Latest AMD Catalyst Video Driver for Windows 7

[Brink]

Latest AMD Catalyst Video Driver Released​

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   Information

WHQL
Release Date: April 25th 2014
Version: 14.4

AMD CCC WHQL Video Driver Download Link

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Release Notes


Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 14.4 Windows Driver

• Support for the AMD Radeon R9 295X
• CrossFire fixes enhancements:
  • Crysis 3 – frame pacing improvements
  • Far Cry 3 – 3 and 4 GPU performance improvements at high quality settings, high resolution settings
  • Anno 2070 – Improved CrossFire scaling up to 34%
  • Titanfall – Resolved in game flickering with CrossFire enabled
  • Metro Last Light – Improved Crossfire scaling up to 10%
  • Eyefinity 3x1 (with three 4K panels) no longer cuts off portions of the application
  • Stuttering has been improved in certain applications when selecting mid-Eyefinity resolutions with V-sync Enabled
• Full support for OpenGL 4.4
  • OpenGL 4.4 supports the following extensions:
    • ARB_buffer_storage
    • ARB_enhanced_layouts
    • ARB_query_buffer_object
    • ARB_clear_texture
    • ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge
    • ARB_texture_stencil8
    • ARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev
    • ARB_multi_bind
    • ARB_bindless_texture
    • ARB_spare_texture
    • ARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture
    • ARB_indirect_parameters
    • ARB_shader_group_vote
• Mantle beta driver improvements:
  • BattleField 4: Performance slowdown is no longer seen when performing a task switch/Alt-tab
  • BattleField 4: Fuzzy images when playing in rotated SLS resolution with an A10 Kaveri system

 

[johngalt]

Stickified

 

[Brink]

LOL, you beat me to it.

 

[Patrick C]

Brink -

There has been some traffic, in this forum, about the ATI drivers referenced in this post, that don't completely install. I have a HP Laptop dv5-1125nr with Radeon HD 3200 graphics. (1) I tried installing the ATI beta drivers referenced in the post. (2) The install hangs. (3) Used windows Task Manager to stop the install. (4) Went to the Device Manager. (5) Found Display icon. (6) Found and highlighted the installed Microsoft driver. (7) Right-click, selected update the driver, (8) When the option to give a driver for install came up, (9) Browsed to and found the driver left by the failed ATI beta install, (10) Highlighted it, (11) Navigated to the list of drivers that windows allows for install, (12) Selected " ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (Pre-release - WDDM 1.1) " driver and installed it. Now when I right-click the desktop and select the Catalyst Manager - I can make all the adjustments and see the Video Memory allocation 2D, 3D, etc. I sent feedback to ATI - that by the way is available for all users of the Catalyst Manager on the 1st page of the Manager. I have wanted to share what I found to help others that have had trouble installing these drivers. God's Speed - Patrick C

 

[GHad]

If I can ask... where exactly does this install hangs? Mine stops at "Enumerating source media for installable packages" it "Analyze" step after selecting custom install.

Greetz,
GHad

 

[Patrick C]

If I can ask... where exactly does this install hangs? Mine stops at "Enumerating source media for installable packages" it "Analyze" step after selecting custom install.

Greetz,
GHad

GHad - Hello! The place you noted in your message is exactly where the install hangs.

 

[GHad]

Thanks for your answer. So where on your hard drive did you find the driver exactly when updating via device manager? I had no luck when selecting the ATI directory with "Search subfolders" checked. I also tried various subfolders with no effect. It always says, my actual driver is up to date :-(

Greetz,
GHad

 

[Patrick C]

Thanks for your answer. So where on your hard drive did you find the driver exactly when updating via device manager? I had no luck when selecting the ATI directory with "Search subfolders" checked. I also tried various subfolders with no effect. It always says, my actual driver is up to date :-(

Greetz,
GHad

GHad - In the post I made above to Brink - in steps (11) & (12) - browse to Drive:\ATI\beta_w7-64_8-56-1-081203a-74289\Packages\Drivers\LH6A_INF\CH_73489. When You browse to that file when Windows allows you to present a file - even though there are multiple files in that directory - when you navigate to that directory - it will show the driver I specified in the post to Brink. Patrick C

 

[Baatfam]

Well I could not resolve this ATI driver issue...

I was using the on-board HD 3200 video in Vista64 when I upgraded to Win7 and that worked...
But yesterday I threw in an HD 3650 card and could not get the drivers to load...
Not even the beta 7 driver listed above...even tried Patrick's instructions to no avail...

My only option was to re-install Vista64 and then install the drivers for the card...
Once I finish getting everything loaded and setup tonight, I will upgrade to Win7 again and see what happens...

It better work...I like 7 and don't want to go back to Vista...

 

[Brink]

Bob,

Have you already tried using the Vista ATI drivers in Windows 7 using Compatibility Mode with Vista selected?

