[Official] AMD R9 290X / 290 Owners Club
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3. Cooling - Stock, Aftermarket or 3rd Party Water
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AMD Catalyst™ Driver 14.12 Windows®
AMD Catalyst™ Driver 14.9 Windows®
AMD Catalyst™ 14.7 RC Driver for Windows® Operating System
AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 RC Driver for Windows® Operating System
AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 Beta Driver for Windows®
AMD Catalyst™ 14.4 Beta V1.0 Driver for Windows® Operating System
AMD Catalyst™ 14.3 Beta V1.0 Driver for Windows® Operating System
AMD Catalyst™ 14.2 Beta V1.3 Driver for Windows®
AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver 14.1 beta for Windows®
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AM D Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta 9.4 Driver for Windows®
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AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta 8 for Windows®
AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta 7 Driver for Windows®
AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta 6 Driver for Windows ®
USEFUL SOFTWARE & INFO SECTION
Nvidia & AMD Drivers Un-install Utility
RadeonPro
Atiman Uninstaller v.7.0.2.msi
TechPowerUp GPU-Z
MSI Afterburner
Sapphire TriXX
ASUS GPU Tweak
OCCT
Fraps
Unigine Valley Benchmark
Futuremark 3DMark Benchmark
Memory Info Test
TechPowerUP Video BIOS Collection 290X
TechPowerUP Video BIOS Collection 290
TechPower UP - BIOS Flahsing - ATI Winflash 2.6.7
Stop Down Clocking by OCN member Sgt. Bilko
How to Uninstall GPU Drviers by OCN member BradleyW
How To Uninstall Your ATI GPU Drivers
How To Uninstall Your NVIDIA GPU Drivers
Unofficial OC Method by OCN member tsm106
This is ONLY if you need to do this
How much PSU is required to run a 290X by OCN member SonDa5
290X PSU Power Output Tests
How to give more volts on MSI Afterburner by OCN member sugarhell
Need a good PSU? Check out the Comparison Threads by OCN member shilka
700-750 watts comparison thread
1000-1050 watts comparison thread
1200-1350 watts comparison thread
The R9 290(X) "Need to Know" by OCN member Roboyto
The R9 290(X) "Need to Know" Post
Omega Drivers Comparison by OCN member Roboyto
Omega Drivers Comparison
Sapphire R9 290 + Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV + VRM mod by OCN member Yuriewitsch
Sapphire R9 290 + Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV + VRM mod
Random Crashes Playing Fallout Fix by OCN member Alancsalt
Water Blocks and Back Plates
R9 290X & 290
EKWB - Water Block - LINK
EKWB - Back Plate - LINK ( Not a stand alone )
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Swiftech - KOMODO-R9-LE R9 290X / 290 Backplate - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Black Edition - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Black Edition / Nickle Plated - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Acrylic Glass Edition - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Acrylic Glass Edition / Nickle Plated/B] - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Backplate , passive - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Backplate, active XCS - LINK
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Single GPU Firestrike Top 30
Top 30 3d Mark 13 Fire Strike Scores in Crossfire / SLI
Firestrike Extreme Top 30
Top 30 3DMark11 Scores for Single/Dual/Tri/Quad
[OFFICIAL]--- Top 30 --- Unigine 'Valley' Benchmark 1.0
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MSI R9 290X Lightning Thread
290/290X Black Screen Poll
xXCrossXFire ClubXx --Because one's not enough
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3. Cooling - Stock, Aftermarket or 3rd Party Water
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AMD Drivers Page
Latest Catalyst Software Suite
How-To Uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers From A Windows® Based System
How-To Install AMD Catalyst™ Drivers For A Windows® Based System
Introducing the Catalyst™ Omega Driver Windows®
AMD Catalys Display Driver 14.4 WHQL Windows®
AMD Beta Driver History beta
Note: With AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite for AMD Radeon™ 300 Series Graphics cards now releasing with new GPU's, this list will be end of line for updates.
AMD Catalyst™ Driver 14.12 Windows®
Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 14.11.2 Windows® Beta Driver Performance Improvements
â—ľDragon Age: Inquisition performance optimizations
- Up to 5% performance increase over Catalyst™ 14.11.1 beta in single GPU scenarios with Anti-Aliasing enabled.
- Optimized AMD CrossFire™ profile
â—ľFar Cry 4 performance optimizations
- Up to 50% performance increase over Catalyst™ 14.11.1 beta in single GPU scenarios with Anti-Aliasing enabled.
Important Notes
◾All previous versions of AMD Catalyst™ drivers must be completely uninstalled to receive full benefits of this driver. Please make sure to completely uninstall all previous AMD Catalyst™ display drivers before installing the 14.11.2 Beta.
◾The AMD CrossFire™ profile for Far Cry 4 is currently disabled in this driver while AMD works with Ubisoft to investigate an issue where AMD CrossFire™ configurations are not performing as intended. An update is expected on this issue in the near future through an updated game patch or an AMD driver posting.
Resolved Issues
◾[409235]: Small chance of intermittent screen tearing or corruption in Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare on high settings 4K resolution in AMD CrossFire™ mode.
◾[408892]: World of Warcraft can sometimes exhibit corruption when using CMAA in AMD CrossFire™ configurations.
â—ľ[407431]: Minecraft sometimes produces corruption when changing video settings in windowed mode.
◾[407338]: XDMA Quad CrossFire™ configurations in portrait Eyefinity modes sometimes display tearing or stuttering.
Known Issues
◾[408723]: System can sometimes hang when upgrading to Catalyst™ 14.11.2 from Catalyst™14.7 in AMD CrossFire™ configurations. As a workaround please completely uninstall previous Catalyst™ software versions before installing Catalyst™14.11.2 beta.
◾[409518]: Slight performance drops in FIFA 2015 on AMD CrossFire™ configurations.
â—ľ[409502]: Occasional flickering sometimes observed while playing FIFA 2015 in AMD Dual Graphics configurations.
◾[409638]: Slight Battlefield 4 performance drop on AMD Radeon™ R9 290X in AMD CrossFire™ configuration.
◾[409628]: AMD Radeon™ R9 285 intermittently hangs in Hitman Absolution on new game start.
◾[408484]: AMD Radeon™ R9 285 can sometimes exhibit flickering in Assassins Creed Unity.
◾[409613]: Assassins Creed Unity can sometimes experience frame stutter on some AMD CrossFire™ configurations.
◾[408706]: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare intermittent black screen when loading game in Quad AMD Crossfire™ configurations.
◾[409600]: Civilization: Beyond Earth mantle users in AMD CrossFire™ configurations may sometimes experience an issue where they cannot change their game resolution. As a work around please use "Enable MGPU=1" in the games configuration .ini file.
AMD is currently working with BioWare to resolve the following issues:
◾Flickering is sometimes observed in Dragon Age: Inquisition on a limited number of surfaces in AMD CrossFire™ configurations.
AMD is currently working with Ubisoft to resolve the following issues:
â—ľUneven hair corruption sometimes observed in Assassins Creed Unity when applying "ultra" game settings.
â—ľFlickering occasionally observed between windows on walls in Assassins Creed Unity.
â—ľWindows/Doors intermittently flash with black textures in Assassins Creed Unity.
â—ľAssassins Creed Unity occasionally exits to desktop when "ultra" game settings are applied.
â—ľDragon Age: Inquisition performance optimizations
- Up to 5% performance increase over Catalyst™ 14.11.1 beta in single GPU scenarios with Anti-Aliasing enabled.
- Optimized AMD CrossFire™ profile
â—ľFar Cry 4 performance optimizations
- Up to 50% performance increase over Catalyst™ 14.11.1 beta in single GPU scenarios with Anti-Aliasing enabled.
