Software Info
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 assistance.
- 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™ 15.7.1 Software Suite requires Windows® 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.
- The AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.1 Software Suite requires Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.5 to be installed. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is included in all AMD Catalyst™ packages.
AMD Product Compatibility
The AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.1 driver is compatible with the following AMD products.
| AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility | |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series | AMD Radeon™ R5 230 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 300 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 8000 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 200 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 300 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 200 Series | ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series |
| AMD All-In-One Desktop Product Family Compatibility | |
| AMD Radeon™ HD 7600A Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 6600A Series |
| AMD Radeon™ HD 7450A Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 6350A Series |
AMD APU Product Family Compatibility
"Kaveri", "Godavari", and "Carrizo" series APUs are only supported by AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.1 on Windows® 7 (32 & 64-bit), Windows® 8.1 64-bit and Windows® 10 (64-bit).
| AMD APU Product Family Compatibility | |
| Desktop | Mobile |
| A-Series with AMD Radeon™ R7 Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 8000D Series |
| A-Series with AMD Radeon™ R6 Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 7000D Series |
| A-Series with AMD Radeon™ R5 Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 6000D Series |
| A-Series with AMD Radeon™ R4 Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 8000G Series |
| A-Series with AMD Radeon™ R3 Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 7000G Series |
| FX-8800P with AMD Radeon™ R7 Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 6000G Series |
| E-Series AMD with Radeon™ R2 Graphics | |
AMD Mobility Radeon™ Family Compatibility
AMD Catalyst™ Mobility is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.
| AMD Mobility Product Family Compatibility | |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 M300 Series | AMD Radeon™ R5 M200 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 M300 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 8000M Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R5 M300 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 M200 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 6000M Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 M200 Series | ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5000 Series |
Compatible Operating Systems
The latest version of the AMD Catalyst™ Software Suite, AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.1 is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:
- Windows® 7 SP1 or higher (32 & 64-bit)
- Windows® 8.1 (32 & 64-bit)
- Windows® 10 (32 & 64-bit)
Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 15.7.1 Windows Driver
Windows® 10 Support
This driver provides support for Windows® 10 as well as full WDDM 2.0 and DirectX® 12 support which is available on all AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) products, - AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 and newer graphics products.
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VSR provides image quality enhancements to games and Windows® desktop users by rendering images at a higher resolution and then down-scaling the same. VSR support has now been extended to the following products:
| AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series | AMD Radeon™ R9 280 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 390 Series | AMD Radeon™ R9 270 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 380 Series | AMD Radeon™ R7 260 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 370 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 360 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 7800 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 295X2 | AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series | Desktop A-Series 7400K APUs and above |
Below is a list of supported resolutions:
| Target Display Timing | Supported VSR Modes |
| 1366 X 768 @ 60Hz | 1600 X 900 1920 X 1080 |
| 1600 X 900 @ 60Hz | 1920 X 1080 |
| 1920 X 1080 @ 60Hz | 2560 X 1440 3200 X 1800 3840 X 2160 (AMD Radeon™ R9 285, AMD Radeon™ R9 380 Series, AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series) |
| 1920 X 1200 @ 60Hz | 2048 X 1536 2560 X 1600 3840 X 2400 (AMD Radeon™ R9 285, AMD Radeon™ R9 380 Series, AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series) |
| 2560 X 1440 @ 60Hz | 3200 X 1800 |
| 1920 X 1080 @ 120Hz | 1920 X 1200 @ 120Hz 2048 X 1536 @ 120Hz |
Frame Rate Target Control™ (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:
- Lower fan speeds and less noise
- Reduced system heat
- Reduced GPU power consumption
This feature is supported on applications using DirectX® 10 or DirectX® 11 and on the following AMD graphics products:
| AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series | AMD Radeon™ R9 280 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 390 Series | AMD Radeon™ R9 270 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 380 Series | AMD Radeon™ R7 260 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 370 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R7 360 Series | AMD Radeon™ HD 7800 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 295X2 | AMD Radeon™ HD 7700 Series |
| AMD Radeon™ R9 290 Series |
AMD FreeSync™ and AMD CrossFire™ Support
- AMD FreeSync™ and AMD CrossFire™ can now be used together in applications using DirectX® 10 or DirectX® 11. Please note, this feature is currently not supported on systems configured in AMD Dual Graphics mode.
Improving AMD Catalyst™ Uninstaller Experience
- CIM (Catalyst Installation Manager) uninstaller framework is modified to provide better a un-installation experience and to resolve the problems associated with the current uninstaller. Users have the option to uninstall all the previous versions of display and audio drivers along with clearing all the previous driver instances. This helps to prepare the system for a better driver installation experience.
Issues reported by users with previous version(s) of CIM were addressed in this feature.
Performance Optimizations
- Counter-Strike® : Global Offensive - Profile change to reduce Flip Queue Size - improves the latest positional information from the keyboard and mouse.
Resolved Issues:
- [422056] 3DMark Farandole may crash when AMD Mantle is selected from the test suite
- [422672] Flickering corruption may occur in Dirt Rally™ when changing settings during gameplay
- [422671] Flickering corruption may occur in Dirt Rally™ with Advanced Blending enabled
- [419871] BSOD observed when performing an express uninstall of the display driver in 4K resolution
- [422621] With quad AMD CrossFire™ mode enabled, TDR or blank display occurs when launching DirectX® 9 application in full screen
- [422675] Intermittent BSOD occurs when launching a race in Dirt Rally™
- [421570] Audio driver is banged out for non-primary ASIC after enabling CF and rebooting system
- [422342] Cyberlink PowerDVD plays 3D content in 2D mode
- [422249] DLL missing popup message may be encountered when performing an express uninstall of the display driver. This will not impact the uninstall process
- [422797] Display profiles are not retained after driver upgrade from 14.502 to 15.20
- [422800] Some "Kaveri" APU-based systems may experience minor performance drop on PCMark8® Video Group Chat & Casual Gaming tests
- [422853] Some systems experience a minor performance drop from 15.15 to 15.20 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with HairWorks enabled
- [421444] Transcoded clips may fail to play on some Drag and Drop devices
- [422249] A 'missing Dll' error message may be experienced while doing an express uninstall of the current driver
- [422273] A crash may be experienced on some AMD Radeon™ R9 300 series products while running the Unigene benchmark
- [422291] Battlefield™ 4 may crash if run in Mantle mode with AMD Crossfire™ enabled
- [422261] Mantle based application may crash when system is woken from sleep mode
- [421165] Battlefield™ Hardline becomes unresponsive after toggling the in-game Vsync option
- [423635] A Blue Screen error may be observed with some Intel+AMD configurations on driver installation
- [423311] A TDR error may be experienced when accessing the Windows Metro camera application, the Skype application or the Xbox application
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