AMD Catalyst 14.9: Radeon-Treiber im Download - Zahlreiche Performance-Verbesserungen für Spiele und Mantle

Highlights of AMD Catalyst 14.9 Windows Driver• Support for the AMD Radeon R9 28X
• Performance improvements (comparing AMD Catalyst 14.9 vs. AMD Catalyst 14.4)
- 3DMark Sky Diver improvements
> AMD A4 6300 – improves up to 4%
> Enables AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire support
- 3DMark Fire Strike
> AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5% in Performance Preset
- 3DMark11
> AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 4% in Entry and Performance Preset
- BioShock Infinite
> AMD Radeon R9 290 Series – 1920x1080 - improves up to 5%
- Company of Heroes 2
> AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 8%
- Crysis 3
> AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series – improves up to 10%
- Grid Auto Sport
> AMD CrossFire profile
- Murdered Soul Suspect
> AMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, 4x MSAA, 16x AF) – improves up to 50%
> AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series – improves up to 6%
> CrossFire configurations improve scaling up to 75%
- Plants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements)
> AMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra – improves up to 11%
> AMD Radeon R9290X - 2560x1600 Ultra – improves up to 15%
> AMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling
- Batman Arkham Origins:
> AMD Radeon R9 290X (4x MSAA) – improves up to 20%
> CrossFire configurations see up to a 70% gain in scaling
- Wildstar
> Power Xpress profile
> Performance improvements to improve smoothness of application
>
Performance improves up to 30% on the AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series of
products for both single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations
- Tomb Raider
> AMD Radeon R9 290 Series – improves up to 5%
- Watch Dogs
> AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series – improves up to 9%
> AMD CrossFire – Frame pacing improvement
> Improved CrossFire performance – up to 20%
- Assassin's Creed IV
>
Improves CrossFire scaling (3840x2160 High Settings) up to 93%
(CrossFire scaling improvement of 25% compared to AMD Catalyst 14.4)
- Lichdom
> Improves performance for single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations
- Star Craft II
> AMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, AA, 16x AF) – improves up to 20%

• AMD Eyefinity enhancements
- Mixed Resolution Support
> A new architecture providing brand new capabilities
> Display groups can be created with monitors of different resolution (including difference sizes and shapes)
> Users have a choice of how surface is created over the display group
>> Fill – legacy mode, best for identical monitors
>> Fit – create the Eyefinity surface using best available rectangular area with attached displays
>> Expand – create a virtual Eyefinity surface using desktops as viewports onto the surface
- Eyefinity Display Alignment
> Enables control over alignment between adjacent monitors
- One-Click Setup
> Driver detects layout of extended desktop
> Can create Eyefinity display group using this layout in one click!

• New user controls for video color and display settings
- Greater control over Video Color Management:
> Controls have been expanded from a single slider for controlling Boost and Hue to per color axis
- Color depth control for Digital Flat Panels (available on supported HDMI and DP displays)
> Allows users to select different color depths per resolution and display

• AMD Mantle enhancements
- Mantle now supports AMD Mobile products with Enduro technology
> Battlefield 4: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1366x768; high settings) – 21% gain
> Thief: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; high settings) – 14% gain
> Star Swarm: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; medium settings) – 274% gain
> Enables support for Multi-GPU configurations with Thief (requires the latest Thief update)

• AMD AM1 JPEG decoding acceleration
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JPEG decoding acceleration was first enabled on the A10 APU Series in
AMD Catalyst 14.1 beta, and has now been extended to the AMD AM1
Platform
- Provides fast JPEG decompression
- Provides Power Efficiency for JPEG decompression