AMD Catalyst 11.3 Download & Discussion

**MIG-31** · Mar 29, 2011, 06:57 PM

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.3 Windows release includes:
New Features:

Seamless GPU Compute support

The AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) OpenCL runtime is now enabled by default within AMD Catalyst. Applications that leverage OpenCL for GPU based compute tasks will automatically benefit from the significant performance boost that this provides.

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.3 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

3D BluRay playback no longer displays random frame loss.
The 8x Anti-Aliasing is now correctly listed in some OpenGL applications.
System no longer shows laggy performance when playing 720P WMV video files.
Tearing is no longer randomly observed when playing Bioshock with Vsync and MLAA enabled.

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.3 software suite for Windows Vista. These include:

3DMark 2011 no longer hangs on a quad crossfire HD6990 system.
World of Warcraft no longer fails to respond when alt-tabbing out and into the game when running on the AMD HD6990.
Mpeg2 Video playback now correctly uses hardware acceleration when played with Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center.
Youtube HD Flash video now renders correctly.
Enabling Anti-Aliasing no longer causes figure to have a bright outline in Medal Of Honor Single Player mode.

Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

OpenGL acceleration may not get enabled even if selected in Photoshop CS5.
Bulletstorm may display random corruption when DirectX 9 mode is selected.
PowerDVD 10 player may crash randomly if Crossfire is enabled/disabled during BluRay playback.
Playing Dirt 2 in DirectX 11 mode may display random corruption while driving through water.
Star Wars Jedi Knight II / Jedi Academy may crash randomly during launching.

Known Issues under the Windows Vista Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include:

Performing Bezel compensation on a 3x2 Eyefinity group may cause the bezel group to disappear.
Doom and Quake 4 may display corruption with a HD 4770 product.

Download: AMD

Fantasma · Mar 29, 2011, 11:27 PM

They took a long time to release them this month..., nearly they´re 11.4

Seriously, good to see them with a few fixes

IvanV · Mar 30, 2011, 12:01 AM

Release notes fixed.

RatusNatus · Mar 30, 2011, 01:45 AM

I think i'll keep the 11.4 preview. So far so good.

Dyre Straits · Mar 30, 2011, 07:06 AM

One major new thing is that the, formerly named, SDK, is now incorporated by default into Catalyst as the APP -- Accelerated Parallel Processing. So, with this, one won't have to do a separate download and install in order to get OpenCL working.

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New Features:

Seamless GPU Compute support

• The AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) OpenCL runtime is now enabled by default within AMD Catalyst. Applications that leverage OpenCL for GPU based compute tasks will automatically benefit from the significant performance boost that this provides.

Liqourice · Apr 3, 2011, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.3 software suite for Windows 7. These include:

3D BluRay playback no longer displays random frame loss.

But is the resolution issue during 3D BluRay playback fixed or is it still only 1000i with an ugly black border instead of full HD?

Mar 29, 2011, 06:57 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,860 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	AMD Catalyst 11.3 Download & Discussion Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.3 Windows release includes: New Features: Seamless GPU Compute support The AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) OpenCL runtime is now enabled by default within AMD Catalyst. Applications that leverage OpenCL for GPU based compute tasks will automatically benefit from the significant performance boost that this provides. Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.3 software suite for Windows 7. These include: 3D BluRay playback no longer displays random frame loss. The 8x Anti-Aliasing is now correctly listed in some OpenGL applications. System no longer shows laggy performance when playing 720P WMV video files. Tearing is no longer randomly observed when playing Bioshock with Vsync and MLAA enabled. Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst 11.3 software suite for Windows Vista. These include: 3DMark 2011 no longer hangs on a quad crossfire HD6990 system. World of Warcraft no longer fails to respond when alt-tabbing out and into the game when running on the AMD HD6990. Mpeg2 Video playback now correctly uses hardware acceleration when played with Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center. Youtube HD Flash video now renders correctly. Enabling Anti-Aliasing no longer causes figure to have a bright outline in Medal Of Honor Single Player mode. Known issues under the Windows 7 operating system The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include: OpenGL acceleration may not get enabled even if selected in Photoshop CS5. Bulletstorm may display random corruption when DirectX 9 mode is selected. PowerDVD 10 player may crash randomly if Crossfire is enabled/disabled during BluRay playback. Playing Dirt 2 in DirectX 11 mode may display random corruption while driving through water. Star Wars Jedi Knight II / Jedi Academy may crash randomly during launching. Known Issues under the Windows Vista Operating System The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst. These include: Performing Bezel compensation on a 3x2 Eyefinity group may cause the bezel group to disappear. Doom and Quake 4 may display corruption with a HD 4770 product. Download: AMD __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here Last edited by MIG-31; Mar 30, 2011 at 02:16 PM.

Mar 29, 2011, 11:27 PM	#2
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst 11.3 Download & Discussion They took a long time to release them this month..., nearly they´re 11.4 Seriously, good to see them with a few fixes

Mar 30, 2011, 12:01 AM	#3
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst 11.3 Download & Discussion Release notes fixed. __________________ 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 30, 2011, 01:45 AM	#4
RatusNatus HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Re: AMD Catalyst 11.3 Download & Discussion I think i'll keep the 11.4 preview. So far so good.