ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7

**MIG-31** · Feb 15, 2011, 06:28 PM

The new Catalyst Control Center features

Catalyst AI Texture Filtering updates
- The Quality setting has now been improved to match the High Quality setting in all respects but one; it enables an optimization that limits tri-linear anisotropic filtering to areas surrounding texture mipmap level transitions, while doing bilinear anisotropic filtering elsewhere. This optimization offers a way to improve filtering performance without visibly affecting image quality
- The Performance setting has been updated to address the sharpness of the default Quality setting causing shimmering in certain cases. It now provides a smoother filtering option that eliminates most shimmering while preserving the improved detail provided by anisotropic filtering.
Tessellation Controls
- Supported on the ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series and the AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
- New settings give users full control over the Tessellation levels used in applications.
  - The default selection “AMD Optimized” setting is intended to set the best level of Tessellation on a per application basis. The “AMD Optimized” setting is designed to help users get the maximum visual benefit of Tessellation, while minimizing the performance impact associated with enabling Tessellation. Currently no applications have been profiled.
  - The “Use Application Settings” option gives applications full control over the Tessellation level.
  - Users can also manually set the maximum tessellation level used by applications with the slider control
Morphological Anti-Aliasing support for the ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series
- AMD Catalyst now includes official support for Morphological Anti-Aliasing for the ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series

Support Video Quality settings during Blu-ray 3D playback

Supported on the AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Requires Blu-ray 3D player software, 3D supported display and 3D Stereoscopic glasses
Users can now enable the Video Quality settings within the Catalyst Control Center when playing Blu-ray 3D content

Performance Improvements:

Call of Duty: Black Ops:
- Performance increases up to 11% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series single card configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing enabled
Batman Arkham Asylum:
- Performance increases up to 4% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series single configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled.

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.2 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

Corruption is no longer randomly observed running the Unigine Heaven benchmark.
Texture corruption is no longer observed when running the Unigine Heaven benchmark with Super AA enabled in the Catalyst Control Center.
HAWX no longer intermittently displays corruption when running in DirectX 9 mode.
Visual corruption is no longer seen when running Lost Planet in DirectX 10 mode.
Playing a 720p WMV format file no longer randomly causes laggy system performance.
Video corruption no longer intermittently affects the display when playing a SD format DVD using Windows Media Player.
Choppy video playback is no longer observed when playing a DVD with interlaced content using WinDVD 10.
8x Anti Aliasing is now correctly listed as available with certain 3D applications.
The AMD Ladybug demo no longer freezes when viewed in camera mode.
DirectX 9.0 games no longer show intermittent corruption at the bottom of one of the cloned displays.

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

Flickering is no longer randomly observed when applying Video Gamma settings.
The system no longer hangs intermittently when playing Medal of Honor.
Civilization V no longer generates a VPU Recovery faulty when Crossfire mode is enabled.
Warhammer – Dawn of War 2 no longer randomly displays a wireframe when running at High game settings.

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Source: TechpowerUp

Dyre Straits · Feb 16, 2011, 10:12 AM

So far, so good. I installed these just before heading out for work yesterday. For anyone having any problems, there should be a Hotfix just around the corner.

IvanV · Feb 16, 2011, 11:51 AM

So what's this Fuel Service and why does it want to connect to the internet? I googled a bit and someone on AMD's forum said that the new services connect to validation.sls.microsoft.com, what the heck?!

Tyrsonswood · Feb 16, 2011, 12:20 PM

Sounds creepy...... another way to de-activate your Windows?

Dyre Straits · Feb 16, 2011, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IvanV

So what's this Fuel Service and why does it want to connect to the internet? I googled a bit and someone on AMD's forum said that the new services connect to validation.sls.microsoft.com, what the heck?!

The best I can come up with so far is that this is just a "loopback" connection. Meaning, it doesn't actually connect to or wait for any response outside your own computer.

But, yes, it would be very appropriate if AMD would explain BEFOREHAND, or in the documentation just what these are!

Again, it's just a guess at this point, but, it does appear that AMD is moving things to some kind of unified control app for AMD CPUs and GPUs, as per their FUSION design.

IvanV · Feb 20, 2011, 07:25 PM

One more thing, I blocked the Fuel Service from accessing the internet and CCC no longer starts with Windows - it has to be allowed internet access for CCC to autostart.

mkk · Feb 21, 2011, 12:26 AM

Try adding a rule that allows it to still connect to localhost (127.0.0.1) so that local loopback connections are not also blocked.

IvanV · Feb 21, 2011, 01:04 AM

And with that mkk gets the cookie (and rep points).

mkk · Feb 21, 2011, 01:19 AM

Cookie!

