ATI Catalyst 9.12 Hotfix fixes Eyefinity for CrossFireX
Owners of HD 5000 series can get the details and your Hotfix here.
Problem Description:
· Performance drop is observed with a supported ATI CrossFireX™ configuration when using the thermal scope while playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare
· Performance drop during the opening cinematic of Resident Evil 5
· Wheelman freezes while loading the game menu and can’t play further
· The desktop mouse cursor becomes enlarged at random while using Windows 7
· Flashing in various OpenGL titles – City of Heroes, Enemy Territories: Quake Wars, Riddick
· Heaven benchmark (DirectX 9 mode) – Grass flickers and white boarders observed around the edges
· DTS-HD and Dolby True-HD not working properly with certain receivers while using HDMI connection on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series
Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ 9.12 Hotfix release include:
1. Support for the OpenCL™ GPU component of the ATI Stream SDK v2.0
§ The ATI Catalyst™ 9.12 Hotfix release provides full support for GPU acceleration of OpenCL when used in conjunction with the ATI Stream™ SDK v2.0.
This feature is supported on the following Products:
o ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 Series
o ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series
o ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series
o ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series
o AMD FireStream™ 9200 Series
For more information about ATI Stream™ Technology and OpenCL, please visit http://www.amd.com/stream.
§ Supported operating systems: Windows® 7, Windows® Vista, Windows® XP, Linux
2. Support for ATI CrossFireX™ on Eyefinity configurations
§ The ATI Catalyst™ 9.12 Hotfix release provides ATI CrossFireX™ support on Eyefinity configurations, allowing users to take advantage of their additional graphics cards for increased gaming performance when driving high resolution Eyefinity display groups.
3. Support for DisplayPort audio
§ The ATI Catalyst™ 9.12 Hotfix release adds support for DisplayPort audio for DisplayPort panels
Recommendation:
A hotfix has been created to resolve the issue.
1. To download the ATI Catalyst™ Hotfix, click on:
§ Catalyst 9.12 Hotfix for Windows 7 / Windows Vista
§ Catalyst 9.12 Hotfix for Windows XP
§ Catalyst 9.12 Hotfix for Linux
2. To install the Hotfix, complete the install wizard
Note! This driver is provided as is and is not supported by AMD. It has not completed full AMD testing, and is only recommended for users experiencing the particular issue described above.
Applicable Products:
This article applies to the following configurations:
- Software:
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare
- City of Heroes
- Resident Evil 5
- Enemy Territories: Quake Wars
- Heaven benchmark
- Wheelman
- Riddick
- Hardware:
- ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 Series
- ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series
- ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series
- ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series
- AMD FireStream™ 9200 Series
- Operating System:
o Windows® 7 32-bit Edition
o Windows® 7 64-bit Edition
o Windows® Vista 32-bit Edition
o Windows® Vista 64-bit Edition
o Windows® XP Vista 32-bit Edition
o Windows® XP Vista 64-bit Edition
o Linux x86
o Linux x86_64
Hotfix that resolves the mouse being enlarged under Windows® 7, improves performance of OpenGL games, Provides CrossFireX™ support for Eyefinity & Provides support for OpenCL
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