AMD Catalyst 12.1 DRIVER per Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Seven/7 DOWNLOAD FREE

Disponibili per il download i nuovi driver catalyst per le schede video ATI.

NOTE DI RILASCIO:
This article provides information on the latest posting of AMD’s software suite, AMD Catalyst 12.1. 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.

AMD Vision Engine Control Center

Package Content

The AMD Catalyst software suite 12.1 contains the following:

AMD display driver version 8.93
HydraVision for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
Southbridge/IXP Driver
AMD Catalyst Control Center version 8.93 / AMD Vision Engine Control Center version 8.93.

Important ! Caution !

The AMD display driver and the AMD Catalyst Control Center / AMD Vision Engine Control Center can be downloaded independently of each other. However, for better stability and performance AMD recommends that both components be updated from the same AMD Catalyst release.
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.
Window 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 6900 Series


ATI Radeon HD 4890 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series


ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6600 Series


ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6550D Series


ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6530D Series


ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6500 Series


ATI Radeon HD 4670 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6410D Series


ATI Radeon HD 4650 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6370D Series


AMD Radeon HD 6500 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6310D Series


ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6300 Series


ATI Radeon HD 4550 Series

AMD Radeon HD 6200 Series


ATI Radeon HD 4350 Series

ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series


ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series

ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series


ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series

ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series


ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series

ATI Radeon HD 5600 Series


ATI Radeon HD 2900 Series

ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series


ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series

ATI Radeon HD 5400 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

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

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6900M Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6800M Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4100 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6300M Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6300 Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3600 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6200 Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5700 Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3100 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5600 Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5100 Series


ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 Series

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4800 Series


ATI PowerXpress enabled notebooks

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4600 Series


using AMD chipsets

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series




ATI Radeon HD 6620G Series




ATI Radeon HD 6520G Series




ATI Radeon HD 6480G Series




ATI Radeon HD 6380G Series




ATI Radeon HD 6310G Series




ATI 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 12.1 Windows release includes:

IMPROVEMENTS



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

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 12.1 software suite for Windows 7. These include:
The in-game mouse cursor no longer randomly disappears while playing Alien vs Predator.
Enemy Territory – Quake Ware will no longer experience intermittent crashes when in a 3 monitor Eyefinity configuration.
Water texture is now rendered correctly in Enemy Territory – Quake Wars
Dirt 2 does not exhibit stuttering when run in DirectX 9 mode.
Playing Crysis 2 with in Crossfire mode no longer experiences random graphics corruption or game instability.
Random corruption and screen flicker is no longer observed while playing Dragon Age 2 with Tri-Crossfire enabled.
Lost Planet 2 no longer crashes after game launch when run in Crossfire mode.
Lost Planet 2 and Tom Clancy HAWX2 no longer experience random game hangs/black screens when run at high in game settings.
Water textures in World of Warcraft running in DirectX 9 mode no longer appear corrupted.
The game “Rage” no longer experiences intermittent hangs when Crossfire is enabled.

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 12.1 software suite for Windows Vista. These include:
Ejecting the disc during Blu-Ray/DVD playback using WinDVD no longer causes the system to crash.
3D content playback using PowerDVD now correctly used hardware acceleration.
Poor performance is no longer randomly experience when playing World of Warcraft, Metro 2033 and Starcraft II at high in-game settings.
Medal of Honor now correctly displays all in game settings.

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:

Call of Duty 4 may experience corruption when run in DirectX 9 mode and the Edge Detect filter is enabled.
Portal 2 may generate a black screen when launched in 3D stereo mode.
The Morphological filter settings may be missing in the Vision Control Center.
Civilization V may experience random game crashes.
Forced Anti-Aliasing may not be available when playing Enemy Territory – Quake Wars.
Call of Duty – Black Ops may experience a crash when run in Crossfire mode.
Battlefield 3 may crash when run at ultra settings.
Vsync may be disabled after task switching when playing Rage.
Launching Rage with Crossfire enabled may cause the application to hang.
Random flickering may be observed while playing Battlefield- Bad Company 2.
Saints Row III may hang randomly during gameplay.
Dragons Age 2 may experience random flickering when run in Tri Crossfire mode with Vsync enabled or when run in DirectX 9 mode.
Call of Duty – Modern Warfare 3 may experience flickering when run in Tri Crossfire 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:

Windows Aero options may be missing after installing the latest driver.

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 mouse cursor may get corrupted if the “enable pointer shadow” option is unchecked.

Installing the AMD Catalyst Software Driver

For further information and general help on software driver installation, game issues, and more, visit AMD Customer Care.

Installation information can be found at: How to Install Your AMD Product.

AMD Catalyst Crew Driver Feedback

This driver release incorporates suggestions received through the AMD Catalyst Crew Driver Feedback program. To provide us with your feedback, visit Catalyst Crew Driver Feedback.

ALTRE INFO QUI =>>>> http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalystSoftwareSuiteVersion121.aspx


DOWNLOAD =>>> http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/downloads.aspx