 

[Baatfam]

Bob,

Have you already tried using the Vista ATI drivers in Windows 7 using Compatibility Mode with Vista selected?

Good thought Brink...But the answer is no, I didn't think of that...

I have to admit, I was getting a little frustrated at the time...

 

[GHad]

So I managed it, but only the driver no CCC. BTW, install in Vista compatibility mode and run as Administrator both do not work. To sum it all up:

(0) Use the most recent driver (see first post)

From PatrickC

There has been some traffic, in this forum, about the ATI drivers referenced in this post, that don't completely install. I have a HP Laptop dv5-1125nr with Radeon HD 3200 graphics.
(1) I tried installing the ATI beta drivers referenced in the post.
(2) The install hangs.
(3) Used windows Task Manager to stop the install.
(4) Went to the Device Manager.
(5) Found Display icon.
(6) Found and highlighted the installed Microsoft driver.
(7) Right-click, selected update the driver,
(8) When the option to give a driver for install came up,...

Point (2): My install hanged at "Enumerating source media for installable packages" within "Analyze" step after selecting custom install (see system specs for details on used hardware)
(9) Click "Browse my computer for driver software"
(10) Click "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
(11) Click "Have Disk..." and "Browse..." to this folder (path may differ based upon your extraction location at ATI installer): C:\ATI\beta_w7-64_8-56-1-081203a-74289\Packages\Drivers\LH6A_INF\CH_73489 (from PatrickC)
(12) Select "CH_73489.inf" and click "Open"
(13) Select your driver, for example "ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (Engineering Sample - WDDM v1.1)" (mine)
(14) Install it and acknoledge microsoft warning (driver is signed though)

Well, I re-runned the WEI but no change, but it looks like window management just got a tickle smoother. Bad to have no CCC but a newer driver may makes this installation issue obsolete.

Greetz,
GHad

PS: Many thanks and and my kodus to PatrickC, now my Win7 is driver complete

 

[Ranger093]

I have a FIX.

FIRST EXIT CATALYST CONTROL CENTER THIS IS IMPORTANT!!!

1. Goto device manager and uninstall and delete driver software for your graphics cards.

2. Ignore restart and run this program. See File attached

3. Go to Program files and delete the ATI folders. Even ATI technologies if present. IF ON X64 CHECK THE Program Files (X86) FOLDER TOO!!

4. Restart computer and install new ATI drivers.

 

[josjoslyn]

ATI HD4870X2 will not work

I downloaded both the preview and beta drivers for Windows7. Both will install, but neither will work.

Operating Windows7 64bit(build 7000)

The installation completes successfully according to the installation logs, but on re-IPL I always get "No ATI Driver installed, or working properly ......." CCC will not run, either from the right click mouse option, or from the Windows "start/all programmes". Checking the Hardware Profile my graphics card is listed and states that it is working okay. But when I try to change the screen resolution, it only gives me 1600x1200(on a 26" monitor), and 1900X1440(on a 30"), and the driver in use is VgaSave.

I haven't tried the Vista driver in "compatibility mode" yet, next option to try. But this card operates fine with Mandriva2009 PWP 64bit out of the box.

Not off to a very auspicious start

 

[delvryboy]

I haven't tried to install the beta drivers. However, I downloaded and installed Vista x64 drivers/CCC for my HD 4850 and everything works perfectly. I didn't use compatibility mode either.

 

[BtrenterX]

I installed this new driver but now my games don't work and pages scroll funny, just want to go back to the old driver but the roll back driver option is grayed out.
I tried to install the original from my driver disc that came with my computer but it just says I allready have the newest driver.
Also downloaded the Vista driver from ATI but tried to intall 5 times and just locks at same place during install!
Any ideas?

 

[GHad]

Exactly follow my info above and point to your win driver instead. This should work even if windows says you have the newest driver.

Greetz,
GHad

 

[Snowcrash]

Heya peoples Aside from the CCC installation problems I have been pretty impressed with the overall performance that Windows 7 is providing. I have an AMD Spider platform and was convinced that some of my games and the AMD Froblins tech demo were not working due to the "Prerelease WDDM 1.1" driver for my 4870. I am happy to say that this was in fact a DirectX issue. Since running a copy of DXSETUP, included in the Tomb Raider: Underworld Demo, every game I had installed prior to upgrading to Windows 7 is now working

Peace

 

[inghamphoto]

HD4870X2- no crossfire

I am having a similar problem with the driver install. I hang at the "Enumerating....." I can get the driver installed by the method outlined here, but the Catalyst app. is not installed and my HD4870X2 is running only one chip; no crossfire. I cannot install Catalyst at all. Vista or otherwise.

Any ideas on getting Catalyst application installed?

Thanks

 

[Ranger093]

Do my fix ing. Its on the first page