AMD Posts Special Catalyst Driver for Windows 8 Consumer Preview

btarunr · Feb 29, 2012

AMD posted a new Catalyst driver (8.93.7 RC10) specifically for Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The driver is WDDM 1.2 compliant, and supports all launched AMD Radeon GPUs from HD 5000 thru HD 7000 series (except HD 7900 and HD 7700); AMD A-Series, C-Series, and E-Series APUs; FirePro, and FirePro 3D series products. Highlights include:

Native Stereo 3D support: Windows 8 will natively support Stereo 3D for full-screen and windowed gaming, and video applications
Unified Video API - Video playback is now integrated within the DirectX 11 API; enabling simultaneous high quality Video and 3D content, and the potential for enhanced video transcoding performance
Optimized screen rotation
Improved sleep / resume performance
Optimized Power Consumption

DOWNLOAD: AMD Catalyst 8.93.7 RC10 for Windows 8 Consumer Preview

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btarunr · Feb 29, 2012

Catalyst 12.2 WHQL (for everyone else, Windows 7 users,) later today. Hopefully.

erocker · Feb 29, 2012

Please note: A future AMD Catalyst Windows 8 driver release will add support for the AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series, and AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series in the coming weeks.

Darn.

Delta6326 · Feb 29, 2012

Darn no 4800 support for W8.

JKnows · Feb 29, 2012

btarunr said:
Catalyst 12.2 WHQL (for everyone else, Windows 7 users,) later today. Hopefully.

I hope because I need these new drivers like cats its tail. On C drive fresh XP, On D fresh 8 with fresh drivers. Curios which system will be faster on AMD Fusion...

badtaylorx · Feb 29, 2012

i wonder when some benchmark programs will be available .... i have a sabertooth 990fx,,,an hd6970,,,and a bulldozer chip that are wondering if the whole "when win-8 comes out" thing holds any merit...

AlienIsGOD · Feb 29, 2012

Delta6326 said:
Darn no 4800 support for W8.

its prolly HD 5K and up as they want to push DX 11 and 11.1.

xenocide · Feb 29, 2012

Excludes 7900 and 7700 series... lol...

NorthEndJon · Feb 29, 2012

Crap, looks like my 4850 is going to get Legacy status soon.

ASharp · Feb 29, 2012

I like how it says it includes cards from HD 5000 through 7000 then promptly says that it doesn't include the 7000 series. Way to contradict yourselves, AMD.

General Lee · Feb 29, 2012

Thank you AMD for supporting 7xxx cards. :nutkick:

AlienIsGOD · Feb 29, 2012

I think its pre-support for the rebrands (HD7600 and below).

Mathragh · Feb 29, 2012

This driver causes my laptop(with mobility 5650) to hang with a black screen after installing these drivers.

wolf · Mar 1, 2012

btarunr said:
...and supports all launched AMD Radeon GPUs from HD 5000 thru HD 7000 series (except HD 7900 and HD 7700)...

hang on just one second... arent th only launched 7000 series GPU's 7900 and 7700 series? is it just me, maybe it's a side effect of posting drunk...

Super XP · Mar 1, 2012

Just wondering, should I try these out? Has anybody installed Win 8 x64 yet :confused:

wolf said:
hang on just one second... arent th only launched 7000 series GPU's 7900 and 7700 series? is it just me, maybe it's a side effect of posting drunk...

I believe you are right :laugh:

What is AMD talking about

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Mar 1, 2012

Delta6326 said:
Darn no 4800 support for W8.

Maybe we get Drivers for 4xxx down with the os.

Mathragh · Mar 1, 2012

wolf said:
hang on just one second... arent th only launched 7000 series GPU's 7900 and 7700 series? is it just me, maybe it's a side effect of posting drunk...

Nope, there are some mobility 7000 series launched for OEM's aswell.

Those are just rebranded 6400-6700's however, so they're actually not supporting real 7000 series cards(with the new architechture and stuff).

They did that support for 79xx and 77xx comes later this week.

Gzero · Mar 1, 2012

Learn to read? It doesn't say anywhere on AMD's page that the HD7000 is supported. So no there is no contradiction...

daniel2000 · Mar 1, 2012

What about the motherboard drivers?........None!..... than how can i really test windows 8?

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