Important Notes
◾All previous versions of AMD Catalyst™ drivers must be completely uninstalled to receive full benefits of this driver. Please make sure to completely uninstall all previous AMD Catalyst™ display drivers before installing the 14.11.2 Beta.
◾The AMD CrossFire™ profile for Far Cry 4 is currently disabled in this driver while AMD works with Ubisoft to investigate an issue where AMD CrossFire™ configurations are not performing as intended. An update is expected on this issue in the near future through an updated game patch or an AMD driver posting.
Resolved Issues
◾[409235]: Small chance of intermittent screen tearing or corruption in Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare on high settings 4K resolution in AMD CrossFire™ mode.
◾[408892]: World of Warcraft can sometimes exhibit corruption when using CMAA in AMD CrossFire™ configurations.
â—ľ[407431]: Minecraft sometimes produces corruption when changing video settings in windowed mode.
◾[407338]: XDMA Quad CrossFire™ configurations in portrait Eyefinity modes sometimes display tearing or stuttering.
Known Issues
◾[408723]: System can sometimes hang when upgrading to Catalyst™ 14.11.2 from Catalyst™14.7 in AMD CrossFire™ configurations. As a workaround please completely uninstall previous Catalyst™ software versions before installing Catalyst™14.11.2 beta.
◾[409518]: Slight performance drops in FIFA 2015 on AMD CrossFire™ configurations.
â—ľ[409502]: Occasional flickering sometimes observed while playing FIFA 2015 in AMD Dual Graphics configurations.
◾[409638]: Slight Battlefield 4 performance drop on AMD Radeon™ R9 290X in AMD CrossFire™ configuration.
◾[409628]: AMD Radeon™ R9 285 intermittently hangs in Hitman Absolution on new game start.
◾[408484]: AMD Radeon™ R9 285 can sometimes exhibit flickering in Assassins Creed Unity.
◾[409613]: Assassins Creed Unity can sometimes experience frame stutter on some AMD CrossFire™ configurations.
◾[408706]: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare intermittent black screen when loading game in Quad AMD Crossfire™ configurations.
◾[409600]: Civilization: Beyond Earth mantle users in AMD CrossFire™ configurations may sometimes experience an issue where they cannot change their game resolution. As a work around please use "Enable MGPU=1" in the games configuration .ini file.
AMD is currently working with BioWare to resolve the following issues:
◾Flickering is sometimes observed in Dragon Age: Inquisition on a limited number of surfaces in AMD CrossFire™ configurations.
AMD is currently working with Ubisoft to resolve the following issues:
â—ľUneven hair corruption sometimes observed in Assassins Creed Unity when applying "ultra" game settings.
â—ľFlickering occasionally observed between windows on walls in Assassins Creed Unity.
â—ľWindows/Doors intermittently flash with black textures in Assassins Creed Unity.
â—ľAssassins Creed Unity occasionally exits to desktop when "ultra" game settings are applied.
AMD Catalyst™ Driver 14.9 Windows®
Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 14.9 Windows Driver
â—ľ Support for the AMD Radeon R9 28
â—ľ Performance improvements (comparing AMD Catalyst 14.9 vs. AMD Catalyst 14.4)
â—ľ3DMark Sky Diver improvements
â—ľAMD A4 6300 - improves up to 4%
â—ľEnables AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire support
â—ľ3DMark Fire Strike
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5% in Performance Preset
â—ľ3DMark11
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 4% in Entry and Performance Preset
â—ľBioShock Infinite
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series - 1920x1080 - improves up to 5%
â—ľCompany of Heroes 2
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 8%
â—ľCrysis 3
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 10%
â—ľGrid Auto Sport
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
â—ľMurdered Soul Suspect
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, 4x MSAA, 16x AF) - improves up to 50%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 6%
â—ľCrossFire configurations improve scaling up to 75%
â—ľPlants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements)
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra - improves up to 11%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X - 2560x1600 Ultra - improves up to 15%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling
â—ľBatman Arkham Origins:
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X (4x MSAA) - improves up to 20%
â—ľCrossFire configurations see up to a 70% gain in scaling
â—ľWildstar
â—ľPower Xpress profile
â—ľPerformance improvements to improve smoothness of application
â—ľPerformance improves up to 30% on the AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series of products for both single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations
â—ľTomb Raider
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5%
â—ľWatch Dogs
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 9%
â—ľAMD CrossFire - Frame pacing improvement
â—ľImproved CrossFire performance - up to 20%
â—ľAssassin's Creed IV
â—ľImproves CrossFire scaling (3840x2160 High Settings) up to 93% (CrossFire scaling improvement of 25% compared to AMD Catalyst 14.4)
â—ľLichdom
â—ľImproves performance for single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations
â—ľStar Craft II
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, AA, 16x AF) - improves up to 20%
â—ľ AMD Eyefinity enhancements
â—ľMixed Resolution Support
â—ľA new architecture providing brand new capabilities
â—ľDisplay groups can be created with monitors of different resolution (including difference sizes and shapes)
â—ľUsers have a choice of how surface is created over the display group
â—ľFill - legacy mode, best for identical monitors
â—ľFit - create the Eyefinity surface using best available rectangular area with attached displays
â—ľExpand - create a virtual Eyefinity surface using desktops as viewports onto the surface
â—ľEyefinity Display Alignment
â—ľEnables control over alignment between adjacent monitors
â—ľOne-Click Setup
â—ľDriver detects layout of extended desktop
â—ľCan create Eyefinity display group using this layout in one click!
â—ľ New user controls for video color and display settings
â—ľGreater control over Video Color Management:
â—ľControls have been expanded from a single slider for controlling Boost and Hue to per color axis
â—ľColor depth control for Digital Flat Panels (available on supported HDMI and DP displays)
â—ľAllows users to select different color depths per resolution and display
â—ľ AMD Mantle enhancements
â—ľMantle now supports AMD Mobile products with Enduro technology
â—ľBattlefield 4: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1366x768; high settings) - 21% gain
â—ľThief: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; high settings) - 14% gain
â—ľStar Swarm: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; medium settings) - 274% gain
â—ľEnables support for Multi-GPU configurations with Thief (requires the latest Thief update)
â—ľ AMD AM1 JPEG decoding acceleration
â—ľJPEG decoding acceleration was first enabled on the A10 APU Series in AMD Catalyst 14.1 beta, and has now been extended to the AMD AM1 Platform
â—ľProvides fast JPEG decompression
â—ľProvides Power Efficiency for JPEG decompression
Resolved Issues
◾60Hz SST flickering has been identified as an issue with non-standard display timings exhibited by the AOC U2868PQU panel on certain AMD Radeon™ graphics cards. A software workaround has been implemented in the AMD Catalyst 14.9 driver to resolve the display timing issues with this display
â—ľUsers seeing flickering issues in 60Hz SST mode are further encouraged to obtain newer display firmware from their monitor vendor that will resolve flickering at its origin.
â—ľUsers are additionally advised to utilize DisplayPort-certified cables to ensure the integrity of the DisplayPort data connection.
