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Build info:
- DriverVer=07/27/2012, 8.982.0.0000
8.982-120727a-144945C-ATI - Catalyst: 12.8
- CCC: 2012.0806.1213.19931
- D3D: 9.14.10.0924
- OGL: 6.14.10.11762
- OCL: 10.0.938.2
- Sign date: August 11 (Microsoft WHQL)
- AMD’s first official unified and logo certified driver for Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista
Target-Independent Rasterization (TIR): TIR is a new rendering path that enables superior anti-aliasing in Direct3D driver applications - Native Stereo 3D Support: Windows 8 natively supports stereoscopic 3D gaming and videos via compatible applications
- Unified Video API: Video playback has been integrated into the DirectX® 11 API, enabling simultaneous video and gaming content. Transcoding performance may also be improved for supporting applications.
- Optimized screen rotation for rotation aware devices
Improved sleep/resume performance - Optimized GPU power consumption
Major technologies / features also supported under Windows 8: - AMD Eyefinity technology
- OpenCL™
- OpenGL
- Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
- AMD Dual Graphics
- AMD CrossFire technology
- AMD Overdrive
- AMD Catalyst Control Center
- Vision Engine Control Center