AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL Download




Here you can download the official AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL driver.
We have a discussion thread open on this driver right here.
This particular software suite updates the AMD Catalyst Display Driver and the AMD Catalyst Control Center / AMD Vision Engine Control Center. This unified driver has been updated, and is designed to provide enhanced performance and reliability.
Package Contents
The AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 13.9 contains the following:
- AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver version 13.152
- HydraVision™ for Windows® 7
- Southbridge/IXP Driver
- AMD Catalyst™ Control Center (version 13.152)
NOTES!
- When installing the AMD Catalyst Driver for Windows® operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of the AMD Catalyst Driver.
- The AMD Catalyst 13.9 Software Suite requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.
- These release notes provide information on the AMD Catalyst Display Driver only. For information on the AMD Multimedia Center™, HydraVision, HydraVision Basic Edition, Remote Wonder™, or the Southbridge/IXP driver.
- The AMD Catalyst 13.9 Software Suite requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 to be installed. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is included in all Catalyst packages.
- AMD Eyefinity technology is designed to give gamers access to high display resolutions. As pixel count grows, the graphics “horsepower” required to drive the displays at a reasonable frame rate can increase dramatically. Depending on the game and system configuration, users may notice texture corruption and reduced frame rates when running games in multi-monitor Eyefinity modes.
- Windows Driver Model (WDM) drivers are no longer bundled in the AMD Catalyst software suite. The WDM drivers install bundle can be downloaded independently through the AMD website.
Compatible Operating Systems
The latest version of the AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 13.9 is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:
- Windows 8.1 (32 & 64-bit version)
- Windows 8 (32 & 64-bit version)
- Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit version with SP1 or higher)
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AMD CATALYST™ 13.9
The AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL is AMD’s first logo certified driver for Windows 8.1. It does not include support for Frame Pacing or the very latest AMD CrossFire™ optimizations. AMD Catalyst 13.10 Beta includes additional performance improvements and fixes not found in AMD Catalyst 13.9 WHQL.
- AMD’s first logo certified driver for Windows 8.1
- Includes WDDM 1.3 support for:
- AMD Accelerated Processors (“Kabini” & “Temash”) for Desktop, Notebook or Tablet PCs, including: A4-1200, A4-1250, A4-5000, A4-5100, A4-5150, A6-1450, A6-5200, A6-5250, A6-5350, E1-2100, E1-2200. E1-2500, E1-2600, E1-2650, E2-3000, E2-3100
- AMD Accelerated Processors (“Richland”) for Desktop or Notebook PCs, including: A10-5700, A10-5745M, A10-5750M, A10-5757M, A10-5800B, A10-5800K, A8-5500, A8-5500B, A8-5545M, A8-5550M, A8-5557M, A8-5600K, A6-5345M, A6-5350M, A6-5357M, A6-5400B, A6-5400K, A4-5145M, A4-5150, A4-5300, A4-5300B
- AMD Accelerated Processors (“Trinity”) for Desktop or Notebook PCs, including: A10-4600M, A10-4655M, A10-4677M, A10-5700, A10-5800B, A10-5800K, A8-4500M, A8-4555M, A8-4557M, A6-4400M, A6-4455M, A6-5400B, A6-5400K, A4-4300M, A4-4355M, A4-5300, A4-5300B
- AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
- Support for AMD Features:
- AMD Eyefinity
- OpenCL™
- OpenGL
- UVD
- AMD Dual Graphics/AMD CrossFire Technology
- AMD Overdrive™
- AMD Catalyst Control Center/Vision Engine Control Center
- OpenGL support for User Profiles and Catalyst Application Profiles
- Users can now create, per application, 3D setting profiles for OpenGL applications.
- OpenGL applications are now supported through Catalyst Application Profile updates (for single GPU and AMD CrossFire configurations).
- AMD Enduro™ Technology enhancements:
- The AMD Catalyst Control Center now shows which applications are active on the Performance GPU and the Power saving GPU.
RESOLVED ISSUES
- Severe flicker in Far Cry® 3 game cinematic that may continue into gameplay.
- BSOD crash when enabling CrossFire in the AMD Catalyst Control Center after installing a third AMD Radeon HD7790 graphics card.
- BSOD crash in Windows 8 when display turns off (idle/sleep mode).
- AMD Catalyst Control Center crash after creating an Eyefinity Group.
- Disappearing mouse cursor in Windows 8 after completing the AMD Catalyst Driver installation and rebooting the system.
- Cyberlink PowerDVD stop working with a pop-up error message during playback of a Blu-Ray movie under Power Saving mode.
- When Dual Graphics is disabled within AMD Catalyst Control Center, the secondary display connected may not enable.
- Frame drops experienced during playback of interlaced Blu-Ray content when all visual quality settings are enabled in AMD Catalyst Control Center.
- Significant game performance slowdowns when moving the mouse cursor in World of Warcraft using DirectX 9 rendering mode.
- Anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering settings saved within created AMD Catalyst Control Center application profiles do not apply correctly.
- Windows 8 Metro applications experience very low FPS when Dual Graphics is enabled in the AMD Catalyst Control Center.
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are them much older than 13.10 beta?
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Thanks for the info!

