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Discussion in 'Hardware' started by AMDMatt, 29 Dec 2014.

  1. AMDMatt

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    Index
    WHQL Drivers Post One
    Beta Drivers Post Two **Most Recent Drivers**
    HotFix Drivers Post Three


    WHQL Drivers

    14.12 Catalyst Omega

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    The AMD Catalyst™ Omega driver: Updates and Features



    Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ Omega Windows Driver

    5K Monitor Support

    Frame Pacing Enhancements For Dual Graphics

    AMD CrossFire™ Frame Pacing improvements

    Performance Optimizations versus AMD Catalyst™ 14.9 WHQL

    Year over Year Performance Optimizations versus AMD Catalyst™ 13.12 WHQL*

    Driver Efficiency Improvement

    Resolved Issues

    Known Issues

    Driver Download
    http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

    AMD Issue Reporting Form - Submit Driver Bugs!
    http://www.amd.com/report
     
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    15.4 Beta Drivers

    Hello,

    We know everyone’s been eagerly awaiting the launch of this game on PC, so have we – our latest AMD Catalyst driver is locked and loaded, ready for download to enable the best possible experience for Radeon users playing GTA V on the PC. We hope you have a ton of fun with it!

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    Click here to download the driver.

    Driver Highlights:

    New Crossfire Profiles for:
    Galactic Civilizations III
    Grand Theft Auto V
    Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
    Mortal Kombat X
    Sleeping Dogs : Definitive Edition


    Improved Crossfire Profiles updates for:
    Battlefield Hardline
    Dying Light
    Far Cry 4
    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
    Sniper Elite V3


    For instructions on how to uninstall or install the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, you may refer to the following support resources:

    How-To Uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers From A Windows® Based System
    How-To Install AMD Catalyst™ Drivers For A Windows® Based System

    Please make sure to read the Feature Highlights and the Known Issues sections to learn more about this version of the driver and use the Issue Reporting Form to report any bugs – Thank you!


    Resolved Issues:
    Battlefield 4: A memory leak may be experienced on certain AMD Radeon GPU's
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash on first launch when in High Performance Mode
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash on launch on certain AMD graphics products
    Far Cry 4: Stuttering may be experienced with custom settings when run in AMD Crossfire mode
    Far Cry 4: Screen tearing may be experienced even after enabling vsync

    Known Issues:
    Far Cry 4 : A game crash may be experienced when switching between windowed and full screen mode
    Far Cry 4 : Flickering may be experienced in the in-game cinematics when launched in landscape SLS mode
    Youtube : Random block corruption may be experience with simultaneous 1080p video streams
    Youtube : Microsoft Internet Explorer may crash if exited while Youtube sessions are ongoing
    Battlefield Hardline: Corruption / stutter may be experienced while changing resolution with vsync enabled
    Battlefield Hardline: Broken glass may flicker during gameplay
    Monitors may switch off when changing orientation from portrait SLS to landscape SLS
    Metal Gear Solid V - Ground Zeroes : The game may crash when run at lower resolutions in windowed mode
    Sleeping Dogs - Definitive Edition : The game may not run on certain Kaveri platforms when High Performance mode is enabled
    A manual installation (via inf) may fail on certain R9 295X2 configurations

    AMD is currently working with Techland to resolve the following issue
    Distant objects may flicker in Dying Light when AA is enabled in AMD Crossfire mode. As a workaround, users may disable AMD Crossfire mode if this issue is impacting their game experience.

    AMD is currently working with NetherRealm Studios to resolve the following issue
    Flickering is sometimes observed on a small number of surfaces in Mortal Combat X when using AMD Crossfire. As a work around, users may disable AMD Crossfire mode if this issue is impacting their game experience.

    15.3 Beta Drivers

    15.3 Beta Drivers

    Hello everyone,

    Click here to download the driver.

    Driver Highlights:

    AMD Freesync™ Support for single GPU product configurations:

    AMD Freesync technology support is now available for single GPU configurations. For more information on how Freesync works, FAQ's and what products are currently supported, please visit the Freesync Technology Page.

    Please refer to the screenshot below for how to enable FreeSync within Catalyst Control Center.


