Компания AMD выпустила новую бета-версию драйверов Catalyst 12.6. Улучшения в основном касаются поддержки технологии "Dual Graphics" для второго поколения APU. Драйверы Catalyst 12.6 Beta доступны для Windows Vista, 7 и XP, а также для Linux. Скачать обновлённый пакет можно прямо на сайте AMD.
Resolved issue highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.6 Beta:
- AMD Radeon™ HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800 Tri-CrossFire™ configurations + Eyefinity BSOD when launching a DirectX application.
- AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800 Eyefinity/Multiple Display configurations BSOD when using desktop applications.
- AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800, and AMD Radeon HD 7700 cards hang when system goes to sleep.
- Tearing on Eyefinity configurations when different display connector types are used.
- Poor Elder Scrolls: Skyrim CrossFire scaling seen in AMD Catalyst 12.4 (back to CrossFire scaling found in AMD Catalyst 12.3).
- AMD Catalyst Control Center – intermittently missing Overdrive page.
- AMD Catalyst Control Center – missing GPU Activity gauge.
- AMD Radeon HD 7900 CrossFire Configuration – system hang after cinematic in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
- Crysis 2 -random system hangs when run in DirectX 9 mode.
- Heroes and Generals: Blocky corruption in scenes with smoke effects when run in DirectX 11 mode.
- Disabled HDMI audio when the connected HDTV is powered Off/On.
Feature highlights of the AMD Catalyst 12.6 Beta:
Dual Graphics enhancements – new application profiles
- Supported Dual Graphics configurations:
AMD Accelerated Processors for Desktop PCs- AMD Radeon HD 7660D (A10-5700)
- AMD Radeon HD 7560D (A8-5500
- Notebooks with AMD Accelerated Processors
- AMD Radeon HD 7660D (A10-4600)
- AMD Radeon HD 7640G (A8-4500M)
- AMD Radeon HD 7520G (A6-4400M)
- New profiles have been added for the following game titles:Future Catalyst releases will continue to add Dual Graphics support for additional titles
- Diablo 3
- Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- StarCraft 2
- Portal 2
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty Black Ops