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    Skyrim AMD Xfire driver 11.11c available now

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by SlickDude80, Dec 1, 2011.

  1. SlickDude80

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    Elder Scrolls Skyrim

    New in Catalyst 11.11c:
    -Delivers AMD CrossfireX performance scaling for the AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
    -Delivers AMD CrossfireX performance scaling for AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
    -Improves performance 2-7% on single GPU configurations
    -Resolve corruption seen when enabling Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing on the AMD Radeon HD 6970 Series


    http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/Catalyst1111cperformance.aspx
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 1, 2011
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    Funny how driver version numbers jump when major titles are released. :D

    2 to 7% seems like a decent improvement on single GPUs.
     
    doombug90, Dec 1, 2011
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    Cool beans. I'll dl when I get home!
     
    dante316, Dec 1, 2011
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    anyone tried them yet??
     
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    The driver version number didn't jump. It's the 11th month of 2011.

    And these drivers for single GPU is the same as 11.11b. The only thing added different on these is adding CFX support HD5xxx series, since 11.11b CFX support was only working on HD6xxx series for some reason.

    If you are using these for CFX support, do not use these with the latest CAP, this driver includes latest CAP and driver fix for skyrim CFX, this is stated by AMD via twitter. Just an FYI.
     
    Zymphad, Dec 1, 2011
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    Same problem as 11.11 and 11.11b.
    BSOD when it gets to the login screen.

    Back to 11.10...
     
    DJ_Pawel, Dec 2, 2011
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    is this 2 - 7% improvement over 11.11b or 2 - 7% improvement compared with previous drivers?
     
    moviemarketing, Dec 2, 2011
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    I guess this ain't much different from 11.11b for single GPUs. :D
     
    nikolai090, Dec 2, 2011
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    i think its 2-7% over the official 11.11 whql.

    I've installed it, and its working fine.
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 2, 2011
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    did u saw difference in performance playing skyrim??
     
    johnnyman27, Dec 2, 2011
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    Its hard to tell for me because i was already getting fluid framerates on ultra 4xaa 16xaf @ 1080p. Played skyrim for a good 2 hrs yesterday and it runs just as good as it did before.

    To be honest, the biggest performance improvement came from disabling Vsync. no more mouse lag jitters and it feels so much smoother

    (i.e., add iPresentInterval=0 to the bottom of the [Display] section of the Skyrim.ini file in the \Users\[Username]\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim directory. )
     
    SlickDude80, Dec 2, 2011
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    The reason I ask is because the 11.11b driver also claimed "2 - 7%" improvement.

    As I don't have a crossfire configuration, I wonder if perhaps I should stick with 11.11b, which is working fine for me.
     
    moviemarketing, Dec 2, 2011
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