Skyrim lighting (missing a lighting pass) for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series No video found in Media Player Classic Home Cinema when using full or half floating point processing In addition to performance improvements, 13.1 brings various bug fixes and tweaks to Windows 7, Windows 8 and certain desktop software.Ī sporadic system hang encountered with a single AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series GPU seen on X58 and X79 chipsets.Īn intermittent hang encountered with AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series GPUs in an AMD CrossFire + Eyefinity setup. After resolving issues discovered in previous drivers, gamers may see gains as big as 40, 50 – even 90 percent – for some titles. Up to 8% more performance in Sniper Elite: V2Ĭatalyst 13.1 also delivers fantastic news for owners of gaming laptop stuffed with Radeon HD 7970M GPUs and Enduro-based switchable graphics (e.g. Up to 10% more performance in StarCraft II Up to 12% more performance in Civilization V Up to 8% more performance in Sleeping Dogs Up to 10% more performance in DiRT Showdown

Noteworthy improvements for HD 7000-series desktop GPUs include a supposed 10-15 percent boost in Battlefield (up to 20 percent for certain maps) and an 'up to 25' percent bump in Far Cry 3 with 8xMSAA and SSAO enabled 1600p. Note: All packages work with both desktop and mobile GPUsĪMD is touting some definite performance gains with Catalyst 13.1, at least when compared to 12.10 (the last official WHQL release). After an unusually long wait – no doubt thanks in part to AMD's recent ' dynamic release' policy – 13.1 contains all the improvements 12.11 beta made in October, but adds further bug fixes, enhancements and refinements. Good news for Radeon owners: AMD's latest WHQL-certified Catalyst driver (13.1) has finally materialized.

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