â—ľ4K panel flickering issues found on the AMD Radeon R9 290 Series and AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
â—ľScreen tearing observed on AMD CrossFire systems with Eyefinity portrait display configurations
â—ľInstability issues for Grid Autosport when running in 2x1 or 1x2 Eyefinity configurations
â—ľGeometry corruption in State of Decay
Known Issues
â—ľ[404829]: Horizontal flashing lines on second screen in a clone mode with V-Sync on using AMD Mobility Graphics with Switchable Intel Graphics
â—ľ[404508]: Display takes a long time to redraw the screen after an S4 cycle
â—ľ[405432]: Mantle driver will TDR when running Star Swarm on the loading screen
â—ľ[404660]: GPU gets stuck in a low power state after it was previously stressed to max power
â—ľ[403032]: Severe flickering observed on default launch of SimCity 4
â—ľ[403449]: Playing any media sample in full screen in the 2x1/1x2 Fill SLS configuration leads to TDR
â—ľ[400573]: Intermittent application hang observed while launching Aliens vs. Predator
â—ľ[400693]: While running performance test, crash is observed with fault module atidxx32.dll
â—ľ[401386]: Severe corruption and flashing light observed with specific game settings in Grid 2
â—ľ[401289]: Flashing lights in Batman Arkham Origins game main menu
â—ľ Support for the AMD Radeon R9 28
â—ľ Performance improvements (comparing AMD Catalyst 14.9 vs. AMD Catalyst 14.4)
â—ľ3DMark Sky Diver improvements
â—ľAMD A4 6300 - improves up to 4%
â—ľEnables AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire support
â—ľ3DMark Fire Strike
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5% in Performance Preset
â—ľ3DMark11
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 4% in Entry and Performance Preset
â—ľBioShock Infinite
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series - 1920x1080 - improves up to 5%
â—ľCompany of Heroes 2
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 8%
â—ľCrysis 3
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 10%
â—ľGrid Auto Sport
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
â—ľMurdered Soul Suspect
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, 4x MSAA, 16x AF) - improves up to 50%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 6%
â—ľCrossFire configurations improve scaling up to 75%
â—ľPlants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements)
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra - improves up to 11%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X - 2560x1600 Ultra - improves up to 15%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling
â—ľBatman Arkham Origins:
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X (4x MSAA) - improves up to 20%
â—ľCrossFire configurations see up to a 70% gain in scaling
â—ľWildstar
â—ľPower Xpress profile
â—ľPerformance improvements to improve smoothness of application
â—ľPerformance improves up to 30% on the AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series of products for both single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations
â—ľTomb Raider
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5%
â—ľWatch Dogs
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 9%
â—ľAMD CrossFire - Frame pacing improvement
â—ľImproved CrossFire performance - up to 20%
â—ľAssassin's Creed IV
â—ľImproves CrossFire scaling (3840x2160 High Settings) up to 93% (CrossFire scaling improvement of 25% compared to AMD Catalyst 14.4)
â—ľLichdom
â—ľImproves performance for single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations
â—ľStar Craft II
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, AA, 16x AF) - improves up to 20%
â—ľ AMD Eyefinity enhancements
â—ľMixed Resolution Support
â—ľA new architecture providing brand new capabilities
â—ľDisplay groups can be created with monitors of different resolution (including difference sizes and shapes)
â—ľUsers have a choice of how surface is created over the display group
â—ľFill - legacy mode, best for identical monitors
â—ľFit - create the Eyefinity surface using best available rectangular area with attached displays
â—ľExpand - create a virtual Eyefinity surface using desktops as viewports onto the surface
â—ľEyefinity Display Alignment
â—ľEnables control over alignment between adjacent monitors
â—ľOne-Click Setup
â—ľDriver detects layout of extended desktop
â—ľCan create Eyefinity display group using this layout in one click!
â—ľ New user controls for video color and display settings
â—ľGreater control over Video Color Management:
â—ľControls have been expanded from a single slider for controlling Boost and Hue to per color axis
â—ľColor depth control for Digital Flat Panels (available on supported HDMI and DP displays)
â—ľAllows users to select different color depths per resolution and display
â—ľ AMD Mantle enhancements
â—ľMantle now supports AMD Mobile products with Enduro technology
â—ľBattlefield 4: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1366x768; high settings) - 21% gain
â—ľThief: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; high settings) - 14% gain
â—ľStar Swarm: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; medium settings) - 274% gain
â—ľEnables support for Multi-GPU configurations with Thief (requires the latest Thief update)
â—ľ AMD AM1 JPEG decoding acceleration
â—ľJPEG decoding acceleration was first enabled on the A10 APU Series in AMD Catalyst 14.1 beta, and has now been extended to the AMD AM1 Platform
â—ľProvides fast JPEG decompression
â—ľProvides Power Efficiency for JPEG decompression
Resolved Issues
◾60Hz SST flickering has been identified as an issue with non-standard display timings exhibited by the AOC U2868PQU panel on certain AMD Radeon™ graphics cards. A software workaround has been implemented in the AMD Catalyst 14.9 driver to resolve the display timing issues with this display
â—ľUsers seeing flickering issues in 60Hz SST mode are further encouraged to obtain newer display firmware from their monitor vendor that will resolve flickering at its origin.
â—ľUsers are additionally advised to utilize DisplayPort-certified cables to ensure the integrity of the DisplayPort data connection.
â—ľ4K panel flickering issues found on the AMD Radeon R9 290 Series and AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
â—ľScreen tearing observed on AMD CrossFire systems with Eyefinity portrait display configurations
â—ľInstability issues for Grid Autosport when running in 2x1 or 1x2 Eyefinity configurations
â—ľGeometry corruption in State of Decay
Known Issues
â—ľ[404829]: Horizontal flashing lines on second screen in a clone mode with V-Sync on using AMD Mobility Graphics with Switchable Intel Graphics
â—ľ[404508]: Display takes a long time to redraw the screen after an S4 cycle
â—ľ[405432]: Mantle driver will TDR when running Star Swarm on the loading screen
â—ľ[404660]: GPU gets stuck in a low power state after it was previously stressed to max power
â—ľ[403032]: Severe flickering observed on default launch of SimCity 4
â—ľ[403449]: Playing any media sample in full screen in the 2x1/1x2 Fill SLS configuration leads to TDR
â—ľ[400573]: Intermittent application hang observed while launching Aliens vs. Predator
â—ľ[400693]: While running performance test, crash is observed with fault module atidxx32.dll
â—ľ[401386]: Severe corruption and flashing light observed with specific game settings in Grid 2
â—ľ[401289]: Flashing lights in Batman Arkham Origins game main menu
AMD Catalyst™ 14.7 RC Driver for Windows® Operating System
Last Updates: 7/10/2014
Feature Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 14.7 RC Driver for Windows
◾Includes all improvements found in the AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 RC driver
◾AMD CrossFire™ and AMD Radeon™ Dual Graphics profile update for Plants vs. Zombies
â—ľAssassin's Creed IV - improved CrossFire scaling (3840x2160 High Settings) up to 93%
◾Collaboration with AOC has identified non-standard display timings as the root cause of 60Hz SST flickering exhibited by the AOC U2868PQU panel on certain AMD Radeon™ graphics cards. A software workaround has been implemented in AMD Catalyst 14.7 RC driver to resolve the display timing issues with this display.
â—ľUsers are further encouraged to obtain newer display firmware from AOC that will resolve flickering at its origin.
â—ľUsers are additionally advised to utilize DisplayPort-certified cables to ensure the integrity of the DisplayPort data connection.
Feature Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 RC Driver for Windows
â—ľPlants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements):
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra - improves up to 11%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 2560x1600 Ultra - improves up to 15%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling
â—ľ3DMark Sky Diver improvements:
â—ľAMD A4-6300 - improves up to 4%
â—ľEnables AMD Dual Graphics/AMD CrossFire support
â—ľGrid Auto Sport:
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
â—ľWildstar:
â—ľPower Xpress profile
â—ľPerformance improvements to improve smoothness of application
â—ľPerformance improves up to 24% at 2560x1600 on the AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series of products for both single GPU and multi-GPU configurations.