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    Mixed Rotation Eyefinity now available on Radeon™ R9 285 series
    AMD Radeon™ R9 285 now supports Mixed Rotation Eyefinity for "0" and "90" degrees rotations

    More information is available at the following link.

    In addition this release includes new Crossfire profiles for:

    Battlefield Hardline
    Evolve
    Far Cry 4
    Lords of the Fallen
    Project Cars
    Total War: Attila


    Furthermore, this release includes improved Crossfire profiles for:

    Alien Isolation
    Assassin's Creed Unity
    Civilization - Beyond Earth
    FIFA 2015
    Grid Autosport
    Ryse: Son of Rome
    Talos Principle
    The Crew



    For instructions on how to uninstall or install the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, you may refer to the following support resources:

    How-To Uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers From A Windows® Based System
    How-To Install AMD Catalyst™ Drivers For A Windows® Based System

    Please make sure to read the Feature Highlights and the Known Issues sections to learn more about this version of the driver and use the Issue Reporting Form to report any bugs – Thank you!


    Resolved Issues:
    Screens may blank out when enabling a 3x1 SLS with 3 HDMI monitors
    Leadwerks : Project Manager crashes with a "Pure Virtual Function Call" error
    Second Life : Rigged mesh objects are not rendered correctly when hardware skinning is enabled in the in game settings
    Star Trek Online : Block corruption is experienced when MSAA is enabled in the in game settings
    System hangs/BSOD upon resuming from S3/S4 sleep on AMD Radeon™ R9 285 configured in AMD CrossFire™ mode
    With AMD CrossFire™ enabled, Timeout Detection Recovery (TDR) occurs during actual gameplay when YouTube Mix moves to the next song in Firefox
    Screen tearing on enabling VSync with Alien: Isolation game
    Catalyst Control Center Video Quality settings may not be available or retained if the "Enforce Smooth Video Playback" option is not selected on some AMD HD series GPU's.
    Primary display may not be retained after disabling Crossfire while in Eyefinity mode
    Enabling or disabling Crossfire may lead to one side of the 4K MST display being shown as black
    Minor stuttering may be seen in Dragon Age Inquisition on Single and Multi GPU configurations​
    Total War : Attilla - The game may hang during in game cinematics on certain Kaveri platforms with a separate discrete GPU
    The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim : Fog / Clouds may flicker on Radeon HD 5800 series products


    Important Note:
    The AMD CrossFire™ profile for Dying Light is currently disabled in this driver while AMD works with Techland to investigate an issue where AMD CrossFire configurations are not performing as intended. An update is expected on this issue in the near future through an updated game patch or an AMD driver posting.


    Known Issues:
    Lord of Fallen : Flickering may be observed during gameplay on some 3D monitors
    FIFA 2015 : On a limited number of AMD APU + AMD GPU configurations a crash may be experienced if the "No Limit on FPS" game option is enabled
    Dragon Age inquisition : Random game crashes may be experienced in Mantle mode
    The Catalyst Control Center may hang when using the 'Check for Updates" option
    Battlefield 4 : Screen tearing / Stutter may be experienced in Three way Crossfire setup in Eyefinity mode
    A black screen may be experienced when attempting to enable Eyefinity after changing the display mode (Portrait, Landscape)
    Pull down detection fails to lock in Metro Video playback applications
    A system restart or hang may be observed on sleep/resume while transcoding video with Media Espresso
    Battlefield Hardline : Changing resolution from low to high and enabling Vsync may result in intermittent corruption and stutter. Restarting the game is a temporary solution to the problem
    Some 5K displays may experience flickering on some AMD E-Series APU's
    Frame drops may be experienced with Blu-Ray playback on certain AMD Kaveri APU's when connected to 5K displays
    Total War: Attila - The game may randomly restart when first launched
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Intermittent flickering may be observed when accessing the in game menu
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash when launched on R9 285 series products with Crossfire and Mantle enabled
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash on first launch when in High Performance mode
    Freesync does not work after hotplugging the display with Windows Aero (DWM) off
    A temporary workaround is to toggle Windows Aero on/off or by restarting Windows
    Freesync is not enabled in Diablo III unless Vsync is enabled in the game
    A temporary workaround is to enable Vsync in the game


    14.1.2 Beta Drivers

    Beta Drivers

    14.11.2 Beta

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    Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 14.9.2 Windows® Beta Driver Performance Improvements

    Resolved Issues

    Known Issues

    Driver Download
    http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMDCatalyst14-11-2-BetaWINReleaseNotes.aspx
     
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  3. AMDMatt

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    Hotfix Drivers

    14.12 Omega Hotfix Driver

    Driver Download
    http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/GPU-5001.aspx
     
  4. AMDMatt

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    Guides


    How To Make Sure CrossFireX Is Working Properly?

