AMD Catalyst 14.4 Release

[Opcode]

Windows 7/8/8.1 (32-bit) WHQL Download

Windows 7/8/8.1 (64-bit) WHQL Download

 

Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 14.4 Windows Driver

• Support for the AMD Radeon R9 295X
• CrossFire fixes enhancements:
  • Stuttering has been improved in certain applications when selecting mid-Eyefinity resolutions with V-sync Enabled
  • Eyefinity 3x1 (with three 4K panels) no longer cuts off portions of the application
  • Metro Last Light – Improved Crossfire scaling up to 10%
  • Titanfall – Resolved in game flickering with CrossFire enabled
  • Anno 2070 – Improved CrossFire scaling up to 34%
  • Far Cry 3 – 3 and 4 GPU performance improvements at high quality settings, high resolution settings
  • Crysis 3 – frame pacing improvements
  • Full support for OpenGL 4.4
    • OpenGL 4.4 supports the following extensions:
      • ARB_buffer_storage
      • ARB_enhanced_layouts
      • ARB_query_buffer_object
      • ARB_clear_texture
      • ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge
      • ARB_texture_stencil8
      • ARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev
      • ARB_multi_bind
      • ARB_bindless_texture
      • ARB_spare_texture
      • ARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture
      • ARB_indirect_parameters
      • ARB_shader_group_vote
  • Mantle beta driver improvements:
    • BattleField 4: Performance slowdown is no longer seen when performing a task switch/Alt-tab
    • BattleField 4: Fuzzy images when playing in rotated SLS resolution with an A10 Kaveri system

Known Issues

• System will TDR or BSOD when encoding with Power Director 11
• Driver installation might result in a black screen when installing on a Dual AMD Radeon R9 295X configuration under Windows 8.1.   The issue can be overcome by rebooting the PC; upon reboot the display driver will be installed.  The remaining Catalyst components can then be installed.

[Altecice]

Just a heads up for all you Eyefinity users that use Hydravision click the previous driver/software link and its at the bottom of the last driver

They dont appear to have it in this driver or at the bottom of the page.

[Jamdude]

Repost http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/142895-amd-releases-new-driver-perfomance-boost/

[Opcode]

Repost http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/142895-amd-releases-new-driver-perfomance-boost/

Nope, that's the Release Candidate this is the final WHQL release.

[Jamdude]

Nope, that's the Release Candidate this is the final WHQL release.

It is a repost, they're exactly the same.

[Opcode]

It is a repost, they're exactly the same.

No they are not. A Release Candidate is not a WHQL signed driver. If you wish to use the other drivers go ahead, but I suggest people to actually use the final release version.

[Jamdude]

No they are not. A Release Candidate is not a WHQL signed driver. If you wish to use the other drivers go ahead, but I suggest people to actually use the final release version.

I was saying your posts are exactly the same, apart from the link to the driver.

[ericlee30]

Finally a none beta version of catylist 14.4

[Opcode]

I was saying your posts are exactly the same, apart from the link to the driver.

I always post the release notes, tho doesn't rule the thread as a re-post. If I was posting about the release candidate, sure then it would be a re-post. It seems to me you did a quick search and made the assumption that this is also a beta driver when in fact it is the WHQL release.

[Adnanklink]

Have any of you guys with crossfire tried it yet? I updated a machine with 2 7870's and performance tanked. Crysis 3 with vsync was fixed at 60 fps no problem (at ultra) after update it had a hard time maintaining 24 fps. I also tried unigine heaven and that had about half performance as well (or less). I am now back to 13.9 and performance is back to how it was supposed to be.

[nicehat]

Why is the 14.4 beta 301 MB while the official Windows signed version only 281 MB? Anyone? Anyone? 

[samuel]

Why is the 14.4 beta 301 MB while the official Windows signed version only 281 MB? Anyone? Anyone? 

The file downloaded from AMD's website also contains .NET libraries to be installed, that's why!

[typetheed]

The release notes for the WHQL 14.4 release don't list my A6-5200 APU as a compatible product, but the RC1 14.4 release notes do.

 

I wonder if they just havent updated the notes to include all the compatible products? The list on the RC1 release is quite detailed and more extensive than the latest WHQL notes.

[Guest]

This driver causes bsod

[Rageodontist]

AMD stop being bad please. You make these great cards and than back them up with these incredibly crappy drivers. Come on guys.