AMD Releases Catalyst 11.3 Video Card Drivers for Download

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AMD has just released ATI Catalyst 11.3 for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux platforms on http://www.amd.com or http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.3 Windows release include:

Resolved issue high-lights:

Feature highlights:

Seamless GPU Compute support

· The AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) OpenCL runtime is now enabled by default within AMD Catalyst. Applications that leverage OpenCL for GPU based compute tasks will automatically benefit from the significant performance boost that this provides.


Highlights of the Linux AMD Catalyst™ 11.3 release include:

New Features

Support for new Linux operating systems

· This release of AMD Catalyst™ Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems:
o openSUSE 11.4 support (early look)


For more information on AMD Catalyst™ 11.3 (for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux versions), including all of the resolved issues and performance highlights in this release, please see the AMD Catalyst™ 11.3 release notes.

You can also find the latest version of the Catalyst 11.4 preview at the link below: http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pa ... eview.aspx

The Catalyst 11.4 preview includes a number of features and enhancements highlighted below:

A number of performance optimizations, as highlighted here:
http://blogs.amd.com/play/2011/03/14/th ... iting-for/
Performance enhancement for Shogun 2 (DX11 version) when running Anti-Aliasing
Includes enhancements to the AMD Catalyst Control Center™
New task based Display Management controls
Simplifies the configuration of displays and display settings
New Eyefinity setup group
Setting up an Eyefinity group has never been easier
New branding (based on system configuration)
AMD based platform – AMD VISION Engine Control Center
Discrete AMD GPU with Intel CPU – AMD Catalyst Control Center™
AMD Catalyst update notification (found within the Information Center)
Please note this functionality is not yet enabled, but will be in a future AMD Catalyst release
This feature will be used to notify users that new AMD Catalyst software packages are available
Includes fixes where Dragon Age 2 would hang in DirectX11 on ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series products.
Includes fixes where MediaEspresso 6.5 and 6.0 may crash while initializing
Includes a fix for game corruption issues in BulletStorm
Includes a fix for the AMD Catalyst Control Center install; resolves the issue of not being able to launch CCC after Catalyst has finished installing
Includes a fix for the Tessellation slider sometimes setting the incorrect value