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Feature highlights of the AMD Catalyst driver for the Windows® 8 Consumer Preview

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Highlights include:

• Full WDDM 1.2
• Native Stereo 3D support: Windows 8 will natively support Stereo 3D for full-screen and windowed gaming, and video applications
• Unified Video API Video playback is now integrated within the DirectX® 11 API; enabling simultaneous high quality Video and 3D content, and the potential for enhanced video transcoding performance
• Optimized screen rotation
• improved sleep / resume performance
• Optimized Power Consumption
• AMD Eyefinity
• OpenCL
• OpenGL®
• UVD
• Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire Technology
• AMD Overdrive
• Catalyst Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center

Please note: A future AMD Catalyst Windows 8 driver release will add support for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series, and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series in the coming weeks.

Build Info:
DriverVer=02/16/2012, 8.930.7.0000
8.93.7-120216m-134255E-ATI
CCC: 2012.0216.2321.41809
D3D: 7.14.10.0885
OGL: 6.14.10.11399

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