    One of the questions i often see asked is, "How do i know if CrossfireX is working correctly?" Well i have written a basic and advanced guide that will show you two different ways to check that your CrossFireX setup is working correctly.

    The first (simple) method will allow you to get a visual notification in the form of an AMD CrossFireX logo every time a game starts and a CrossFireX profile is loaded. A quick and easy way to make sure that CrossFireX is working when you load a game.

    The second (advanced) method requires you to install a third party application called MSI Afterburner. This will allow to to monitor how your gpu's are performing down to the finest detail. Great for the enthusiast or someone that likes to keep a pulse on what his Radeon cards are doing at all times.

    I recommend using the latest WHQL driver from the AMD website. CrossFireX users should always use the most recent drivers to keep their CrossFireX profiles up to date.


    Basic Method - Quick Way To Check If CrossFireX Is Working


    Open Catalyst Control Center. Click preferences in the top right hand corner and make sure Advanced view is selected.

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    Crossfire should be enabled by default after installing the driver, assuming you've installed the cards correctly and secured the relevant power connections. But lets just double check to make sure that's the case.

    Open the performance tab on the left. Click AMD CrossFireX. Ensure that Enable CrossfireX is selected.

    Note only Windows 8/8.1 users will see the option below that.

    The option to enable/disable crossfire is not present for 7990/295x2 users. Should these users wish to disable CrossFireX for a specific game you need to create a profile within 3d applications, select the game exe, add it, then disable CrossFireX and click apply.

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    Next we need to make sure frame pacing is enabled. Again this should be on by default, but just double check. Go to the gaming, then 3d applications on the left. Click X in the top right hand corner to close CCC to the taskbar.


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    Right Click the CCC icon ([​IMG]) in your taskbar. Go to 1.AMD Radeon >> Show CrossFireX Logo. Tick that like in the picture below.

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    Now whenever a 3D Application loads, if CrossFireX is working and has applied a CrossFireX profile then you will see a small CrossFireX logo in the top right hand corner whenever a game or 3D application loads that has a CrossFireX profile.

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    Advanced Method - Will Allow You To Better Monitor GPU Performance

    The advanced method to monitoring CrossFireX usage and general gpu performance allows you to access more precise information about how CrossFireX is performing. That is done using MSI Afterburners On Screen Display software called RivaTuner. This will enable you to monitor via a graph on the screen how each gpu is performing while you game. You can monitor its temperature, how much gpu usage it's receiving, (in other words - how hard it's working) as well as things like core clock speed and video memor usage. It's very handy and i recommend it to all 'advanced' CrossFireX users who wish to get every last drop of performance from their setup.

    First of all you will need to download the latest version of MSI Afterburner from Guru3D, which at the time of writing is 4.0.0.

    Download Link
    http://www.guru3d.com/files-get/msi-afterburner-beta-download,26.html

    Once you've downloaded it and installed afterburner and rivatuner, run it and follow the prompt to restart your pc.

    When you're back in Windows open up afterburner and go to settings. I highly recommend you copy the settings i use below, click ok then restart your pc again.

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    Key Settings Explained

    Disable ULPS is a handy power saving tool that shuts off your second gpu completely when the pc is idle or not under heavy load. It's not absolutely essential to disable this, but it can improve performance a little bit to disable it so typically i recommend disabling it.

    Enable unified gpu usage monitoring should be ticked to provide more accurate gpu usage readings. As we want to monitor gpu usage to see how CrossFireX is working, this is essential.


    Setting Up RivaTuner


    Go to the monitoring tab. Change hardware polling period to 2000. That means the overlay will update once every two seconds. Settings this refresh too low can degrade performance on lower end systems so use with caution. I'd recommend no lower than a setting of 1000.

