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AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite Version 12.3 • Back Release Notes
Last Updated 3/28/2012 Article Number 158 This article provides information on the latest posting of AMD’s software suite, AMD Catalyst™12.3. This particular software suite updates the AMD display driver and the AMD Catalyst Control Center/ AMD Vision Engine Control Center. This unified driver has been updated to provide enhanced level of power, performance, and reliability.
Package Content
The AMD Catalyst software suite 12.3 contains the following:
• AMD display driver version 8.951 • HydraVision™ for Windows Vista ® and Windows ® 7 • Southbridge/IXP Driver • AMD Catalyst Control Center version 8.951 / AMD Vision Engine Control Center version 8.951
Important!
Caution!
• The AMD Catalyst Control Center/ AMD Vision Engine Control Center requires that the Microsoft® .NET Framework SP1 be installed for Windows XP and Windows Vista. Without .NET SP1 installed, the AMD Catalyst Control Center / AMD Vision Engine Control Center will not launch properly and the user will see an error message.
Notes.
• When installing the AMD Catalyst driver for Windows operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of the AMD Catalyst driver. • The Catalyst driver requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed. • These release notes provide information on the AMD display driver only. For information on the ATI Multimedia Center™, HydraVision, HydraVision Basic Edition, Remote Wonder, or the Southbridge/IXP driver, please refer to their respective release notes found at : http://support.amd.com/. • AMD Eyefinity technology gives gamers access to high display resolutions. As pixel count grows, the graphics horsepower required to drive the displays at a reasonable frame rate can increase dramatically. Depending on the game and system configuration, users may notice texture corruption and reduced frame rates when running games in multi-monitor Eyefinity modes. • Windows Driver Model (WDM) drivers are no longer bundled in the AMD Catalyst software suite. The WDM drivers install bundle can be downloaded independently through the AMD website
AMD Product Compatibility
The AMD Catalyst driver is compatible with the following AMD products.
AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility
AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series
AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series
AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series ATI Radeon HD 4890 Series
AMD Radeon HD 7300 Series ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6600 Series ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6550D Series ATI Radeon HD 4670 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6530D Series ATI Radeon HD 4650 Series
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AMD Radeon HD 6500 Series AMD Radeon HD 6500 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6410D Series ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6370D Series ATI Radeon HD 4550 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6310D Series ATI Radeon HD 4350 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6300 Series ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6200 Series ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series
ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series ATI Radeon HD 2900 Series
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series
ATI Radeon HD 5600 Series ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series
AMD FireStream Product Families
AMD FireStream™ 9350 AMD FireStream 9250
AMD FireStream 9270 AMD FireStream 9170
AMD Chipset Product Families
ATI Radeon™ HD 4290 ATI Radeon 3200 Series
ATI Radeon HD 4250 ATI Radeon 3100 Series
ATI Radeon HD 4200 Series ATI Radeon 3000 Series
ATI Radeon HD 3300 Series
AMD Mobility Product Family Compatibility
AMD Catalyst Mobility is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features. When used with Windows Vista or Windows 7, users may have unwanted experiences.
The Installation Verification Software will prevent driver download on certain notebook products. This is to protect against the installing of drivers that may disable features or functionality provided by the system manufacturer. If unwanted experiences occur while using Catalyst Mobility, it is recommended to revert back to the driver provided by your system vendor for your specific platform. Please contact your system vendor for the most recent drivers for your notebook.
AMD Mobility Product Families
AMD Mobility Radeon™ HD 6900M Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6800M Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4100 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6300M Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6300 Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3600 Series
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AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6200 Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5700 Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3100 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5600 Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5100 Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 Series
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4800 Series ATI PowerXpress™ enabled notebooks
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4600 Series using AMD chipsets
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6620G Series
AMD Radeon HD 6520G Series
AMD Radeon HD 6480G Series
AMD Radeon HD 6380G Series
AMD Radeon HD 6310G Series
AMD Radeon HD 6250G Series
The following notebooks are not compatible with this release:
• Any notebook launched after this driver release • Switchable Graphics enabled notebooks • Toshiba notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks) • Sony VAIO notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks) • Panasonic notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
Compatible Operating Systems
The latest version of the AMD Catalyst software suite is designed to support the following Microsoft ® Windows ® platforms:
• Windows 7 32-bit version • Windows 7 64-bit version • Windows Vista 32-bit version • Windows Vista 64-bit version • Windows XP Professional • Windows XP Home Edition • Windows XP Media Center Edition • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 12.3 Windows release includes:
NEW FEATURES
Full Support for AMD Radeon HD 7000 series of products
• Catalyst 12.3 now fully supports the AMD Radeon HD 7900, AMD Radeon HD 7800 and AMD Radeon HD 7700 series of products
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RESOLVED ISSUES
Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 12.3 software suite for Windows 7. These include:
• AMD Catalyst Control Center startup issues/ delays have been resolved • Tom Clancy HAWX: No longer crashes after task switching with MLAA (Morphological Anti-Aliasing) and Anti-Aliasing enabled • Furmark Benchmark: No longer crashes when launched in High Performance mode. • Quake 4: No longer display corruption after task switching when run in High Performance mode • XPlane: Textures no longer exhibit flicker and corruption • Skyrim: No longer displays flickering and texture corruption. • Alan Wake: A system crash is no longer experienced when running the game in DirectX 9 mode with Crossfire enabled • Far Cry 2: A random system hang is no longer experienced when running the game at high in game setting
Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.3 software suite for Windows Vista. These include:
• AMD Catalyst Control Center startup issues/ delays have been resolved • Enemy Territory Quake Wars : no longer exhibits random corruption
KNOWN ISSUES
Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:
• Vsync may be disabled after task switching when playing Rage • Enemy Territory Quake Wars may crash when launched in High Performance mode • Crysis 2 may hang randomly when run in DirectX 11 mode.
Known issues under the Windows Vista operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:
• The Catalyst Control Center may not display if launched while using WinDVD to play a BluRay disc.
Known issues under the Windows XP operating system
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:
• The system may hang when playing Dirt 3 at maximum in-game settings • The system may hang when launching Crysis – Warhead at maximum in game settings • Dragon Age 2 may display random graphics corruption.
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