabled.

Important Notes

All previous versions of AMD Catalyst drivers must be completely uninstalled to receive full benefits of this driver. Please make sure to completely uninstall all previous AMD Catalyst display drivers before installing the 14.11.2 Beta.
The AMD CrossFire profile for Far Cry 4 is currently disabled in this driver while AMD works with Ubisoft to investigate an issue where AMD CrossFire configurations are not performing as intended. An update is expected on this issue in the near future through an updated game patch or an AMD driver posting.

Resolved Issues

[409235]: Small chance of intermittent screen tearing or corruption in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on high settings 4K resolution in AMD CrossFire mode.
[408892]: World of Warcraft can sometimes exhibit corruption when using CMAA in AMD CrossFire configurations.
[407431]: Minecraft sometimes produces corruption when changing video settings in windowed mode.
[407338]: XDMA Quad CrossFire configurations in portrait Eyefinity modes sometimes display tearing or stuttering.

Known Issues

[408723]: System can sometimes hang when upgrading to Catalyst 14.11.2 from Catalyst14.7 in AMD CrossFire configurations. As a workaround please completely uninstall previous Catalyst software versions before installing Catalyst14.11.2 beta.
[409518]: Slight performance drops in FIFA 2015 on AMD CrossFire configurations.
[409502]: Occasional flickering sometimes observed while playing FIFA 2015 in AMD Dual Graphics configurations.
[409638]: Slight Battlefield 4 performance drop on AMD Radeon R9 290X in AMD CrossFire configuration.
[409628]: AMD Radeon R9 285 intermittently hangs in Hitman Absolution on new game start.
[408484]: AMD Radeon R9 285 can sometimes exhibit flickering in Assassins Creed Unity.
[409613]: Assassins Creed Unity can sometimes experience frame stutter on some AMD CrossFire configurations.
[408706]: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare intermittent black screen when loading game in Quad AMD Crossfire configurations.
[409600]: Civilization: Beyond Earth mantle users in AMD CrossFire configurations may sometimes experience an issue where they cannot change their game resolution. As a work around please use “Enable MGPU=1” in the games configuration .ini file.

AMD is currently working with BioWare to resolve the following issues:

Flickering is sometimes observed in Dragon Age: Inquisition on a limited number of surfaces in AMD CrossFire configurations.

AMD is currently working with Ubisoft to resolve the following issues:

Uneven hair corruption sometimes observed in Assassins Creed Unity when applying “ultra” game settings.
Flickering occasionally observed between windows on walls in Assassins Creed Unity.
Windows/Doors intermittently flash with black textures in Assassins Creed Unity.
Assassins Creed Unity occasionally exits to desktop when “ultra” game settings are applied.

Highlights of AMD Catalyst 14.11.1 Windows Beta Driver

Performance Improvements

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare performance optimizations
Assassin’s Creed Unity performance optimizations
- Single GPU performance improvements
- AMD CrossFire Profile update for improved performance

Resolved Issues

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare CrossFire Profile fixes some occasional corruption users may have experienced while using AMD CrossFire configurations.

Known Issues

[408930]: Occasional stuttering in Assassin’s Creed Unity in CrossFire mode under specific game settings
[409235]: Small chance of intermittent screen tearing or corruption in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on high settings 4K resolution in AMD CrossFire mode
[408706]: Quad CrossFire AMD Radeon R9 295X2 may sometimes black screen when loading a game in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
[409199]: AMD Radeon R9 280X/280 may experience a crash when playing Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and a video at the same time. If you experience this issue a work around is turning off the video while playing the game.
[409177]: CrossFire users may experience intermittent flickering in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare menus. As a work around if this issue is seen restarting the game may cause the issue to disappear.

Important Notes

AMD is currently working with Activision to resolve the following issues in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare:

Users in AMD CrossFire mode sometimes experience texture corruption
Negative scaling sometimes being observed at specific resolutions with AMD CrossFire

Highlights of AMD Catalyst 14.9.2 Windows Beta Drive

Performance Improvements

Mantle API activated for ultimate performance in Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth
Dual Graphics optimizations for KritiKa and SheDiaoZero
Project Cars profile update

Resolved Issues

Alien: Isolation: AMD CrossFire profile updated to detect new .exe of recent application patch
[404762]: Total War: Rome 2 sometimes displaying texture corruption when on the campaign map in CrossFire configurations
[400500]: Total War: Rome 2 occasionally stutters when task switching between applications
[406501]: Watch Dogs occasionally has negative performance in CrossFire configurations on medium game settings
[402840]: Max Payne 3 cinematic cut scenes intermittently show flickering
[403798]: FIFA 2015 CrossFire scaling sometimes underperforming expectations
[401984]: Metro Redux CrossFire scaling sometimes underperforming expectations
[397343]: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor occasionally shows flashing when running CrossFire configurations
[406978]: White patches occasionally observed in CCC when dragging display icons
[406997]: Upgrading from previous 14.4 Catalyst drivers with dual AMD Radeon R9 295 in CrossFire may cause a black screen or system hang

Known Issues

[407993]: F1 2014 exhibits minimal scaling in some CrossFire configurations
[407864]: Hitman Absolution intermittently crashes when starting a new game on AMD Radeon R9 285
[407834]: FIFA 2015 occasionally displays flickering in AsymmetricCrossFire configurations
[407622]: Alien Isolation will sometimes exhibit screen tearing with V‑Sync enabled
[407431]: Minecraft sometimes produces corruption when changing video settings in windowed mode. As a work around please select Use VBOs to On in the Video Settings in game.
[407338]: XDMA Quad CrossFire configurations in portrait Eyefinity modes sometimes display tearing or stuttering
[407756]: Launching Battlefield 4 in offline mode can occasionally lead to a crash
[408033]: Launching Civilization: Beyond Earth with a 144 Hz display can sometimes cause the app to hang. As a work around lower the refresh rate of the monitor.
[408007]: Civilization: Beyond Earth can sometimes hang on a small limited set of Kaveri mobile APU products when paired with discrete graphics products in Windows 7

Important Notes

AMD is currently working with Firaxis to resolve an issue where the interactive and visual elements of the mouse cursor can become offset. If you encounter this issue, the following workaround is available:
Go to Windows Settings and adjust Text Scaling
1. Right-Click the Desktop
2. Select Screen Resolution
3. Make Test and Other Items Larger or Smaller
4. Set 100% Default
AMD is working with Firaxis to resolve an issue where graphics stuttering may be observed under high map zoom and high image quality settings.

Multi-monitor gaming in Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth does not support multi-monitor configurations. Launching the game in such configurations may cause the game to hang.

Multi-GPU in Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth

Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth presently supports a maximum of two graphics cards in Mantle. If you are using more than two graphics products with Mantle for this game, it is required that disable the extra linked adapters through Windows device manager.

Achtung! Wie bei allen Beta‑, Release-Candidate‑, Preview- und Hotfix-Treibern sei auch hier der Hinweis angebracht, dass es sich nicht um eine vollumfänglich getestete Software handelt, in der auch schwerere Fehler noch enthalten sein können. Der angebotene Beta-Treiber richtet sich in erster Linie an Enthusiasten, die stets die aktuellen Features und Optimierungen nutzen wollen. Er sollte jedoch nicht auf Produktivsystemen installiert werden!

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