AMD: Catalyst 14.9 WHQL verfügbar
AMD hat einen neuen Grafikkarten-Treiber für seine aktuellen Radeon-Modelle veröffentlicht.
Von Christoph Miklos am 01.10.2014 - 20:18 Uhr - Quelle: AMD

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AMD hat einen neuen Grafikkarten-Treiber für seine aktuellen Radeon-Modelle veröffentlicht.
Der neue Catalyst-Grafikkarten-Treiber mit der Versionsnummer 14.9 ist der erste Treiber von AMD, der seit der Version 14.4 wieder das WHQL-Zertifikat trägt und damit ausführlich getestet wurde. Alle in der Zwischenzeit in diversen Beta-Treibern enthaltenen Verbesserungen sind im Catalyst 14.9 WHQL enthalten und die Liste der Veränderungen daher entsprechend lang.
Performance improvements (comparing AMD Catalyst 14.9 vs. AMD Catalyst 14.4) • 3DMark Sky Diver improvements • AMD A4 6300 - improves up to 4% • Enables AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire support • 3DMark Fire Strike • AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5% in Performance Preset • 3DMark11 • AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 4% in Entry and Performance Preset • BioShock Infinite • AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - 1920x1080 - improves up to 5% • Company of Heroes 2 • AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 8% • Crysis 3 • AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 10% • Grid Auto Sport • AMD CrossFire profile • Murdered Soul Suspect • AMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, 4x MSAA, 16x AF) - improves up to 50% • AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 6% • CrossFire configurations improve scaling up to 75% • Plants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements) • AMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra - improves up to 11% • AMD Radeon R9290X - 2560x1600 Ultra - improves up to 15% • AMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling • Batman Arkham Origins: • AMD Radeon R9 290X (4x MSAA) - improves up to 20% • CrossFire configurations see up to a 70% gain in scaling • Wildstar • Power Xpress profile • Performance improvements to improve smoothness of application • Performance improves up to 30% on the AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series of products for both single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations • Tomb Raider • AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5% • Watch Dogs • AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 9% • AMD CrossFire - Frame pacing improvement • Improved CrossFire performance - up to 20% • Assassin's Creed IV • Improves CrossFire scaling (3840x2160 High Settings) up to 93% (CrossFire scaling improvement of 25% compared to AMD Catalyst 14.4) • Lichdom • Improves performance for single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations • Star Craft II
AMD Eyefinity enhancements • Mixed Resolution Support • A new architecture providing brand new capabilities • Display groups can be created with monitors of different resolution (including difference sizes and shapes) • Users have a choice of how surface is created over the display group • Fill - legacy mode, best for identical monitors • Fit - create the Eyefinity surface using best available rectangular area with attached displays • Expand - create a virtual Eyefinity surface using desktops as viewports onto the surface • Eyefinity Display Alignment • Enables control over alignment between adjacent monitors • One-Click Setup • Driver detects layout of extended desktop
New user controls for video color and display settings • Greater control over Video Color Management: • Controls have been expanded from a single slider for controlling Boost and Hue to per color axis • Color depth control for Digital Flat Panels (available on supported HDMI and DP displays)
AMD Mantle enhancements • Mantle now supports AMD Mobile products with Enduro technology • Battlefield 4: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1366x768; high settings) - 21% gain • Thief: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; high settings) - 14% gain • Star Swarm: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; medium settings) - 274% gain
AMD AM1 JPEG decoding acceleration • JPEG decoding acceleration was first enabled on the A10 APU Series in AMD Catalyst 14.1 beta, and has now been extended to the AMD AM1 Platform • Provides fast JPEG decompression • Provides Power Efficiency for JPEG decompression
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