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你剛把舊電腦重灌成 Windows 7 或 Vista,開機後畫面糊成一團,解析度只能選 1024×768,視窗邊緣鋸齒狀,連 YouTube 影片都卡卡的。你打開裝置管理員,顯示卡那邊一個黃色驚嘆號,系統只認得「標準 VGA 介面卡」。你想上網找驅動,但 AMD 官網早就把舊版 Catalyst 下載頁收掉了,Google 搜出來一堆來路不明的下載站,每個都夾帶安裝器,你根本不敢點。

這種時候,多數人的直覺是去抓「驅動精靈」或「驅動人生」這類自動安裝工具,但那些軟體常常順手幫你裝了一堆不相干的東西,甚至改掉瀏覽器首頁。另一個做法是去硬體廠商官網找,但筆電或套裝電腦的支援頁面往往只放最後一版,而且連結早就失效。這類驅動程式的切入點其實很單純:它就是把 AMD 顯卡和 Windows 之間的溝通橋樑補起來,讓系統認得這張卡、能調整解析度、能跑 DirectX 遊戲。問題只在於,你找不找得到對的版本、裝了之後會不會跟系統衝突。

01AMD Catalyst Drivers 裝了到底能幹嘛?我電腦現在連解析度都不能調。

它主要工作是讓 Windows 認得 AMD Radeon 顯卡,裝完之後解析度選項會恢復正常,也能啟用 DirectX 和 OpenGL 加速,遊戲和影片播放才不會卡。另外它包含 Catalyst Control Center,可以調整 3D 設定、接雙螢幕、看 GPU 溫度和風扇轉速,也有內建超頻工具。以你現在連基本顯示都異常的狀況,裝這套是第一步。

02這套軟體支援 Windows 10 嗎?我另一台電腦也想裝。

根據收錄的資料,它支援的系統是 Windows Vista 64、Windows 7 64 和 Windows 8 64,沒有提到 Windows 10。如果你的電腦是 Windows 10,建議直接去 AMD 官網下載新版驅動,或找 Windows 10 專用的 Catalyst 版本。硬裝這套舊版在 Windows 10 上可能無法安裝或造成系統不穩,這部分需要自行確認。

03我的是 32 位元系統,可以裝這個 64 位元版本嗎?

不行。這個版本是給 64 位元系統用的,32 位元系統要去找 AMD Catalyst Drivers (Windows 7/8 32-bit) 或對應的 XP 32-bit 版本。裝錯位元數通常會直接跳出「此安裝套件不支援此作業系統」的錯誤訊息,不會造成損壞,但就是裝不起來。先確認你的系統是 x64 還是 x86,再挑對應版本。

04這套驅動有包含音效驅動嗎?我 HDMI 接電視沒聲音。

官方功能說明中有提到「integrated support for carrying sound over HDMI」,也就是支援透過 HDMI 傳輸音訊。安裝這套驅動後,HDMI 輸出聲音的功能會被啟用,但前提是你的顯卡本身支援 HDMI 音訊輸出,而且 Windows 的預設播放裝置要手動切換到 HDMI。如果裝完還是沒聲音,檢查一下音效設定裡的播放裝置清單。

05安裝過程會不會很複雜?我電腦不太熟。

官方說明指出它提供 wizard-assisted setup,也就是安裝精靈引導,基本上就是一直按「下一步」就能完成。安裝前建議先把舊的顯卡驅動移除乾淨,避免新舊版本衝突。另外安裝過程中可能會要求重開機,這是正常程序。如果你原本系統就裝過其他顯卡驅動,最好先用 Display Driver Uninstaller 之類的工具清乾淨再裝。

06這套軟體適合什麼樣的人用?

適合手上還有 Radeon 顯卡、但系統停在 Windows 7 或 Vista 64 位元的人,尤其是老電腦重灌後找不到驅動、或原本的驅動光碟已經不見的狀況。另外,如果你需要調整 3D 遊戲畫質、接雙螢幕、監看顯卡溫度,這套驅動內建的工具都還算夠用。但前提是你接受它已經很久沒更新,而且只支援舊系統。

07我這張卡是 Radeon HD 系列,裝這套驅動可以嗎?

