AMD Catalyst 14.9 Driver for Windows & Linux available now

[Warsam71]

Hello everyone,

The Catalyst 14.9 WHQL Driver for Windows and Linux is now available for download:

· Windows (64-bit)
· Windows (32-bit)
· Linux

[FONT=&quot]Please don’t forget to read the Feature Highlights and the Known Issues sections [/FONT][FONT=&quot](in the Release Notes page) to learn more about this version of the driver; and use the Issue Reporting Form to report any bugs – Thank you!

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Hello [FONT=&quot]again [FONT=&quot]Everyone, [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]

I have an important update for you regarding random installation hangs, BSODs and CCC crashes some of you have experienced after installing the driver. We are aware of these issues and will be posting an updated driver as soon as it becomes available. Please read this article for more information: “Intermittent Installation Issues With the AMD Catalyst™ 14.9 Driver”.

Thank you for your feedback and comments

 

[VulgarDisplay]

Look at those performance improvements. Pretty nice.

Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 14.9 Windows Driver
Support for the AMD Radeon R9 28
Performance improvements (comparing AMD Catalyst 14.9 vs. AMD Catalyst 14.4)
3DMark Sky Diver improvements
AMD A4 6300 – improves up to 4%
Enables AMD Dual Graphics / AMD CrossFire support
3DMark Fire Strike
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 5% in Performance Preset
3DMark11
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series - improves up to 4% in Entry and Performance Preset
BioShock Infinite
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series – 1920x1080 - improves up to 5%
Company of Heroes 2
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series - improves up to 8%
Crysis 3
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series – improves up to 10%
Grid Auto Sport
AMD CrossFire profile
Murdered Soul Suspect
AMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, 4x MSAA, 16x AF) – improves up to 50%
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series – improves up to 6%
CrossFire configurations improve scaling up to 75%
Plants vs. Zombies (Direct3D performance improvements)
AMD Radeon R9 290X - 1920x1080 Ultra – improves up to 11%
AMD Radeon R9290X - 2560x1600 Ultra – improves up to 15%
AMD Radeon R9290X CrossFire configuration (3840x2160 Ultra) - 92% scaling
Batman Arkham Origins:
AMD Radeon R9 290X (4x MSAA) – improves up to 20%
CrossFire configurations see up to a 70% gain in scaling
Wildstar
Power Xpress profile
Performance improvements to improve smoothness of application
Performance improves up to 30% on the AMD Radeon R9 and R7 Series of products for both single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations
Tomb Raider
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series – improves up to 5%
Watch Dogs
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series / R9 270 Series – improves up to 9%
AMD CrossFire – Frame pacing improvement
Improved CrossFire performance – up to 20%
Assassin's Creed IV
Improves CrossFire scaling (3840x2160 High Settings) up to 93% (CrossFire scaling improvement of 25% compared to AMD Catalyst 14.4)
Lichdom
Improves performance for single GPU and Multi-GPU configurations
Star Craft II
AMD Radeon R9 290X (2560x1440, AA, 16x AF) – improves up to 20%

AMD Eyefinity enhancements
Mixed Resolution Support
A new architecture providing brand new capabilities
Display groups can be created with monitors of different resolution (including difference sizes and shapes)
Users have a choice of how surface is created over the display group
Fill – legacy mode, best for identical monitors
Fit – create the Eyefinity surface using best available rectangular area with attached displays
Expand – create a virtual Eyefinity surface using desktops as viewports onto the surface
Eyefinity Display Alignment
Enables control over alignment between adjacent monitors
One-Click Setup
Driver detects layout of extended desktop
Can create Eyefinity display group using this layout in one click!
New user controls for video color and display settings
Greater control over Video Color Management:
Controls have been expanded from a single slider for controlling Boost and Hue to per color axis
Color depth control for Digital Flat Panels (available on supported HDMI and DP displays)
Allows users to select different color depths per resolution and display

