AMD Catalyst Drivers 12.2 Vista

AMD Inc - (Freeware)

AMD Catalyst Drivers is a smart choice for those that want to improve their PC performance while increasing overall stability.

AMD Catalyst Drivers includes the latest 32-bit AMD (ATI) for the graphics card and panel Catalyst Control Center.

The AMD driver provides a gain of performance in several 3D applications thus ensuring an optimal experience. The panel Catalyst Control Center provides quick access to all parameters relating to AMD hardware offering multimedia features, management and display game.

There are different versions of AMD drivers for each operating system.

Title:: AMD Catalyst Drivers 12.2 Vista
File Size:: 116.6 MB
Requirements:: Windows Vista / Windows7 / Windows8
Language:: en-us
License:: Freeware
Date Added:: 08 Mar 2012
Publisher:: AMD Inc
Homepage:: http://www.amd.com/
MD5 Checksum:: 6DF844B13D631B9FAA4D33C4996FDC80

# NEW FEATURES
* Windows 7 and Windows Vista support for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
- Enables support for Windows 7 64-bit/32-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit/32-bit.
- Windows XP support will be made available in AMD Catalyst 12.4.
# IMPROVEMENTS
* Super Sampling Anti-Aliasing is now available for DirectX® 10 and DirectX 11 applications
- Supported on the AMD Radeon HD 7900 and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series.
- Users can now enable Super Sample Anti-Aliasing and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing through the AMD Catalyst Control Center for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications.
- Applications must support in game Anti-Aliasing for the feature to work (Forced on Anti-Aliasing through the Catalyst Control Center is not supported for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications).
* AMD Eyefinity 2.1 technology enhancements
- Custom resolutions users can now choose from a much larger set of display resolutions for their AMD Eyefinity configurations.
- Dynamic Configuration Changes: Switching between different display configurations (when physically plugging/un-plugging displays) will occur automatically by loading the appropriate profile.
- HydraVision enhancements: The Windows Task bar can now be moved and resized based on users preference.
- Profile Manager improvements: Users can now create multiple Display profiles, enabling users to seamlessly switch between various AMD Eyefinity and Display Configurations.
# Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
* Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Tom Clancy HAWX with Crossfire and Eyefinity enabled.
* Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 in a Tri-Crossfire setup.
* Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Dragon Age 2 with Crossfire and Vsync enabled.
* Skipping the in-game cinematics when running Dragon Age 2 in DirectX 11 mode no longer causes random stuttering.
* The Battleforge DirectX 10.0 benchmark no longer experiences intermittent crashes when run in Tri-Crossfire mode.
* Random flickering is no longer observed when playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 in DirectX 11 mode.
* Playing back h.264 interlaced BluRay content no longer displays intermittent green flashing.
* The system no longer experiences random hangs when playing back BluRay 3D content in Duplicate mode.
* Starcraft II no longer experiences random system crashes when exiting a campaign in certain Crossfire configurations.
* Batman Arkam City no longer experiences intermittent system crashes when run in DirectX 11 mode.
* Changing Crossfire settings no longer causes a random system crash.
* A system crash is no longer experienced when playing Rage with Crossfire enabled.
* Crysis Warhead and Battlefield Bad Company II no longer experience random crashes in certain Crossfire configurations.
* Playback of BluRay 3D content now correctly uses hardware acceleration.
* Random texture corruption is no longer displayed when playing Dirt III in DirectX 11 mode and with anisotropic filtering applied.
* Windows Aero options are available after installing the driver.
* Background textures in World of Warcraft Cataclysm no longer experience random flickering in some Crossfire and Eyefinity configurations.