AMD Catalyst 11.11 Performance: ottimizzati per nuovi titoli

AMD ha reso disponibile una versione di driver Catalyst di tipo Performance, dotata di specifiche ottimizzazioni prestazionali per alcuni dei più recenti titoli apparsi in commercio: Batman Arkham City, Rage, Elder Scrolls Skyrim e Battlefield 3. Questi driver, indicati come Catalyst 11.11a Performance, sono compatibili con le sole schede video delle famiglie Radeon HD 5000 e Radeon HD 6000, quelle cioè che sono compatibili a livello hardware con le API DirectX 11.

I driver sono disponibili, in versioni a 32bit e a 64bit per i sistemi operativi Windows 7, Vista e XP, a questo indirizzo. Di seguito le note fornite a corredo:

Batman Arkham City

• Improves DirectX 11 performance for single GPU configurations

Rage

• Delivers AMD CrossfireX performance scaling
• Resolves a number of image / stability issues seen with the title:
  • Fix geometry corruption, sometimes seen in Bash TV entrance
  • Fix issues with Low-memory conditions on 32bit systems.
  • Fix issue with extreme corruption with missing textures on 32bit systems.
  • Fix memory leaks when deleting/reusing sync objects.
  • Fix hitching and pausing, especially noticeable on some Quad Core systems when doing races and Stanley Express runs.
  • Fix some missing shadows

Elder Scrolls Skyrim

• Improves performance 2-7% on single GPU configurations
• Resolve corruption seen when enabling Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing on the AMD Radeon HD 6970 Series
• Disables CrossFireX (to resolve negative scaling and image quality issues seen when CrossFireX is enabled)
  • AMD is continuing to work on a CrossFireX solution for Skyrim – as soon as it’s ready we’ll make it publicly available

Battlefield 3

• Resolves intermittent corruption seen when playing the game at specific camera angles