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    Now we need to set up the on screen display itself to show the desired information while we game.

    Tick and activate each of the hardware monitoring graphs under this section. Put a tick in GPU 1 Temp, then go down to show in on screen display and put a tick there. Then go to override group name and put a tick in there. Name it GPU1. Now do the same for GPU 2 Temp and name is GPU 2. When you get down to override group name make sure you put in GPU2 and not GPU1. You want them on separate lines on the overlay to keep things clear.

    GPU1
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    GPU2
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    I recommend you set up the following for all gpus. Make sure you tick override group name and keep naming the relevant part GPU1 and GPU2 etc. You want all GPU1 info on one line and GPU2 info on the next line below it.

    GPU1 TEMP
    GPU2 TEMP
    GPU1 USAGE
    GPU2 USAGE
    GPU1 CORE CLOCK
    GPU2 CORE CLOCK
    GPU1 MEMORY CLOCK
    GPU2 MEMORY CLOCK

    You can also monitor other things like fps, video ram usage, cpu temperature and usage etc. These can be handy to monitor as well, so if that interests you then setup overlays for those as well. Just remember to put them on a different line to keep things organized and tidy.

    Note under Framerate and Frametime you're not able to select override group name. So all you do is tick show in on screen display, like so.

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    If you do decide to monitor video memory, system memory and pagefile usage then i suggest you use override group name on all of them, and have the name as MEMORY or MEM in capitals. If you use the same override group name on all of them it will position them on the same line on screen.

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    As above, you can add cpu temperature and cpu usage (per core/thread - similar to gpu usage) to the on screen display as well if you want. Just follow the same instructions as above to add those.

    Now we need to tweak the overlay so we can see it easily while running 3D applications. It needs to stand out so we can easily read it while fragging. For this we need to open RivaTuner [​IMG] which will be in your taskbar somewhere near the MSI afterburner icon.

    With RivaTuner open, go to 'on screen display shadow' and change it to on.

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    Next we need to change the colour of the text so it stands out well against backgrounds. To do that click the purple on screen display palette. Select white as the primary colour and black as the secondary colour. You can select whichever colour you choose, but i think white and black stands out best on any colour background in my opinion.

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    Once all that is done and you're happy it's time to play some games and check out that overlay. Pay special attention to the 'GPU Usage', look out for the percentage sign that is displayed. This will tell how much each of your gpu's is being used. Ideally you will want to see this on or around 99% on both gpu's. This will mean each gpu is working to 99% of it's maximum capability.

    Here is what the overlay should look like in game.

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    Here's what you should be looking out for in games. Both gpu's showing at 90-99% gpu usage with crossfire running. The GPU usage is on the top line, after the gpu temperature. Below that i have cpu temperature and cpu usage.

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    Frequently Asked Questions


    You can set up a toggle key to enable and disable the on screen display overlay at the press of a keystroke, should you find it irritating while gaming. To set this up do the following. Choose a toggle key from the monitoring tab in settings to turn the on screen display overlay on or off. I use F8. Press that while gaming and the overlay will vanish. Press it again to bring it back. Very handy if you plan to take screenshots while gaming.

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    Gpu usage can and will fluctuate depending on many things, so don't worry. As long as performance is good and fps are high, i wouldn't worry about it. However low gpu usage coupled with poor performance can sometimes indicate one of the following.

    1. You're using vsync or an fps limit. This is stopping the gpu from working to its full capacity as it can provide the number of frames required without working at maximum (99%) capacity. As long as performance is good and smooth, don't worry about low gpu usage here.

    2. There could be a cpu bottleneck in place. This occurs when your cpu is unable to provide enough grunt (fps) for the gpu's to work at their maximum capacity, 99%. The only way to fix this is to overclock the cpu or upgrade the cpu. Faster system memory can also help, but less so than the cpu.

    3. The bottleneck could be a limitation of the game engine or the API (DirectX) itself. Overclocking the cpu can sometimes help with this and can sometimes improve fps and get cpu/gpu usage up a bit further. Otherwise the only option may be to lower details a bit and see if you can improve performance at lower settings.


    Currently under DirectX/OpenGL CrossfireX will only work if the 3D application or game is running in Full Screen Mode. Please check the video options and ensure that you're running in Full Screen Mode and not Borderless Mode or Windowed Mode.

