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AMD Catalyst Windows 8 Release Driver
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AMD has published a new Catalyst driver for Microsoft's Windows 8 Release Preview, you can download it over here.
Feature highlights of the AMD Catalyst feature preview driver for the Windows® 8 Release Preview:
Featuring support for the new WDDM 1.2 driver model, this new driver enables customers to utilize the models features as applications are updated to leverage them. These features include:
Support for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series, AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series, and the AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series. Native Stereo 3D support: Windows 8 natively supports stereoscopic 3D gaming and videos via compatible applications. Middleware applications will not be required for such apps. Unified Video API: Video playback has been integrated into the DirectX® 11 API, enabling simultaneous video and gaming content. Transcoding performance may also be improved for supporting applications. Optimized screen rotation for rotation-aware devices. Improved sleep/resume performance. Optimized GPU power consumption. Support for AMD Features:
AMD Eyefinity OpenCL OpenGL UVD AMD Dual Graphics/AMD CrossFire Technology AMD Overdrive AMD Catalyst Control Center/Vision Engine Control CenterKnown issues found in the AMD Catalyst feature preview for Windows 8 (these issues will be addressed in the AMD production release for Windows 8).
AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and the AMD Radeon HD 7700 performance in DirectX 9 applications may be slower under Windows 8 vs. Windows 7. AMD CrossFireX configurations using the AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and the AMD Radeon HD 7700 in DirectX 9 and DirectX 11 applications may be slower under Windows 8 vs. Windows 7. AMD CrossFireX configurations using the AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and the AMD Radeon HD 7700 in OpenCL accelerated applications may cause a BSOD or system hang. Blacklight Retribution (DirectX11 mode) played with a CrossFire configuration may result in a system crash when launching the application (32-bit OS only).- Video corruption can be seen when playing back movie trailers with Metro video player.
Hardware Support:
- AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7000M Series
- AMD Radeon HD 6000M Series
- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series
- AMD A-Series APU
- AMD C-Series APU
- AMD E-Series APU
- AMD FirePro V9800
- AMD FirePro V7900
- AMD FirePro V7900 SDI
- AMD FirePro V7800P
- AMD FirePro V5900
- AMD FirePro V4900
- AMD FirePro V3900
- ATI FirePro V9800
- ATI FirePro V8800
- ATI FirePro V7800
- ATI FirePro V5800
- ATI FirePro V5800 DVI
- ATI FirePro V4800
- ATI FirePro V3800
- AMD FirePro 2270
- ATI FirePro 2460 Multi-View
- AMD FirePro M8900
- AMD FirePro M5950
- AMD FirePro M3900
- ATI FirePro M7820
- ATI FirePro M5800
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