AMD releases Catalyst 12.9 CAP1 for Mists of Pandaria

In the run-up to the sharp version of the Catalyst 12.9 driver package, AMD is releasing new application profiles for games in Crossfire. The new Catalyst 12.9 CAP1 mainly contains corrections and optimizations for the World of Warcraft expansion Mists of Pandaria, but also provides better performance in Tribes Ascend and F1 2012.

News in Catalyst 12.9 CAP1

• World of Warcraft – Mists of Pandaria (DX11, DX9): Solves problems with flashing textures at “high” graphics setting and Crossfire enabled

• World of Warcraft – Mists of Pandaria (DX9): Solves graphics problems with anti-aliasing through the Catalyst Control Center (AA must be enabled in the application settings)

• World of Warcraft (DX9): Resolves issues with the 64-bit version of the game client

• Tribes Ascend: Improved performance in Crossfire

• F1 2012: Improved performance in Crossfire. Also solves problems with flashing textures in reflections.

The update is available as a regular download from AMD’s website.