Catalyst 12.1 Preview

Feature highlights


AMD HD3D technology support enhancement
  • Enables support for AMD HD3D technology in conjunction with AMD CrossFireX configurations
  • Delivers a new Stereo 3D mode over HDMI 1.4a connections - 1080p at 30Hz is now enabled on supported displays.

AMD Catalyst Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Application Profiles
  • AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver enables users to create per application profiles to individually control 3D and CrossFireX settings for Direct3D applications
  • Please be sure to select the “Restore Factory Defaults” option under the Catalyst Control Center Preferences menu before using the new application profiles feature – this ensures there are no compatibility issues between previous drivers and the new AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver with regards to application profiles


AMD Catalyst Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Video UI improvements
  • AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver includes user interface enhancements to simply adjustment of video color and video quality controls

Performance highlights (in addition to the AMD Catalyst 11.11c performance driver


  • Improves performance (10%) in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim when Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing is enabled on the AMD Radeon™ HD 6900 Series for single GPU and AMD CrossFireX configurations

Catalyst 12.1 Preview - Windows 7 / Vista

n/a, 51 Downloads, Vista, Win 7, Vista 64bit, Win 7 64bit

Catalyst 12.1 Preview - Windows XP

n/a, 11 Downloads, Win XP