AMD Catalyst Graphics Driver 14.9.2 Beta for Windows 8.1 64-bit Download

Posted at December 22, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

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Device Name	AMD Catalyst Graphics Driver 14.9.2 Beta for Windows 8.1 64-bit
Category	Graphics Board
Manufacturer	AMD
File Size	272.5 MB
Supported OS	Windows 8.1 64 bit

AMD Catalyst Graphics Driver 14.9.2 Beta for Windows 8.1 64-bit Description

This driver enables AMD Radeon GPUs with the Graphics Core Next architecture to take advantage of the ultra-efficient Mantle API support featured in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth!

NOTE:

- This Catalyst Driver is provided "AS IS", and under the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement provided with it.

Package Contents:

- ​AMD Catalyst Display Driver version 14.301.1006

Highlights of AMD Catalyst 14.9.2 Windows Beta Driver Performance Improvements:

- Mantle API activated for ultimate performance in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
- Dual Graphics optimizations for KritiKa and SheDiaoZero
- Project Cars profile update

Resolved Issues:

- Alien: Isolation: AMD CrossFire profile updated to detect new .exe of recent application patch
- Total War: Rome 2 sometimes displaying texture corruption when on the campaign map in CrossFire configurations
- Total War: Rome 2 occasionally stutters when task switching between applications
- Watch Dogs occasionally has negative performance in CrossFire configurations on medium game settings
- Max Payne 3 cinematic cut scenes intermittently show flickering
- FIFA 2015 CrossFire scaling sometimes underperforming expectations
- Metro Redux CrossFire scaling sometimes underperforming expectations
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor occasionally shows flashing when running CrossFire configurations
- White patches occasionally observed in CCC when dragging display icons
- Upgrading from previous 14.4 Catalyst drivers with dual AMD Radeon R9 295 in CrossFire may cause a black screen or system hang

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility:

- AMD Radeon R9 290 Series
- AMD Radeon R7 240 Series
- AMD Radeon R9 280 Series
- AMD Radeon R5 230 Series
- AMD Radeon R9 270 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series
- AMD Radeon R7 260 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
- AMD Radeon R7 250 Series ​

AMD Embedded Product Family Compatibility:

- AMD Radeon E8860

AMD APU Product Family Compatibility:

- AMD FX-7600P
- AMD A10-7300
- AMD FX-7500
- AMD A8-7600
- AMD A10-7850K
- AMD A8-7200P
- AMD A10-7700K
- AMD A8-7100
- AMD A10-7400P
- AMD A6-7400K

AMD Mobility Product Family Compatibility:

- AMD Radeon R9 M200 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
- AMD Radeon R7 M200 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7000M Series
- AMD Radeon R5 M200 Series

Known Issues:

- F1 2014 exhibits minimal scaling in some CrossFire configurations
- Hitman Absolution intermittently crashes when starting a new game on AMD Radeon R9 285
- FIFA 2015 occasionally displays flickering in Asymmetric CrossFire configurations
- Alien Isolation will sometimes exhibit screen tearing with V-Sync enabled
- Minecraft sometimes produces corruption when changing video settings in windowed mode. As a work around please select Use VBOs to On in the Video Settings in game.
- XDMA Quad CrossFire configurations in portrait Eyefinity modes sometimes display tearing or stuttering
- Launching Battlefield 4 in offline mode can occasionally lead to a crash
- Launching Civilization: Beyond Earth with a 144 Hz display can sometimes cause the app to hang. As a work around lower the refresh rate of the monitor.
- Civilization: Beyond Earth can sometimes hang on a small limited set of Kaveri mobile APU products when paired with discrete graphics products in Windows 7

Important Notes:

- AMD is currently working with Firaxis to resolve an issue where the interactive and visual elements of the mouse cursor can become offset.
- AMD is working with Firaxis to resolve an issue where graphics stuttering may be observed under high map zoom and high image quality settings.

If you encounter this issue, the following workaround is available:

- Go to Windows Settings and adjust Text Scaling
- Right-Click the Desktop
- Select Screen Resolution
- Make Test and Other Items Larger or Smaller
- Set 100% Default

Multi-monitor gaming in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

- Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth does not support multi-monitor configurations. Launching the game in such configurations may cause the game to hang.

Multi-GPU in Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

- Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth presently supports a maximum of two graphics cards in Mantle. If you are using more than two graphics products with Mantle for this game, it is required that disable the extra linked adapters through Windows device manager.

AMD Issue Reporting Form

- This driver release incorporates suggestions received through the AMD Issue Reporting Form. To provide us with your feedback, visit the AMD Issue Reporting Form.

About Graphics Drivers:

While installing the graphics driver allows the system to properly recognize the chipset and the card manufacturer, updating the video driver can bring about various changes.

It can improve the overall graphics experience and performance in either games or various engineering software applications, include support for newly developed technologies, add compatibility with newer GPU chipsets, or resolve different problems that might have been encountered.

When it comes to applying this release, the installation steps should be a breeze, as each manufacturer tries to make them as easy as possible so that each user can update the GPU on their own and with minimum risks (however, check to see if this download supports your graphics chipset).

Therefore, get the package (extract it if necessary), run the setup, follow the on-screen instructions for a complete and successful installation, and make sure you reboot the system so that the changes take effect.

That being said, download the driver, apply it on your system, and enjoy your newly updated graphics card. Moreover, check with our website as often as possible in order to stay up to speed with the latest releases.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.

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