Controladores AMD Catalyst 11.4 WHQL disponibles

Por si no lo leíste en nuestro foro voz ciudadana, te recordamos que AMD ha liberado hoy sus drivers gráficos AMD Catalyst 11.4 WHQL, correspondientes al mes en curso y compatibles con tarjetas Radeon  HD 2000/3000/4000/5000/6000 series, además chipset AMD con gráficos integrados y la familia de tarjetas ATI Mobility Radeon HD  2000/3000/4000/5000/6000 series.

Performance Enhancements

A number of performance enhancements are seen with the AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series and AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series:

• Call of Duty Black Ops – gains of up to 15% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single GPU configurations.
• Battleforge – gains of up to 15% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multiple GPU configurations.
• Batman Arkham Asylum – gains of up to 20% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multiple GPU configurations.
• Aliens vs. Predator – gains of up to 8% with Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering on single and multiple GPU configurations.
• Civilization 5 – gains of up to 15% on single and multiple GPU configurations.
• Far Cry 2 – gains of up to 6% on single and multiple GPU configurations.
• Just Cause 2 – gains of up to 9% on single and multiple GPU configurations.
• Lost Planet 2 – gains of up to 10% on single and multiple GPU configurations.

Es muy importante mencionar también que en las notas de lanzamiento AMD informa que estos drivers tienen algunos detalles que solucionar bajo Windows 7. Esto es usual en las entregas mensuales, asuntos que generalmente se solucionarn en las versiones posteriores y que no son críticos para el funcionamiento de los controladores, excepto en dichos casos específicos.

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:

* PowerDVD may randomly crash if HDMI 8 channel audio is enabled.
* The image may freeze if HD video is played over an extended period of time.
* Some BD content my not playback smoothly using WinDVD.
* Star Wars Jedi Knight II / Jedi Academy may randomly crash during game launch.
* OpenGL acceleration may not always function with Adobe Photoshop CS5.
* High GPU clock speeds may be retained after exiting a 3D application.
* PowerDVD my display random jitter when playing a 1080i BD video with Aero mode turned off.

Más detalles en las Notas de lanzamiento

Descarga desde AMD o directamente desde los siguientes enlaces:
Catalyst 11.4 WHQL (Windows 7 32-bit)
Catalyst 11.4 WHQL (Windows Vista 32-bit)
Catalyst 11.4 WHQL (Windows XP 32-bit)
Catalyst 11.4 WHQL (Windows 7 64-bit)
Catalyst 11.4 WHQL (Windows Vista 64-bit)
Catalyst 11.4 WHQL (Windows XP 64-bit)