AMD Catalyst 11.1 Win 7 Vista x64

AMD just released AMD Catalyst 11.1 WHQL. We have a discussion thread open on these drivers right here.

The AMD Catalyst software suite 11.1 contains the following:

• AMD display driver version 8.812
• HydraVision for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
• Southbridge/IXP Driver
• AMD Catalyst Control Center version 8.812

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.1 Windows release includes:

Performance highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.1 release includes:

• F1 2010:
  • Performance increases up to 12% on AMD Radeon HD 6900 and AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series single card configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled.
  • Performance increases up to 10% on ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series single card configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled.
• Left 4 Dead 2:
  • Performance increases up to 17% on AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series single and Crossfire configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled.
  • Performance increases up to 8% on AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series single configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled.

Resolved Known Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.1 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

• Aliens vs. Predator game no longer fails to load with quad Crossfire enabled..
• Text is no longer missing randomly in Nostradamus- The Last Prophecy demo.
• Graphical corruption is no longer seen occasionally in Nostradamus- The Last Prophecy demo.
• The Protoss Pylon Matrix is now rendered correctly in Starcraft 2.
• Task switching in Dirt2 with Vsync enabled no longer causes a dual link monitor to go black.
• System no longer crashes when enabling Crossfire with 2 monitors connected to the primary card and 2 monitors connected to the secondary card.
• List of supported TV resolutions now includes 1080p 24Hz (if supported by the TV display).
• Cyberlink PowerDVD no longer randomly exits when playing a blu-ray title with the Aero-on option enabled in the player.
• An error message is no longer intermittently displayed when viewing a slideshow using Windows Live Photo Gallery.
• Windows Media Player no longer displays a black screen when continuously playing several VC1 format files over a 4 hour period.
• Host Application not responding error message is no longer randomly displayed when launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center.

Resolved Known Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

• Video corruption is no longer randomly seen during DVD playback using Windows Media Player.
• Progressive scan DVD content no longer causes Windows Media Center to hang.
• Interlaced DVD content no longer exhibits frame drops and jerky playback.
• Host Application not responding error message is no longer randomly displayed when launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center.

Resolved Known Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

• Frame drops are no longer observed when playing HD interlaced content in Windows Media Center.
• Call of Duty Black Ops no longer randomly hangs on AMD Radeon HD 57xx series products.
• Crossfire using AMD Radeon HD 68xx series products no longer hangs intermittently when running 3dMark 2006.
• Host Application not responding error message is no longer randomly displayed when launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center.

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