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Thanks mate

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Driver date is around a week older than 13.10 but they are on the 150 branch so I'm not sure these include all the frame pacing improvements..
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Thank you. I am going to now play and test how these work.
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Thanks.
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13.10 beta 2 please AMD.
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Do these contain the Frame Pace optimizations?
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Anyone know if these enables DX11.2 support?
AMD said they would be able to ad proper support with new drivers. If you are running a 7000 series card at least.
Source:
http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/GCN-Based-AMD-7000-Series-GPUs-Will-Fully-Support-DirectX-112-After-Driver-Updat
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so we can say this is the 13.6 beta 2 but official?
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Anyone know if these enables DX11.2 support?
AMD said they would be able to ad proper support with new drivers. If you are running a 7000 series card at least.
Source:
http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/GCN-Based-AMD-7000-Series-GPUs-Will-Fully-Support-DirectX-112-After-Driver-Updat
The architecture is fully DirectX 11.2-capable when used with a driver that enables this feature. AMD is planning to enable DirectX 11.2 with a driver update in the Windows 8.1 launch timeframe in October, when DirectX 11.2 ships.
So at a guess no. Not yet at least.
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Clevo 7970m benchmark test (Catalyst 13.9 WHQL)
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/7180982

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Great thanks, gonna try them tonight.
LeeKM, nice score btw.

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Latest WHQL is 13.6 for AMD's partners. I mean latest before 13.9 WHQL.
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Thats 2 you've missed now, slacker!

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The download page doesn't work. It freezes up. The whole page I mean.
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Anything for Linux?
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SO are these better than 13.10 beta? What's the difference?
Thanks
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The download page doesn't work. It freezes up. The whole page I mean.
Its fine for me.
SO are these better than 13.10 beta? What's the difference?
Thanks
13.10 betas are newer as far as i know, so if you have those on, id stick with them

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I pressume the 13.9 whql are 13.8B2 but with the added certification.
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Okay the download page won't work in IE10. I had to use Comodo Dragon to get it.
It seems that the Mobility version is not ready for prime time though. It installs .NET 4.5, which takes forever, then it installs C++2012, then when it says it's installing the Catalyst manager it throws up an "installation package failure" notice. It then continues to install the driver and HDMI stuff and installs the Catalyst Control Center when it's supposed to install the Vision Control Center. The log at the end says everything installed successfully but at the bottom it says that failures occurred.
The Catalyst Install Manager also does not appear in my installed programs list.
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All good on the 7850, it passed unigine valley and 3dmark11 and everything is ok even with max oc.
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/7181497
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All good on the 7850, it passed unigine valley and 3dmark11 and everything is ok even with max oc.
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/7181497
I get 8469 GPU score on 3DM11 with a 7870 @1200/1250 - How are you getting 8451 ?
Is your score high or mine low ?
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I get 8469 GPU score on 3DM11 with a 7870 @1200/1250 - How are you getting 8451 ?
Is your score high or mine low ?
No idea man. Try lowering the memory from 1250 to 1200, maybe something is not stable on your system. Cpu maybe?Mine is the i5 2400 turbo 3.2.
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Thanks for posting this, hopefully they'll release the changelog soon!