    If you're using the Mantle API then CrossfireX will work in Borderless Mode or Windowed Mode. It should be noted that although Crossfire will work under Mantle in Borderless or Windowed Mode, to get the best possible performance i recommend running in Full Screen Mode.


    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE AMD PRODUCT WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER DAMAGES CAUSED BY RUNNING COMPONENTS OUTSIDE OF SPECIFICATION INCLUDING DAMAGES CAUSED BY OVERCLOCKING. (EVEN WHEN OVERCLOCKING IS ENABLED WITH THE AMD OVERDRIVE UTILITY)

    ALL ADVICE PROVIDED HERE IS FOLLOWED AT YOUR OWN RISK, AMD CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES.
     
  5. AMDMatt

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  7. Chris_Waddle

    Chris_Waddle Loving my new digital pinball machine

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    Apologies Matt, due to this being sticked I have only just seen it - sorry, I never normally look this high up the page.

    Just had a good read and it's a very handy thread indeed. Thanks for taking the time to write it up
     
  8. AMDMatt

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    Not a problem Chris and i hope to add to more to it soon. :)
     
  9. Guest-44432

    Guest-44432 Guest

    I've only just noticed this thread too... Thanks for the tips. :)
     
  10. AMDMatt

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    No problem at all. :)
     
  11. AMDMatt

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    Hello Everyone,

    We want the Catalyst 15.3 Beta driver with AMD FreeSync technology to be the highest quality as possible and are working hard to release it as soon as possible. I’ll make sure to update everyone here when the driver is ready for download.

    Thank you for your patience.
     
  12. AMDMatt

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    AMD Catalyst 15.3 Beta Driver for Windows OS

    Hello everyone,

    Click here to download the driver.

    Driver Highlights:

    AMD Freesync™ Support for single GPU product configurations:

    AMD Freesync technology support is now available for single GPU configurations. For more information on how Freesync works, FAQ's and what products are currently supported, please visit the Freesync Technology Page.

    Please refer to the screenshot below for how to enable FreeSync within Catalyst Control Center.


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    Mixed Rotation Eyefinity now available on Radeon™ R9 285 series
    AMD Radeon™ R9 285 now supports Mixed Rotation Eyefinity for "0" and "90" degrees rotations

    More information is available at the following link.

    In addition this release includes new Crossfire profiles for:

    Battlefield Hardline
    Evolve
    Far Cry 4
    Lords of the Fallen
    Project Cars
    Total War: Attila


    Furthermore, this release includes improved Crossfire profiles for:

    Alien Isolation
    Assassin's Creed Unity
    Civilization - Beyond Earth
    FIFA 2015
    Grid Autosport
    Ryse: Son of Rome
    Talos Principle
    The Crew



    For instructions on how to uninstall or install the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, you may refer to the following support resources:

    How-To Uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers From A Windows® Based System
    How-To Install AMD Catalyst™ Drivers For A Windows® Based System

    Please make sure to read the Feature Highlights and the Known Issues sections to learn more about this version of the driver and use the Issue Reporting Form to report any bugs – Thank you!


    Resolved Issues:
    Screens may blank out when enabling a 3x1 SLS with 3 HDMI monitors
    Leadwerks : Project Manager crashes with a "Pure Virtual Function Call" error
    Second Life : Rigged mesh objects are not rendered correctly when hardware skinning is enabled in the in game settings
    Star Trek Online : Block corruption is experienced when MSAA is enabled in the in game settings
    System hangs/BSOD upon resuming from S3/S4 sleep on AMD Radeon™ R9 285 configured in AMD CrossFire™ mode
    With AMD CrossFire™ enabled, Timeout Detection Recovery (TDR) occurs during actual gameplay when YouTube Mix moves to the next song in Firefox
    Screen tearing on enabling VSync with Alien: Isolation game
    Catalyst Control Center Video Quality settings may not be available or retained if the "Enforce Smooth Video Playback" option is not selected on some AMD HD series GPU's.
    Primary display may not be retained after disabling Crossfire while in Eyefinity mode
    Enabling or disabling Crossfire may lead to one side of the 4K MST display being shown as black
    Minor stuttering may be seen in Dragon Age Inquisition on Single and Multi GPU configurations​
    Total War : Attilla - The game may hang during in game cinematics on certain Kaveri platforms with a separate discrete GPU
    The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim : Fog / Clouds may flicker on Radeon HD 5800 series products


    Important Note:
    The AMD CrossFire™ profile for Dying Light is currently disabled in this driver while AMD works with Techland to investigate an issue where AMD CrossFire configurations are not performing as intended. An update is expected on this issue in the near future through an updated game patch or an AMD driver posting.


