AMD Catalyst 12.1a (8.930.10 January 2) AMD Official BETA - Page 2

AvengerUK · 01-05-2012, 22:23 | posts: 282

I was getting BSOD's daily (mainly when in firefox) with 12.1's - these 12.1a's are much much more stable

kn00tcn · **Memory**: OCZ 2x2gb 5-4-4-15 840mhz

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Originally Posted by Yxskaft

I guess this means no DX11 multithreaded rendering in 12.1

there was a post here or on rage3d, only civ5 uses the OPTIONAL multithreaded 'command lists', bf3 apparently does not right now, & that the drivers ARE multithreaded (separate from the feature people keep asking about)

but anyway, since MultiThreaded11.exe appeared in the drivers a couple months ago, they're up to something so it must be coming soon

Yxskaft · 01-05-2012, 23:42 | posts: 482

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Originally Posted by kn00tcn

there was a post here or on rage3d, only civ5 uses the OPTIONAL multithreaded 'command lists', bf3 apparently does not right now, & that the drivers ARE multithreaded (separate from the feature people keep asking about)

but anyway, since MultiThreaded11.exe appeared in the drivers a couple months ago, they're up to something so it must be coming soon

Ye I know it's really called driver command lists, but more people know directly what one means if one says DX11 multithreading(even if it's not the correct choice)

AMD should really hurry up, there's little use for devs to use it if only one vendor supports it

mstcobra · 01-06-2012, 00:12 | posts: 67 | Location: Germany / USA

Thanks Asder

perosmct · 01-06-2012, 09:26 | posts: 1,072 | Location: unknown

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Originally Posted by Yxskaft

I guess this means no DX11 multithreaded rendering in 12.1

support for dx11 multithreading as you "know it", will not come any time soon...

HonoredShadow · 01-06-2012, 10:34 | posts: 2,372 | Location: Shropshire, UK

Why has this driver been stickied? Don't think I have seen a driver thread stickied before. I nearly missed the thread as it was at the top of the page!

Thanks asder00. Downloading now.

Ghosty · *Last edited by Ghosty; 01-06-2012 at 11:54.*

I get warnings during installation. Looking at the log, showing AMD APP SDK Runtime as fail status. Tried installing again. Same thing.

Rebooted and tried again. These drivers do not install correctly for me. First time ever... SDK runtime is now not even installed.

Rich_Guy · 01-06-2012, 14:30 | posts: 6,679 | Location: UK

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Originally Posted by perosmct

support for dx11 multithreading as you "know it", will not come any time soon...

Shame, theres thousands of games im still unable to play :/

wafu88 · 01-06-2012, 15:13 | posts: 92

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Originally Posted by kn00tcn

there was a post here or on rage3d, only civ5 uses the OPTIONAL multithreaded 'command lists', bf3 apparently does not right now, & that the drivers ARE multithreaded (separate from the feature people keep asking about)

but anyway, since MultiThreaded11.exe appeared in the drivers a couple months ago, they're up to something so it must be coming soon

It's a egg and chick problem. Don't blame AMD for not have command lists if not many games support it. But game developers choose not to implement it because AMD are dragging their feet like a stubborn child.

This time, I think I'll blame AMD, not the developers.

shadow_craft · **Memory**: 16G-DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24-1T

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Originally Posted by wafu88

It's a egg and chick problem. Don't blame AMD for not have command lists if not many games support it. But game developers choose not to implement it because AMD are dragging their feet like a stubborn child.

This time, I think I'll blame AMD, not the developers.

Me too, It's part of the DirectX 11 API

It should be support by the hardware, and then the game developers.

API->Hardware->Drivers->Game

Miroglu · 01-06-2012, 18:03 | posts: 51 | Location: TURKEY

Thanks asder00

spyre · 01-06-2012, 19:25 | posts: 204 | Location: England

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Originally Posted by shadow_craft

Me too, It's part of the DirectX 11 API

It should be support by the hardware, and then the game developers.

API->Hardware->Drivers->Game

its an OPTIONAL part of DX11 not mandatory.

o0whiplash0o · 01-06-2012, 19:39 | posts: 3

Anyone else having trouble getting a custom profile for BF3 to stick? I forced anti-aliasing but it doesn't seem to work in-game. I'm sure I picked the right bf3.exe...

Harlon · 01-07-2012, 01:51 | posts: 2

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Originally Posted by o0whiplash0o

Anyone else having trouble getting a custom profile for BF3 to stick? I forced anti-aliasing but it doesn't seem to work in-game. I'm sure I picked the right bf3.exe...

same issue here.

someone has tested this on bf3?

aminfri · 01-07-2012, 09:00 | posts: 92 | Location: South Africa

i had the same problem with RAGE. restore everything to default and then try again. worked for me.

Del_Boy · 01-07-2012, 09:21 | posts: 445 | Location: UK

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Originally Posted by perosmct

skyrim's flickering fix will come on 12.2 release...relax...many positive changes are coming with 12.2 package and 12.2 caps...wait and see., believe

proof ?

perosmct · 01-07-2012, 10:37 | posts: 1,072 | Location: unknown

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Originally Posted by Del_Boy

proof ?

just i use it already...also picture/visual quality is improved by far...every single game seems better...12.2 later hotfix not whql will be a new era on everything

just imagine that 12.2 is the driver supposed to be used with 7000 series...

Mikedogg · 01-07-2012, 10:58 | posts: 2,872 | Location: The Freak Show - Earth.

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Originally Posted by o0whiplash0o

Anyone else having trouble getting a custom profile for BF3 to stick? I forced anti-aliasing but it doesn't seem to work in-game. I'm sure I picked the right bf3.exe...

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Originally Posted by Harlon

same issue here.

someone has tested this on bf3?

Direct-X 10-11 doesn't support Anti-aliasing to well, from what I know. If MLAA don't work, try this.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=348097

stefik · 01-07-2012, 12:42 | posts: 181 | Location: Poland

It's weird, but with these drivers BF 3 works just awesome, much smoother than 11.11c, all 8.94's and 12.1 Preview.

tyRant.594 · 01-07-2012, 19:48 | posts: 425 | Location: San Jose Ca

hey stefik, im using the 12.1 preview, these are better than those for bf3? also did u uninstall completely and install thesE?

C-Tri-X · 01-08-2012, 01:55 | posts: 3 | Location: EFF

Got problem with this version...
My Batman AC stutters everytime I move, when I stay still it isn`t... (no problem on 12.1)
No problem on BF3, noticed improvement...

Harlon · 01-08-2012, 03:20 | posts: 2

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Originally Posted by Mikedogg

Direct-X 10-11 doesn't support Anti-aliasing to well, from what I know. If MLAA don't work, try this.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=348097

thx!!

and hell yeah, bf3 runs awesome on back to karkand

ScoobyDooby · 01-08-2012, 03:31 | posts: 5,260 | Location: BC, Canada

I found this driver gave me a boost in 3dmark11 (about 60 points), but Skyrim now has an odd microstutter in certain areas.. going back to 12.1 for now.

stefik · 01-08-2012, 03:34 | posts: 181 | Location: Poland

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Originally Posted by tyRant.594

hey stefik, im using the 12.1 preview, these are better than those for bf3? also did u uninstall completely and install thesE?

Yes. I used Driver Sweaper. Maybe it's not faster, but I don't know what to say, the screen is SMOOTH.

The Mac · 01-08-2012, 06:26 | posts: 1,391 | Location: USA

hmmm...

skyrim isnt pegged at 99% constantly on this driver (6950)...and i get better FPS in citys...