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AMD releases WHQL-certified Catalyst 12.2 drivers

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  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,895   +59

    Folks who couldn't muster the courage to install AMD's "pre-certified" driver can now download a Microsoft-approved version. Catalyst 12.2 brings several worthwhile updates over the last stable release, though there…

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    Matthew, Mar 8, 2012
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  2. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,974   +125

    Installed these yesterday and I've only tested Pandora Saga so far (played with my kids.) I'll give some of the reportedly improved titles a shot tonight! Path of Exile has never had any Crossfire support for me so this will be interesting.
    LNCPapa, Mar 8, 2012
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  3. Guest

    I do not get AMD driver naming scheme?

    Catalyst Driver 8.93.7 RC10 ???

    Catalyst 12.2 WHQL ???
    Guest, Mar 8, 2012
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  4. Cota TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 520   +8

    google it...
    Cota, Mar 8, 2012
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  5. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,974   +125

    Gave the new drivers a whirl - Still not seeing Crossfire action on Path of Exile - the entire load is being put on one GPU... though it's not maxing it out to vsync it I would think it would split the load to keep temps down.

    I also gave it a test on the new 3.0 version of the Heaven Benchmark.

    http://www.duke.edu/~mepm/files/benchmarks/BeefyArm_unigine_20120308_2209.html
    http://www.duke.edu/~mepm/files/benchmarks/BeefyArm_unigine_20111207_1838.html (lower settings, higher res)

    This seems to be a bit better than before, but it may be due to my last run being on Heaven 2.5.

    Farcry 2 benchmark:

    http://www.duke.edu/~mepm/files/benchmarks/Farcry2/BeefyArm_120308/
    http://www.duke.edu/~mepm/files/benchmarks/Farcry2/BeefyArm_111229/

    Seems to be about a 10 fps drop for me from drivers I ran with last December. All three runs also look less smooth/consistent.

    Metro 2033 benchmark:

    http://www.duke.edu/~mepm/files/benchmarks/Metro2033/BeefyArm_120309/
    http://www.duke.edu/~mepm/files/benchmarks/Metro2033/BeefyArm_111230/

    Looks like a 2 fps drop with the newer drivers over my December drivers

    AvP benchmark:

    http://www.duke.edu/~mepm/files/benchmarks/BeefyArm_AvP_2012-03-11_23-06-06.txt
    http://www.duke.edu/~mepm/files/benchmarks/BeefyArm_AvP_2011-12-29_01-18-32.txt

    1.5 fps drop which is pretty much negligible at these frame rates.

    I'll re-run some of my other benches when I get time and compare previous results.
    LNCPapa, Mar 8, 2012
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  6. Guest

    I tried the new 12.2 drivers too. First by the automatic update through CCC, then through regular uninstall/install. CCC told me both times that the version installed was Catalyst 12.3, and both times I ran the Dirt 3 benchmark, I got almost 25% less frames than with 12.1 (that I reinstalled today). Also tried SuperSampling with Crysis DX10 and it did not work. Maybe that feature is only for the HD 7000 series?
    Guest, Mar 9, 2012
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  7. Guest

    12.2 Drivers affected World of Warcraft - shaft of lights and liquid detail. So be careful.
    Guest, Mar 10, 2012
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  8. Guest

    Just installed them and regretting it already. Suffering a minor frame rate hit and worse, Skyrim is absolutely lousy with artifacts.
    Guest, Mar 11, 2012
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  9. Guest

    wow is artifacting like hell for me
    Guest, Mar 13, 2012
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  10. Guest

    putting multisampling on 1x fixed the WOW artifacting
    Guest, Mar 13, 2012
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