Driver update: AMD Catalyst 14.7 rc

AMD has released a new beta Catalyst driver. There is only one download and it is only suitable for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Support for Windows 8.0 will expire with version 14.6 and AMD therefore recommends installing the free update to Windows 8.1. The new driver contains minor changes compared to the 14.6 rc drivers. For example, there is a workaround for a problem with a certain AOC monitor and CrossFire improvements have been made. The full release notes can be found below.

Feature Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 14.7 RC Driver for Windows

• Includes all improvements found in the AMD Catalyst 14.6 RC driver
• AMD CrossFire and AMD Radeon Dual Graphics profile update for Plants vs. zombies.
• Assassin’s Creed IV – improved CrossFire scaling (3840×2160 High Settings) up to 93%
• Collaboration with AOC has identified non-standard display timings as the root cause of 60Hz SST flickering exhibited by the AOC U2868PQU panel on certain AMD Radeon graphics cards. A software workaround has been implemented in AMD Catalyst 14.7 RC driver to resolve the display timing issues with this display.
  • Users are further encouraged to obtain newer display firmware from AOC that will resolve flickering at its origin.
  • Users are additionally advised to utilize DisplayPort-certified cables to ensure the integrity of the DisplayPort data connection.