官方說明提到它支援「several generations of Radeon GPU cards」,也就是多個世代的 Radeon 顯卡,HD 系列理論上涵蓋在內。但實際能不能裝、裝了效能如何,取決於你的具體型號和系統狀態。建議先查一下你的顯卡型號有沒有被列入這版驅動的支援清單,AMD 官網有歷史文件可以對照。如果型號太舊,可能要找更早期的 Catalyst 版本。

08這套軟體跟 NVIDIA 的驅動比起來,哪個比較好?

這套是 AMD Radeon 顯卡專用,NVIDIA Forceware 是 NVIDIA 顯卡專用,兩者不能互換,也沒有誰比較好的問題。你手上是哪家顯卡就裝哪家驅動。比較值得注意的是,NVIDIA Forceware 在收錄資料中評分人數也是 36 人,跟這套差不多,但兩者的支援系統和更新狀況不同。如果你同時有兩張卡,就各自裝對應驅動。

09我聽說這套軟體很久沒更新了,裝了會不會有安全風險?

收錄資料顯示它最後一次更新是 2013 年,近 24 個月更新次數是 0,確實長期沒有新版本。這代表它不會修補新發現的漏洞,也不會支援新出的遊戲或 API。如果你只是要讓舊電腦能正常顯示、上網、看影片,風險相對低;但如果你會用這台電腦連網處理敏感資料,舊驅動的漏洞確實是潛在風險。建議裝完後不要拿這台電腦做高風險操作。

10這套軟體在 Windows 8 上裝得起來嗎?我有一台 Win 8 的老筆電。

收錄資料顯示它支援 Windows 8 64,所以理論上可以裝。但要注意,Windows 8 的驅動簽章機制比較嚴格,這套 2013 年的驅動可能沒有通過新版簽章,安裝時可能會出現警告或需要進階選項才能安裝。另外,如果你的筆電是 UEFI 開機,Secure Boot 也可能擋掉未簽章的驅動。建議先關閉 Secure Boot 再試,或直接找筆電廠商提供的驅動。

11這套軟體評分只有 7.42,而且只有 24 個人評,是不是很爛?

評分人數少不代表軟體爛,只代表用的人不多。24 人評分、7.42 分,這個樣本數不足以判斷品質好壞。比較值得注意的是,功能相近的 AMD Catalyst Drivers (Windows 7/8 32-bit) 有 348 人評分,代表 32 位元版本的使用者遠多於 64 位元版本。如果你不確定該裝哪個,可以參考那個版本的評價,但最終還是要依你的系統位元數決定。

12我裝了之後畫面還是怪怪的,有可能是驅動沒裝好嗎?

有可能,但不一定是驅動的問題。先確認你裝的版本是 64 位元且對應你的 Windows 版本,再檢查顯卡是不是有過熱或硬體故障。官方說明有提到這套驅動包含溫度與風扇速度監控,你可以打開 Catalyst Control Center 看 GPU 溫度是否異常。如果溫度正常但畫面仍異常,可能是顯卡本身老化或記憶體問題,這就不是驅動能解決的了。

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What's new in this version:

# New Features

* ATI Catalyst™ application profiles for ATI CrossFireX™ supported configurations
This release of ATI Catalyst™ delivers support for the latest ATI CrossFireX™ profiles in a separate executable file, ensuring users have access to the absolute latest set of profiles installed on their PC.
> The ATI Catalyst™ 10.2 package includes the fully qualified ATI Catalyst™ 10.2 application profile list (which includes all ATI CrossFireX profiles) and is installed by default
> The latest application profile list is posted on amd.com in a separate .exe file that users can install to get the absolute latest application profiles (that have not yet been added to the official ATI Catalyst™ release)

* ATI Catalyst™ support for PowerPlay™ on ATI CrossFireX™ technology supported configurations
Significant power saving benefits for users with ATI Radeon™ HD 5900 Series, ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series, and ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series setup in ATI CrossFireX™ configurations.
> Automatically enabled in the ATI Catalyst™ driver for Windows® 7 and Windows Vista
> Sets secondary GPU(s) engine and memory clocks to low levels and reduces voltage when the GPU(s) are not in use

* ATI Catalyst™ support for DisplayPort audio
This release of ATI Catalyst™ provides support for DisplayPort audio for DisplayPort panels.

