AMD Catalyst Mobility Display Driver 12.2 for Vista/Windows 7 x64 Download

Posted at April 23, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

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Device Name	AMD Catalyst Mobility Display Driver 12.2 for Vista/Windows 7 x64
Category	Graphics Board
Manufacturer	AMD
File Size	157.8 MB
Supported OS	Windows Vista 64 bit ,Windows 7 64 bit

AMD Catalyst Mobility Display Driver 12.2 for Vista/Windows 7 x64 Description

The AMD Catalyst software suite 12.2 contains the following:
- AMD display driver version 8.95
- HydraVision for Windows Vista and Windows 7
- Southbridge/IXP Driver
- AMD Catalyst Control Center version 8.95 / AMD Vision Engine Control Center version 8.95

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 12.2 Windows release includes:

NEW FEATURES

Windows 7 and Windows Vista support for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series

- Enables support for Windows 7 64-bit/32-bit and Windows Vista 64-bit/32-bit.
- Windows XP support will be made available in AMD Catalyst 12.4.

IMPROVEMENTS

Super Sampling Anti-Aliasing is now available for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications

- Supported on the AMD Radeon HD 7900 and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series.
- Users can now enable Super Sample Anti-Aliasing and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing through the AMD Catalyst Control Center for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications.
- Applications must support in game Anti-Aliasing for the feature to work (Forced on Anti-Aliasing through the Catalyst Control Center is not supported for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications).

AMD Eyefinity 2.1 technology enhancements

- Custom resolutions – users can now choose from a much larger set of display resolutions for their AMD Eyefinity configurations.
- Dynamic Configuration Changes: Switching between different display configurations (when physically plugging/un-plugging displays) will occur automatically by loading the appropriate profile.
- HydraVision enhancements: The Windows Task bar can now be moved and resized based on users preference.
- Profile Manager improvements: Users can now create multiple Display profiles, enabling users to seamlessly switch between various AMD Eyefinity and Display Configurations.

RESOLVED ISSUES

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 12.2 software suite for Windows 7. These include:
- Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Tom Clancy HAWX with Crossfire and Eyefinity enabled.
- Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Call of Duty – Modern Warfare 3 in a Tri-Crossfire setup.
- Random texture flickering is no longer experienced when playing Dragon Age 2 with Crossfire and Vsync enabled.
- Skipping the in-game cinematics when running Dragon Age 2 in DirectX 11 mode no longer causes random stuttering.
- The Battleforge DirectX 10.0 benchmark no longer experiences intermittent crashes when run in Tri-Crossfire mode.
- Random flickering is no longer observed when playing Battlefield – Bad Company 2 in DirectX 11 mode.
- Playing back h.264 interlaced BluRay content no longer displays intermittent green flashing.
- The system no longer experiences random hangs when playing back BluRay 3D content in Duplicate mode.
- Starcraft II no longer experiences random system crashes when exiting a campaign in certain Crossfire configurations.
- Batman – Arkam City no longer experiences intermittent system crashes when run in DirectX 11 mode.
- Changing Crossfire settings no longer causes a random system crash.
- A system crash is no longer experienced when playing Rage with Crossfire enabled.
- Crysis Warhead and Battlefield – Bad Company II no longer experience random crashes in certain Crossfire configurations.
- Playback of BluRay 3D content now correctly uses hardware acceleration.
- Random texture corruption is no longer displayed when playing Dirt III in DirectX 11 mode and with anisotropic filtering applied.

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 12.2 software suite for Windows 7. These include:
- Windows Aero options are available after installing the driver.
- Background textures in World of Warcraft Cataclysm no longer experience random flickering in some Crossfire and Eyefinity configurations.

KNOWN ISSUES

Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:
- Alan Wake - Enabling CrossfireX can cause corruptions or hangs. This issue will be fixed in AMD Catalyst 12.3
- Elder Scrolls - Image corruption can be be seen with Anti-Aliasing enabled on speciic AMD graphics hardware. This issue will be fixed in AMD Catalyst 12.3
- Vsync may be disabled after task switching when playing Rage.
- A black screen may be displayed when running Civilization V in certain Eyefinity configurations.
- Playing Far Cry 2 at high in game settings may generate a system hang.
- Poor performance may be experience when playing Dirt 3 in DirectX 11 mode at low resolutions with Crossfire enabled.

Known issues under the Windows XP operating system

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:
- The system may hang when playing Dirt 3 at maximum in-game settings.

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

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