AMD Catalyst Driver Update Thread [ 12.8 ]

[sam]

yesterday i updated drivers to 12.6 from 12.4 and while checking some videos, the screen kind of changed colour (32 to 16bit i guess) and after a few minutes back to normal. and also whole system kind of locked up for 10-12sec. This happened for the first time in a long time. Though it is fine after that. no affect on any game i played today.

Looks like with the removed support for legacy GPU some important codes got erased too.

[krishnandu.sarkar]

@kapilove77 Ok trying without changing the value.

@the_conqueror Well, the situation is same for me. So I'm assuming it's not working. It doesn't mean anything if it gets fixed after five mins. So I end up opening Catalyst Control Center everytime.

[ico]

Update: It really works I just created without changing any values in it and Restarted my pc n voila it worked!

The fix I posted, right?

yea, it should be working for everyone.

[topgear]

CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H x.x
Installed RAM: 4.00 GB
Installed Memory Type and Speed : DDR2 800 Mhz
Operating System: Windows 7 x64 SP1
Video adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6850 ( 800/1100 )
Video driver: Catalyst 11.12 and 12.6
Resolution : 1080P - maximum settings used in every benchmark with all the advanced option like Tessellation, DoF, Physx etc. turned on*

Test Result : ( left is 11.12 and right is 12.6 )
Green = Performance Increase
Blue = Performance decrease

===========================================
AvP 2010 :
Average FPS: 29.9 - 33.4
===========================================
Sniper Elite v2 :
Average FPS: 10.2 - 9.9
============================================
PLA Game BenchMark : ( Unreal Engine 3.0 )
Average FPS: 37 - 37
============================================
3DMark 11 BenchMark ( Xtreme Preset ) :
Graphics Score: 1037 - 1052
Physyx Score : 3773 - 3815
============================================
Street Fighter IV BenchMark :
Graphics Score: 10380 - 8896
Average FPS: 130.04 - 115
============================================
Lost Planet 2 BenchMark :
Average FPS: B - 33.4 ( Test A ) - 31.0
Average FPS: C - 25.0 ( Test B ) - 25.6
=============================================
METRO 2033 BENCHMARK:
Average Framerate: 16.00 - 15.67
Max. Framerate: 33.95 - 30.68
Min. Framerate: 6.58 - 6.37
============================================
3DMark Vantage BenchMark : ( 1080P )
Graphics Score: X7190 - X7141
============================================
Crysis 2 BenchMark :
Average FPS: 23 ( Central Park - Edge Blur - High Res Tex - Ultra ) - 23
Average FPS: 31 ( Times Square - Edge Blur - High Res Tex - Ultra ) - 31
============================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0 :
FPS: 18.7 - 18.8
Scores: 470 - 474
Min FPS: 5.7 - 8.2
============================================
RE5 DX10 :
AVG FPS :76.2 ( Fixed ) - 76.1
AVG FPS :87.9 ( Variable ) - 88
============================================
DiRT ShowDown :
Min FPS :28 - 25.26
AVG FPS :38 - 33.21

So guys post your feedback

[krishnandu.sarkar]

The fix I posted, right?

yea, it should be working for everyone.

Yeah, it's working fine without the values.

@ico That solution doesn't work if you set that default DWORD value.

[kapilove77]

The fix I posted, right?

yea, it should be working for everyone.

Yes its working. thx

[SunE]

topgear how can the average fps for Sniper Elite V2 be so low? My PC does over 120 fps maxed out and AFAIK the difference between a HD 6850 and a HD 7850 can't be 110 fps??!!

[topgear]

^^ yep, that's odd - I can run the game at Ultra settings ( with every other settings maxed out too ) smoothly - must be ~30+fps but the benchmark tool of this game is really acting weird - will update to 12.7 beta and test again with only with the benchmark software ( large one ) - this time I won't use the adrenaline bench tool for the benchmark app.

[Zangetsu]

Downloaded the 12.6 driver.will install today

[topgear]

currently testing with 12.7 beta .

[SunE]

^^ Great! Please post some benchmarks soon

BTW your name is one of my fav TV shows

[iittopper]

Increased max payne 3 FPs by 9-11 . Now game feels awsome . This drivers also boost performance for 5xxx card .

[topgear]

^^ using FRAPS to benchmark MP3 ??

^^ Great! Please post some benchmarks soon

BTW your name is one of my fav TV shows

tomorrow I'll post benchmark results.

and that was even my fav show once

[iittopper]

^^ using FRAPS to benchmark MP3 ??

Yeah !

[theserpent]

I din't get any increase in FPS still now

[topgear]

^^ compared to which version and on which games ?

Yeah !

OK .. which chapter yu are isng for benchmark/Performance monitoring or this is based on overall game performance based on different chapters ?

