AMD Catalyst 15.9 Beta Driver for Windows is now available!

[Warsam71]

Hello everyone,

Click here to download the driver.

Highlights of the Driver:
· Performance Optimizations:
[FONT=&quot]o [/FONT]Star Wars™: Battlefront Beta - Performance and quality optimizations
[FONT=&quot]o [/FONT]Fable Legends : Includes the latest DirectX® 12 optimizations for the Fable Legends: Benchmark

Please refer to the Release Notesfor information regarding Known and Resolved Issues, CrossFire Profile enhancements and product compatibility.

For instructions on how to uninstall or install the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, you may refer to the following support resources:

How-To Uninstall AMD Catalyst™ Drivers From A Windows® Based System
How-To Install AMD Catalyst™ Drivers For A Windows® Based System

[FONT=&quot]Please make sure to read the Known Issues sections to learn more about this version of the driver and use the Issue Reporting Form to report any bugs – Thank you!

[FONT=&quot]UPDATE:
[/FONT][/FONT]Hello again everyone

We just released Catalyst 15.9.1 Beta Driver which fixes the memory leak issue that was experienced with 15.9 Beta.

 

[AtenRa]

Thanks

Cant wait for the Battlefront open Beta.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Thanks for the heads up and I'm downloading it now.

 

[rainy]

Thanks for the heads up and I'm downloading it now.

I would advice you to rather wait for fix:

AMD Catalyst 15.9 Beta Memory Leak

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Catalyst-15.9-Beta-Memory-Leak.aspx

 

[crisium]

I would advice you to rather wait for fix:
http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Catalyst-15.9-Beta-Memory-Leak.aspx

Hmm, I'll try it. It's not like downgrading isn't a simple task if I get this bug. I'm looking forward to the beta too much to pass on optimizations!

edit: I have that bug. Went back to 15.8 beta, where it is gone. The memory leak is more than just resizing windows, although that gets it up the most. I hope there is a new driver before Oct 8...

 

[Puffnstuff]

I used it for a couple of hours after I installed it and to be honest I didn't notice anything. Maybe I'll boot my laptop up and check around a bit and see if it happens to me.

 

[thilanliyan]

Resizing of windows is caused by a memory leak?

My windows were being resized after upgrading to WIn10 but it seems to be a common issue so there was a registry fix that cured it. I am on Cats 15.7.

 

[MTDEW]

The AMD Catalyst™ 15.9.1 Beta Driver are now up for download.

Resolved Issues:

[77609] A video memory leak can occur when browser and other windows are resized
[59474] Diablo 3 crashes in the Act 2 Desolate Sands area of the game
[59081] The AMD Catalyst Control Center 'update' option fails to download the latest driver
[58800] Dragon Age: Inquisition may crash if launched in Mantle mode
[58781] The DirectX® Diagnostic tool does not report DirectX® 12 available on supported products
[58677] World of Warships may crash on some AMD Radeon HD5000 and HD6000 series products
[58646] Assassin's Creed® Unity may experience minor frame stutter when AMD CrossFire™ mode is enabled
[58485] Anti Aliasing settings not being retained after changes are applied
[58450] Some BENQ 144hz Freesync™ monitors may lose the signal while uninstalling the driver
[58495] DiRT Rally™ crashes during gameplay and benchmarking when launched in DirectX® 11 mode on some BENQ 144HZ Freesync monitors



Known Issues:

[57189] GTA V crashes on some AMD Radeon R9 390X GPU's
[76899] Star Wars: Battlefront Bata - Flickering may be experience if AMD Crossfire is enabled
[56099] Corruption may occur in DiRT Rally™ with CMAA enabled with Portrait SLS and AMD CrossFire™ mode enabled
[59792] A black screen may be encountered on bootup on Windows 10 systems. The system will ultimately continue to the Windows login screen.
[76930] Intermittent playback issues with Cyberlink PoweDVD when connecting to a 3D display with an HDMI cable
[76924] A TDR error may be experienced while toggling between minimized and maximized mode while viewing 4K Youtube content
[59475] Elite: Dangerous - poor performance may be experienced in SuperCruise mode
[59298] Final Fantasy XIV - Heavensward may crash when run in DirectX 11® mode and borderless window mode
[58870] Some applications may fail to launch on some Mobility platforms when launched in High Performance mode
[425417] Windows 10 driver installation may halt on some systems with an AMD 990FX chipset and AMD CrossFire™ enabled
[58506] Mad Max - Color corruption is observed when Alt+Ctrl+Del is pressed followed by the Escape key

 

[Red Hawk]

A Dragon Age Inquisition Mantle fix, huh? Well I haven't been experiencing crashes with Mantle, but it has felt much more juddery and hitchy than the DirectX 11 renderer. I shouldn't be having any problems with DAI running in Mantle maxed out except for MSAA at 1080p. It's possible the problem stems from the Mantle code path not being optimized to run on Windows 10, though. In any case, I'll install this driver to see if it makes any difference.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I had one black screen at boot up with the 15.9 and will now get the 15.9.1.

