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Weekend tech reading: AMD cutting HD 2000/3000/4000 support on Linux?

Weekend tech reading: AMD cutting HD 2000/3000/4000 support on Linux?
  • Posted April 22, 2012, 4:02 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • In what will certainly be controversial and disappointing to some Radeon Linux desktop users, AMD will soon announce that they will effectively be discontinuing support for several Radeon product families from their proprietary Catalyst driver. After that point...

Catalyst 12.3 supports HD 7000 series, squashes various bugs

Catalyst 12.3 supports HD 7000 series, squashes various bugs
  • Posted March 28, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Software
  • Radeon owners have a fresh driver update today, courtesy of Catalyst Software Suite 12.3. As usual, the release covers cards spanning back as far as the HD 2000 series and introduces full support for the latest HD 7000 products (except on Windows XP)...

GeForce v295.73 boosts Skyrim performance up to 44.5%, tons more

GeForce v295.73 boosts Skyrim performance up to 44.5%, tons more
  • Posted February 21, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Software
  • Thumbing its nose at AMD, Nvidia has announced a "game-changing" GeForce update with many "exclusive" improvements, including a substantial performance boost in Skyrim. Today's release expands on December's 290.53 beta drivers, which raised indoor frame rates by up to 25%…

AMD releases Catalyst 12.2 "pre-certified" driver

AMD releases Catalyst 12.2 "pre-certified" driver
  • Posted February 17, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Software
  • If you can't wait until the next official Catalyst build clears Microsoft's testing phase, AMD is offering a "pre-certified" version. Pre-release drivers are usually labeled as "preview," "beta" or  even "hotfix" but apparently the "pre-certified" build is 100% final and…

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