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AMD Catalyst 14.12 WHQL Omega Download
on: 12/09/2014 07:16 AM [ 35 comment(s) ]
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Download the AMD Catalyst 14.12 WHQL (Omega) driver. This driver is WHQL signed and works with Windows 7 and 8.1.
The past few months the driver team has been working on a series of driver optimizations. Interestingly enough, most games that we tested show some sort of performance increase, and that's throughout the Guru3D software suite.
Catalyst changes and updates can be bulleted up towards these features.:
- Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
- Video playback enhancements
- 5K LCD Panel Support
- Frametime Frame Pacing enhancements
- Performance optimizations for APUs
- Performance optimizations for Dedicated graphics cards
Performance Optimizations versus AMD Catalyst 14.9 WHQL
- Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth performance optimizations - Mantle API activated for ultimate performance in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Eart
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare performance optimizations - Up to 30% performance increases with FXAA and lower game resolutions
- Optimized AMD CrossFire Profile update for improved performance - Assassin's Creed Unity performance optimizations
- Single GPU performance improvements - Optimized AMD CrossFire Profile update for improved performance
- Dragon Age: Inquisition performance optimizations - Up to 15% performance increase in single GPU scenarios with Anti-Aliasing enabled.
- Optimized AMD CrossFire Profile update for improved performance
- Far Cry 4 performance optimizations - Up to 50% performance increase in single GPU scenarios with Anti-Aliasing enabled.
The most prominent one will be VSR rendering, you guys also know this as super sampling and as DSR from Nvidia. We'll walk through some of these features.
We have an article on-line about this driver, read it right here.
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#4974774 Posted on: 12/10/2014 06:02 AM
Haha, too true. That is why I stuck with my good old HD6870 until 6 months ago when I finally got my 280 working properly most of the time. DX:HR still will not start no matter what driver I use, but 99% of other stuff works fine.
You make a great point about the age and time to fix bugs, I totally agree, but I guess I've just become accustomed to the fact that 1 year in electronics and I expect almost no support or improvements. I know, that is bleak and exaggerated, but you get my drift.
I really hope that AMD gets their act together hardware and software wise with this new momentum the Omega drivers seems to have created. These GPU wars always go in waves and it is AMD's turn to be on top for a bit...at least I hope for our sake they can pull it off...a world with only nVidia and Intel sounds too expensive for me.
BACK ON TOPIC - Anybody with an R9 280/280X had any success or improvements with these Omega drivers?
You have to realize that older cards might not have gotten enough love to begin with. Sure they age.. but when it takes AMD to fix 1 year old bugs just for old games .. who is really counting.
Haha, too true. That is why I stuck with my good old HD6870 until 6 months ago when I finally got my 280 working properly most of the time. DX:HR still will not start no matter what driver I use, but 99% of other stuff works fine.
You make a great point about the age and time to fix bugs, I totally agree, but I guess I've just become accustomed to the fact that 1 year in electronics and I expect almost no support or improvements. I know, that is bleak and exaggerated, but you get my drift.
I really hope that AMD gets their act together hardware and software wise with this new momentum the Omega drivers seems to have created. These GPU wars always go in waves and it is AMD's turn to be on top for a bit...at least I hope for our sake they can pull it off...a world with only nVidia and Intel sounds too expensive for me.
BACK ON TOPIC - Anybody with an R9 280/280X had any success or improvements with these Omega drivers?
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#4975012 Posted on: 12/10/2014 03:34 PM
Same I rather sacrifice one or two FPS for flicker free and stable drivers
for me i don't care about performance boost , i want BUG FIXES
Same I rather sacrifice one or two FPS for flicker free and stable drivers
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#4975014 Posted on: 12/10/2014 03:36 PM
BACK ON TOPIC - Anybody with an R9 280/280X had any success or improvements with these Omega drivers?
didnt notice anything in performance, only that the displayport bug (black screen when powering on after standby) is fixed
BACK ON TOPIC - Anybody with an R9 280/280X had any success or improvements with these Omega drivers?
didnt notice anything in performance, only that the displayport bug (black screen when powering on after standby) is fixed
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#4975160 Posted on: 12/10/2014 07:23 PM
7950/7970/280/280X are not included since they're using the old GCN-core, not GCN 1.1/Next or whatever they call it. Poor excuse though since the R9 280/280X are both in the top segment and I seriously doubt that the minor differences in GCN 1.1 has got anything to do with it.
7950/7970/280/280X are not included since they're using the old GCN-core, not GCN 1.1/Next or whatever they call it. Poor excuse though since the R9 280/280X are both in the top segment and I seriously doubt that the minor differences in GCN 1.1 has got anything to do with it.
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Looking at all the people having issues with the Omega drivers, I've decided to wait for the next release on my main computer. I am interested in some of the features they are adding, but seeing as I have an R9 280 series I see no reason to update drivers yet.
I plan on getting an AMD 380/390 when they come out next year, hopefully these "Omega/kick in the pants that AMD needed" drivers will continue to improve and make those cards amazing.
FYI - I've seen a good amount of people noticing or complaining about older cards (78xx, 79xx, 280) not getting any love, but most of those cards are very nearly 3 years old. I know AMD is saying they will bring new features to the older cards at a later date, but for me it is R9 290's or newer cards getting the focus from now on and I'm fine with that.
You have to realize that older cards might not have gotten enough love to begin with. Sure they age.. but when it takes AMD to fix 1 year old bugs just for old games .. who is really counting.