* Support for ATI CrossFireX™ on Eyefinity configurations
The ATI Catalyst™ 9.12 hotfix release provides ATI CrossFireX™ support on Eyefinity configurations, allowing users to take advantage of their additional GPUs for increased gaming performance when driving high resolution Eyefinity display groups.

Supported on the ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 Series, ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series, ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series, and ATI Radeon™ HD 5600 Series.


# Performance Improvements

The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst™ 10.2:
* DiRT 2 – Overall performance improves up to 8% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5970, ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series, and ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 series products
* Battleforge – CrossFire ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 performance improves up to 6%
* Unigine Heaven – DirectX 9 CrossFire performance has improved significantly on ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 and ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series products
* The Chronicles of Riddick – Assault on Dark Athena – Overall performance on ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 improves up to 4%

# All Systems

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows. These include:
* Appropriate prompts will now pop up while creating Eyefinity group with DVI and display port devices in extended mode
* Creating an Eyefinity group on the non-primary display now functions properly
* Catalyst Control Center now responds properly and selection buttons are available when re-creating Eyefinity group
* [Catalyst Control Center] Hotkeys for rotations no longer disappear after disabling rotated Eyefinity mode
* With active display in clone mode, creating an Eyefinity group now functions properly and message prompting user to disable the extended desktop will now popup
* System will no longer freeze while accessing the UVD Decoder
* Intermittent grey screen or vertical line corruption may randomly appear on the screen

# Windows Vista

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:
* SiSoftware Sandra 2010 STREAM benchmarks will now complete properly
* Resuming DVD or Blu-ray playback after sleep or hibernation no longer causes system to stop responding
* Desktop no longer flickers during fullscreen Blu-ray playback with dual-link display on some ASICs
* HDTV custom modes being added are now listed under the Desktop Area of the Display Desktop Properties in Catalyst Control Center
* Resume playback after sleep or hibernation no longer causes green block corruption on video
* Viewing 1080p videos with Adobe FlashPlayer no longer causes display driver to TDR (Timeout Detection and Recovery)
* Catalyst installation log no longer report properly installed HDMI audio drivers as failed to install

# Windows 7

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows 7. These include:
* Flickering grass and white borders are no longer visible in Unigine "Heaven" benchmark in DirectX 9 mode
* Performance drop no longer visible on "Resident Evil 5" cinematics scenes
* Corruption no longer visible when viewing Unigine "Tropics" demo
* [Win7 32-bit] Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 now functions properly while dragged back and forth between the extended split display
* During HD playback, unplugging and hotplugging back the display connector no longer causes player to freeze and display incompatible graphics driver error message
* Performing rotation or resolution changes no longer causes the player to stop responding during H.264 HD content playback
* Pixelation in distant background lights no longer visible in "The Saboteur" game
* Enabling Catalyst A.I. in Catalyst Control Center no longer causes severe flickering in Ubisoft "R.U.S.E." beta game
* Enabling split screen demo mode now functions properly on WinDVD during Bluray content playback
* Corruption in specific chapters are no longer visible during "Resident Evil 5" gameplay
* System no longer fails and screen distortion no longer visible during Blu-ray content playback with 1680x1050 resolution
* Corruption no longer visible in "Resident Evil 5" during in game cut scenes with specific settings and HDR value set to high
* Fixed various identified memory leaks in CAL runtime
* Exiting "The Saboteur" game no longer causes the mouse cursor to freeze and the game to become unresponsive
* 120 Hz support is now available for all resolutions
* HDTV optimized modes will now appear under the desktop area tree view without a custom mode added first
* Resuming video playback after sleep/hibernation no longer causes black checkered video corruption or the system to stop responding
* Display will now enter power save mode properly