Driver Catalyst 14.9.2: Mantle anche con Civilization: Beyond Earth

Nuovo aggiornamento driver per AMD, che rende disponibile la versione 14.9.2 beta dei propri driver Catalyst compatibili con le schede Radeon HD 7000, Radeon HD 8000, Radeon R5, Radeon R7 e Radeon R9 oltre che con alcune soluzioni per sistemi notebook e con le APU.

I nuovi driver, disponibili in versioni a 32bit e 64bit per i sistemi operativi Windows 7 e Windows 8.1, implementano il supporto alle API Mantle con il gioco Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth oltre a integrare ottimizzazioni dual graphics per i giochi KritiKa e SheDiaoZero.

Il download dei driver è accessibile a questo indirizzo, mentre di seguito sono riportate le principali note rilasciate da AMD.

Compatible Operating Systems

The latest version of the AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 14.9.2 Beta Driver is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

• Windows 8.1 (32-bit & 64-bit version)
• Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit version with SP1 or higher)

Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 14.9.2 Windows® Beta Driver Performance Improvements

• Mantle API activated for ultimate performance in Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
• Dual Graphics optimizations for KritiKa and SheDiaoZero
• Project Cars profile update

Resolved Issues

• Alien: Isolation: AMD CrossFire™ profile updated to detect new .exe of recent application patch
• [404762]: Total War: Rome 2 sometimes displaying texture corruption when on the campaign map in CrossFire™ configurations
• [400500]: Total War: Rome 2 occasionally stutters when task switching between applications
• [406501]: Watch Dogs occasionally has negative performance in CrossFire™ configurations on medium game settings
• [402840]: Max Payne 3 cinematic cut scenes intermittently show flickering
• [403798]: FIFA 2015 CrossFire™ scaling sometimes underperforming expectations
• [401984]: Metro Redux CrossFire™ scaling sometimes underperforming expectations
• [397343]: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor occasionally shows flashing when running CrossFire™ configurations
• [406978]: White patches occasionally observed in CCC when dragging display icons
• [406997]: Upgrading from previous 14.4 Catalyst™ drivers with dual AMD Radeon™ R9 295 in CrossFire™ may cause a black screen or system hang

Known Issues

• [407993]: F1 2014 exhibits minimal scaling in some CrossFire™ configurations
• [407864]: Hitman Absolution intermittently crashes when starting a new game on AMD Radeon R9 285
• [407834]: FIFA 2015 occasionally displays flickering in Asymmetric  CrossFire™ configurations
• [407622]: Alien Isolation will sometimes exhibit screen tearing with V-Sync enabled
• [407431]: Minecraft sometimes produces corruption when changing video settings in windowed mode. As a work around please select Use VBOs to On in the Video Settings in game.
• [407338]: XDMA Quad CrossFire™ configurations in portrait Eyefinity modes sometimes display tearing or stuttering
• [407756]: Launching Battlefield 4 in offline mode can occasionally lead to a crash
• [408033]: Launching Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ with a 144 Hz display can sometimes cause the app to hang. As a work around lower the refresh rate of the monitor.
• [408007]: Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ can sometimes hang on a small limited set of Kaveri mobile APU products when paired with discrete graphics products in Windows 7