AMD Unveils Powerful NEW
Catalyst 15.7 Driver for Intuitive Windows® 10 Experience across AMD APU and
GPU Solutions
Catalyst 15.7 Driver for Intuitive Windows® 10 Experience across AMD APU and
GPU Solutions
Significant performance
optimizations and innovative features enable premium user experience
optimizations and innovative features enable premium user experience
Singapore
— July 9, 2015 — AMD (NASDAQ:
AMD) today announced its new AMD Catalyst™ 15.7 Driver update delivering
seamless and intuitive support for Windows® 10 and the DirectX® 12 API, and is
a primary ingredient for users to get the most out of their AMD APU and GPU
solutions.
— July 9, 2015 — AMD (NASDAQ:
AMD) today announced its new AMD Catalyst™ 15.7 Driver update delivering
seamless and intuitive support for Windows® 10 and the DirectX® 12 API, and is
a primary ingredient for users to get the most out of their AMD APU and GPU
solutions.
The AMD Catalyst 15.7 driver is a foundational driver that will help enrich the
user experience through more reliable performance, innovative features and
technologies. The AMD Catalyst™ driver will
be fully integrated with Microsoft® Windows 10 as part of the Windows driver update
component.
user experience through more reliable performance, innovative features and
technologies. The AMD Catalyst™ driver will
be fully integrated with Microsoft® Windows 10 as part of the Windows driver update
component.
AMD APUs and
Radeon™ GPUs running Windows® 10 will be able to deliver a highly advanced
entertainment experience by making games and streaming video look better than
ever; making the PC experience more personal, more productive and seamless
across devices.
Radeon™ GPUs running Windows® 10 will be able to deliver a highly advanced
entertainment experience by making games and streaming video look better than
ever; making the PC experience more personal, more productive and seamless
across devices.
A comprehensive
set of key AMD enabled features include:
set of key AMD enabled features include:
· Ability to stream content at
the highest resolutions (4K and beyond) thanks to hardware-based HEVC decoder1
the highest resolutions (4K and beyond) thanks to hardware-based HEVC decoder1
· Activating Microsoft®
DirectX® 12 and AMD’s Freesync™ Technology will help make your games look great on your AMD-based PC running
Windows® 10
DirectX® 12 and AMD’s Freesync™ Technology will help make your games look great on your AMD-based PC running
Windows® 10
· Responsive resume times powered by AMD and Windows® 10
let you spend less time waiting and more time doing because your PC wakes up
from sleep quickly.
let you spend less time waiting and more time doing because your PC wakes up
from sleep quickly.
· Window Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.0 works with
Windows® 10 to reduce the driver workload on graphics hardware. Display modes can be changed quickly and
without the bothersome flicker that Windows users had to endure in the past.
Windows® 10 to reduce the driver workload on graphics hardware. Display modes can be changed quickly and
without the bothersome flicker that Windows users had to endure in the past.
The launch of the AMD Catalyst 15.7 driver provides significant
feature updates to enhance the end user experience, including:
feature updates to enhance the end user experience, including:
· Frame Rate Target
Control (FRTC) enables fine-tuning your graphics card for more
stable and consistent performance in games with real-time frame rate control
limiting the maximum frame rate during gameplay — and delivers the benefits of reduced system/GPU power consumption, lower
system temps, and lower fan speeds for quieter operation.
Control (FRTC) enables fine-tuning your graphics card for more
stable and consistent performance in games with real-time frame rate control
limiting the maximum frame rate during gameplay — and delivers the benefits of reduced system/GPU power consumption, lower
system temps, and lower fan speeds for quieter operation.
o Now
supporting AMD Radeon™ R7 260 and above
GPUS
supporting AMD Radeon™ R7 260 and above
GPUS
· Virtual Super
Resolution (VSR) provides image
quality enhancement to gamers and Windows desktop users (renders at high resolution
then down-scales; giving effective Super Sample Anti-Aliasing):
Resolution (VSR) provides image
quality enhancement to gamers and Windows desktop users (renders at high resolution
then down-scales; giving effective Super Sample Anti-Aliasing):
o Now
supporting AMD Radeon™ R7 260 and above
GPUS, as well as desktop A-Series 7400K and above APUS with Single and
Multi-GPU configurations with more supported VSR modes!
supporting AMD Radeon™ R7 260 and above
GPUS, as well as desktop A-Series 7400K and above APUS with Single and
Multi-GPU configurations with more supported VSR modes!
·
AMD FreeSync™ Technology eliminates screen
tearing without lag and latency. And now it works in Crossfire™ mode! You just
need a FreeSync capable AMD component and a FreeSync compatible monitor. The
full list of announced monitors can he found here.
AMD FreeSync™ Technology eliminates screen
tearing without lag and latency. And now it works in Crossfire™ mode! You just
need a FreeSync capable AMD component and a FreeSync compatible monitor. The
full list of announced monitors can he found here.
“We are
thrilled to deliver our latest driver upgrade, making customer experiences with
Windows® 10 and AMD even more entertaining and intuitive than ever.” said Ari
Rauch, corporate VP, Software Development for AMD. “The AMD Catalyst 15.7 driver
enables a refined user experience, with better gaming, better streaming and
video quality, and incredible efficiency, taking AMD’s Graphics Core Next (GCN)
state-of-the-art architecture to the next level. “
thrilled to deliver our latest driver upgrade, making customer experiences with
Windows® 10 and AMD even more entertaining and intuitive than ever.” said Ari
Rauch, corporate VP, Software Development for AMD. “The AMD Catalyst 15.7 driver
enables a refined user experience, with better gaming, better streaming and
video quality, and incredible efficiency, taking AMD’s Graphics Core Next (GCN)
state-of-the-art architecture to the next level. “
“We are very
excited about what AMD is bringing to gaming with the new capabilities in the
latest AMD Catalyst Driver,” said Kam VedBrat, principal group program manager,
Microsoft Corp. “With full support for DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 in this latest
AMD Catalyst driver for AMD APU and Radeon Graphics processors, customers can
benefit from improved multithreaded scaling and CPU utilization; reduced GPU
overhead; and ultimately richer, smoother, more compelling games.”
excited about what AMD is bringing to gaming with the new capabilities in the
latest AMD Catalyst Driver,” said Kam VedBrat, principal group program manager,
Microsoft Corp. “With full support for DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 in this latest
AMD Catalyst driver for AMD APU and Radeon Graphics processors, customers can
benefit from improved multithreaded scaling and CPU utilization; reduced GPU
overhead; and ultimately richer, smoother, more compelling games.”
To learn more
about end user benefits and the AMD Catalyst 15.7 driver’s support for Windows®
10 and Direct 12, visit AMD’s Drivers and Support page.
about end user benefits and the AMD Catalyst 15.7 driver’s support for Windows®
10 and Direct 12, visit AMD’s Drivers and Support page.
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