â—ľWatch Dogs:
â—ľAMD CrossFire - Frame pacing improvements
â—ľBattlefield Hardline Beta:
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
Known Issues
â—ľRunning Watch Dogs with a R9 280X CrossFire configuration may result in the application running in CrossFire software compositing mode
â—ľEnabling Temporal SMAA in a CrossFire configuration when playing Watch Dogs will result in flickering
◾AMD CrossFire™ configurations with AMD Eyefinity enabled will see instability with BattleField 4 or Thief when running Mantle
◾Catalyst™ Install Manager text is covered by Express/Custom radio button text
â—ľExpress Uninstall does not remove C:\Program Files\(AMD or ATI) folder
Feature Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 14.7 RC Driver for Windows
◾Includes all improvements found in the AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 RC driver
◾AMD CrossFire™ and AMD Radeon™ Dual Graphics profile update for Plants vs. Zombies
â—ľAssassin's Creed IV - improved CrossFire scaling (3840x2160 High Settings) up to 93%
◾Collaboration with AOC has identified non-standard display timings as the root cause of 60Hz SST flickering exhibited by the AOC U2868PQU panel on certain AMD Radeon™ graphics cards. A software workaround has been implemented in AMD Catalyst 14.7 RC driver to resolve the display timing issues with this display.
â—ľUsers are further encouraged to obtain newer display firmware from AOC that will resolve flickering at its origin.
â—ľUsers are additionally advised to utilize DisplayPort-certified cables to ensure the integrity of the DisplayPort data connection.
Feature Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 RC Driver for Windows
â—ľPlants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements):
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra - improves up to 11%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 2560x1600 Ultra - improves up to 15%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling
â—ľ3DMark Sky Diver improvements:
â—ľAMD A4-6300 - improves up to 4%
â—ľEnables AMD Dual Graphics/AMD CrossFire support
â—ľGrid Auto Sport:
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
â—ľWildstar:
â—ľPower Xpress profile
â—ľPerformance improvements to improve smoothness of application
â—ľPerformance improves up to 24% at 2560x1600 on the AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series of products for both single GPU and multi-GPU configurations.
â—ľWatch Dogs:
â—ľAMD CrossFire - Frame pacing improvements
â—ľBattlefield Hardline Beta:
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
Known Issues
â—ľRunning Watch Dogs with a R9 280X CrossFire configuration may result in the application running in CrossFire software compositing mode
â—ľEnabling Temporal SMAA in a CrossFire configuration when playing Watch Dogs will result in flickering
◾AMD CrossFire™ configurations with AMD Eyefinity enabled will see instability with BattleField 4 or Thief when running Mantle
◾Catalyst™ Install Manager text is covered by Express/Custom radio button text
â—ľExpress Uninstall does not remove C:\Program Files\(AMD or ATI) folder
AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 RC Driver for Windows® Operating System
Last Updates: 6/23/2014
â—ľStarting with AMD Catalyst 14.6 Beta, AMD will no longer support Windows 8.0 (and the WDDM 1.2 driver)
â—ľWindows 8.0 users should upgrade (for Free) to Windows 8.1 to take advantage of the new features found in the AMD Catalyst 14.6 Beta
â—ľAMD Catalyst 14.4 will remain available for users who wish to remain on Windows 8
â—ľA future AMD Catalyst release will allow for the WDDM 1.1 (Windows 7 driver) to be installed under Windows 8.0 for those users unable to upgrade to Windows 8.1
Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 RC Driver for Windows
â—ľPlants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements):
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra - improves up to 11%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X - 2560x1600 Ultra - improves up to 15%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling
â—ľ3DMark Sky Diver improvements:
â—ľAMD A4 6300 - improves up to 4%
â—ľEnables AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire support
â—ľGrid Auto Sport:
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
â—ľWildstar:
â—ľPower Xpress profile
â—ľPerformance improvements to improve smoothness of application
â—ľWatch Dogs:
â—ľAMD CrossFire - Frame pacing improvements
â—ľBattlefield Hardline Beta:
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
Known Issues
â—ľRunning Watch Dogs with a R9 280X CrossFire configuration may result in the application running in CrossFire software compositing mode
â—ľEnabling Temporal SMAA in a CrossFire configuration when playing Watch Dogs will result in Flickering
â—ľAMD CrossFire configurations with Eyefinity enabled will see application stability with BattleField 4 or Thief when running Mantle
â—ľCatalyst Install Manager text is covered by Express/Custom radio button text
â—ľExpress Uninstall does not remove C:\Program Files\(AMD or ATI) folder
â—ľStarting with AMD Catalyst 14.6 Beta, AMD will no longer support Windows 8.0 (and the WDDM 1.2 driver)
â—ľWindows 8.0 users should upgrade (for Free) to Windows 8.1 to take advantage of the new features found in the AMD Catalyst 14.6 Beta
â—ľAMD Catalyst 14.4 will remain available for users who wish to remain on Windows 8
â—ľA future AMD Catalyst release will allow for the WDDM 1.1 (Windows 7 driver) to be installed under Windows 8.0 for those users unable to upgrade to Windows 8.1
Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 RC Driver for Windows
â—ľPlants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements):
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra - improves up to 11%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X - 2560x1600 Ultra - improves up to 15%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling
â—ľ3DMark Sky Diver improvements:
â—ľAMD A4 6300 - improves up to 4%
â—ľEnables AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire support
â—ľGrid Auto Sport:
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
â—ľWildstar:
â—ľPower Xpress profile
â—ľPerformance improvements to improve smoothness of application
â—ľWatch Dogs:
â—ľAMD CrossFire - Frame pacing improvements
â—ľBattlefield Hardline Beta:
â—ľAMD CrossFire profile
Known Issues
â—ľRunning Watch Dogs with a R9 280X CrossFire configuration may result in the application running in CrossFire software compositing mode
â—ľEnabling Temporal SMAA in a CrossFire configuration when playing Watch Dogs will result in Flickering
â—ľAMD CrossFire configurations with Eyefinity enabled will see application stability with BattleField 4 or Thief when running Mantle
â—ľCatalyst Install Manager text is covered by Express/Custom radio button text
â—ľExpress Uninstall does not remove C:\Program Files\(AMD or ATI) folder
AMD Catalyst™ 14.6 Beta Driver for Windows®
Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst 14.6 Beta Driver for Windows
â—ľPerformance improvements
â—ľWatch Dogs performance improvements
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 4x MSAA - improves up to 25%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X - 2560x1600 4x MSAA - improves up to 28%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra settings, MSAA = 4X) - 92% scaling
â—ľMurdered Soul Suspect performance improvements
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 2560x1600 4x MSAA - improves up to 16%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra settings, MSAA = 4X) - 93% scaling
â—ľAMD Eyefinity enhancements
â—ľMixed Resolution Support
â—ľA new architecture providing brand new capabilities
â—ľDisplay groups can be created with monitors of different resolution (including difference sizes and shapes)
â—ľUsers have a choice of how surface is created over the display group
â—ľFill - legacy mode, best for identical monitors
â—ľFit - create the Eyefinity surface using best available rectangular area with attached displays.
â—ľExpand - create a virtual Eyefinity surface using desktops as viewports onto the surface.
â—ľEyefinity Display Alignment
â—ľEnables control over alignment between adjacent monitors
â—ľOne-Click Setup
â—ľDriver detects layout of extended desktops
â—ľCan create Eyefinity display group using this layout in one click!
