Driver Update: AMD Catalyst 13.10 Beta

AMD has released a new beta of its Catalyst drivers. There is only one download and it is suitable for Windows 7 and 8, for both 32bit and 64bit environments. That immediately explains the size of 235MB. The driver supports both desktop and mobile GPUs from the Radeon HD5000 series and is especially interesting for people who play the latest games. The 13.10 beta release includes all of the improvements from the 13.8 beta 2 release, plus the following changes and improvements:

Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst 13.10 Beta Driver for Windows:

• AMD Catalyst 13.10 Beta includes all of the features/fixes found in AMD Catalyst 13.8 Beta2
• PCI-E bus speed is no longer set to x1 on the secondary GPU when running in CrossFire configurations
• Rome Total War 2: Updated AMD CrossFire™ profile
  • improves CrossFire scaling up to 20% (at 2560×1600 with extreme settings)
  • resolves corruption issues seen while playing the game
• Saints Row 4: Updated AMD CrossFire profile
  • improves CrossFire scaling up to 20% (at 2560×1600 with ultra settings)
• Metro Last Light: Updated AMD CrossFire profile
  • improves CrossFire scaling up to 10% (at 2560×1600 with ultra settings)
• Includes a number of frame pacing improvements for the following titles:
  • Tomb Raider
  • Metro Last Light
  • Sniper Elite
  • World of Warcraft
  • Max Payne 3
  • Hitman Absolution

The following downloads are available:
AMD Catalyst 13.10 beta for Windows 7 and 8 (32&64bit)
AMD Catalyst Mobility 13.10 beta for Windows 7 and 8 (32&64bit)