AMD has released the latest version of their GPU drivers and software suite – Catalyst Control Center \/ AMD Vision Engine Control Center 11.7. The 11.7 software suite updates both 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,” stated AMD.<\/p>\n
The AMD Catalyst Control Center \/ AMD Vision Engine Control Center 11.7 software suite contains the following:<\/p>\n
AMD display driver version 8.872
HydraVision for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
Southbridge\/IXP Driver
AMD Catalyst Control Center version 8.872 \/ AMD Vision Engine Control Center version 8.872.<\/p>\n
While the components can be downloaded separately, AMD recommends that users grab the entire quite for the sake of stability.<\/p>\n
Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.7 Windows release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System<\/strong><\/p>\n • All issues experienced with mouse cursor lag have been resolved Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system<\/strong><\/p>\n • Star Wars Jedi Knight II \/ Jedi Academy may randomly crash on launch. Known Issues under the Windows Vista Operating System<\/strong><\/p>\n • PowerDVD may display a blank screen during Bluray playback when Crossfire is enabled. AMD Graphics Drivers & Software downloads<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
• Resolves system hangs seen in the AMD Catalyst 11.6 driver on specific HDMI and DP displays
• Log event (Event ID 62464) issues when playing video content have been resolved
• Bluray playback using PowerDVD 10 under High Performance mode no longer randomly displays a blank screen.
• Bluray playback using PowerDVD 10 under High Performance mode no longer randomly hangs.
• Some Divx format files no longer display video corruption using WinDVD.
• AVIVO Video Quality settings are now correctly applied to Flash Video Content.
• AMD SteadyVideo is now applied to Home Video clips when using WinDVD 10.
• Random screen corruption is no longer displayed when changing desktop themes.
• Chequerboard corruption is no longer displayed intermittently when playing DirectX 10 titles in a Crossfire configuration with Eyefinity enabled.
• Shogun II now renders the cinematics correctly when run in various Eyefinity configurations.
• Video playback now works correctly when Hardware acceleration is enabled with VLC Player version 1.1.9.
• Crossfire now functions correctly when playing Hamilton’s Great Adventure.
• Video corruption is no longer observed when when using the Forward slider on 720P Divx format video clips using Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center.
• PowerDVD now correctly handles 3D Bluray content.
• Portal 2 no longer displays flickering on water surface textures with Medium and Low Shader detail settings.
• Image stabilization now functions correctly when playing Divx content using Windows Media Player.
• Wraparound corruption is no longer displayed intermittently after exiting a 3D application.<\/p>\n
• Image rotation might not function correctly in Photoshop CS5.
• OpenGL acceleration might not be available in Photoshop CS5.
• High GPU speeds might be retained after exiting a 3D application.
• Crysis 2 may display random corruption when Crossfire is enabled and run in DirectX 9 mode
• Homefront may experience random crashes during gameplay.
• Crossfire may not perform as expected when playing Earthsim, Bad Company 2 and Metro 2033 under DirectX 11 mode.<\/p>\n
• Doom 3 and Quake 4 may display random screen corruption.
• Performing Bezel compensation in certain Eyefinity configurations may cause some bezel groups to not appear.
• Windows Aero options may no longer be available after installing the driver.<\/p>\n