AMD Catalyst 12.1 and AMD Catalyst 12.2 Preview Drivers

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AMD has just released new Catalyst 12.1 drivers for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Linux platforms. In addition, there is a new Catalyst 12.2 preview driver for those of you interested. Grab them if you need them, try them (the preview drivers are here) if you haven't.

Please note that AMD Radeon HD 7900 users should keep using the 8.921.2 RC11 driver found here as the 12.2 preview driver does not supported the AMD Radeon HD 7900 series.
 
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So with all the various drivers floating around, which one is the newest/best in compatibility with 7970s?
 
Thanks Brent, just got a second Sapphire 7970, looks like the RC w/ Cap 3 is the way to go.
 
Can anyone give any feed back how any of these perform with Skyrim/BF3 Crossfire 69xx series ?
 
So the AMD driver team actually put up the correct set of drivers this time? What a shocker.
 
Wtf is going on with the documentations on these 12.2 previews

Resolved Issues for the Windows® 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.2 Preview software suite for Windows® 7. These include:

Call of Duty IV no longer displays random corruption when in DirectX® 9 more and the Edge Detect filter is enabled.
A black screen is no longer occasionally displayed when running Portal 2 in 3D mode.
All 3d Anti Aliasing settings are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center.
Morphological filtering settings are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center.
Civilization V no longer experiences random crashes when run in DirectX® 10 and DirectX® 11 modes.
Enabling the ‘Edge Detect’ filter in Resident Evil 5 or Just Cause 2 no longer generates a random application crash.
Battlefield 3 no longer hangs when MSAA is enabled.
Saints Row III no longer experiences random hangs.
Rage no longer experiences intermittent hangs when Crossfire is enabled.
Dragon Age 2 textures no longer flicker when run in DirectX® 9 mode in Crossfire configurations with vsync enabled.
Crysis Warhead and Battlefield Bad Company 2 no longer experience random crashes when Crossfire is enabled.
Texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 in DirectX® 11 mode.

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:
Vsync may be disabled after task switching when playing Rage.
Skipping in game cinematics while playing Dragon Age 2 in DirectX® 11 mode may cause stuttering.
Dirt 3 may experience flickering with Crossfire enabled and run in 3D stereo mode.
Battlefield – Bad Company 2 may experience random flickering when run in DirectX® 11 mode.
 
Bojamijams said:
Wtf is going on with the documentations on these 12.2 previews

Resolved Issues for the Windows® 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.2 Preview software suite for Windows® 7. These include:

Call of Duty IV no longer displays random corruption when in DirectX® 9 more and the Edge Detect filter is enabled.
A black screen is no longer occasionally displayed when running Portal 2 in 3D mode.
All 3d Anti Aliasing settings are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center.
Morphological filtering settings are now correctly listed in the Vision Control Center.
Civilization V no longer experiences random crashes when run in DirectX® 10 and DirectX® 11 modes.
Enabling the ‘Edge Detect’ filter in Resident Evil 5 or Just Cause 2 no longer generates a random application crash.
Battlefield 3 no longer hangs when MSAA is enabled.
Saints Row III no longer experiences random hangs.
Rage no longer experiences intermittent hangs when Crossfire is enabled.
Dragon Age 2 textures no longer flicker when run in DirectX® 9 mode in Crossfire configurations with vsync enabled.
Crysis Warhead and Battlefield Bad Company 2 no longer experience random crashes when Crossfire is enabled.
Texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Battlefield Bad Company 2 in DirectX® 11 mode.

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:
Vsync may be disabled after task switching when playing Rage.
Skipping in game cinematics while playing Dragon Age 2 in DirectX® 11 mode may cause stuttering.
Dirt 3 may experience flickering with Crossfire enabled and run in 3D stereo mode.
Battlefield – Bad Company 2 may experience random flickering when run in DirectX® 11 mode.
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We rather have bad docs than bad drivers, right ?
 
Snowknight26 said:
Seems like 12.1 is the same as 12.1 Preview.
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That's usually the case with ATI drivers, their preview drivers are basically non-MSFT qualified drivers. Most of the time, they turn out to be the same as the released ones.
 
Hmm, I'm kind of disappointed that the latest release still does not support the 7970.
 
What a frickin mess. Things like this will drive me back to nVidia.
 
bbf said:
That's usually the case with ATI drivers, their preview drivers are basically non-MSFT qualified drivers. Most of the time, they turn out to be the same as the released ones.
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no the way it works.. typically the preview drivers are the drivers they sent into microsoft to be certified which are then released publicly as preview drivers/beta drivers.. when you see for example the day one hotfix drivers they are using the WHQL + all the hot fixes added between the preview driver release and when the WHQL drivers came out. its annoying and a pain in the ass, but when you are stuck relying on microsoft's slow asses its really the only way to do it while still getting driver fixes out there. Nvidia has to deal with the same crap, they just go a different route by released the WHQL submitted drivers as beta drivers and only really release another beta driver if its urgent or a new game comes out between driver cycles. personally even as much of a hassle as AMD's driver releases are, i kind of prefer that over Nvidia's.
 
i installed the 12.2 preview note if you install the 12.2 preview after it installs keep an eye on your task manager since currently i have the amd external events client module (atieclxx.exe) is running and it is eating up memory and cpu cycles 900mb and peggged the cpu at 92% before i killed it
 
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