Operating Systems:

Windows 7 64-bit


Detailed Description:
AMD Radeon HD 5000/HD 6000/HD 7000/HD 8000/R9/R7 series video adapter Catalyst version 15.7.1 driver For Win7-64 released on 30th July 2015.

The AMD Catalyst Software Suite, AMD Catalyst 15.7.1 driver contains the following:

AMD Catalyst Display Driver version 15.20.1062

AMD Product Compatibility

The AMD Catalyst 15.7.1 driver is compatible with the following AMD products.

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility
AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series AMD Radeon R5 230 Series
AMD Radeon R9 300 Series AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series
AMD Radeon R9 200 Series AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
AMD Radeon R7 300 Series AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
AMD Radeon R7 200 Series ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series
AMD All-In-One Desktop Product Family Compatibility
AMD Radeon HD 7600A Series AMD Radeon HD 6600A Series
AMD Radeon HD 7450A Series AMD Radeon HD 6350A Series


AMD APU Product Family Compatibility

"Kaveri", "Godavari", and "Carrizo" series APUs are only supported by AMD Catalyst 15.7.1 on Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit), Windows 8.1 64-bit and Windows 10 (64-bit).

AMD APU Product Family Compatibility
Desktop Mobile
A-Series with AMD Radeon R7 Graphics AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series
A-Series with AMD Radeon R6 Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series
A-Series with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6000D Series
A-Series with AMD Radeon R4 Graphics AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series
A-Series with AMD Radeon R3 Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series
FX-8800P with AMD Radeon R7 Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6000G Series
E-Series AMD with Radeon R2 Graphics





AMD Mobility Radeon Family Compatibility

AMD Catalyst Mobility is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.

AMD Mobility Product Family Compatibility
AMD Radeon R9 M300 Series AMD Radeon R5 M200 Series
AMD Radeon R7 M300 Series AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
AMD Radeon R5 M300 Series AMD Radeon HD 7000M Series
AMD Radeon R9 M200 Series AMD Radeon HD 6000M Series
AMD Radeon R7 M200 Series ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series

Compatible Operating Systems

The latest version of the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, AMD Catalyst 15.7.1 is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:
Windows 10 (32 & 64-bit)
Windows 8.1 (32 & 64-bit)
Windows 7 SP1 or higher (32 & 64-bit)

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 15.7.1 Windows Driver

Windows 10 Support

This driver provides support for Windows 10 as well as full WDDM 2.0 and DirectX 12 support which is available on all AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) products, - AMD Radeon HD 7000 and newer graphics products.

Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)

VSR provides image quality enhancements to games and Windows desktop users by rendering images at a higher resolution and then down-scaling the same. VSR support has now been extended to the following products:

AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series AMD Radeon R9 280 Series
AMD Radeon R9 390 Series AMD Radeon R9 270 Series
AMD Radeon R9 380 Series AMD Radeon R7 260 Series
AMD Radeon R7 370 Series AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
AMD Radeon R7 360 Series AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 AMD Radeon HD 7790 Series
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series Desktop A-Series 7400K APUs and above


Below is a list of supported resolutions:

Target Display Timing Supported VSR Modes
1366 X 768 @ 60Hz 1600 X 900
1920 X 1080
1600 X 900 @ 60Hz 1920 X 1080
1920 X 1080 @ 60Hz 2560 X 1440
3200 X 1800
3840 X 2160 (AMD Radeon R9 285, AMD Radeon R9 380 Series, AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series)
1920 X 1200 @ 60Hz 2048 X 1536
2560 X 1600
3840 X 2400 (AMD Radeon R9 285, AMD Radeon R9 380 Series, AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series)
2560 X 1440 @ 60Hz 3200 X 1800
1920 X 1080 @ 120Hz 1920 X 1200 @ 120Hz
2048 X 1536 @ 120Hz


Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)

FRTC allows the user to set a maximum frame rate when playing an application in full screen exclusive mode. This feature provides the following benefits:
Reduced GPU power consumption
Reduced system heat
Lower fan speeds and less noise

This feature is supported on applications using DirectX 10 or DirectX 11 and on the following AMD graphics products:

AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series AMD Radeon R9 280 Series
AMD Radeon R9 390 Series AMD Radeon R9 270 Series
AMD Radeon R9 380 Series AMD Radeon R7 260 Series
AMD Radeon R7 370 Series AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
AMD Radeon R7 360 Series AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
AMD Radeon R9 290 Series


AMD FreeSync and AMD CrossFire Support

AMD FreeSync and AMD CrossFire can now be used together in applications using DirectX 10 or DirectX 11. Please note, this feature is currently not supported on systems configured in AMD Dual Graphics mode.