â—ľNew user controls for video color and display settings
â—ľGreater control over Video Color Management:
â—ľControls have been expanded from a single slider for controlling Boost and Hue to per color axis
â—ľColor depth control for Digital Flat Panels (available on supported HDMI and DP displays)
â—ľAllows users to select different color depths per resolution and display
â—ľAMD Mantle enhancements
â—ľMantle now supports AMD Mobile products with Enduro technology
â—ľBattlefield 4: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1366x768; high settings) - 21% gain
â—ľThief: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; high settings) - 14% gain
â—ľStar Swarm: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; medium settings) - 274% gain
â—ľEnables support for Multi-GPU configurations with Thief (requires the latest Thief update)
â—ľAMD AM1 JPEG decoding acceleration
â—ľJPEG decoding acceleration was first enabled on the A10 APU Series in AMD Catalyst 14.1 beta, and has now been extended to the AMD AM1 Platform
â—ľProvides fast JPEG decompression
â—ľProvides Power Efficiency for JPEG decompression
Known Issues
Running Watch Dogs with a R9 280X CrossFire configuration may result in the application running in CrossFire software compositing mode
â—ľEnabling Temporal SMAA in a CrossFire configuration when playing Watch Dogs will result in Flickering
â—ľAMD CrossFire configurations with Eyefinity enabled will see application stability with BattleField 4 or Thief when running Mantle
â—ľCatalyst Install Manager text is covered by Express/Custom radio button text
â—ľExpress Uninstall does not remove C:\Program Files\(AMD or ATI) folder
â—ľPerformance improvements
â—ľWatch Dogs performance improvements
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 4x MSAA - improves up to 25%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X - 2560x1600 4x MSAA - improves up to 28%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra settings, MSAA = 4X) - 92% scaling
â—ľMurdered Soul Suspect performance improvements
â—ľAMD Radeon R9 290X - 2560x1600 4x MSAA - improves up to 16%
â—ľAMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra settings, MSAA = 4X) - 93% scaling
â—ľAMD Eyefinity enhancements
â—ľMixed Resolution Support
â—ľA new architecture providing brand new capabilities
â—ľDisplay groups can be created with monitors of different resolution (including difference sizes and shapes)
â—ľUsers have a choice of how surface is created over the display group
â—ľFill - legacy mode, best for identical monitors
â—ľFit - create the Eyefinity surface using best available rectangular area with attached displays.
â—ľExpand - create a virtual Eyefinity surface using desktops as viewports onto the surface.
â—ľEyefinity Display Alignment
â—ľEnables control over alignment between adjacent monitors
â—ľOne-Click Setup
â—ľDriver detects layout of extended desktops
â—ľCan create Eyefinity display group using this layout in one click!
â—ľNew user controls for video color and display settings
â—ľGreater control over Video Color Management:
â—ľControls have been expanded from a single slider for controlling Boost and Hue to per color axis
â—ľColor depth control for Digital Flat Panels (available on supported HDMI and DP displays)
â—ľAllows users to select different color depths per resolution and display
â—ľAMD Mantle enhancements
â—ľMantle now supports AMD Mobile products with Enduro technology
â—ľBattlefield 4: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1366x768; high settings) - 21% gain
â—ľThief: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; high settings) - 14% gain
â—ľStar Swarm: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; medium settings) - 274% gain
â—ľEnables support for Multi-GPU configurations with Thief (requires the latest Thief update)
â—ľAMD AM1 JPEG decoding acceleration
â—ľJPEG decoding acceleration was first enabled on the A10 APU Series in AMD Catalyst 14.1 beta, and has now been extended to the AMD AM1 Platform
â—ľProvides fast JPEG decompression
â—ľProvides Power Efficiency for JPEG decompression
Known Issues
Running Watch Dogs with a R9 280X CrossFire configuration may result in the application running in CrossFire software compositing mode
â—ľEnabling Temporal SMAA in a CrossFire configuration when playing Watch Dogs will result in Flickering
â—ľAMD CrossFire configurations with Eyefinity enabled will see application stability with BattleField 4 or Thief when running Mantle
â—ľCatalyst Install Manager text is covered by Express/Custom radio button text
â—ľExpress Uninstall does not remove C:\Program Files\(AMD or ATI) folder
AMD Catalyst™ 14.4 Beta V1.0 Driver for Windows® Operating System
Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst™ 14.4 Release Candidate Driver for Windows
◾Support for the AMD Radeon™ R9 295X
◾CrossFire™ fixes enhancements:
â—ľCrysis 3 - frame pacing improvements
â—ľFar Cry 3 - 3 and 4 GPU performance improvements at high quality settings, high resolution settings
â—ľAnno 2070 - Improved CrossFire scaling up to 34%
â—ľTitanfall - Resolved in game flickering with CrossFire enabled
â—ľMetro Last Light - Improved Crossfire scaling up to 10%
â—ľEyefinity 3x1 (with three 4K panels) no longer cuts off portions of the application
â—ľStuttering has been improved in certain applications when selecting mid-Eyefinity resolutions with V-sync Enabled
â—ľFull support for OpenGL 4.4
â—ľOpenGL 4.4 supports the following extensions:
â—ľARB_buffer_storage
â—ľARB_enhanced_layouts
â—ľARB_query_buffer_object
â—ľARB_clear_texture
â—ľARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge
â—ľARB_texture_stencil8
â—ľARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev
â—ľARB_multi_bind
â—ľARB_bindless_texture
â—ľARB_spare_texture
â—ľARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture
â—ľARB_indirect_parameters
â—ľARB_compute_variable_group_size
â—ľARB_shader_draw_parameters
â—ľARB_shader_group_vote
â—ľMantle beta driver improvements:
â—ľBattleField 4: Performance slowdown is no longer seen when performing a task switch/Alt-tab
â—ľBattleField 4: Fuzzy images when playing in rotated SLS resolution with an A10 Kaveri system
◾Support for the AMD Radeon™ R9 295X
◾CrossFire™ fixes enhancements:
â—ľCrysis 3 - frame pacing improvements
â—ľFar Cry 3 - 3 and 4 GPU performance improvements at high quality settings, high resolution settings
â—ľAnno 2070 - Improved CrossFire scaling up to 34%
â—ľTitanfall - Resolved in game flickering with CrossFire enabled
â—ľMetro Last Light - Improved Crossfire scaling up to 10%
â—ľEyefinity 3x1 (with three 4K panels) no longer cuts off portions of the application
â—ľStuttering has been improved in certain applications when selecting mid-Eyefinity resolutions with V-sync Enabled
â—ľFull support for OpenGL 4.4
â—ľOpenGL 4.4 supports the following extensions:
â—ľARB_buffer_storage
â—ľARB_enhanced_layouts
â—ľARB_query_buffer_object
â—ľARB_clear_texture
â—ľARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge
â—ľARB_texture_stencil8
â—ľARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev
â—ľARB_multi_bind
â—ľARB_bindless_texture
â—ľARB_spare_texture
â—ľARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture
â—ľARB_indirect_parameters
â—ľARB_compute_variable_group_size
â—ľARB_shader_draw_parameters
â—ľARB_shader_group_vote
â—ľMantle beta driver improvements:
â—ľBattleField 4: Performance slowdown is no longer seen when performing a task switch/Alt-tab
â—ľBattleField 4: Fuzzy images when playing in rotated SLS resolution with an A10 Kaveri system
AMD Catalyst™ 14.3 Beta V1.0 Driver for Windows® Operating System
Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst™ 14.3 Beta V1.0 Driver for Windows®
â—ľThief:
â—ľAMD Mantle and AMD True Audio support
â—ľImproves stuttering observed in CrossFire mode
â—ľCall of Duty: Ghosts: QUAD CrossFire profile update - improves level load times
â—ľAudio issues observed when using CrossFire configurations (and V-sync enabled) have been resolved
