Download Driver For AMD Catalyst 13.6 Beta

AMD has released a new beta of its Catalyst drivers. There is only one download and it is suitable for Windows Vista, 7 and 8, for both 32bit and 64bit environments. That immediately explains the size of 187MB. The driver supports both desktop and mobile GPUs from the Radeon HD5000 series and is especially interesting for people who play the latest games. In the 13.5 beta release, support for the Mobility HD8000M series has been added and the performance in several games has been boosted. In 13.6 beta, support for AMD Wireless Display and the latest models from the A4, A6, A8 and A10 APUs has also been added.

Feature Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 13.6 Beta

• Product support for the new AMD A10, A8, A6, and A4 Series APUs on desktop and mobile platforms.
• AMD Enduro technology enhancement:
  • Reduces power consumption when running Windows 8 Metro applications – detects when Metro applications have idled and moves them to the integrated graphics component.
  • AMD Catalyst Control Center now shows the hardware and software Information pages for AMD discrete GPUs when paired with Intel integrated graphics.
• Includes AMD GPU & AMD APU OpenCL 1.2 acceleration in Adobe Premiere PRO CC.
• Support for AMD Wireless Display for Windows 8 and future Windows releases:
  • Supported on AMD Elite A-Series APUs with select Broadcomm and Atheros Wireless adapters.
  • AMD Wireless Display Technology provides the ability to wirelessly display local screen content onto a remote screen in real time. Compliant receiver/TV required.
• Resolved issues:
  • Resolves HDMI Audio drop-out issues on the AMD Radeon HD Series products.
  • Resolves issues with the AMD Catalyst Control Center showing Audio Display messages at incorrect times.

Feature Highlights of The AMD Mobility Catalyst™ 13.5 Beta3

• Adds support for the AMD Radeon HD8000M Series

Feature Highlights of The AMD Catalyst™ 13.5 Beta

• Performance gains seen on the entire AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series for the following:
  • Far Cry 3: Improves performance up to 4% with Anti-Aliasing enabled
  • Shogun II: Improves performance up to 20% with 8x Anti-Aliasing enabled
  • Tomb Raider: Improves performance up to 6%
  • Bioshock: Improves performance up to 6%
  • Borderlands 2: Improves performance up to 17%
• Corruption is no longer seen on the AMD Radeon HD 7790 when TressFX is enabled in Tomb Raider

The following downloads are available:
AMD Catalyst 13.6 beta for Windows Vista, 7 and 8 (32&64bit)
AMD Catalyst Mobility 13.6 beta for Windows Vista, 7 and 8 (32&64bit)