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    AMD Catalyst 15.3 Beta Driver for Windows OS

    Hello everyone,

    Click here to download the driver.

    Driver Highlights:

    AMD Freesync™ Support for single GPU product configurations:

    AMD Freesync technology support is now available for single GPU configurations. For more information on how Freesync works, FAQ's and what products are currently supported, please visit the Freesync Technology Page.

    Please refer to the screenshot below for how to enable FreeSync within Catalyst Control Center.





    Mixed Rotation Eyefinity now available on Radeon™ R9 285 series
    AMD Radeon™ R9 285 now supports Mixed Rotation Eyefinity for "0" and "90" degrees rotations

    More information is available at the following link.

    In addition this release includes new Crossfire profiles for:

    Battlefield Hardline
    Evolve
    Far Cry 4
    Lords of the Fallen
    Project Cars
    Total War: Attila


    Furthermore, this release includes improved Crossfire profiles for:

    Alien Isolation
    Assassin's Creed Unity
    Civilization - Beyond Earth
    FIFA 2015
    Grid Autosport
    Ryse: Son of Rome
    Talos Principle
    The Crew



    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

    Please make sure to read the Feature Highlights and 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!


    Resolved Issues:
    Screens may blank out when enabling a 3x1 SLS with 3 HDMI monitors
    Leadwerks : Project Manager crashes with a "Pure Virtual Function Call" error
    Second Life : Rigged mesh objects are not rendered correctly when hardware skinning is enabled in the in game settings
    Star Trek Online : Block corruption is experienced when MSAA is enabled in the in game settings
    System hangs/BSOD upon resuming from S3/S4 sleep on AMD Radeon™ R9 285 configured in AMD CrossFire™ mode
    With AMD CrossFire™ enabled, Timeout Detection Recovery (TDR) occurs during actual gameplay when YouTube Mix moves to the next song in Firefox
    Screen tearing on enabling VSync with Alien: Isolation game
    Catalyst Control Center Video Quality settings may not be available or retained if the "Enforce Smooth Video Playback" option is not selected on some AMD HD series GPU's.
    Primary display may not be retained after disabling Crossfire while in Eyefinity mode
    Enabling or disabling Crossfire may lead to one side of the 4K MST display being shown as black
    Minor stuttering may be seen in Dragon Age Inquisition on Single and Multi GPU configurations​
    Total War : Attilla - The game may hang during in game cinematics on certain Kaveri platforms with a separate discrete GPU
    The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim : Fog / Clouds may flicker on Radeon HD 5800 series products


    Important Note:
    The AMD CrossFire™ profile for Dying Light is currently disabled in this driver while AMD works with Techland 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.


    Known Issues:
    Lord of Fallen : Flickering may be observed during gameplay on some 3D monitors
    FIFA 2015 : On a limited number of AMD APU + AMD GPU configurations a crash may be experienced if the "No Limit on FPS" game option is enabled
    Dragon Age inquisition : Random game crashes may be experienced in Mantle mode
    The Catalyst Control Center may hang when using the 'Check for Updates" option
    Battlefield 4 : Screen tearing / Stutter may be experienced in Three way Crossfire setup in Eyefinity mode
    A black screen may be experienced when attempting to enable Eyefinity after changing the display mode (Portrait, Landscape)
    Pull down detection fails to lock in Metro Video playback applications
    A system restart or hang may be observed on sleep/resume while transcoding video with Media Espresso
    Battlefield Hardline : Changing resolution from low to high and enabling Vsync may result in intermittent corruption and stutter. Restarting the game is a temporary solution to the problem
    Some 5K displays may experience flickering on some AMD E-Series APU's
    Frame drops may be experienced with Blu-Ray playback on certain AMD Kaveri APU's when connected to 5K displays
    Total War: Attila - The game may randomly restart when first launched
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Intermittent flickering may be observed when accessing the in game menu
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash when launched on R9 285 series products with Crossfire and Mantle enabled
    Battlefield Hardline: The game may crash on first launch when in High Performance mode
    Freesync does not work after hotplugging the display with Windows Aero (DWM) off
    A temporary workaround is to toggle Windows Aero on/off or by restarting Windows
    Freesync is not enabled in Diablo III unless Vsync is enabled in the game
    A temporary workaround is to enable Vsync in the game
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    Re: AMD Catalyst 15.3 Beta Driver for Windows OS

    Works well with my 290s in CF.

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    Re: AMD Catalyst 15.3 Beta Driver for Windows OS

    Quote Originally Posted by skline00 View Post
    Works well with my 290s in CF.
    Thank you for the feedback skline00.
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    Re: AMD Catalyst 15.3 Beta Driver for Windows OS

    Super, my wife just had to roll back the release driver one version on her 260X, perhaps this beta will work properly for her.

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    Re: AMD Catalyst 15.3 Beta Driver for Windows OS

    Quote Originally Posted by DanceswithUnix View Post
    Super, my wife just had to roll back the release driver one version on her 260X, perhaps this beta will work properly for her.
    Please make sure she follows the correct method to uninstall and install the beta drivers. Shout if you get any problems, and I'll be on hand to assist..

    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
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