Anyway, so called local loopback connections (network data only sent locally between two software modules on the same system) is a thing that is pretty commonly occurring nowadays. In a situation where one uses detailed manual firewall rules for all traffic on a system it's a good idea to make a wide rule that allows local loopback for any program. In case the firewall software does not come with such a rule predefined.

Sylvie · Feb 25, 2011, 10:40 AM

Hi guys,
I'm just a newby here and first of all I'd like to say hello to all of you.

The reason of my post is the following:

(1) I've modded with MobilityModder ATI driver so that I can use a ATI Radeon PRO as a replacement of my ATI Radeon Mobility on a Toshiba Laptop under Windows 7 - 32 bits.

It works perfectly BUT

(2) once a day, the driver automatically reverts back to the ATI Mobility driver, and hence I'm constrained to reforce it to the ATI Pro version by hand.

(3) I tried to disable the autostart of AMD External Events Utility services.
same problem...

(4) I fully removed AMD External Events Utility services... same problem...

Whatever I do, it seems that the Toshiba once a day gets back to its oem Mobility driver...

ANY HINT on how to prevent the system to undo the forced ATI Pro install ??

Thanks

Rasta Monsta · Mar 4, 2011, 04:15 PM

Fresh build, and my first with x64. Video driver BSOD on resume from S3.

Liqourice · Mar 28, 2011, 12:08 AM

Still not getting full HD with 3D movies. Updated to the latest (march 7) version of PowerDVD as well.

I only get 1000i when playing 3D resulting in a black border around the picture. Can't find any settings to change this in CCC.

Robert McClelland · Mar 28, 2011, 01:31 AM

So strange AMD skipping driver this month? lol

Matth · Mar 28, 2011, 05:04 PM

With attention on the 11.4 preview, anything this month would be an anticlimax - who'd bother?

IvanV · Mar 28, 2011, 06:01 PM

I'm not thrilled, that could take another 2-3 weeks. What's the progress on that anyway? What's the latest version and how does it behave?

Dyre Straits · Mar 29, 2011, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

So strange AMD skipping driver this month? lol

No, per information elsewhere, the 11.3's will be released. But, for what reason exactly other than for those who insist on using only WHQL drivers? (Example: Some benchmarks won't validate results for non-WHQL drivers.)

And, as pointed out, the 11.4 Preview drivers are newer. So, unless you really have to have the WHQL versioin, why bother?

@IvanV: Check out here...

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles...lypreview.aspx

IvanV · Mar 29, 2011, 04:40 PM

Thanks, Dyre, I'd swear I was on that very page yesterday, but, for some reason, I was only offered the March 7th version of the preview.

**MIG-31** · Mar 29, 2011, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

So strange AMD skipping driver this month? lol

Nope... Just released now

Downloads

IvanV · Mar 29, 2011, 07:02 PM

I was waiting for those for a while and finally, an hour ago, I installed 11.4 preview.

