AMD Catalyst received its monthly major update with
version 11.6 WHQL. Aside from the
game-specific performance increases, there are a number of new features
in the latest Catalyst driver package, including Steady Video, Image
Stabilization brought to you by YouTube, and decode acceleration of
MPEG-4 part 2 content in Microsoft video player applications (through
MFT support) for all Radeon HD 6000 cards.
AMD promises performance gains in a handful of titles with its new
Catalyst 11.6 driver package, including:
- Crysis: Up to 7 percent on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series single
card configurations
- F1 2010: up to 8 percent in DirectX 11 mode on AMD Radeon HD
6000 series products in single and CrossFire configurations
- Far Cry 2: Up to 5 percent on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series
products in single and CrossFire configurations
- HAWX: Up to 8 percent on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series products
in single and CrossFire configurations
- Unigine Open GL Tests: Up to 10 percent on AMD Radeon HD
6000 series single card configurations
