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AMD has released new Catalyst 15.7 drivers for Windows



Highlights of the AMD Catalyst:tm: 15.7 Windows Driver

Windows:registered: 10 Support

This is a Technical Preview driver with full WDDM 2.0 support for Windows:registered: 10 and DirectX:registered: 12 on all Graphics Core Next (GCN) supported products, -AMD Radeon:tm: HD 7000 and newer graphics products. Official driver support for AMD products will be available when Microsoft launches Windows:registered: 10 on July 29th, 2015.

​NOTE: To ensure stability, users should upgrade to the latest available Windows:registered: 10 Technical Preview build provided by Microsoft before installing AMD Catalyst:tm: 15.7.

​Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VSR provides image quality enhancements to games and Windows:registered: desktop users by rendering images at a higher resolution and then down-scaling the same.

Frame Rate Target Control:tm: (FRTC)
FRTC allows the user to set a maximum frame rate when playing an application in full screen exclusive mode. This feature provides the following benefits:

Reduced GPU power consumption
Reduced system heat
Lower fan speeds and less noise

AMD FreeSync:tm: and AMD CrossFire:tm: Support
​​AMD FreeSync:tm: and AMD CrossFire:tm: can now be used together in applications using DirectX:registered: 10 or higher. Please note, this feature is currently not supported on systems configured in AMD Dual Graphics mode.

AMD CrossFire:tm: Profile Enhancements
AMD Catalyst:tm: 15.7 includes enhancement for the following games since AMD Catalyst:tm: Omega:

Battlefield: Hardline
Evolve
Far Cry:registered: 4
Lords of the Fallen
Project CARS
Total War: Attila
Alien: Isolation:tm:
Assassin's Creed:registered: Unity
Civilization:registered:: Beyond Earth:tm:
FIFA 2015
GRID Autosport
Ryse: Son of Rome
Talos Principle
The Crew
Grand Theft Auto V
Dying Light
The Witcher:registered: 3: Wild Hunt

Performance Optimizations versus AMD Catalyst:tm: Omega Driver

Single GPU performance on Windows:registered: 8.1 based system:

Up to 7% in Far Cry:registered: 4 on AMD Radeon:tm: R7 and AMD Radeon:tm: R9 200 series and up *
Up to 10% in Tomb Raider on AMD Radeon:tm: R7 and AMD Radeon:tm: R9 200 series and up *
  Catalyst 15.7 released for Windows