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    AMD Catalyst 11.11a Performance Driver: Skyrim, BF3, RAGE

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Pythagrean, Nov 22, 2011.

  1. Pythagrean

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    Rage3D

    AMD Catalyst 11.11a performance driver features:


    Batman Arkham City

    improves DirectX 11 performance for single GPU and CrossFireX configurations


    Rage

    Delivers AMD CrossfireX performance scaling
    Resolves a number of image / stability issues seen with the title:
    Fix geometry corruption, sometimes seen in Bash TV entrance
    Fix issues with Low-memory conditions on 32bit systems.
    Fix issue with extreme corruption with missing textures on 32bit systems.
    Fix memory leaks when deleting/reusing sync objects.
    Fix hitching and pausing, especially noticeable on some Quad Core systems when doing races and Stanley Express runs.
    Fix some missing shadows


    Elder Scrolls Skyrim

    Improves performance on single GPU configurations
    Resolve corruption seen when enabling Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing on the AMD Radeon HD 6970 Series


    Battlefield 3

    Resolves intermittent corruption seen when playing the game at specific camera angles


    Applicable Products:
    This article applies to the following configuration(s):

    Software

    Batman Arkham City
    Rage
    Battlefield 3
    Elder Scrolls : Skyrim

    Hardware

    AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
    AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series

    Operating Systems

    Windows® 7 32-bit Edition
    Windows® 7 64-bit Edition
    Windows® XP 32-bit Edition
     
    Pythagrean, Nov 22, 2011
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    was this driver launched after 11.11 (final)?
     
    nayilalien, Nov 22, 2011
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    ya, I grabbed 11.11a from the ATI site and installed this morning.
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 22, 2011
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    I can't wait to get home and try these new drivers out. If the notes are true it will be truly sweet!!!
     
    Pythagrean, Nov 22, 2011
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    ohh cool!!! can't waut
     
    nayilalien, Nov 22, 2011
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    paying strict attention to this thread and waiting for someone to post results particularly BF3. I really don't want to mess around with the trial and error BSOD's anymore. :D
     
    darkloki, Nov 22, 2011
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    Also this is for desktop cards isn't it? I didn't read anything about mobility in here....
     
    darkloki, Nov 22, 2011
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    any benchtest updates?
     
    nayilalien, Nov 22, 2011
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    I tried the 11.11a and it BSOD on me after I got it up and working I could not get CF to work on any game. I could just be me ran driver sweeper in safe mode but no joy. Just be aware. :eek:
     
    alienwolf, Nov 22, 2011
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    Staying clear from these drivers :D
     
    darkloki, Nov 22, 2011
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    I installed these drivers on my Ati 6990 tonight and everything is working great. They seem good and stable.
     
    Pythagrean, Nov 23, 2011
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    i concur with Pythagrean...just played 2 hrs straight of skyrim. I am running skyrim with high fps so i can't tell if it made it better...however, it was definitely not worse. The 11.11a drivers are stable
     
    SlickDude80, Nov 23, 2011
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