Official Catalyst 9.12

[FredBasset]

Sorry if this has been answered guys but I can't find it, does this new driver allow crossfire and eyefinity for all applications or only ones that ATI have created profiles for.

If its for any I might swap my 295 for a couple of 5870's (if I can get them!)

Regards
Fred

 

[metalmackey]

Aint you the lucky ones LOL. I have the patch 1.02 installed. I just must be unlucky I guess, I get about 40fps at 1080p 4xAA.

 

[iviv]

Weird. Benchmarked my system with dirt2, got 51.7 average, 36.8 min fps using the 9.11's.
Updated to the 9.12s, now I'm getting 47.2 av, 36.9min. So I'd rather have the 4 average fpses over the 0.1 minimum increase.

Going to install the hotfix ones now, see if they give me my performance back XD

 

[BigRazer93]

Weird. Benchmarked my system with dirt2, got 51.7 average, 36.8 min fps using the 9.11's.
Updated to the 9.12s, now I'm getting 47.2 av, 36.9min. So I'd rather have the 4 average fpses over the 0.1 minimum increase.

Going to install the hotfix ones now, see if they give me my performance back XD

Report back please when done, would like to see if the "hotfix" drivers work. Thanks.

 

[sckam]

Weird. Benchmarked my system with dirt2, got 51.7 average, 36.8 min fps using the 9.11's.
Updated to the 9.12s, now I'm getting 47.2 av, 36.9min. So I'd rather have the 4 average fpses over the 0.1 minimum increase.

Going to install the hotfix ones now, see if they give me my performance back XD

I got similar results with the hemlock drivers from november 11th compared to the 9.12

 

[iviv]

Report back please when done, would like to see if the "hotfix" drivers work. Thanks.

Did three tests of the hotfix, since the first two had major crashes in them (What a useless benchmark! >_<)

First run: 50.3 average, 38.0 minimum
Second: 50.0 average, 35.9 minimum

Third: 49.3 av, 40.4 minimum

I'd use the third one since that race was very similar to the two I got when benchmarking the two other drivers. So, in all its lowered the average fps by a couple, but raised the minimum in exchange. So, I'm going to keep these, I think. Its not noticable really in Dirt2 anyway, but I'd rather have a better minimum fps, I think, makes slowdowns less noticable.

Sorry its not a better set of benchmarks, its the only game I have (I think) with a proper benchmark tool

Edit: When I said major crashes, I meant cars, not the drivers.
And when I say drivers, I mean the graphics drivers, not the people driving the cars which crashed!

 

[BigRazer93]

Haha, seems like a difference with the hotfix drivers, good work

 

[Bradmax57]

i would have thought so, try the original to see if it fixes it for you

well that made no difference, flashed back to original bios and same error what a POS!

 

[iviv]

Haha, seems like a difference with the hotfix drivers, good work

Yeah, I'm pretty happy. Now to figure out how to overclock my card *Runs off to the OC forum*

 

[Bradmax57]

3 reformats, card back to stock and this is the error im getting best bit is the 9.11's wont install now...............

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Weird. Benchmarked my system with dirt2, got 51.7 average, 36.8 min fps using the 9.11's.
Updated to the 9.12s, now I'm getting 47.2 av, 36.9min. So I'd rather have the 4 average fpses over the 0.1 minimum increase.

Going to install the hotfix ones now, see if they give me my performance back XD

Losing a few frames/gaining a few average and minimum is normal, as the races are never the same, waste of time judging on that.

 

[Bradmax57]

on my final install before the pos 5850 got binned i installed the ati drivers before anything, chipset, audi etc etc and it works, i sometimes just dont get pc's

 

[iviv]

Losing a few frames/gaining a few average and minimum is normal, as the races are never the same, waste of time judging on that.

I know, its probably the most useless benchmark ever, but its all I have XD

 

[Banny]

Any gains on 4870x2, what from I read seems to be a lot of problems, still on 9.11 bit dubious about these.

 

[iviv]

Any gains on 4870x2, what from I read seems to be a lot of problems, still on 9.11 bit dubious about these.

Just do what I did. Benchmark your card on as many games you have that have proper benchmarks, note the results down, try the 9.12s and try again, then try the hotfixes. Not as good as it used to be, then just grab the 9.11's again and go back to them. It'll take about half an hour of messing around, but eh, its the best way

 

[ademcg]

I am having a new issues with the 9.12 now. on call of duty modern warfare 2. When i am flashed as soon as the white goes the screen flickers for a few seconds so i cannot see properly and get killed as a result of it. I did not have this issues with the 9.11

I used to get that around this time last year.....bloody nightmare Don't think I will install these as everything works as it should with 9.11

 

[dmxdex2020]

Yes the 9.11 are good only problem i have is a number of games dont like crossfire. pes 2010, bioshock, fear, cod WaW,

 

[chrispduckdunn]

9.12 is crashing stupidly for my sapphire 5970, should i go back to 9.11?

 

[Deleted member 76686]

9.12 is crashing stupidly for my sapphire 5970, should i go back to 9.11?

Did you try the hotfix ones?

 

[LoadsaMoney]

ATI Catalyst 9.12 Windows 7 Driver Analysis

@Tweaktown :-

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/3074/ati_catalyst_9_12_windows_7_driver_analysis/index.html