AMD has released a new set of beta drivers for its graphics products, and while Catalyst 14.6 Beta might headline with improved performance for hack-'em-up Watch Dogs it comes with a surprise bonus: the ability to run an Eyefinity setup with non-matching monitors.
AMD's multi-display solution, Eyefinity allows the user to create a video wall of monitors in a variety of configurations. The most common is a three-display setup, with a central monitor providing the main view and angled monitors at the side simulating peripheral vision. Traditionally, Eyefinity has required that all monitors are running at the same resolution - but the new beta drivers change that.
Under Eyefinity 3, available with the Catalyst 14.6 Beta driver bundle and to be rolled into the general release soon, a user can configure a multi-display layout using mixed resolutions. AMD's official examples suggest using a pair of 1,600x1,200 displays alongside a 1,920x1,600 display to create a 5,120x1,200 virtual display, or using a pair of 1,920x1,080 displays and a central 2,560x1,080 display for a whopping 6,400x1,080 setup.
Using custom bezel alignment, AMD claims that the new Eyefinity software allows for a variety of multi-display modes: a fill mode is identical to the previous Eyefinity release, and works best with matched monitors; a fit mode creates an Eyefinity surface using the best available rectangular area; and an expand mode uses the displays as viewports onto a virtual surface. A new one-click setup option is also included, to get Eyefinity running as easily as possible on new installations.
The new driver bundle also includes performance improvements - up to 28 per cent in Watch Dogs and 16 per cent in Murdered: Soul Suspect - alongside support for multi-GPU setups in the Thief reboot, Mantle improvements, JPEG decoding acceleration on all AM1 products, and improved colour controls. The beta drivers can be downloaded from the official website.
AMD's multi-display solution, Eyefinity allows the user to create a video wall of monitors in a variety of configurations. The most common is a three-display setup, with a central monitor providing the main view and angled monitors at the side simulating peripheral vision. Traditionally, Eyefinity has required that all monitors are running at the same resolution - but the new beta drivers change that.
Under Eyefinity 3, available with the Catalyst 14.6 Beta driver bundle and to be rolled into the general release soon, a user can configure a multi-display layout using mixed resolutions. AMD's official examples suggest using a pair of 1,600x1,200 displays alongside a 1,920x1,600 display to create a 5,120x1,200 virtual display, or using a pair of 1,920x1,080 displays and a central 2,560x1,080 display for a whopping 6,400x1,080 setup.
Using custom bezel alignment, AMD claims that the new Eyefinity software allows for a variety of multi-display modes: a fill mode is identical to the previous Eyefinity release, and works best with matched monitors; a fit mode creates an Eyefinity surface using the best available rectangular area; and an expand mode uses the displays as viewports onto a virtual surface. A new one-click setup option is also included, to get Eyefinity running as easily as possible on new installations.
The new driver bundle also includes performance improvements - up to 28 per cent in Watch Dogs and 16 per cent in Murdered: Soul Suspect - alongside support for multi-GPU setups in the Thief reboot, Mantle improvements, JPEG decoding acceleration on all AM1 products, and improved colour controls. The beta drivers can be downloaded from the official website.
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