Edit: When I tried to install the 15.9.1 I had issues even with using update driver in device manager. I ended up having to reinstall 15.9 which is working for me.

 

[DrDoug]

I had one black screen at boot up with the 15.9 and will now get the 15.9.1.

Edit: When I tried to install the 15.9.1 I had issues even with using update driver in device manager. I ended up having to reinstall 15.9 which is working for me.

I was given the unsigned driver warning for the HDMI audio driver so no go for these. Back to 15.7!

 

[Warsam71]

Hello again everyone

We just released Catalyst 15.9.1 Beta Driver which fixes the memory leak issue that was experienced with 15.9 Beta.

 

[guskline]

Hello again everyone

We just released Catalyst 15.9.1 Beta Driver which fixes the memory leak issue that was experienced with 15.9 Beta.

Just downloaded and installed it in rig 2 below. So far so good.

 

[Despoiler]

15.9.1 is really solid so far. IQ is sharp looking compared to previous versions too.

 

[flopper]

D3 works good with this driver

 

[crisium]

It fixed the memory leak.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I reinstalled it but this time I let it unpack to its default directory and it was able to install correctly. I experienced a black screen two times after installing it afterwards everything worked as it should.

 

[kawi6rr]

Does this driver add any performance increase to an R9 290 other then what's been noted game wise? Is there a reason why I should install? I'm still running Win 7.

 

[TXBPNT]

Can we use hardware acceleration with this driver ?

 

[KaRLiToS]

This driver adds flickering that I didn't have with 15.4

I haven't tried any other drivers since April then I try these and flickering all over the place after a certain amount of time.

https://community.amd.com/thread/185472

I am not the only one, actually this issue has been persisting for some users since 15.7 and still no solutions for it. Typical AMD driver team indifference.

 

[railven]

This driver adds flickering that I didn't have with 15.4

I haven't tried any other drivers since April then I try these and flickering all over the place after a certain amount of time.

https://community.amd.com/thread/185472

I am not the only one, actually this issue has been persisting for some users since 15.7 and still no solutions for it. Typical AMD driver team indifference.

I recently got back to FFXIV and have been playing it a lot. Seems their "[59298] Final Fantasy XIV - Heavensward may crash when run in DirectX 11® mode and borderless window mode" bug has been around since June and it only affects Tonga/Hawaii/Fiji cards.

I wasn't even aware of this when I was picking a card in August. I said it in another post, if I had to guess AMD is throwing all their support behind DX12.

 

[thesmokingman]

This driver adds flickering that I didn't have with 15.4

I haven't tried any other drivers since April then I try these and flickering all over the place after a certain amount of time.

https://community.amd.com/thread/185472

I am not the only one, actually this issue has been persisting for some users since 15.7 and still no solutions for it. Typical AMD driver team indifference.

That sucks dude. I'm glad I don't have that issue.

 

[KaRLiToS]

Apparently it touches people using Display Port with another or more monitors using different outputs. Warsam said on another forum that the use of MST Hub prevents this from happenning.

But it wasn't doing this in drivers before 15.7.

I have found a workaround that when the flickering starts after a certain time, I just go in CCC and disable the eyefinity group and re-enable it and then the flickering doesn't come back.

I have tried to mess with all the PowerPlay options with no avail.

Currently playing Mad Max at 8040x1440 Ultra settings and everything is fine after resetting the eyefinity display group.

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Tsm106, I don't see you on steam very often anymore. Everytime I want to speak to you you are not online. But I have to admit my time online is quite reduced since the past several months too.

 

[Shmee]

Cool I will try these soon.

 

[thesmokingman]

Apparently it touches people using Display Port with another or more monitors using different outputs. Warsam said on another forum that the use of MST Hub prevents this from happenning.

But it wasn't doing this in drivers before 15.7.

I have found a workaround that when the flickering starts after a certain time, I just go in CCC and disable the eyefinity group and re-enable it and then the flickering doesn't come back.

I have tried to mess with all the PowerPlay options with no avail.

Currently playing Mad Max at 8040x1440 Ultra settings and everything is fine after resetting the eyefinity display group.

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Tsm106, I don't see you on steam very often anymore. Everytime I want to speak to you you are not online. But I have to admit my time online is quite reduced since the past several months too.

Oh ya, I've been on a pvz bender lately. No time for deeper games.

Hmm, I'm on mixed ports too. What games are you getting flicker in btw?