AMD Mantle enhancements
Mantle now supports AMD Mobile products with Enduro technology
Battlefield 4: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1366x768; high settings) – 21% gain
Thief: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; high settings) – 14% gain
Star Swarm: AMD Radeon HD 8970M (1920x1080; medium settings) – 274% gain
Enables support for Multi-GPU configurations with Thief (requires the latest Thief update)
AMD AM1 JPEG decoding acceleration
JPEG 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
Provides fast JPEG decompression
Provides 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
Users 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.
Users are additionally advised to utilize DisplayPort-certified cables to ensure the integrity of the DisplayPort data connection.
4K panel flickering issues found on the AMD Radeon R9 290 Series and AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Screen tearing observed on AMD CrossFire systems with Eyefinity portrait display configurations
Instability issues for Grid Autosport when running in 2x1 or 1x2 Eyefinity configurations
Geometry corruption in State of Decay

Known Issues
[404829]: Horizontal flashing lines on second screen in a clone mode with V-Sync on using AMD Mobility Graphics with Switchable Intel Graphics
[404508]: Display takes a long time to redraw the screen after an S4 cycle
[405432]: Mantle driver will TDR when running Star Swarm on the loading screen
[404660]: GPU gets stuck in a low power state after it was previously stressed to max power
[403032]: Severe flickering observed on default launch of SimCity 4
[403449]: Playing any media sample in full screen in the 2x1/1x2 Fill SLS configuration leads to TDR
[400573]: Intermittent application hang observed while launching Aliens vs. Predator
[400693]: While running performance test, crash is observed with fault module atidxx32.dll
[401386]: Severe corruption and flashing light observed with specific game settings in Grid 2
[401289]: Flashing lights in Batman Arkham Origins game main menu

 

[Anubis]

wonder if this one will fix my issue with Crossfire + wow + youtube causing the display driver to crash 100% of the time


im gonna guess no as its been going on since the 13.xx driver days

 

[cbrunny]

I wonder if the mixed resolution support improvements will fix the issues with getting eyefinity in portrait mode. I hope so...

 

[Insert_Nickname]

These look very nice. Thanks for the heads-up Sam...

(As a side note I'd like to thank you guys for implementing 12bpp (deep colour) over HDMI support. Video sure looks nice on my HDTV now... :biggrin

 

[n0x1ous]

Hell of a list of goodies! Thanks! will be updating to these tonight for sure.

 

[HurleyBird]

Looks like quite the update!

 

[wand3r3r]

wonder if this one will fix my issue with Crossfire + wow + youtube causing the display driver to crash 100% of the time


im gonna guess no as its been going on since the 13.xx driver days

On of the betas (14.7?) fixed html5 YouTube videos, uninstall or disable flash in Firefox (probably other browsers too) and it'll switch to html5. Of course it'd be good to confirm if this fixed flash but flash is a virus magnet anyway.

I want to see a full review vs the 970/980 and see if they actually improved.

 

[f1sherman]

LOL
this is after 14.8 uninstall and reboot.
apparently cata 14.8 is alive and kicking, and it's uninstall manager says:

"There are no components currently installed"

 

[Termie]

Now, if only AMD would drop prices on the 290/290X to capitalize on the no-show GTX 970/980. That would be quite the coup on AMD's part.

 

[Abwx]

LOL
this is after 14.8 uninstall and reboot.
apparently cata 14.8 is alive and kicking, and it's uninstall manager says:

"There are no components currently installed"

Post the source if possible, because AMD surely tested this update, no.?

Should we give more credit to an anonymous user.?

 

[rtsurfer]

LOL
this is after 14.8 uninstall and reboot.
apparently cata 14.8 is alive and kicking, and it's uninstall manager says:

"There are no components currently installed"

Use this utility.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/amd-catalyst-un-install-utility-download.html

 

[f1sherman]

Post the source if possible, because AMD surely tested this update, no.?

Should we give more credit to an anonymous user.?

I do not understand you, but the source is me.

Use this utility.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/amd-catalyst-un-install-utility-download.html

Like hell I will :ninja:
I'll turn to 3rd party only when everything else fails.
I used DDU once or twice before, and not to my entire satisfaction.
It probably wasn't DDU fault but it didn't fix my problem either.

