AMD ha rilasciato una nuove release di driver Catalyst per schede video della famiglia HD Radeon, compatibili dalla serie HD 5000.
La release 13.8 beta è stata introdotta poco tempo fa per introdurre le tecniche di frame pacing che permette una migliore gestione delle configurazioni CrossFire e la conseguente riduzione del fastidioso microstuttering.
Di seguito le novità introdotte in questa nuova release di driver:
Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta2 Driver for Windows:
- Saints Row 4: Performance improves up to 25% at 1920×1280 with Ultra settings enabled
- Splinter Cell Blacklist: Performance improves up to 9% at 2560×1600 with Ultra settings enabled
- Final Fantasy XIV: Improves single GPU and CrossFire performance
- Van Helsing: Fixes image quality issues when enabling Anti-Aliasing through the AMD Catalyst Control Center
- Far Cry 3 / Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon: Resolve corruption when enabling Anti-Aliasing through the Catalyst Control Center
- RIPD: Improves single GPU performance
- Minimum: Improves CrossFire performance
- Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Improves CrossFire performance
- CrossFire: Frame Pacing feature – includes improved performance in World of Warcraft, Sniper Elite, Watch Dogs, and Tomb Raider
- Doom 3 BFG: Corruption issues have been resolved
Known Issues of The AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta2 Driver for Windows:
- CrossFire configurations (when used in combination with Overdrive) can result in the secondary GPU usage running at 99%
- Enabling CrossFire can result in the PCI-e bus speed for the secondary GPU being reported as x1
- Bioshock Infinite: New DLC can cause system hangs with Frame Pacing enabled – disable frame pacing for this title to resolve
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