amd Catalyst 16.3 released - non WHQL

[zMeul]

source: http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD_Radeon_Software_Crimson_Edition_16.3.aspx

 

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Updated Crossfire Profiles available for

• Hitman™
• The Park

Support for

• Hitman™

Performance and Quality improvements for

• Rise of the Tomb Raider™
  • Up to 16% on AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X Series vs AMD Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.2.
• Gears of War Ultimate Edition
  • Up to 60% on AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X series vs AMD Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1
  • Up to 44% on AMD Radeon™ R9 380 series vs AMD Radeon™ Software Crimson Edition 16.2.1

Vulkan™ Support

 

Per-Game Display Scaling: A new feature introduced in Radeon™ Settings that allows per game Display Scaling to be set within the Radeon™ Settings Gaming tab under "Profile Options".

 

Language Menu: A new feature introduced in Radeon™ Settings that allows the end user to select their preferred language from a drop down menu under the "Preferences -> Language" tab.

 

Two Display Eyefinity: Two Display Eyefinity is now an available option under the Eyefinity tab in Radeon™ Settings.

 

AMD Crossfire™ Status Indicator: A new feature in Radeon™ Settings that allows users to toggle an AMD Crossfire™ status indicator on their screen when running in AMD Crossfire™ mode.

 

Updated Social Links: New Social links are now available for Radeon™ Settings home page and have also updated based on geographical region.

 

Power Efficiency Toggle: A new feature introduced in the Radeon™ Settings Gaming tab for select AMD Radeon™ 300 series and AMD Radeon™ Fury X available under "Global Options". This allows the user to disable some power efficiency optimizations.

 

AMD XConnect™ technology: This driver provides initial support for external GPU enclosures configured with Radeon™ R9 300 Series GPUs are now supported over Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C) connections. AMD XConnect™ technology additionally provides plug'n'play support and an integrated management interface. Base system must have BIOS support for external GPUs (e.g. Razer Blade Stealth).

 

Resolved Issues

• Core clocks may not maintain sustained clock speeds resulting in choppy performance and or screen corruption (Fixed with new Power Efficiency feature toggled to off)
• Gears of War Ultimate Edition - Random freezes may be experienced during gameplay
• Ashes of the Singularity 2.0 Benchmark now supports DirectFlip
• XCOM 2 flickering textures may be experienced at various game locations
• Rise of the Tomb Raider™ - The game may randomly crash on launch if Tessellation is enabled

 

 

 

download:

• x86-64: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/Non-WHQL-64Bit-Radeon-Software-Crimson-16.3-Win10-Win8.1-Win7-March9.exe
• x86: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/beta/Non-WHQL-32Bit-Radeon-Software-Crimson-16.3-Win10-Win8.1-Win7-March9.exe

[PlayStation 2]

AMD XConnect™

what kind of name is that

[zMeul]

9 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

AMD XConnect™

what kind of name is that

AMD^{Trade Mark} eXernal Connect^®  

they went full tard

[2dfx]

An X may also denote "cross" or its various symbolism.

 

Xmas?  

 

AMD CrossConnect.  Makes sense.

[PlayStation 2]

10 minutes ago, 2dfx said:

An X may also denote "cross" or its various symbolism.

 

Xmas?  

 

AMD CrossConnect.  Makes sense.

I could see that.