Liberada a versão 12.8 do pacote de drivers Catalyst com suporte as placas de vídeo da AMD.

Abaixo detalhes do Catalyst 12.8, com destaque para o ganho de desempenho considerável em vários games na comparação com a versão 12.6. Rodando o Skyrim o ganho chegou a incríveis 25%.

Feature Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 12.8: Windows 8 support
AMD’s first logo certified and unified driver for Windows 8 production

Featuring support for the DirectX 11.1 and the new WDDM 1.2 driver model:

• AMD’s first official unified and logo certified driver for Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista
• Target-Independent Rasterization (TIR):  TIR is a new rendering path that enables superior anti-aliasing in Direct3D driver applications
• Native Stereo 3D Support:   Windows 8 natively supports stereoscopic 3D gaming and videos via compatible applications
• Unified Video API:  Video playback has been integrated into the DirectX® 11 API, enabling simultaneous video and gaming content.  Transcoding performance may also be improved for supporting applications.
• Optimized screen rotation for rotation aware devices
• Improved sleep/resume performance
• Optimized GPU power consumption
  
  

Major technologies / features also supported under Windows 8:

• AMD Eyefinity technology
• OpenCL™
• OpenGL
• Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
• AMD Dual Graphics
• AMD CrossFire technology
• AMD Overdrive
• AMD Catalyst Control Center
• Vision Engine Control Center
  
  

Performance highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 12.8 (versus AMD Catalyst 12.6)

• Up to 25% in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
• Up to 3% in Battlefield 3
• Up to 6% in Batman: Arkham City
• Up to 3% in Dues Ex: Human Revolution
• Up to 6% in Crysis 2
• Up to 15% in Total War: Shogun
• Up to 8% in Crysis Warhead
• Up to 5% in Just Cause 2
• Up to 10% in Dirt 3
  
  

AMD’s latest  Catalyst™ Application Profile:  AMD Catalyst 12.8 CAP2 (to be used with AMD Catalyst 12.8)

Find the latest available AMD Catalyst CAP here : http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/crossfirex-app-profiles.aspx

• New profiles added to this release: Guide Wars 2 – Improves games performance.

Resolved issue highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.8 driver

• Over/underscan settings are correctly restored on system reboot
• Audio is no longer disabled if the connected HDTV Is switched off/on
• Shogun 2 : Flickering text is no longer experienced
• Star Wars – The Old Republic : In game cinematic no longer experience flicker when using the arrow keys
• Dirt Showdown: 8-Ball track No longer hangs with Crossfire enabled
• Max Payne 3 : A black screen is no longer observed when launching game in DirectX 11 mode with Crossfire enabled