AMD Catalyst™ Omega Software Upgrade: Extra Performance - No Extra Cost

The AMD Catalyst™ software suite is engineered to unlock new capabilities in AMD APUs and AMD Radeon™ GPUs based on GCN architecture. Download the latest update, the AMD Catalyst™ Omega driver, for enhanced performance, reliability, and energy efficiency – with no extra cost: Early buyers of an AMD Radeon™ R9 290X who download and install AMD Catalyst Omega today can realize up to 19% faster gameplay with Civilization: Beyond Earth™1 Users of AMD’s advanced APUs like the A10 7850K can achieve up to 29% faster gaming performance with Batman: Arkham Origins™2 AMD's most feature-rich driver update The AMD Catalyst™ Omega driver extracts the true potential of GCN architecture-enabled AMD APUs and GPUs with over 20 new software features for existing hardware Maximize the use of your Ultra HD monitors and Picture-Perfect UltraHD technology Built-in UltraHD upsampling with frame rate conversion and HD detail enhancement that will convert 1080p videos to near-UltraHD quality on 4K displays Pixel-by-pixel image processing with compression artifact removal 2, VAAPI decode, and frame rate conversion for Blu-ray playback Developer enhancements: OpenCL™ 2.0 support to extend app content reach and functionality based on industry standards TressFX 3.0 for rendering hair or fur onto "skinned" geometries This is just the beginning The AMD Catalyst™ Omega driver underwent approximately 65% more automated and 12% more manual test-cases, utilizing 10% more varied system configurations, with 10% more varied screen displays, as well as significant quality enhancements requested during an open call by our most critical users on six of the largest PC communities – all to ensure a user experience as intuitive, reliable, and enjoyable as possible.3      View the Release Notes: Windows® | Linux® The AMD Red Team is on Twitch! See the new AMD Catalyst Omega driver in action:   Dec 10th at 8AM and 3PM EST. WATCH NOW: http://www.twitch.tv/team/amd