Anyway 14.9 is up and hopefully working:

EDIT:
@rtsurfer
Oh, I see. That's an official AMD unin manager.
I used it already, and that up there is it's output.

 

[Abwx]

I do not understand you, but the source is me.

Sorry for branding you anonymous....

 

[rtsurfer]

EDIT:
@rtsurfer
Oh, I see. That's an official AMD unin manager.
I used it already, and that up there is it's output.

Just for the sake of clarity. You know it's a separate utility.??

Not the uninstall option that comes with the regular Catalyst driver.

 

[Termie]

FYI, the install of these drivers failed on my R9 290. Upon restarting, Catalyst would crash on opening.

I'm currently trying a clean install to see if that works better.

Edit: OK, this is very strange. I express uninstalled all AMD software, and I was left with...Catalyst 14.9 installed on my system, and working perfectly. You read that right - I never reinstalled it after the uninstall, but it was still there. No longer listed in my Windows programs list, so as far as Windows is concerned, there are no AMD apps on my system.

Very strange. Going to try a game or two now to see if it's actually functioning.

 

[f1sherman]

Just for the sake of clarity. You know it's a separate utility.??

Not the uninstall option that comes with the regular Catalyst driver.

I'm not so sure tbh.
And you know you can run offic. AMD Cata Install Manager from Windows Programs/Features by choosing "Change" tab?

Also that thing is from 2013.
And I can not even download it:

Is there an official link?

 

[spaceman]

still getting the standby bug
so fed up with it

 

[rtsurfer]

I'm not so sure tbh.
And you know you can run offic. AMD Cata Install Manager from Windows Programs/Features by choosing "Change" tab?

Also that thing is from 2013.
And I can not even download it:

Is there an official link?

Hmm.

I tried looking for it, its gone from their website.
I remember downloading it from their own site & using it successfully multiple times in March. Still have it somewhere on my HDD.


Since you look like the type that plays its safe avoid using it.
Sorry.


Just to clarify, it was official though
http://www.overclock.net/t/1350604/official-amd-catalyst-driver-uninstallation-utility

Just gone now.

 

[Wild Thing]

LOL
this is after 14.8 uninstall and reboot.
apparently cata 14.8 is alive and kicking, and it's uninstall manager says:

"There are no components currently installed"

You seem to have problems every time a new driver is released for your "AMD" card...there's quite a few install guides out there on the Net and probably a lot of people here who install them with no problems.
Perhaps someone can guide you through the process a few times...

 

[Rvenger]

I do not understand you, but the source is me.



Like hell I will :ninja:
I'll turn to 3rd party only when everything else fails.
I used DDU once or twice before, and not to my entire satisfaction.
It probably wasn't DDU fault but it didn't fix my problem either.

Anyway 14.9 is up and hopefully working:

EDIT:
@rtsurfer
Oh, I see. That's an official AMD unin manager.
I used it already, and that up there is it's output.

If you have windows 8 you would want to use version 1.400 as the version 1.2 will delete necessary registry keys and ruin your windows install if running 8.

http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php/4fd5fdae13ce7f8e08cd336b8c2d233f/542a1657/37d58/4/1

 

[Termie]

I only got these drivers working after uninstalling first. The driver didn't install with existing drivers still on the system.

 

[guskline]

Termie, I had a more difficult problem. It appeared the drivers were installed but Catalyst Manager would not run. I finally downloaded the AMD uninstall utility and took out all of the AMD drivers. The catalyst manager apparently did not uninstall them.

Anyway after a lot of frustration it worked. I now have the 14.9 drivers installed.

 

[ZGR]

I had no installation issues on Windows 8.1 x64 and have not experienced the sleep/black screen bug... yet....

The black screen bug I have is when first turning the computer on and before I can log on, the screen goes black. Only a reboot will fix, but this only occurs about 10% of the time I power the computer on. No issues other than that and maybe 14.9 fixed it for me.... I'll report back if it happens again.

 

[guskline]

The new 14.9 drivers upped my 3D 2013 Firestrike scores. The scores for the 14.9 drivers are on the left and the scorers for the 14.4 drivers are on the right.