â—ľBattleField 4: V-sync issues observed on CrossFire configurations (with Mantle enabled) have been resolved
Known Issues
â—ľIntermittent driver stability issues when installing/un-installing on Desktop Kaveri platforms that support AMD Enduro technology under Windows 8.1. Please disable Enduro support to resolve the issue
â—ľSecondary GPUs do not enter low power state on CrossFire configurations; this issue will be addressed in the next AMD Catalyst beta release
â—ľThief (DirectX): Lighting flickers on CrossFire configurations only after CrossFire has been enabled then disabled; this issue will be addressed in the next AMD Catalyst beta release
â—ľBattlefield 4 (DirectX): Quad CrossFire configurations with Eyefinity Display configurations suffer slowdowns and stability issues
â—ľTitanfall: Flickering occurs under AMD CrossFire configurations
â—ľThief:
â—ľAMD Mantle and AMD True Audio support
â—ľImproves stuttering observed in CrossFire mode
â—ľCall of Duty: Ghosts: QUAD CrossFire profile update - improves level load times
â—ľAudio issues observed when using CrossFire configurations (and V-sync enabled) have been resolved
â—ľBattleField 4: V-sync issues observed on CrossFire configurations (with Mantle enabled) have been resolved
Known Issues
â—ľIntermittent driver stability issues when installing/un-installing on Desktop Kaveri platforms that support AMD Enduro technology under Windows 8.1. Please disable Enduro support to resolve the issue
â—ľSecondary GPUs do not enter low power state on CrossFire configurations; this issue will be addressed in the next AMD Catalyst beta release
â—ľThief (DirectX): Lighting flickers on CrossFire configurations only after CrossFire has been enabled then disabled; this issue will be addressed in the next AMD Catalyst beta release
â—ľBattlefield 4 (DirectX): Quad CrossFire configurations with Eyefinity Display configurations suffer slowdowns and stability issues
â—ľTitanfall: Flickering occurs under AMD CrossFire configurations
AMD Catalyst™ 14.2 Beta V1.3 Driver for Windows®
Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst™ 14.2 Beta V1.3 Driver for Windows®
â—ľThief: Crossfire Profile update and performance improvements for single GPU configurations
â—ľMantle: Multi-GPU configurations (up to 4 GPUs) running Battlefield 4 are now supported
â—ľFrame Pacing for Dual Graphics and non-XDMA configurations above 2560x1600 are now supported with Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4
â—ľDual graphics DirectX 9 application issues have been resolved
â—ľMinecraft: Missing textures have been resolved
â—ľ3D applications no longer see intermittent hangs or application crashes
â—ľResolves corruption issues seen in X-plane.
Known Issues
◾Notebooks based on AMD Enduro or PowerXpress™ technologies are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath
â—ľThief does not render the right eye when CrossFire and Stereo 3D is enabled
â—ľThief: Crossfire Profile update and performance improvements for single GPU configurations
â—ľMantle: Multi-GPU configurations (up to 4 GPUs) running Battlefield 4 are now supported
â—ľFrame Pacing for Dual Graphics and non-XDMA configurations above 2560x1600 are now supported with Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4
â—ľDual graphics DirectX 9 application issues have been resolved
â—ľMinecraft: Missing textures have been resolved
â—ľ3D applications no longer see intermittent hangs or application crashes
â—ľResolves corruption issues seen in X-plane.
Known Issues
◾Notebooks based on AMD Enduro or PowerXpress™ technologies are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath
â—ľThief does not render the right eye when CrossFire and Stereo 3D is enabled
AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver 14.1 beta for Windows®
Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst™ 14.1 Beta Driver for Windows
Support for the following new AMD Desktop APU (Accelerated Processors) products:
â—ľAMD A10-7850K
â—ľAMD A10-7700K
Mantle Beta driver
â—ľAMD's Mantle is a groundbreaking graphics API that promises to transform the world of game development to help bring better, faster games to the PC
â—ľPerformance gain of up to 45%(versus the DirectX version) for Battlefield 4 on the R9 290 Series
â—ľPerformance gain of up to 200% (versus the DirectX version) for Star Swarm on the R9 290 Series
â—ľAMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta must be used in conjunction with versions of these applications that support Mantle
â—ľIt is expected that these applications will have future updates to support additional AMD Mantle features
â—ľAMD Mantle Beta driver is currently supported on:
◾AMD Radeon™ R9 Series GPUs
◾AMD Radeon™ R7 Series GPUs
◾AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series GPUs
◾AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series GPUs
â—ľAMD A10-7000 Series and AMD A8-7000 Series APUs
â—ľ For additional details please see the AMD Mantle Technology FAQ on amd.com
â—ľEnhanced AMD CrossFire frame pacing - Support for 4K panel and Eyefinity non-XDMA CrossFire solutions (including the AMD Radeon R9 280, 270 Series, 7900 Series, 7800 Series) and Dual Graphics configurations
â—ľ Frame pacing ensures that frames rendered across multiple GPUs in an AMD CrossFire configuration will be displayed at an even and regular pace
â—ľSupported on 4K panels and Eyefinity configurations
â—ľSupported on AMD Dual Graphics configurations
◾Supported on DirectX® 10 and DirectX 11 applications
Resolved issue highlights of AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta
â—ľResolves ground texture flickering seen in Total War: Rome 2 with high settings (and below) set in game
â—ľResolves flickering texture corruption when playing Call of Duty: Ghosts (multi-player) in the space station level
Resolved Issues
â—ľGround texture flickering seen in Total War: Rome 2 with high settings (and below) set in game
â—ľFlickering texture corruption when playing Call of Duty: Ghosts (multi-player) in the space station level
â—ľBlu-ray playback using PowerDVD black screen on extended mode
â—ľStreaming VUDU HD/HDX content on Sharp PN-K321 (DP) causes the right-side half to flicker in and out
â—ľBlack screen happened after wake up the monitor
â—ľFull screen issue at rotation in DX9 mode
â—ľVideo window black screen when using Samsung Kies to play video
â—ľCrysis2 negative scaling in outdoor scene
â—ľCrysis2 has insufficient CrossFire scaling in some scene
â—ľRed Faction: The game has no or negative crossfire scaling with DX9 and DX11
â—ľAge of Conan has corruption and performance issues with crossfire enabled
â—ľCompany of Heroes shadows are corrupted when using crossfire
â—ľResident Evil5 's performance is unstable when display mode set to Window mode
â—ľTotal War: Shogun 2 flickering menu/text
â—ľFrame rate drop when disabling post-processing in 3DMark06
â—ľNegative Crossfire scaling with game "The Secret World" in DX11 mode
â—ľF1 2012 Crashes to desktop
â—ľTomb Raider Hair Simulation Stutters on CFX
â—ľNegative CrossFire scaling experienced in Call of Duty
â—ľBattlefield 3 performance drop on Haswell systems
â—ľChoppy video playback on 4k Video
â—ľVSync ON Tearing with 2x1 Eyefinity SLS CrossFire
â—ľFar Cry 3 - Game flickering while changing resolutions
â—ľDisplay corruption and BSOD occurs when extending a display after disabling Multiple GPU SLS array
â—ľFlickering seen when enable three 4kx2k panels at the same time
â—ľNo Video, just a black screen when setting Chrome to run in "High Performance" when playing certain video clips
â—ľImage crashed on Starcraft game
Known Issues
◾Mantle performance for the AMD Radeon™ HD 7000/HD 8000 Series GPUs and AMD Radeon™ R9 280X and R9 270X GPUs will be optimized for BattleField 4™ in future AMD Catalyst™ releases. These products will see limited gains in BattleField 4™ and AMD is currently investigating optimizations for them.
