AMD Catalyst driver question  


  1. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #1

    AMD Catalyst driver question


    Hello all,

    I have been wondering about this for quite some time, but never could figure it out. You see, device manager does not display the correct driver date for the Catalyst drivers, even though the correct driver version is displayed.

    For example, the driver date on the Catalyst website says "1/25/2012", but device manager on my pc says "12/5/2011" for the exact same driver.

    Why is this happening? I know it's not negatively affecting me in anyway but I still want to know why it does this. Thanks for your help.

    Dell XPS 8300
    Windows x64 Pro
    Radeon HD 6800
    Intel i7-2600 @3.40GHz
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  2. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    The Catalyst date is the date that the suite was released. The driver date is the date the drive file(s) were finished and sent to Microsoft for WHQL testing, which is why there is up to a month's difference between the two.
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  3. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Professional x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for answering my question; now I don't have to wonder about it any more. :)
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