AMD Catalyst Graphics Driver 14.6 RC 2 Download

Posted at December 20, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

AMD Catalyst Graphics Driver 14.6 RC 2 Description

Plants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements):

- AMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra – improves up to 11%
- AMD Radeon R9 290X - 2560x1600 Ultra – improves up to 15%
- AMD Radeon R9 290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling

3DMark Sky Diver improvements:

- AMD A4 6300 – improves up to 4%
- Enables AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire support

Grid Auto Sport:

- AMD CrossFire profile

Wildstar:

- Power Xpress profile
- Performance improvements to improve smoothness of application

Watch Dogs:

- AMD CrossFire – Frame pacing improvements

Battlefield Hardline Beta:

- AMD CrossFire profile

Known Issues:

- Running Watch Dogs with a R9 280X CrossFire configuration may result in the application running in CrossFire software compositing mode
- Enabling Temporal SMAA in a CrossFire configuration when playing Watch Dogs will result in Flickering
- AMD CrossFire configurations with Eyefinity enabled will see application stability with BattleField 4 or Thief when running Mantle
- Catalyst Install Manager text is covered by Express/Custom radio button text
- Express Uninstall does not remove C:\Program Files\(AMD or ATI) folder

The following notebooks are not compatible with this release:

- Any notebook launched after this driver release
- Toshiba notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
- Sony VAIO notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
- Panasonic notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)

Important Note:

- Starting with AMD Catalyst 14.6 Beta, AMD will no longer support Windows 8.0 (and the WDDM 1.2 driver)
- Windows 8.0 users should upgrade (for Free) to Windows 8.1 to take advantage of the new features found in the AMD Catalyst 14.6 Beta
- AMD Catalyst 14.4 will remain available for users who wish to remain on Windows 8
- A future AMD Catalyst release will allow for the WDDM 1.1 (Windows 7 driver) to be installed under Windows 8.0 for those users unable to upgrade to Windows 8.1
- This Catalyst Driver is provided "AS IS", and under the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement provided with it

The AMD Catalyst 14.6 RC Driver for Windows is compatible with the following AMD products:

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility:
- AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
- ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series

AMD Accelerated Processor (APU) Desktop Product Family:

- AMD A10 Series APU with AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series, AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series
- AMD A8 Series APU with AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series, AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series, AMD Radeon HD 6000D Series
- AMD A6 Series APU with AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series, AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series, AMD Radeon HD 6000D Series
- AMD A4 Series APU with AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series, AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series, AMD Radeon HD 6000D Series
- AMD E2-3000 APU (AMD Radeon HD 8280)
- AMD E1-2500 APU (AMD Radeon HD 8240)
- AMD E2-2000 APU (AMD Radeon HD 7340)
- AMD E1-1200 APU (AMD Radeon HD 7310)
- AMD E2-1800 APU (AMD Radeon HD 7340)
- AMD E1-300 APU (AMD Radeon HD 6310)

AMD Mobility Radeon Discrete Product Family:

- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8000M Series
- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6000 Series
- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 7000M Series
- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series
- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6000M Series
- AMD PowerXpress enabled notebooks using AMD chipsets

Consumer Notebooks with AMD Accelerated Processor (APU) Product Family:

- AMD A10 Series APU with AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series, AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series
- AMD A8 Series APU with AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series, AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series, AMD Radeon HD 6000G Series
- AMD A6 Series APU with AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series, AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series, AMD Radeon HD 6000G Series
- AMD A4 Series APU with AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series, AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series, AMD Radeon HD 6000G Series
- AMD A10-5745M
- AMD A10-4657M
- AMD A10-4655M
- AMD A8-4557M
- AMD A8-4555M
- AMD A8-5545M
- AMD A6-5345M
- AMD A6-4455M
- AMD A6-5200
- AMD A4-4455M
- AMD A4-5000
- AMD A4-4355M
- AMD E2-3000
- AMD E2-2000
- AMD E2-1800
- AMD E1-2500
- AMD E1-2100
- AMD E1-1500
- AMD E1-1500
- AMD E1-1200
- AMD E-300
- AMD C-70
- AMD C-60
- AMD PowerXpress enabled notebooks using AMD chipsets

Consumer Tablets with AMD Accelerated Processor (APU) Product Family:

- AMD A6-1450 utilizing AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8250
- AMD A4-1250 utilizing AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8210
- AMD A4-1200 utilizing AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8180
- AMD Z-60
- AMD Z-01

  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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