/ 3 votos • FEV.16.2012 • diola
Liberado pela AMD o Catalyst 12.1 WHQL, primeira versão oficial de 2012 com certificado WHQL.
Como destaque, a versão traz pela primeira vez o suporte a criação de perfis de configuração para games e aplicativos, uma funcionalidade solicitada a anos pelos usuários da AMD(ATI).
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AMD Catalyst 12.1 WHQL
AMD HD3D technology support enhancement
- Enables support for AMD HD3D technology in conjunction with AMD CrossFireX configurations
- Delivers a new Stereo 3D mode over HDMI 1.4a connections - 1080p at 30Hz is now enabled on supported displays.
AMD Catalyst Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Application Profiles
- AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver enables users to create per application profiles to individually control 3D and CrossFireX settings for Direct3D applications
- Please be sure to select the “Restore Factory Defaults” option under the Catalyst Control Center Preferences menu before using the new application profiles feature – this ensures there are no compatibility issues between previous drivers and the new AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver with regards to application profiles
AMD Catalyst Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Video UI improvements
- AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver includes user interface enhancements to simply adjustment of video color and video quality controls
Feature highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Linux driver:
This release of AMD Catalyst™ Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems
- SLED 11 SP2 early look support
- Ubuntu 11.10 production level support
Além da versão 12.1 WHQL, a AMD liberou a versão 12.2 Preview, trazendo suporte ao Eyefinity 2.1, que tem como destaque o suporte a resoluções mais altas das disponíveis até o momento.
Feature highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.2 driver:
AMD Eyefinity 2.1 technology enhancements
- Additional resolution support: Users can now choose from a larger set of resolutions when running AMD Eyefinity
- Dynamic Configuration Changes: Switching between different display configurations will occur automatically when physically plugging/un-plugging displays
- HydraVision enhancements: The Windows Task bar can now be moved and resized based on users preference
- Profile Manager improvements: Increased support for Display Groups (including 5x1) and Extended configurations within the Profile Manager
A AMD destaca que a versão 12.2 Preview ainda não traz suporte a série Radeon HD 7900.
AMD Catalyst Application Profile - 12.1 CAP3 (16/02/2012)
O Catalyst Application Profile é um pacote de perfis para sistemas com placas em Crossfire. A versão 12.1 CAP3 traz as novidades abaixo:
- Alan Wake: The American Nightmare - Improves CrossFire performance
- Syndicate – Improves both single GPU and CrossFire performance
- Darkness 2 – Improves CrossFire performance
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – Improves CrossFire performance for the AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series to avoid negative scaling at low resolutions
- Natural Selection 2 – Fixes shadow map flickering issue seen with CrossFire enabled