Although the Catalyst versions 13.4 and 13.6 Beta (2) are designed for the 8000 series according to the manufacturer and the installation does not display an error message, we faced serious problems with our test sample.Īpart from the fact that some benchmarks and games (3DMark 11 & 2013, PCMark Vantage & 7, Windows Experience Index, SimCity) did not work at all, several hanged ( Alan Wake, Mass Effect 3, Guild Wars 2, Risen 2) and annoying graphics errors could be observed. We (still) have to strongly advise against the official AMD drivers. In particular, the Nvidia graphics partly performs significantly better in undemanding games - at least in low to medium settings. However, the graphics switch sometimes decreases performance (see Alienware M14x R4). Nevertheless, Enduro works properly and should not keep anybody from buying from AMD. According to our experiences, the program database (decides which GPU is used in standard mode) of Nvidia is significantly better. Handy functions (direct selection by right-clicking in the info area of the task bar) are missing, and the recognition rate is worse. Nvidia's Optimus technology is still more mature than Enduro. As expected 'Maximum performance' corresponds to the dedicated GPU, 'Energy-saving' to the graphics chip integrated into the CPU ( HD Graphics 4600 in the One K73-3N). If you do not want to take any risks, you set this option to 'Maximize performance' and Enduro will reliably start 3D applications with the Radeon HD 8970M.Īpropos applications: In the driver menu with the same name, you can create and/or change profiles for.

First of all, there are the global settings, which can be separately configured for battery and mains operation. Two special menus of the Catalyst Control Center (opens upon by right-clicking the desktop) allow an individual configuration.

AMD not only improved the stability and the performance, but also added several functions. The automatic graphics switch (codename 'Enduro') has been significantly improved since the launch of the HD 7970M.

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