    Known Issues:
    Lord of Fallen : Flickering may be observed during gameplay on some 3D monitors
    FIFA 2015 : On a limited number of AMD APU + AMD GPU configurations a crash may be experienced if the "No Limit on FPS" game option is enabled
    Dragon Age inquisition : Random game crashes may be experienced in Mantle mode
    The Catalyst Control Center may hang when using the 'Check for Updates" option
    Battlefield 4 : Screen tearing / Stutter may be experienced in Three way Crossfire setup in Eyefinity mode
    A black screen may be experienced when attempting to enable Eyefinity after changing the display mode (Portrait, Landscape)
    Pull down detection fails to lock in Metro Video playback applications
    A system restart or hang may be observed on sleep/resume while transcoding video with Media Espresso
    Battlefield Hardline : Changing resolution from low to high and enabling Vsync may result in intermittent corruption and stutter. Restarting the game is a temporary solution to the problem
    Some 5K displays may experience flickering on some AMD E-Series APU's
    Frame drops may be experienced with Blu-Ray playback on certain AMD Kaveri APU's when connected to 5K displays
    Total War: Attila - The game may randomly restart when first launched
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Intermittent flickering may be observed when accessing the in game menu
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash when launched on R9 285 series products with Crossfire and Mantle enabled
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash on first launch when in High Performance mode
    Freesync does not work after hotplugging the display with Windows Aero (DWM) off
    A temporary workaround is to toggle Windows Aero on/off or by restarting Windows
    Freesync is not enabled in Diablo III unless Vsync is enabled in the game
    A temporary workaround is to enable Vsync in the game
     
  13. Otis1337

    Otis1337 aka - Ripp3r

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    any word when 15.x will be out of beta?
     
  14. AMDMatt

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    As soon as our next driver is ready, I'll post about it here Otis. However in answer to your question we tend to post WHQL drivers every few months. :)
     
  15. AMDMatt

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    Download & Discuss AMD Catalyst 15.4 Beta Driver for Windows OS

    Hello,

    We know everyone’s been eagerly awaiting the launch of this game on PC, so have we – our latest AMD Catalyst driver is locked and loaded, ready for download to enable the best possible experience for Radeon users playing GTA V on the PC. We hope you have a ton of fun with it!

    [​IMG]

    Click here to download the driver.

    Driver Highlights:

    New Crossfire Profiles for:
    Galactic Civilizations III
    Grand Theft Auto V
    Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
    Mortal Kombat X
    Sleeping Dogs : Definitive Edition


    Improved Crossfire Profiles updates for:
    Battlefield Hardline
    Dying Light
    Far Cry 4
    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
    Sniper Elite V3


    For instructions on how to uninstall or install the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, you may refer to the following support resources:

    How-To Uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers From A Windows® Based System
    How-To Install AMD Catalyst™ Drivers For A Windows® Based System

    Please make sure to read the Feature Highlights and the Known Issues sections to learn more about this version of the driver and use the Issue Reporting Form to report any bugs – Thank you!


    Resolved Issues:
    Battlefield 4: A memory leak may be experienced on certain AMD Radeon GPU's
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash on first launch when in High Performance Mode
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash on launch on certain AMD graphics products
    Far Cry 4: Stuttering may be experienced with custom settings when run in AMD Crossfire mode
    Far Cry 4: Screen tearing may be experienced even after enabling vsync