◾Multi-GPU support under DirectX® and Mantle will be added to StarSwarm in a future application patch
◾Intermittent stuttering or stability issues may occur when utilizing Mantle with AMD CrossFire™ technology in BattleField 4™ - AMD recommends using the DirectX code path when playing Battlefield 4 with multiple GPUs. A future AMD Catalyst release will resolve these issues
◾Notebooks based on AMD Enduro or PowerXpress™ technologies are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath in Battlefield 4™
◾AMD Eyefinity configurations utilizing portrait display orientations are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath in Battlefield 4™
â—ľAMD Eyefinity technology is not currently supported in the Star Swarm application
◾AMD testing for the AMD Catalyst™ 14.1 Beta Mantle driver has been concentrated on the following products: AMD Radeon™ R9 290X, R9 290, R9 280, R9 270, R7 260X, R7 260, HD 7000 Series, HD 8000 Series, A10-7850K and A10-7700K. Future AMD Catalyst™ releases will include full test coverage for all AMD products supported by Mantle.
◾Graphics hardware in the AMD A10-7850K and A10-7700K may override the presence of a discrete GPU under the Mantle code path in Battlefield 4™
â—ľFrame Pacing for Dual Graphics and non-XDMA configurations above 2560x1600 do not currently work with Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4. An upcoming release will enable support
â—ľDX9 Dual graphics is not supported in AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta. An upcoming release will enable support
Support for the following new AMD Desktop APU (Accelerated Processors) products:
â—ľAMD A10-7850K
â—ľAMD A10-7700K
Mantle Beta driver
â—ľAMD's Mantle is a groundbreaking graphics API that promises to transform the world of game development to help bring better, faster games to the PC
â—ľPerformance gain of up to 45%(versus the DirectX version) for Battlefield 4 on the R9 290 Series
â—ľPerformance gain of up to 200% (versus the DirectX version) for Star Swarm on the R9 290 Series
â—ľAMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta must be used in conjunction with versions of these applications that support Mantle
â—ľIt is expected that these applications will have future updates to support additional AMD Mantle features
â—ľAMD Mantle Beta driver is currently supported on:
◾AMD Radeon™ R9 Series GPUs
◾AMD Radeon™ R7 Series GPUs
◾AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series GPUs
◾AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series GPUs
â—ľAMD A10-7000 Series and AMD A8-7000 Series APUs
â—ľ For additional details please see the AMD Mantle Technology FAQ on amd.com
â—ľEnhanced AMD CrossFire frame pacing - Support for 4K panel and Eyefinity non-XDMA CrossFire solutions (including the AMD Radeon R9 280, 270 Series, 7900 Series, 7800 Series) and Dual Graphics configurations
â—ľ Frame pacing ensures that frames rendered across multiple GPUs in an AMD CrossFire configuration will be displayed at an even and regular pace
â—ľSupported on 4K panels and Eyefinity configurations
â—ľSupported on AMD Dual Graphics configurations
◾Supported on DirectX® 10 and DirectX 11 applications
Resolved issue highlights of AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta
â—ľResolves ground texture flickering seen in Total War: Rome 2 with high settings (and below) set in game
â—ľResolves flickering texture corruption when playing Call of Duty: Ghosts (multi-player) in the space station level
Resolved Issues
â—ľGround texture flickering seen in Total War: Rome 2 with high settings (and below) set in game
â—ľFlickering texture corruption when playing Call of Duty: Ghosts (multi-player) in the space station level
â—ľBlu-ray playback using PowerDVD black screen on extended mode
â—ľStreaming VUDU HD/HDX content on Sharp PN-K321 (DP) causes the right-side half to flicker in and out
â—ľBlack screen happened after wake up the monitor
â—ľFull screen issue at rotation in DX9 mode
â—ľVideo window black screen when using Samsung Kies to play video
â—ľCrysis2 negative scaling in outdoor scene
â—ľCrysis2 has insufficient CrossFire scaling in some scene
â—ľRed Faction: The game has no or negative crossfire scaling with DX9 and DX11
â—ľAge of Conan has corruption and performance issues with crossfire enabled
â—ľCompany of Heroes shadows are corrupted when using crossfire
â—ľResident Evil5 's performance is unstable when display mode set to Window mode
â—ľTotal War: Shogun 2 flickering menu/text
â—ľFrame rate drop when disabling post-processing in 3DMark06
â—ľNegative Crossfire scaling with game "The Secret World" in DX11 mode
â—ľF1 2012 Crashes to desktop
â—ľTomb Raider Hair Simulation Stutters on CFX
â—ľNegative CrossFire scaling experienced in Call of Duty
â—ľBattlefield 3 performance drop on Haswell systems
â—ľChoppy video playback on 4k Video
â—ľVSync ON Tearing with 2x1 Eyefinity SLS CrossFire
â—ľFar Cry 3 - Game flickering while changing resolutions
â—ľDisplay corruption and BSOD occurs when extending a display after disabling Multiple GPU SLS array
â—ľFlickering seen when enable three 4kx2k panels at the same time
â—ľNo Video, just a black screen when setting Chrome to run in "High Performance" when playing certain video clips
â—ľImage crashed on Starcraft game
Known Issues
◾Mantle performance for the AMD Radeon™ HD 7000/HD 8000 Series GPUs and AMD Radeon™ R9 280X and R9 270X GPUs will be optimized for BattleField 4™ in future AMD Catalyst™ releases. These products will see limited gains in BattleField 4™ and AMD is currently investigating optimizations for them.
◾Multi-GPU support under DirectX® and Mantle will be added to StarSwarm in a future application patch
◾Intermittent stuttering or stability issues may occur when utilizing Mantle with AMD CrossFire™ technology in BattleField 4™ - AMD recommends using the DirectX code path when playing Battlefield 4 with multiple GPUs. A future AMD Catalyst release will resolve these issues
◾Notebooks based on AMD Enduro or PowerXpress™ technologies are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath in Battlefield 4™
◾AMD Eyefinity configurations utilizing portrait display orientations are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath in Battlefield 4™
â—ľAMD Eyefinity technology is not currently supported in the Star Swarm application
◾AMD testing for the AMD Catalyst™ 14.1 Beta Mantle driver has been concentrated on the following products: AMD Radeon™ R9 290X, R9 290, R9 280, R9 270, R7 260X, R7 260, HD 7000 Series, HD 8000 Series, A10-7850K and A10-7700K. Future AMD Catalyst™ releases will include full test coverage for all AMD products supported by Mantle.