Feb 15, 2011, 06:28 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,860 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 The new Catalyst Control Center features Catalyst AI Texture Filtering updates The Quality setting has now been improved to match the High Quality setting in all respects but one; it enables an optimization that limits tri-linear anisotropic filtering to areas surrounding texture mipmap level transitions, while doing bilinear anisotropic filtering elsewhere. This optimization offers a way to improve filtering performance without visibly affecting image quality The Performance setting has been updated to address the sharpness of the default Quality setting causing shimmering in certain cases. It now provides a smoother filtering option that eliminates most shimmering while preserving the improved detail provided by anisotropic filtering. Tessellation Controls Supported on the ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series and the AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series New settings give users full control over the Tessellation levels used in applications. The default selection “AMD Optimized” setting is intended to set the best level of Tessellation on a per application basis. The “AMD Optimized” setting is designed to help users get the maximum visual benefit of Tessellation, while minimizing the performance impact associated with enabling Tessellation. Currently no applications have been profiled. The “Use Application Settings” option gives applications full control over the Tessellation level. Users can also manually set the maximum tessellation level used by applications with the slider control Morphological Anti-Aliasing support for the ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series AMD Catalyst now includes official support for Morphological Anti-Aliasing for the ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series Support Video Quality settings during Blu-ray 3D playback Supported on the AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series Requires Blu-ray 3D player software, 3D supported display and 3D Stereoscopic glasses Users can now enable the Video Quality settings within the Catalyst Control Center when playing Blu-ray 3D content Performance Improvements: Call of Duty: Black Ops: Performance increases up to 11% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series single card configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing enabled Batman Arkham Asylum: Performance increases up to 4% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series single configurations with anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing disabled. Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.2 software suite for Windows 7. These include: Corruption is no longer randomly observed running the Unigine Heaven benchmark. Texture corruption is no longer observed when running the Unigine Heaven benchmark with Super AA enabled in the Catalyst Control Center. HAWX no longer intermittently displays corruption when running in DirectX 9 mode. Visual corruption is no longer seen when running Lost Planet in DirectX 10 mode. Playing a 720p WMV format file no longer randomly causes laggy system performance. Video corruption no longer intermittently affects the display when playing a SD format DVD using Windows Media Player. Choppy video playback is no longer observed when playing a DVD with interlaced content using WinDVD 10. 8x Anti Aliasing is now correctly listed as available with certain 3D applications. The AMD Ladybug demo no longer freezes when viewed in camera mode. DirectX 9.0 games no longer show intermittent corruption at the bottom of one of the cloned displays. Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System Flickering is no longer randomly observed when applying Video Gamma settings. The system no longer hangs intermittently when playing Medal of Honor. Civilization V no longer generates a VPU Recovery faulty when Crossfire mode is enabled. Warhammer – Dawn of War 2 no longer randomly displays a wireframe when running at High game settings. Download: 32 Bit / 64 Bit Source: TechpowerUp __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Feb 16, 2011, 11:51 AM	#3
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 So what's this Fuel Service and why does it want to connect to the internet? I googled a bit and someone on AMD's forum said that the new services connect to validation.sls.microsoft.com, what the heck?! __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Feb 20, 2011, 07:25 PM	#6
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 One more thing, I blocked the Fuel Service from accessing the internet and CCC no longer starts with Windows - it has to be allowed internet access for CCC to autostart. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Feb 21, 2011, 12:26 AM	#7
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 Try adding a rule that allows it to still connect to localhost (127.0.0.1) so that local loopback connections are not also blocked.

Feb 21, 2011, 01:04 AM	#8
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 And with that mkk gets the cookie (and rep points). __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Feb 21, 2011, 01:19 AM	#9
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 Cookie! Anyway, so called local loopback connections (network data only sent locally between two software modules on the same system) is a thing that is pretty commonly occurring nowadays. In a situation where one uses detailed manual firewall rules for all traffic on a system it's a good idea to make a wide rule that allows local loopback for any program. In case the firewall software does not come with such a rule predefined.

Feb 25, 2011, 10:40 AM	#10
Sylvie HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 Hi guys, I'm just a newby here and first of all I'd like to say hello to all of you. The reason of my post is the following: (1) I've modded with MobilityModder ATI driver so that I can use a ATI Radeon PRO as a replacement of my ATI Radeon Mobility on a Toshiba Laptop under Windows 7 - 32 bits. It works perfectly BUT (2) once a day, the driver automatically reverts back to the ATI Mobility driver, and hence I'm constrained to reforce it to the ATI Pro version by hand. (3) I tried to disable the autostart of AMD External Events Utility services. same problem... (4) I fully removed AMD External Events Utility services... same problem... Whatever I do, it seems that the Toshiba once a day gets back to its oem Mobility driver... ANY HINT on how to prevent the system to undo the forced ATI Pro install ?? Thanks

Mar 28, 2011, 12:08 AM	#12
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,727 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 Still not getting full HD with 3D movies. Updated to the latest (march 7) version of PowerDVD as well. I only get 1000i when playing 3D resulting in a black border around the picture. Can't find any settings to change this in CCC.

Mar 28, 2011, 01:31 AM	#13
Robert McClelland PAX Tweaker, PAX Expert. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Somewhere in Wood County Ohio Same Town :) Posts: 10,673 Rep Power: 196 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 So strange AMD skipping driver this month? lol __________________ "XTREME AUDIO IS CRAP!" "There no support for it. It's crapist card on face of the earth it should be throw into the sun" http://www.speedtest.net/result/1949536385.png correct the correct one now

Mar 28, 2011, 05:04 PM	#14
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 With attention on the 11.4 preview, anything this month would be an anticlimax - who'd bother? __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

Mar 28, 2011, 06:01 PM	#15
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 I'm not thrilled, that could take another 2-3 weeks. What's the progress on that anyway? What's the latest version and how does it behave? __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Mar 29, 2011, 04:40 PM	#17
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 Thanks, Dyre, I'd swear I was on that very page yesterday, but, for some reason, I was only offered the March 7th version of the preview. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Mar 29, 2011, 07:02 PM	#19
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst 11.2 Software Suite Vista/7 I was waiting for those for a while and finally, an hour ago, I installed 11.4 preview. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).