WHQL Certification Delivers the Stamp of Approval to AMD Graphics Drivers,
Ensuring that the Combination of ATI Radeon Graphics Cards and Drivers Delivers
an Incredibly Stable, High-Performance Windows 7 Experience
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Underlining the company's leadership in developing hardware and drivers to
support the Windows 7 operating system, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that its
Windows 7 driver has received Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) certification
on the first day of the certifying program.
* WHQL certification sets a high bar for quality and reliability, and is
considered essential by many home and business users.
* WHQL certification demonstrates AMD`s ability to deliver the stability,
incredible 3D game performance and smooth multimedia playback needed in order to
help bring the new features of Windows 7 to life.
* As a testament to its ongoing commitment to reliability and stability, AMD is
the only graphics hardware company in the world delivering monthly
WHQL-certified graphics driver updates.
For users of ATI Radeon HD 2000, HD 3000, and HD 4000 series products, the ATI
Catalyst software suite delivers:
* Industry-leading driver stability and reliability.
* Full WDDM 1.1 WHQL certified support under Windows 7.
* Scheduled performance and new feature innovation every month.
* Enablement of ATI Stream technology for general purpose GPU (GPGPU) computing
on supported graphics cards.
"By delivering a WHQL certified driver for the Windows 7 operating system at the
earliest possible opportunity, AMD has once again demonstrated its driver
leadership," said Ben Bar-Haim, corporate vice president, Software Engineering,
AMD. "AMD is working closely with Microsoft to ensure superior performance and a
reliable Windows 7 experience throughout our line of graphics processors."
Microsoft WHQL certified graphics drivers for Windows 7 are scheduled for
release on AMD.com on May 5, 2009, and a fully unified WHQL-certified driver
supporting Windows Vista and Windows 7 is planned for the release of ATI
Catalyst 9.5 later in May.
To learn more about the first AMD WHQL certified graphics driver for Windows 7,
please visit www.amd.com.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated
to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next
generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more
information, visit http://www.amd.com.
©2009, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, ATI, the ATI logo,
Catalyst, Radeon, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc.Other names are for informational purposes only and may be
trademarks of their respective owners.
AMD Public Relations
Dave Erskine, 905-882-2600, x8477
dave.erskine@amd.com
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