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    AMD Catalyst? OpenGL 4.3 Beta Driver

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Tornator, Jul 23, 2013.

  1. Tornator

    Tornator Notebook Geek

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    Hi everybody :)
    If someone is interested: AMD Catalyst

    Cheers :hi2:

    Ps. I haven´t install these yet, but this is link for everybody interested.
     
    Tornator, Jul 23, 2013
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  2. Tb5...

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    any specific installation process with this one?
     
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  3. Tornator

    Tornator Notebook Geek

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    I used clean install method. Thanks to the modern SSDs, several reboots are not a big pain in the anymore :)

    - Uninstall with catalysts own uninstallation utility > reboot.
    - Driver sweeper, AMD, analyse, clean > reboot.
    - Uninstall Intel HD driver with device manager > reboot.
    - Install https://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&keyword=hd4000 > reboot.
    - Install new catalyst > reboot twise to be sure.

    3dMark11 score went a little down with this driver. (But who cares!)

    Edit: By the way.. I use Win8 64 Pro
     
    Tornator, Jul 23, 2013
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  4. kookiesandmilf

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    better gpu usage?
     
    kookiesandmilf, Jul 23, 2013
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  5. Seanzky

    Seanzky Notebook Evangelist

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    So this driver replaces the current drivers I have? I have 13.101.
     
    Seanzky, Jul 23, 2013
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  6. Coca

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    Utilization 99% permanently - but it is a fake , no fps boost , same temps. AMD finally solved the Enduro problem, now you got always 99% (even if 60% in reality) but you just can`t see it :D
     
    Coca, Jul 23, 2013
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  7. ldkv

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    Are you sure about it ? Did you use HWInfo to read GPU utilization ? There is a problem with HWInfo is that it stops reading GPU temp/utilization each time you turn on/off the GPU (by launching the 3D program for example), so it always shows the last value before the GPU was turned off. You have to restart HWInfo to fix the problem.
     
    ldkv, Jul 23, 2013
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  8. webcrtor

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    It's the same with afterburner and it's not because gpu goes on/off. This "feature" is also in the 13.150 beta and windows 8.1 pre driver.. I hate it, but I want the latest drivers/optimisations :p
     
    webcrtor, Jul 23, 2013
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  9. Coca

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    yep :D 99% in DX11 games and in few DX9 , fake utilization
     
    Coca, Jul 23, 2013
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  10. Seanzky

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    LOL. So higher utilization but no FPS increase? Womp, womp.
     
    Seanzky, Jul 23, 2013
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  11. balane

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    My temps are higher and the fans stay on high much more often with this driver. Also reporting constant 99% utilization. All of that would seem to jive with the exception of seeing absolutely no increase in FPS. I went back to 13.6 Beta2 which works really well on my laptop.
     
    balane, Jul 23, 2013
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  12. littlecx

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    so this is the way amd fix enduro
     
    littlecx, Jul 23, 2013
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  13. Jaycob

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    It would be good to know if the games affected by enduro (say, minecraft) are still suffering from the issue. I don't expect a huge FPS increase in games already working OK. Regarding the reported utilization, perhaps they made some changes on the overdrive API and now it must be read using a different function call (and the deprecated method returns 99% by default, I don't know). That, or it is completely borked (most likely).
     
    Jaycob, Jul 23, 2013
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  14. littlecx

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    i just use update method to install the driver, did not uninstall anything. so far no problem. all drivers have problems anyway. i just want the latest and newer driver date on device manager.
     
    littlecx, Jul 23, 2013
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  15. Seanzky

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    What was your previous driver version? Any downsides to this one?
     
    Seanzky, Jul 23, 2013
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  16. littlecx

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    the downside is no overclock. just system restored to beta 2
     
    littlecx, Jul 23, 2013
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  17. Coca

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    Enduro still huge problem . Also this driver comes with OLD memory manager , I'm still hoping for the best :D
    Sorry little offtop! You guys with Clevo P150EM and Windows 8 feel free to visit my Dropbox where you can always find the latest drivers https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sgcixs0sh44loqf/JWRdB_Yj-U
    for example new perfect Intel HD Graphics 15.31.16.64.3234 and more :p
     
    Coca, Jul 23, 2013
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  18. Jaycob

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    Thanks.

    Even though I usually work with OpenGL as my preferred renderer, I'll be skipping this one...
     
    Jaycob, Jul 23, 2013
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  19. Wonka_Vision

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    Can anyone comment on whether or not Minecraft frame rates are affected by this release?
     
    Wonka_Vision, Jul 23, 2013
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