ATI Catalyst 9.12 Hotfix 
Last Updated
 2/1/2009   
Article Number
 GPU-42 

The ATI Catalyst™ 9.12 Hotfix features:

  • Fix for issues with the mouse being enlarged under Windows® 7
  • Improved performance of OpenGL games
  • Support for the OpenCL™ GPU component of the ATI Stream SDK v2.0
    • The ATI Catalyst™ 9.12 Hotfix release provides full support for GPU acceleration of OpenCL when used in conjunction with the ATI Stream™ SDK v2.0. This feature is supported on the following Products
      • ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 Series
      • ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series
      • ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series
      • ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series
      • AMD FireStream™ 9200 Series
    • For more information about ATI Stream™ Technology and OpenCL, please visit http://www.amd.com/stream. Supported operating systems:
      • Windows® 7
      • Windows® Vista
      • Windows® XP
      • Linux
  • Support for ATI CrossFireX™ on Eyefinity configurations
    • ATI CrossFireX™ support on Eyefinity configurations, allowing users to take advantage of their additional graphics cards for increased gaming performance when driving high resolution Eyefinity display groups
  • Support for DisplayPort audio
    • Added support for DisplayPort audio for DisplayPort panels  

Issues resolved with ATI Catalyst 9.12 Hotfix:

  • The desktop mouse cursor becomes enlarged at random while using Windows 7
  • Performance drop is observed with a supported  ATI CrossFireX™ configuration when using the thermal scope while playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 
  • Performance drop during the opening cinematic of Resident Evil 5
  • Wheelman freezes while loading the game menu and can't play further
  • Flashing in various OpenGL titles – City of Heroes, Enemy Territories: Quake Wars, Riddick
  • Heaven benchmark (DirectX 9 mode) – Grass flickers and white boarders observed around the edges
  • DTS-HD and Dolby True-HD not working properly with certain receivers  while using HDMI connection on ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series

Instructions:

A hotfix has been created to resolve the issue.

  1. To download the ATI Catalyst™ Hotfix, click on:
  2. To install the Hotfix, complete the install wizard
  3. If the system experiences the same issue after the Hotfix is installed, check the system BIOS to ensure it has the latest update
  4. To obtain the latest BIOS and / or instructions on how to install the latest BIOS, check with the motherboard or system manufacturer

Note! This driver is provided as is and is not supported by AMD. It has not completed full AMD testing, and is only recommended for users experiencing the particular issue described above.

 

Applicable Products:

This article applies to the following configurations:

  • Software:
    • Call of Duty Modern Warfare
    • City of Heroes
    • Resident Evil 5
    • Enemy Territories: Quake Wars
    • Heaven benchmark
    • Wheelman
    • Riddick
  • Hardware:
    • ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 Series
    • ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series
    • ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series
    • ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series
    • AMD FireStream™ 9200 Series 
  • Operating System:

o   Windows® 7 32-bit Edition

o   Windows® 7 64-bit Edition

o   Windows® Vista 32-bit Edition

o   Windows® Vista 64-bit Edition

o   Windows® XP Vista 32-bit Edition

o   Windows® XP Vista 64-bit Edition

o   Linux x86

o   Linux x86_64
 


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