AMD Catalyst driver version 14.4 WHQL Update

AMD Catalyst driver version 14.4 WHQL Update. - AMD has now made available the  build of the Catalyst 14.4 WHQL Update graphics driver bringing Mantle and True Audio. Drivers support Windows Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 - 32/64 bit.

Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 14.4 Windows Driver:

• Support for the AMD Radeon R9 295X
• CrossFire fixes enhancements:
• Crysis 3 – frame pacing improvements
• Far Cry 3 – 3 and 4 GPU performance improvements at high quality settings, high resolution settings
• Anno 2070 – Improved CrossFire scaling up to 34%
• Titanfall – Resolved in game flickering with CrossFire enabled
• Metro Last Light – Improved Crossfire scaling up to 10%
• Eyefinity 3x1 (with three 4K panels) no longer cuts off portions of the application
• Stuttering has been improved in certain applications when selecting mid-Eyefinity resolutions with V-sync Enabled
• Full support for OpenGL 4.4

OpenGL 4.4 supports the following extensions:
                ARB_buffer_storage
                ARB_enhanced_layouts
                ARB_query_buffer_object
                ARB_clear_texture
                ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge
                ARB_texture_stencil8
                ARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev
                ARB_multi_bind
                ARB_bindless_texture
                ARB_spare_texture
                ARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture
                ARB_indirect_parameters
                ARB_shader_group_vote

Mantle beta driver improvements:

• BattleField 4: Performance slowdown is no longer seen when performing a task switch/Alt-tab
• BattleField 4: Fuzzy images when playing in rotated SLS resolution with an A10 Kaveri system

Known Issues:

• System will TDR or BSOD when encoding with Power Director 11
• Driver installation might result in a black screen when installing on a Dual AMD Radeon R9 295X configuration under Windows 8.1.   The issue can be overcome by rebooting the PC; upon reboot the display driver will be installed.  The remaining Catalyst components can then be installed.
   

HD 5000 – 7000/R7 + R9 Series:
Download Windows XP 32/64-bit Desktop Driver 14.4 WHQL Update
Download Windows 7/8/8.1 64-bit Desktop Driver 14.4 WHQL Update
Download Windows 7/8/8.1 32-bit Desktop Driver 14.4 WHQL Update
Download Windows 7/8/8.1 64-bit Mobility Driver 14.4 WHQL Update
Download Windows 7/8/8.1 32-bit Mobility Driver 14.4 WHQL Update
 
AMD Catalyst 14.4 (Legacy) HD 2000 – 4000/M Series Windows XP Update

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