Performance Optimizations
Counter-Strike : Global Offensive - Profile change to reduce Flip Queue Size - improves the latest positional information from the keyboard and mouse.

Resolved Issues:
[421165] Battlefield Hardline becomes unresponsive after toggling the in-game Vsync option.
[422261] Mantle based application may crash when system is woken from sleep mode
[422291] Battlefield 4 may crash if run in Mantle mode with AMD Crossfire enabled
[422273] A crash may be experienced on some AMD Radeon R9 300 series products while running the Unigene benchmark
[422249] A 'missing Dll' error message may be experienced while doing an express uninstall of the current driver
[421444] Transcoded clips may fail to play on some Drag and Drop devices
[422853] Some systems experience a minor performance drop from 15.15 to 15.20 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with HairWorks enabled
[422800] Some "Kaveri" APU-based systems may experience minor performance drop on PCMark8 Video Group Chat & Casual Gaming tests
[422797] Display profiles are not retained after driver upgrade from 14.502 to 15.20
[422249] DLL missing popup message may be encountered when performing an express uninstall of the display driver. This will not impact the uninstall process
[422342] Cyberlink PowerDVD plays 3D content in 2D mode
[421570] Audio driver is banged out for non-primary ASIC after enabling CF and rebooting system
[422675] Intermittent BSOD occurs when launching a race in Dirt Rally
[422621] With quad AMD CrossFire mode enabled, TDR or blank display occurs when launching DirectX 9 application in full screen
[419871] BSOD observed when performing an express uninstall of the display driver in 4K resolution
[422671] Flickering corruption may occur in Dirt Rally with Advanced Blending enabled
[422672] Flickering corruption may occur in Dirt Rally when changing settings during gameplay
[422056] 3DMark Farandole may crash when AMD Mantle is selected from the test suite


Known Issues:
[424127] The Firefox browser may crash while opening multiple tabs (2 or more)
Disabling hardware acceleration or opening multiple windows instead of multiple tabs is a temporary workaround solution
[423635] A Blue Screen error may be observed with some Intel+AMD configurations on driver installation. As a workaround, please update your drivers using Windows update.
[423536] F1 2015 may experience poor AMD Crossfire scaling
[423976] GTA V may crash on extended gameplay on some AMD Radeon R9 300 series products
[423982] Grid: Autosport and Batman: Arkham Knight may not launch on some Intel+AMD configurations
[423651] Applying Video Quality (VQ) settings while playing Flash/HTML5 content may result in screen flicker
[420370] The Frame Rate option is erroneously displayed in the AMD Catalyst Control Center Performance Tab for systems with Intel processors and AMD GPUs.
[423656] A Blue Screen error may be encountered on some AMD Radeon R9 300 series products if AMD Crossfire is enabled/disabled while BluRay or DVD playback is in progress
[423520] AMD Dual Graphics may not be available on some AMD A10-5750M-equipped laptops
[423824] Unable to create an SLS in Eyefinity if a 5K display is part of the SLS.
[423759] Fill SLS mode will not apply when 2560x1600 resolution and 2560x1440 resolution displays are used
[423378] Dirt Rally may show corruption in game textures after installing the V500 game update
[423969] System may hang while running the 3D Mark 2011 benchmark in a loop on some AMD Radeon R9 200 series products.
[422748] Battlefield Hardline may experience stuttering during game play
[422806] Battlefield Hardline crashes on pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del while running in AMD Mantle mode
[423311] A TDR error may be experienced when running the Windows Metro camera application.
[422944] Fire in Total War : Attila may experience corruption when in AMD CrossFire mode
[422291] Battlefield 4 triggers TDR and crash when running in AMD Mantle mode
[421719] Flickering and intermittent display blanking out with LG31MU97 if resolution is set above 1920x1080
[422674] Corruption may occur in Dirt Rally with CMAA enabled with Portrait SLS and AMD CrossFire mode enabled
[421388] AMD Radeon R9 390 Series may experience screen corruption in 3Dmark11 "Deep Sea" Demo
[422623] Rage: In game cinematic may stutter when quad AMD Crossfire mode is enabled
[421110] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Corruption may be observed when AA is enabled in AMD Crossfire mode

Supported Devices:
AMD Radeon HD 8670
AMD Radeon HD 8670 Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 8750M
AMD Radeon R7 250
AMD Radeon R7 M260
AMD Radeon R7 M265DX
AMD Radeon R7 M270DX
AMD Radeon R9 380