AMD Catalyst 11.7, One New OpenGL Extension

Ouch, vacation time is over, let’s go back to work!

AMD has released last week the summer 2011 edition of Catalyst drivers. It’s mainly a maintenance release, for more information, just have a look at the release notes.

Catalyst 11.7 Downloads:

• Cat 11.7 Win7 64-bit
• Cat 11.7 Win7 32-bit
• Cat 11.7 XP 64-bit
• Cat 11.7 XP 32-bit

Other downloads can be found here.

Catalyst Control Center, software information

GPU Caps Viewer information

Catalyst 11.7 comes with one new OpenGL extension, bringing the total number of extensions to 219:

• GL_ARB_debug_output

Here is the list of the 219 extensions (GL=199 and WGL=20) exposed by Cat 11.7 for a Radeon HD 6970:

• GL_AMDX_debug_output
• GL_AMDX_vertex_shader_tessellator
• GL_AMD_blend_minmax_factor
• GL_AMD_conservative_depth
• GL_AMD_debug_output
• GL_AMD_depth_clamp_separate
• GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend
• GL_AMD_multi_draw_indirect
• GL_AMD_name_gen_delete
• GL_AMD_performance_monitor
• GL_AMD_pinned_memory
• GL_AMD_sample_positions
• GL_AMD_seamless_cubemap_per_texture
• GL_AMD_shader_stencil_export
• GL_AMD_shader_trace
• GL_AMD_texture_cube_map_array
• GL_AMD_texture_texture4
• GL_AMD_transform_feedback3_lines_triangles
• GL_AMD_vertex_shader_tessellator
• GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility
• GL_ARB_blend_func_extended
• GL_ARB_color_buffer_float
• GL_ARB_copy_buffer
• GL_ARB_debug_output
• GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float
• GL_ARB_depth_clamp
• GL_ARB_depth_texture
• GL_ARB_draw_buffers
• GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend
• GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex
• GL_ARB_draw_indirect
• GL_ARB_draw_instanced
• GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location
• GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions
• GL_ARB_fragment_program
• GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow
• GL_ARB_fragment_shader
• GL_ARB_framebuffer_object
• GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB
• GL_ARB_geometry_shader4
• GL_ARB_get_program_binary
• GL_ARB_gpu_shader5
• GL_ARB_gpu_shader_fp64
• GL_ARB_half_float_pixel
• GL_ARB_half_float_vertex
• GL_ARB_imaging
• GL_ARB_instanced_arrays
• GL_ARB_map_buffer_range
• GL_ARB_multisample
• GL_ARB_multitexture
• GL_ARB_occlusion_query
• GL_ARB_occlusion_query2
• GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
• GL_ARB_point_parameters
• GL_ARB_point_sprite
• GL_ARB_provoking_vertex
• GL_ARB_sample_shading
• GL_ARB_sampler_objects
• GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map
• GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects
• GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding
• GL_ARB_shader_objects
• GL_ARB_shader_precision
• GL_ARB_shader_stencil_export
• GL_ARB_shader_subroutine
• GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod
• GL_ARB_shading_language_100
• GL_ARB_shadow
• GL_ARB_shadow_ambient
• GL_ARB_sync
• GL_ARB_tessellation_shader
• GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp
• GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object
• GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object_rgb32
• GL_ARB_texture_compression
• GL_ARB_texture_compression_bptc
• GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc
• GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
• GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array
• GL_ARB_texture_env_add
• GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
• GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar
• GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3
• GL_ARB_texture_float
• GL_ARB_texture_gather
• GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat
• GL_ARB_texture_multisample
• GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two
• GL_ARB_texture_query_lod
• GL_ARB_texture_rectangle
• GL_ARB_texture_rg
• GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui
• GL_ARB_texture_snorm
• GL_ARB_timer_query
• GL_ARB_transform_feedback2
• GL_ARB_transform_feedback3
• GL_ARB_transpose_matrix
• GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object
• GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra
• GL_ARB_vertex_array_object
• GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_64bit
• GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
• GL_ARB_vertex_program
• GL_ARB_vertex_shader
• GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev
• GL_ARB_viewport_array
• GL_ARB_window_pos
• GL_ATI_draw_buffers
• GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap
• GL_ATI_fragment_shader
• GL_ATI_meminfo
• GL_ATI_separate_stencil
• GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc
• GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3
• GL_ATI_texture_float
• GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once
• GL_EXT_abgr
• GL_EXT_bgra
• GL_EXT_bindable_uniform
• GL_EXT_blend_color
• GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate
• GL_EXT_blend_func_separate
• GL_EXT_blend_minmax
• GL_EXT_blend_subtract
• GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
• GL_EXT_copy_buffer
• GL_EXT_copy_texture
• GL_EXT_direct_state_access
• GL_EXT_draw_buffers2
• GL_EXT_draw_instanced
• GL_EXT_draw_range_elements
• GL_EXT_fog_coord
• GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit
• GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample
• GL_EXT_framebuffer_object
• GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
• GL_EXT_geometry_shader4
• GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters
• GL_EXT_gpu_shader4
• GL_EXT_histogram
• GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays
• GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil
• GL_EXT_packed_float
• GL_EXT_packed_pixels
• GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object
• GL_EXT_point_parameters
• GL_EXT_provoking_vertex
• GL_EXT_rescale_normal
• GL_EXT_secondary_color
• GL_EXT_separate_specular_color
• GL_EXT_shader_image_load_store
• GL_EXT_shadow_funcs
• GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
• GL_EXT_subtexture
• GL_EXT_texgen_reflection
• GL_EXT_texture3D
• GL_EXT_texture_array
• GL_EXT_texture_buffer_object
• GL_EXT_texture_compression_bptc
• GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc
• GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc
• GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
• GL_EXT_texture_cube_map
• GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp
• GL_EXT_texture_env_add
• GL_EXT_texture_env_combine
• GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3
• GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
• GL_EXT_texture_integer
• GL_EXT_texture_lod
• GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
• GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp
• GL_EXT_texture_object
• GL_EXT_texture_rectangle
• GL_EXT_texture_sRGB
• GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent
• GL_EXT_texture_snorm
• GL_EXT_texture_swizzle
• GL_EXT_timer_query
• GL_EXT_transform_feedback
• GL_EXT_vertex_array
• GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra
• GL_EXT_vertex_attrib_64bit
• GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat
• GL_KTX_buffer_region
• GL_NV_blend_square
• GL_NV_conditional_render
• GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color
• GL_NV_explicit_multisample
• GL_NV_float_buffer
• GL_NV_half_float
• GL_NV_primitive_restart
• GL_NV_texgen_reflection
• GL_NV_texture_barrier
• GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
• GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp
• GL_SGIS_texture_lod
• GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
• GL_WIN_swap_hint
• WGL_EXT_swap_control
• WGL_ARB_extensions_string
• WGL_ARB_pixel_format
• WGL_ATI_pixel_format_float
• WGL_ARB_pixel_format_float
• WGL_ARB_multisample
• WGL_ARB_pbuffer
• WGL_ARB_render_texture
• WGL_ARB_make_current_read
• WGL_EXT_extensions_string
• WGL_ARB_buffer_region
• WGL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
• WGL_ATI_render_texture_rectangle
• WGL_EXT_pixel_format_packed_float
• WGL_I3D_genlock
• WGL_NV_swap_group
• WGL_ARB_create_context
• WGL_AMD_gpu_association
• WGL_AMDX_gpu_association
• WGL_ARB_create_context_profile