    Known Issues:
    Far Cry 4 : A game crash may be experienced when switching between windowed and full screen mode
    Far Cry 4 : Flickering may be experienced in the in-game cinematics when launched in landscape SLS mode
    Youtube : Random block corruption may be experience with simultaneous 1080p video streams
    Youtube : Microsoft Internet Explorer may crash if exited while Youtube sessions are ongoing
    Battlefield Hardline: Corruption / stutter may be experienced while changing resolution with vsync enabled
    Battlefield Hardline: Broken glass may flicker during gameplay
    Monitors may switch off when changing orientation from portrait SLS to landscape SLS
    Metal Gear Solid V - Ground Zeroes : The game may crash when run at lower resolutions in windowed mode
    Sleeping Dogs - Definitive Edition : The game may not run on certain Kaveri platforms when High Performance mode is enabled
    A manual installation (via inf) may fail on certain R9 295X2 configurations

    AMD is currently working with Techland to resolve the following issue
    Distant objects may flicker in Dying Light when AA is enabled in AMD Crossfire mode. As a workaround, users may disable AMD Crossfire mode if this issue is impacting their game experience.

    AMD is currently working with NetherRealm Studios to resolve the following issue
    Flickering is sometimes observed on a small number of surfaces in Mortal Combat X when using AMD Crossfire. As a work around, users may disable AMD Crossfire mode if this issue is impacting their game experience.
     
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    Update For AMD Freesync & Crossfire Support

    AMD fans have been outspoken about their love for the smooth gameplay of AMD FreeSync™ technology, and have understandably been excited about the prospect of using compatible monitors with the incredible performance of an AMD CrossFire™ configuration.

    After vigorous QA testing, however, it’s now clear to us that support for AMD FreeSync™ monitors on a multi-GPU system is not quite ready for release.

    As it is our ultimate goal to give AMD customers an ideal experience when using our products, we must announce a delay of the AMD Catalyst™ driver that would offer this support. We will continue to develop and test this solution in accordance with our stringent quality standards, and we will provide another update when it is ready for release

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    AMD Catalyst™ 15.4.1 Beta for Windows® - AMD FreeSync™ technology updates

    This release enables optimisations and fixes for some AMD FreeSync™ technology capable products and displays while retaining all previous updates from the AMD Catalyst™ 15.4 Beta driver.

    For more information on AMD FreeSync™ technology, supported products and displays, please visit the official AMD FreeSync™ technology page located here.

    For more information on the AMD Catalyst™ 15.4 Beta optimizations included in this release please visit the AMD Catalyst™ 15.4 Beta release notes located here.

    The AMD Catalyst™ 15.4.1 Beta Driver can be downloaded from the following link:

    AMD Catalyst 15.4.1 Beta Driver for Windows 7 & 8.1 32/64 bit

    AMD Issue Reporting Form
    This driver release incorporates suggestions received through the AMD Issue Reporting Form. To provide us with your feedback, visit the AMD Issue Reporting Form.
     
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    AMD Catalyst 15.5 Beta Driver for Windows OS out now

    Hello everyone,

    Click here (www.amd.com/beta) to download the driver.

    Highlights:

    Crossfire Profiles updates for:
    • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    Performance Improvements for the following:
    • The Witcher 3 - Wild Hunt: Up to 10% performance increase on single GPU Radeon R9 and R7 Series graphics products
    • Project Cars - Up to 17% performance increase on Radeon R9 and R7 Series graphics products

    Known Issues:
    • The Witcher 3 - Wild Hunt: Crossfire users may experience poor performance or random flickering. As a workaround we suggest disabling Anti-Aliasing from the game’s video - post processing settings. If the issues persist further, we suggest disabling Crossfire while we continue to work with CD Projekt Red to resolve this issue.
    • Project CARS: Corruption may be observed if Anti-Aliasing is set to DS2M. As a workaround we suggest using a different Anti-Aliasing setting.


    Please refer to the Release Notes for more information.


    For instructions on how to uninstall or install the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, you may refer to the following support resources:

    How-To Uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers From A Windows® Based System
    How-To Install AMD Catalyst™ Drivers For A Windows® Based System

    Please make sure to read the Known Issues sections to learn more about this version of the driver and use the Issue Reporting Form to report any bugs – Thank you!

    Optimizing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Performance on AMD Radeon™ Graphics

    Further to installing Catalyst 15.5 Beta, there are additional manual steps AMD Radeon™ customers can take to improve the performance of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Please refer to the following KB support page in order to ensure you get the best possible experience in The Witcher 3.
     

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