AMD Catalyst 12.11 due out today

[Mustang]

12.11 should be available later today, see these articles :)

 

http://www.rage3d.com/articles/catalyst/cat1211/

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_catalyst_12_11_driver_performance,1.html

 

soon as i see working download links i'll post them up.

 

release notes http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalystSoftwareSuiteVersion1211BetaReleaseNotes.aspx

 

edit 2: Newer 12.11 'beta 4' released, has fix for 'Medal Of Honor: Warfighter'

 

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...etadriver.aspx

Edited October 24, 2012 by Mustang

[BIGNEWY]

thanks for the heads up Mustang

[HiJack]

Looks like they have done a lot of work the last 2 months! Overall performance gain is quite huge. Ready to test this one ;)

 

EDIT: The performance gain for 7970 is quite small actually. I hope the flickering I have in DCS goes away.

 

(HJ)

Edited October 22, 2012 by HiJack

[HiJack]

The release time is set to 3PM in Pacific Time, so still 5 hours away ;)

[Mustang]

First post updated.

[HiJack]

Ooops, its a BETA. I tought maby they had a full release.

Edited October 22, 2012 by HiJack

[Mustang]

No, that'll be in november and it'll most likely be the exact same driver but with an MS WHQL stamp of approval (source from Guru3d)

 

"Here you can download AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta 32 and 64-bit for Windows Vista, 7 and 8 The new driver has had some TLC from AMD, improving overall performance on a number of games. AMD's Never Settle Catalyst 12.11 driver will be available as a non-WHQL beta. A WHQL version will follow later on in November."

 

Just so you know, installed fine on my 6850 and has been running great in DCS.

Edited October 22, 2012 by Mustang

[HiJack]

Installed fine on my HD 7970 also. I installed over 12.8 without removing but made sure it ran as admin. Not much tested but it looks as there are some FPS gain.

 

(HJ)

[BIGNEWY]

I seemed to gain with my hd6770 hd5770 crossfire setup, not much but anything is good :)

[leafer]

Is it still recommended to completely remove old driver before installing new one?

[JG14_Smil]

I fired up my old system with the 7970 and installed these over my 12.4 drivers. Seemed to intsall OK. Screen blinked only once and it did not ask for a reboot. Did a quick test in ROF and saw a bit of FPS increase. I usually uninstall and sweep the old drivers before updating, but not this time.

[leafer]

I don't recall ever doing the driver sweep and never had any issues.

[SkateZilla]

driver sweeps are only really unnecessary after a failed install, switching GPU Maker (from AMD-> nVidia).

 

I've only had to do a driver sweep when my 7950 died earlier this year and I had to revive my 8800GTS for Temp Duty Assignment.

[Mustang]

If you guys want to try a WHQL driver then heres the 12.10

 

AMD Catalyst 12.10 (9.002.0 September 27) AMD Official WHQL

 

AMD Catalyst 12.10 Release Notes

 

AMD Catalyst 12.10 Win 8 | Win 7 | Vista (64-bit)

AMD Catalyst 12.10 Win 8 | Win 7 | Vista (32-bit)

 

AMD Catalyst Mobility 12.10 Win 8 | Win 7 | Vista (64-bit)

AMD Catalyst Mobility 12.10 Win 8 | Win 7 | Vista (32-bit)

 

AMD HydraVision 12.10 Win 8 | Win 7 | Vista (32-bit & 64-bit)

AMD HydraVision Mobility 12.10 Win 8 | Win 7 | Vista (32-bit & 64-bit)

 

Build Info:

DriverVer=09/27/2012, 9.002.0.0000

9.002-120928m-148226C-ATI

Catalyst: 12.10

CCC: 2012.0928.1532.26058

2D: 8.01.01.1266

D3D: 9.14.10.0926

OGL: 6.14.10.11931

OCL: 10.0.1016.4

[luza]

anyone with a 5870 tried this?

[Mustang]

Newer 12.11 'beta 4' released, has fix for 'Medal Of Honor: Warfighter'

 

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst1211betadriver.aspx

[Mustang]

AMD Catalyst 12.11 (9.010.8 November 12) AMD Official BETA 7

 

Additional update found in AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta7

 

• Call of Duty Black Ops 2: AMD CrossFire performance has been improved in the AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta7 release (especially at higher resolutions – such as 2560x1600)
  
• Please note that AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta 7 includes all of the fixes found in previous versions of AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta
  

Build Info:

DriverVer=11/12/2012, 9.010.8.0000

9.01.8-121112a-149575E-ATI

Catalyst: 12.11

CCC: 2012.1112.1529.27747

D3D: 9.14.10.0942

OGL: 6.14.10.11990

OCL: 10.0.1084.2

 

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/AMD_Catalyst_12.11_Beta7.exe

 

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/AMD...a7_dotNET4.exe

Edited November 13, 2012 by Mustang

[almonds]

http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/AMD...2.11_Beta7.exe

 

Not found, bottom link works.

[Mustang]

Not found, bottom link works.

 

Fixed check now.

[leafer]

Umm.. after installing the above beta 7 I don't have CCC anymore and the driver version is 08.00.0903. Is this correct?

[Kuky]

I got he 12.11 beta 7 today and they seem to work pretty well

EDIT: I also noticed Adoptive Multi-sample AA I use works little better (better image will less shimmering on grass textures)... and I use 4xAA in game options only and it seems quite enough

Edited November 15, 2012 by Kuky

[Brainless]

I have around 10% better fps with 12.11 Beta 7. Excellent.

[mwd2]

Beta 8 is out: http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst1211betadriver.aspx

[Kuky]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll give this beta a crack also

[Kuky]

If anyone wonders I find Cat 12.11 beta 8 to be pretty good also