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AMD Catalyst 12.8 (8.982.0 July 27) AMD Official WHQL
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Very happy with theses drivers so far. My score came in 1765 where my best is 1770 But with a much higher min FPS.
12.8
12.4
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Tried them out an there just as bad as the 12.7 for me, every time i had it Oc'd it would grey screen with aclock of gpu 920/1260
Back to 12.3 for me
Stock volts? Maybe try upping the volts slightly and see if you can get it stable on 12.8.
Do you get any grey screens on 12.8 running at stock?
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Ive updates from 12.4 to 12.8 that much better as 12.6 was bugs... 12.8 seem some fix the bugs and work excellent without bsod.. Run smooth.
oh boy
How do I check what Catalyst version I have installed? In the information > Software tab of the CCC,I see the driver pakaging version, and various driver versions, and the AMD Vision Engine Control Center Version, but no idea how to translate that into the simple '12.8' style version number!
It seems like there is a lot more positive feedback with the new drivers on these forums then on Guru3D.
I don't know if I can draw a positive conclusion about the new drivers just yet...I'll see what the feedback will be with the new drivers in a few days...
I don't know if I can draw a positive conclusion about the new drivers just yet...I'll see what the feedback will be with the new drivers in a few days...
Shouldn't need to change the volt's at that Oc stock should be more than enough to handle the minor adjustment.
At the moment ive gone back to 12.3 with an Oc of 1000/1300 stock volt an stable, had no problems running Sleeping dogs or Bf3 with no grey screens or Bsod.
Theres to many bad reports for me even to consider trying 12.8 again, il leave it at 12.3 seems the most stable for me until ATI actually sort there s*** out.
I ran a few tests
Heaven: Tessellation normal, GPU: 1175 / 1375, AA 4x @ 1920 x 1080P
Driver: 12.6,
Avg 60.2 FPS
Driver: 12.8,
Avg 61.3 FPS
+ 1 FPS
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AVP canned bench: GPU: 1175 / 1375 @ 1920 x 1080P
Driver: 12.6,
77.2 FPS
Driver: 12.8,
79.0 FPS
+ 1.8 FPS
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3DMark 11: @ 720P Is never consistent but always ~ 7300 GFX score @ 1175 / 1375 and is still ~ 7300 with 12.8 Drivers
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BF3 Op- Swordbreaker, Ultra Preset, 1175 / 1375, @ 1920 x 1080P
Driver: 12.6
55 FPS
Driver: 12.8
56 FPS
+ 1 FPS
Overclocking: no change, highest Heaven pass on stock volts is still 1150 / 1375. Needing 1.243v to 1.27v to get 1175Mhz to 1225Mhz on the clock.
I have turned off (Force Constant Voltage) in MSI AB, no Blah screen yet
It seems there might be a small performance improvement going 12.6 to 12.8 again.
Nothing like the huge boost from 12.2 to 12.3 and 12.5 to 12.6 but very welcome none the less.
Guys ^^^^ make sure you uninstall your old Drivers properly. http://benchmark3d.com/how-to-completely-remove-any-driver
Heaven: Tessellation normal, GPU: 1175 / 1375, AA 4x @ 1920 x 1080P
Driver: 12.6,
Avg 60.2 FPS
Driver: 12.8,
Avg 61.3 FPS
+ 1 FPS
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AVP canned bench: GPU: 1175 / 1375 @ 1920 x 1080P
Driver: 12.6,
77.2 FPS
Driver: 12.8,
79.0 FPS
+ 1.8 FPS
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3DMark 11: @ 720P Is never consistent but always ~ 7300 GFX score @ 1175 / 1375 and is still ~ 7300 with 12.8 Drivers
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BF3 Op- Swordbreaker, Ultra Preset, 1175 / 1375, @ 1920 x 1080P
Driver: 12.6
55 FPS
Driver: 12.8
56 FPS
+ 1 FPS
Overclocking: no change, highest Heaven pass on stock volts is still 1150 / 1375. Needing 1.243v to 1.27v to get 1175Mhz to 1225Mhz on the clock.
I have turned off (Force Constant Voltage) in MSI AB, no Blah screen yet
It seems there might be a small performance improvement going 12.6 to 12.8 again.
Nothing like the huge boost from 12.2 to 12.3 and 12.5 to 12.6 but very welcome none the less.
Guys ^^^^ make sure you uninstall your old Drivers properly. http://benchmark3d.com/how-to-completely-remove-any-driver
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I've gone back to 12.4 b with 12.4 cap.
I don't understand why people keep getting problems.
The only problem i have ever had was with 12.6 Drivers (the gray screen) its caused by the GPU switching between power saving 2D and 3D, and only with the memory overclocked, its a easy fix, just Force Constant Voltage in MSI Afterburner.
That issue seems to have been fixed with 12.8.
The 12.8 Drivers are running beautifully for me.
The only problem i have ever had was with 12.6 Drivers (the gray screen) its caused by the GPU switching between power saving 2D and 3D, and only with the memory overclocked, its a easy fix, just Force Constant Voltage in MSI Afterburner.
That issue seems to have been fixed with 12.8.
The 12.8 Drivers are running beautifully for me.
Most people don't. If you add up the number of people posting about problems on English forums you have several hundred out of how many million users? With all possible hardware combinations plus all possible software configurations here's bound to be the odd one that just doesn't work.
Very few people give credit when something works as intended. Almost everyone complains when it doesn't.
Very few people give credit when something works as intended. Almost everyone complains when it doesn't.