seattlemark
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Prior to some changes today, I hadn't updated my AMD Display Driver in a very very long time. (I didn't know it at first, but I found out later that prior to my changes today, I had been using "AMD Display Driver" with Version "9.12.0.0", and date of 12/9/2012.) Although my performance with TPA and this driver (and my HD 7770 graphics card) had been excellent, I thought I might as well follow the lead of others in the threads here and use the latest drivers from AMD site.
On the AMD site, the choices displayed today are
1). Catalyst Software Suite whql version (so their non-beta version) with Catalyst Release date of 9/18/2013, and Catalyst Revision number of 13.9.
2) Catalyst Software Suite "Latest Beta Version", with Catalyst date of 11/7/2013, and Catalyst Revision of 13.11 Beta.
I then downloaded and installed that 13.11 Catalyst Beta version that had Catalyst date of 11/07/2013. During the install it showed that it included "AMD Display Driver" of 9.012.0.000. When I went to test with TPA the performance with it seemed identical to what I already had with TPA prior to today. I then did driver properties, and I was surprised to see that it had an old date of 12/09/2012. I decided to do a System Restore and bring everything back to what it was before. I then did properties on the restored version and it showed that I had already been using prior to today, "AMD Display Driver" of 9.12.0 with release date of 12/09/2012.
I then downloaded and installed the Catalyst Software Suite whql 13.9 with Catalyst date of 9/18/2013. During the install I was surprised to see that this older Catalyst driver had an "AMD Display Driver" of 13.152.1.8000 which was a much larger version number than that of the Beta . A check of properties after installed showed "AMD Display Driver" as 10/8/2013, with 13.152.1.8000
Then I tested with TPA. I found that this AMD Display Driver" of 13.152.1.8000 had a much worse picture than before. The jaggies were extremely bad, especially when the table scrolled. The FPS were still the same as before though at around 60.
In Windows I did a rollback driver, and it went back to AMD Display Driver of 9.12.0.0 with Driver date of 12/9/2012. A retest with TPA showed the Jaggies gone, and back to the very nice display I had prior to today.
My Findings:
1) AMD Display driver of 9.12.0.0 has a much much better picture than 13.152.1.8000.
2) For some reason, the new Nov. 7, 2013 Beta Catalyst has AMD Display Driver 9.12.0.0, while the Sept 2013 Release Catalyst has AMD Display Driver 13.152.1.8000.
3) The above findings are strange.
On the AMD site, the choices displayed today are
1). Catalyst Software Suite whql version (so their non-beta version) with Catalyst Release date of 9/18/2013, and Catalyst Revision number of 13.9.
2) Catalyst Software Suite "Latest Beta Version", with Catalyst date of 11/7/2013, and Catalyst Revision of 13.11 Beta.
I then downloaded and installed that 13.11 Catalyst Beta version that had Catalyst date of 11/07/2013. During the install it showed that it included "AMD Display Driver" of 9.012.0.000. When I went to test with TPA the performance with it seemed identical to what I already had with TPA prior to today. I then did driver properties, and I was surprised to see that it had an old date of 12/09/2012. I decided to do a System Restore and bring everything back to what it was before. I then did properties on the restored version and it showed that I had already been using prior to today, "AMD Display Driver" of 9.12.0 with release date of 12/09/2012.
I then downloaded and installed the Catalyst Software Suite whql 13.9 with Catalyst date of 9/18/2013. During the install I was surprised to see that this older Catalyst driver had an "AMD Display Driver" of 13.152.1.8000 which was a much larger version number than that of the Beta . A check of properties after installed showed "AMD Display Driver" as 10/8/2013, with 13.152.1.8000
Then I tested with TPA. I found that this AMD Display Driver" of 13.152.1.8000 had a much worse picture than before. The jaggies were extremely bad, especially when the table scrolled. The FPS were still the same as before though at around 60.
In Windows I did a rollback driver, and it went back to AMD Display Driver of 9.12.0.0 with Driver date of 12/9/2012. A retest with TPA showed the Jaggies gone, and back to the very nice display I had prior to today.
My Findings:
1) AMD Display driver of 9.12.0.0 has a much much better picture than 13.152.1.8000.
2) For some reason, the new Nov. 7, 2013 Beta Catalyst has AMD Display Driver 9.12.0.0, while the Sept 2013 Release Catalyst has AMD Display Driver 13.152.1.8000.
3) The above findings are strange.
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