Here is the OpenCL report from GPU Caps Viewer 1.13.0

- CL_PLATFORM_NAME: AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing
- CL_PLATFORM_VENDOR: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- CL_PLATFORM_VERSION: OpenCL 1.1 AMD-APP-SDK-v2.5 (684.212)
- CL_PLATFORM_PROFILE: FULL_PROFILE
- Num devices: 2

	- CL_DEVICE_NAME: Cayman
	- CL_DEVICE_VENDOR: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
	- CL_DRIVER_VERSION: CAL 1.4.1457 (VM)
	- CL_DEVICE_PROFILE: FULL_PROFILE
	- CL_DEVICE_VERSION: OpenCL 1.1 AMD-APP-SDK-v2.5 (684.212)
	- CL_DEVICE_TYPE: GPU
	- CL_DEVICE_VENDOR_ID: 0x1002
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_COMPUTE_UNITS: 24
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_CLOCK_FREQUENCY: 880MHz
	- CL_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BITS: 32
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_MEM_ALLOC_SIZE: 204800KB
	- CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_SIZE: 800MB
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_PARAMETER_SIZE: 1024
	- CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_CACHELINE_SIZE: 0 Bytes
	- CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_CACHE_SIZE: 0KB
	- CL_DEVICE_ERROR_CORRECTION_SUPPORT: NO
	- CL_DEVICE_LOCAL_MEM_TYPE: Local (scratchpad)
	- CL_DEVICE_LOCAL_MEM_SIZE: 32KB
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_CONSTANT_BUFFER_SIZE: 64KB
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_ITEM_DIMENSIONS: 3
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_ITEM_SIZES: [256 ; 256 ; 256]
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_GROUP_SIZE: 256
	- CL_EXEC_NATIVE_KERNEL: 4761936
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT: YES
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_READ_IMAGE_ARGS: 128
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_WRITE_IMAGE_ARGS: 8
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE2D_MAX_WIDTH: 8192
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE2D_MAX_HEIGHT: 8192
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE3D_MAX_WIDTH: 2048
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE3D_MAX_HEIGHT: 2048
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE3D_MAX_DEPTH: 16
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_SAMPLERS: 16
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_CHAR: 16
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_SHORT: 8
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_INT: 4
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_LONG: 2
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_FLOAT: 4
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_DOUBLE: 0
	- CL_DEVICE_EXTENSIONS: 15
	- Extensions:
		- cl_amd_fp64
		- cl_khr_global_int32_base_atomics
		- cl_khr_global_int32_extended_atomics
		- cl_khr_local_int32_base_atomics
		- cl_khr_local_int32_extended_atomics
		- cl_khr_3d_image_writes
		- cl_khr_byte_addressable_store
		- cl_khr_gl_sharing
		- cl_ext_atomic_counters_32
		- cl_amd_device_attribute_query
		- cl_amd_vec3
		- cl_amd_printf
		- cl_amd_media_ops
		- cl_amd_popcnt
		- cl_khr_d3d10_sharing


- CL_DEVICE_NAME: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9650  @ 3.00GHz
	- CL_DEVICE_VENDOR: GenuineIntel
	- CL_DRIVER_VERSION: 2.0
	- CL_DEVICE_PROFILE: FULL_PROFILE
	- CL_DEVICE_VERSION: OpenCL 1.1 AMD-APP-SDK-v2.5 (684.212)
	- CL_DEVICE_TYPE: CPU
	- CL_DEVICE_VENDOR_ID: 0x1002
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_COMPUTE_UNITS: 4
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_CLOCK_FREQUENCY: 3007MHz
	- CL_DEVICE_ADDRESS_BITS: 32
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_MEM_ALLOC_SIZE: 1048576KB
	- CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_SIZE: 2048MB
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_PARAMETER_SIZE: 4096
	- CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_CACHELINE_SIZE: 64 Bytes
	- CL_DEVICE_GLOBAL_MEM_CACHE_SIZE: 32KB
	- CL_DEVICE_ERROR_CORRECTION_SUPPORT: NO
	- CL_DEVICE_LOCAL_MEM_TYPE: Global
	- CL_DEVICE_LOCAL_MEM_SIZE: 32KB
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_CONSTANT_BUFFER_SIZE: 64KB
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_ITEM_DIMENSIONS: 3
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_ITEM_SIZES: [1024 ; 1024 ; 1024]
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_WORK_GROUP_SIZE: 1024
	- CL_EXEC_NATIVE_KERNEL: 4761940
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE_SUPPORT: YES
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_READ_IMAGE_ARGS: 128
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_WRITE_IMAGE_ARGS: 8
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE2D_MAX_WIDTH: 8192
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE2D_MAX_HEIGHT: 8192
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE3D_MAX_WIDTH: 2048
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE3D_MAX_HEIGHT: 2048
	- CL_DEVICE_IMAGE3D_MAX_DEPTH: 16
	- CL_DEVICE_MAX_SAMPLERS: 16
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_CHAR: 16
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_SHORT: 8
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_INT: 4
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_LONG: 2
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_FLOAT: 4
	- CL_DEVICE_PREFERRED_VECTOR_WIDTH_DOUBLE: 0
	- CL_DEVICE_EXTENSIONS: 15
	- Extensions:
		- cl_khr_fp64
		- cl_amd_fp64
		- cl_khr_global_int32_base_atomics
		- cl_khr_global_int32_extended_atomics
		- cl_khr_local_int32_base_atomics
		- cl_khr_local_int32_extended_atomics
		- cl_khr_byte_addressable_store
		- cl_khr_gl_sharing
		- cl_ext_device_fission
		- cl_amd_device_attribute_query
		- cl_amd_vec3
		- cl_amd_media_ops
		- cl_amd_popcnt
		- cl_amd_printf
		- cl_khr_d3d10_sharing

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