Anyway, here's the Benchmark Results with 12.7 Beta :

CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H x.x
Installed RAM: 4.00 GB
Installed Memory Type and Speed : DDR2 800 Mhz
Operating System: Windows 7 x64 SP1
Video adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6850 ( 800/1100 )
Video driver: Catalyst 11.12 and 12.6
Resolution : 1080P - maximum settings used in every benchmark with all the advanced option like Tessellation, DoF, Physx etc. turned on*

Test Result : ( left to right 11.12 - 12.6 - 12.7 Beta )

===========================================
AvP 2010
Average FPS: 29.9 - 33.4 -33.4
===========================================
Sniper Elite v2 :
Average FPS: 10.2 - 9.9 - 10
============================================
PLA Game BenchMark :
Average FPS: 37 - 37 -37
============================================
3DMark 11 BenchMark ( Xtreme Preset ) :
Graphics Score: 1037 - 1052 -1053
Physyx Score : 3773 - 3815 - 3801
============================================
Street Fighter IV BenchMark :
Graphics Score: 10380 - 8896 - 8675
Average FPS: 130.04 - 115 - 110.55
============================================
Lost Planet 2 BenchMark :
Average FPS: B - 33.4 ( Test A ) - 31.0 - 32.7
Average FPS: C - 25.0 ( Test B ) - 25.6 - 27.8
=============================================
Average Framerate: 16.00 - 15.67 - 15.67
Max. Framerate: 33.95 - 30.68 - 37.58
Min. Framerate: 6.58 - 6.37 - 5.70
============================================
3DMark Vantage BenchMark :
Graphics Score: X7190 ( 1080P ) X7141 - x7150
============================================
Crysis 2 BenchMark :
Average FPS: 23 ( Central Park - Edge Blur - High Res Tex - Ultra ) - 23 - 23.6
Average FPS: 31 ( Times Square - Edge Blur - High Res Tex - Ultra ) - 31 - 31.6
============================================
Unigine Heaven 3.0 :
FPS: 18.7 - 18.8 - 18.8
Scores: 470 - 474 - 473
Min FPS: 5.7 - 8.2 - 7.7
============================================
RE5 :
AVG FPS :76.2 ( Fixed ) - 76.1 - 76.2
AVG FPS :87.9 ( Variable ) - 88 - 88.9
============================================
DiRT ShowDown :
Min FPS :28 - 25.26 - 21.62
AVG FPS :38 - 33.21 - 29.95

so that completes the performance test among 11.12, 12.6 and 12.7 by me - overall though old 11.12 has got the performance crown

[Zangetsu]

I m facing an issue after 12.6 update...
the scaling option is not working..
I have set the resolution to 1080p but still I used to get black borders around the screen..so I used scaling option in CCC (which worked perfectly to cover full screen).
but right in 12.6 I can all set the same in CCC but after a reboot it all gets changes to those black bars
what to do?

[ico]

^ Read my post in previous page. I've posted the solution.

[Zangetsu]

^ Read my post in previous page. I've posted the solution.

Oh man lot of other users r facing the same issue...
I guess the problem is with HDMI connection (which i m using)?

thanx for the solution.

AMD shud fix this minor issue in next stable release

[Zangetsu]

Thanks ico..the solution worked.

[iittopper]

^^ compared to which version and on which games ?



OK .. which chapter yu are isng for benchmark/Performance monitoring or this is based on overall game performance based on different chapters ?

Updated the game from original to 1.0.0.22 and updated the driver from 12.5 to 12.6 . Fps increase by 5-6 in almost every chapter . Earlier getting 26 fps and now constant 30-33 fps

[topgear]

Ok .. thanks for the info

BTW, any news n the final release of 12.7 driver or we will see a jump to 12.8 directly ??

[Gearbox]

12.8 is out.
Any threads anywhere about performance increase?

[topgear]

^^ renamed the thread - why not test the 12.8 driver by yourself - compare it with the previous version you have and post the result here.

[Gearbox]

^^ renamed the thread - why not test the 12.8 driver by yourself - compare it with the previous version you have and post the result here.

Seriously i dont have any expertise to compare the versions and post the comparisons here.
I recently bought a HD6670 and 12.6 is my 1st version!
Excuse me!

[sam]

^^ play a particular segment of a game. use FRAPS to benchmark it. update driver and play same segment of the game. post the difference. this is what TG did. it doesn't need any expertise.

[topgear]

^^ buddy I did not play any game to benchmark and I don't trust on Fraps FPS measurement - what I did is used some pre built game benchmark app which made the process a lot more easier.

[sam]

well he was asking for performance numbers. Thats why i told him to do the simple test himself rather than ask others to test and post the new values.
yes, that way results will be much more accurate

[panwala95]

i updated from 12.7 to 12.8 and the difference in bf3 and syrim + max payne3 is very noticeable
we are talking 4-5 fps in bf3, 10 fps (yes 10) in skyrim and another 4-5 fps in max payne 3
great update
thanks amd !

[Jripper]

^ Seriously?

Thats huge improvement. Wonder whether my 6850 will show improvement as well. Will try it out soon.