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:
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:
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
It may be maintance release in Gaming department but not in GPGPU one 😉 http://blogs.amd.com/developer/2011/08/02/amd-app-sdk-2-5-provides-enhanced-performance-and-major-new-capabilities/