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AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite Version 11.11
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This
article provides information on the latest posting of AMD’s software
suite, AMD Catalyst™ 11.11. 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 11.11 contains the following:
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.
· Windows
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.
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AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6900 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4890 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 X2 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6600 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 X2 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6550D Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6530D Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4700 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6500 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6410D Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4650 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6370D Series |
AMD Radeon™ HD 6500 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6310D Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4600 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6300 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4550 Series |
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6200 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 4350 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 5900 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 3600 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 3400 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 5600 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 5500 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 5400 Series |
ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 Series |
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AMD FireStream Product Families |
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AMD FireStream™ 9350 |
AMD FireStream™ 9250 |
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AMD FireStream™ 9270 |
AMD FireStream™ 9170 |
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AMD Chipset Product Families |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 4290 |
ATI Radeon™ 3200 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 4250 |
ATI Radeon™ 3100 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 Series |
ATI Radeon™ 3000 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 3300 Series |
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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.
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AMD Mobility Product Families |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 6900M Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4200 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 6800M Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4100 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 6300M Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 6300 Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3600 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 6200 Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3400 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5800 Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3200 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5700 Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3100 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5600 Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2700 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5400 Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2600 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5100 Series |
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2400 Series |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4800 Series |
ATI PowerXpress™ enabled notebooks |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4600 Series |
using AMD chipsets |
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ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4500 Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 6620G Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 6520G Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 6480G Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 6380G Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 6310G Series |
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ATI Radeon™ HD 6250G Series |
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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)
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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™ 11.11 Windows release includes:
NEW FEATURES
Adobe Flash Player 11 support
· Enables full support of the GPU accelerated Stage 3D API and Stage 3D applications
· Supported on the AMD Radeon HD Series of GPUs, A-Series APU and E-Series APU
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™ 11.11 software suite for Windows 7. These include:
· Images and textures are no longer corrupted (Blue) in Rage.
· Bezel compensation now works correctly with Far Cry 2.
· Screen tearing is no longer randomly observed while moving a window on the desktop while in Clone mode or Eyefinity mode.
· A black screen is no longer observed when extending displays.
· Homefront no longer crashes randomly when Crossfire is enabled.
· DC – Universe Online no longer hangs soon after selecting a character and entering the game.
KNOWN ISSUES
Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system
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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:
· Screen tearing may be observed occasionally while playing Portal 2 in DirectX 9 mode.
· Shogun 2 may exhibit screen corruption while playing on low resolution settings in 2x1 Eyefinity mode.
· Choppy playback may be observed playing interlaced DVD content in full screen mode using PowerDVD 11.
· A BSOD error may occur while playing Call of Duty – Black Ops in Multiplayer mode with Crossfire enabled.
· Video corruption may be observed while playing World of Warcraft in windowed mode and AVI file simultaneously.
· Dragon Age 2 may exhibit corruption during in game cinematics when run in DirectX 9 mode.
· Lost Planet 2 my display random corruption and flickering when run in DirectX 9 mode.
· Lost Planet 2 may crash randomly when Crossfire is enabled.
· The following games may experience random flashing textures during gameplay :
o Homefront
o Metro 2033
o Far Cry 2
o Stalker : Call of Pripyat
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 driver.
· A ‘ghost’ cursor may be observed when playing Dragon Age 2 in Crossfire mode.
· The character avatar in Dragon Age 2 may display random flickering.
· HAWX 2 may experience random system reboots when run in Eyefinity mode.
· Civilization V may experience random crashing when run at medium or high in game settings.
· Bulletstorm may experience random flashing during gameplay.
· Dead Space 2 may hang occasionally soon after game launch.
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.