◾Graphics hardware in the AMD A10-7850K and A10-7700K may override the presence of a discrete GPU under the Mantle code path in Battlefield 4™
â—ľFrame Pacing for Dual Graphics and non-XDMA configurations above 2560x1600 do not currently work with Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4. An upcoming release will enable support
â—ľDX9 Dual graphics is not supported in AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta. An upcoming release will enable support
AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta9.5 for Windows®
Resolves the issue of AMD Overdrive missing in the AMD Catalyst Control Center for the AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series graphics cards
Resolves intermittent flickering seen on some AMD Radeon R9 270x graphics cards
Resolves graphics corruption seen in Starcraft®
Improves frame pacing r esults in AMD Quad CrossFire™ configurations for the following: Hitman: Absolution, and Total War™ : Rome 2
Resolves intermittent flickering seen on some AMD Radeon R9 270x graphics cards
Resolves graphics corruption seen in Starcraft®
Improves frame pacing r esults in AMD Quad CrossFire™ configurations for the following: Hitman: Absolution, and Total War™ : Rome 2
AM D Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta 9.4 Driver for Windows®
May resolve intermittent black screens or display loss observed on some AMD Radeon™ R9 290X and AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics cards
Improves AMD CrossFire™ scaling in the multi-player portion of Call of Duty®: Ghosts
AMD Enduro Technology Profile updates:
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Need for Speed Rivals
Improves AMD CrossFire™ scaling in the multi-player portion of Call of Duty®: Ghosts
AMD Enduro Technology Profile updates:
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Need for Speed Rivals
AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta 9.2 for Windows®
Call of Duty®: Ghost - Improves anti-aliasing performance, and updates the AMD CrossFire™ profile
AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series - PowerTune update to reduce variance of fan speed / RPM
Resolves intermittent crashes seen in legacy DirectX® 9 applications
AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series - PowerTune update to reduce variance of fan speed / RPM
Resolves intermittent crashes seen in legacy DirectX® 9 applications
AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta 8 for Windows®
Resolves intermittent crashes experienced with Battlefield 4 on Windows 8 based systems
AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta 7 Driver for Windows®
Increases AMD CrossFire ™ scaling up to an additional 20% for Battlefield 4
AMD Catalyst™ 13.11 Beta 6 Driver for Windows ®
Includes support for the new prod ucts:
[AMD Radeon ™ R9 290X
AMD Radeon R9 290
Performance improvements
Batman: Arkham Origins - improves performance up to 35% with MSAA 8x enabled
Total War™: Rome 2 - improves performance up to 10%
Battlefield 3 - improves performance up to 10%
GRID 2 - improves performance up to 8.5%
DiRT Showdown - improves performance up to 10%
Formula 1™ 2013 - improves performance up to 8%
DiRT 3 - improves performance up to 7%
Sleeping Dogs - improves performance up to 5%
Automatic AMD Eyefinity Configuration
Automatic "plug and play" configuration of supported Ultra HD/4K tiled displays
[AMD Radeon ™ R9 290X
AMD Radeon R9 290
Performance improvements
Batman: Arkham Origins - improves performance up to 35% with MSAA 8x enabled
Total War™: Rome 2 - improves performance up to 10%
Battlefield 3 - improves performance up to 10%
GRID 2 - improves performance up to 8.5%
DiRT Showdown - improves performance up to 10%
Formula 1™ 2013 - improves performance up to 8%
DiRT 3 - improves performance up to 7%
Sleeping Dogs - improves performance up to 5%
Automatic AMD Eyefinity Configuration
Automatic "plug and play" configuration of supported Ultra HD/4K tiled displays
Nvidia & AMD Drivers Un-install Utility
RadeonPro
Atiman Uninstaller v.7.0.2.msi
TechPowerUp GPU-Z
MSI Afterburner
Sapphire TriXX
ASUS GPU Tweak
OCCT
Fraps
Unigine Valley Benchmark
Futuremark 3DMark Benchmark
Memory Info Test
TechPowerUP Video BIOS Collection 290X
TechPowerUP Video BIOS Collection 290
TechPower UP - BIOS Flahsing - ATI Winflash 2.6.7
Stop Down Clocking by OCN member Sgt. Bilko
Using AB 3.0.0 Beta 17, once you have applied your overclock you must go back into CCC and reset the Power Limit back to 50% again. Even though it says it's 50% in AB it's NOT 50% in CCC.
However IF CCC is disabled you DO NOT ENABLE OVERDRIVE in CCC and your AB settings will work.
NOTE: Whenever you set a new clock and your screen flashes you need to bump the power limit back up in CCC as well as it resets every time the driver does.
However IF CCC is disabled you DO NOT ENABLE OVERDRIVE in CCC and your AB settings will work.
NOTE: Whenever you set a new clock and your screen flashes you need to bump the power limit back up in CCC as well as it resets every time the driver does.
How to Uninstall GPU Drviers by OCN member BradleyW
How To Uninstall Your ATI GPU Drivers
How To Uninstall Your NVIDIA GPU Drivers
Unofficial OC Method by OCN member tsm106
This is ONLY if you need to do this
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How much PSU is required to run a 290X by OCN member SonDa5
290X PSU Power Output Tests
How to give more volts on MSI Afterburner by OCN member sugarhell
Source
Just use /wi4,30,8d,10 for 100mv. The offset is 6.25 mv in hexademical. So on decimal is :16*6.25=100 mv. For 50mv you need 8. For 200mv you need 20( 20=32 on dec. So 32 * 6.25=200mv)
The easy way to do changes:
Create a txt on desktop. Write
CD C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner
MSIAfterburner.exe /wi4,30,8d,10
and then save as .bat file. Eveyrtime you start this bat file msi will start with +100mv
For 50mv: 8
For 100mv:10
For 125mv:14
For 150mv:18
For 175mv:1C
For 200mv:20
I wouldn't go over this point because
1)You are close to leave the sweet spot of the ref pcb vrms efficiency
2)These commands add 200mv on top of the 100mv offset through AB gui.That means 300mv
By default /wi command apply to current gpu only. So if you have 2 or more gpus you must use /sg command. That means the command line is something like that
ex:MsiAfterburner.exe /sg0 /wi6,30,8d,10 /sg1 /wi6,30,8d,10
Just use /wi4,30,8d,10 for 100mv. The offset is 6.25 mv in hexademical. So on decimal is :16*6.25=100 mv. For 50mv you need 8. For 200mv you need 20( 20=32 on dec. So 32 * 6.25=200mv)
The easy way to do changes:
Create a txt on desktop. Write
CD C:\Program Files (x86)\MSI Afterburner
MSIAfterburner.exe /wi4,30,8d,10
and then save as .bat file. Eveyrtime you start this bat file msi will start with +100mv
For 50mv: 8
For 100mv:10
For 125mv:14
For 150mv:18
For 175mv:1C
For 200mv:20
I wouldn't go over this point because
1)You are close to leave the sweet spot of the ref pcb vrms efficiency
2)These commands add 200mv on top of the 100mv offset through AB gui.That means 300mv
By default /wi command apply to current gpu only. So if you have 2 or more gpus you must use /sg command. That means the command line is something like that
ex:MsiAfterburner.exe /sg0 /wi6,30,8d,10 /sg1 /wi6,30,8d,10
Need a good PSU? Check out the Comparison Threads by OCN member shilka
700-750 watts comparison thread
1000-1050 watts comparison thread
1200-1350 watts comparison thread
The R9 290(X) "Need to Know" by OCN member Roboyto
The R9 290(X) "Need to Know" Post
Omega Drivers Comparison by OCN member Roboyto
Omega Drivers Comparison
Sapphire R9 290 + Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV + VRM mod by OCN member Yuriewitsch
Sapphire R9 290 + Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV + VRM mod
Random Crashes Playing Fallout Fix by OCN member Alancsalt
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Water Blocks and Back Plates
EKWB - Water Block - LINK
EKWB - Back Plate - LINK ( Not a stand alone )
VID-AR290X Koolance Water Block (AMD Radeon R9 290, 290X) - LINK
XSPC - Razor R9 290X / 290 Water Block - LINK
XSPC - Razor R9 290X / 290 Backplate - LINK
Swiftech - KOMODO-R9-LE R9 290X / 290 Backplate - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Black Edition - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Black Edition / Nickle Plated - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Acrylic Glass Edition - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Acrylic Glass Edition / Nickle Plated/B] - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Backplate , passive - LINK
Aqua Computer - Kryographics Backplate, active XCS - LINK
OCN Benchmark Links
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Single GPU Firestrike Top 30
Top 30 3d Mark 13 Fire Strike Scores in Crossfire / SLI
Firestrike Extreme Top 30
Top 30 3DMark11 Scores for Single/Dual/Tri/Quad
[OFFICIAL]--- Top 30 --- Unigine 'Valley' Benchmark 1.0
Catzilla Top 30 Thread
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MSI R9 290X Lightning Thread
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xXCrossXFire ClubXx --Because one's not enough
The R9 290 -> 290X Unlock Thread
Official AMD R9 295X2 Owners Club
XFX Black/Double Dissipation Club!