A new driver from AMD is out. The Catalyst 13.2 beta 3 boosts performance by up to 15% in high MSAA cases for the Crysis 3 beta release. If you think that's not quite an impressive increase, AMD promises better future versions for both single GPU and CrossFire configurations.
Although rated as a Crysis 3 driver, the 13.2 beta improves single GPU performance by up to 50% in Devil May Cry, and CrossFire performance by up to 10% in Crysis 2.
This release also reduces latency in Skyrim, Borderlands 2 and Guild Wars 2, and resolves the texture flickering seen in DirectX9.0c applications.
A peculiar thing baffles us: at first, AMD included the Linux driver in the 13.2 Beta release, but it’s now on a separate page, with a changelog that differs from the Windows version. You can view a screenshot of the original page in the gallery.
For Linux, this update resolves a Team Fortress 2 performance issue with Ubuntu 12.04/12.10 and AMD Radeon HD 7000, 6000 Series GPU. It brings up to 300% performance improvement, which is simply astonishing.
There is also a Serious Sam 3 launching and corruption issue resolved for the same operating systems and graphics adapters.
The download links are listed below. Install the drivers and stay “updated one minute ago.”
AMD Catalyst Graphics Driver 13.2 Beta 3 for LinuxAMD Catalyst Graphics Driver 13.2 Beta 3
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