AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta for Windows®

This driver release included optimizations for Batman™: Arkham Knight.

This article provides information on the latest posting of the AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta.

This particular software suite updates the AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver and the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center. This unified driver has been updated, and is designed to provide enhanced performance and reliability.

Package Contents

The AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta contains the following:

• AMD Catalyst™ Display Driver version 14.502.1014.1004.

The AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta Driver can be downloaded from the following links:

• AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta Driver for Windows® 7 32-bit
• AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta Driver for Windows® 7 64-bit
• AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta Driver for Windows® 8.1 32-bit
• AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta Driver for Windows® 8.1 64-bit

Installing The AMD Catalyst Software Driver
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, please 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

NOTES

• This driver is not intended for use on AMD products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their manufacturer for driver support.
• When installing the AMD Catalyst™ Driver for Windows® operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of the AMD Catalyst Driver.
• The AMD Catalyst 15.6 Beta Software Suite requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.
• The AMD Catalyst 15.6 Beta Software Suite requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 to be installed. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is included in all Catalyst packages.
• AMD Eyefinity technology is designed to give gamers access to high display resolutions. As pixel count grows, the graphics "horsepower" required to drive the displays at a reasonable frame rate can increase dramatically. Depending on the game and system configuration, users may notice texture corruption and reduced frame rates when running games in multi-monitor Eyefinity modes.

AMD Product Compatibility

The AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta is compatible with the following AMD products.

AMD APU Product Family Compatibility

Windows 8.1 32-bit with Kaveri APU is currently not supported by AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta driver.

AMD Mobility Radeon™ Family Compatibility

AMD Catalyst Mobility is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.

Compatible Operating Systems

The latest version of the AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

• Windows 8.1 (32 & 64-bit version)
• Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit version with SP1 or higher)

Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 15.6 Beta Windows Driver

• Performance and Stability improvements for Batman™: Arkham Knight

Important Note:

AMD Crossfire support is currently disabled for Batman™: Arkham Knight while AMD works closely withWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to resolve the issue. An update for this issue will be released as soon as it is available

Known Issues:

• [422129] Batman™: Arkham Knight – The application may crash during in game benchmarking or while exiting the game
• [422130] Batman™: Arkham Knight – The screen may turn black or pink while changing resolution to 1680x1050.