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NOTES

- This driver is not intended for use on AMD products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their manufacturer for driver assistance.
- When installing the AMD Catalyst Driver for Windows operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of the AMD Catalyst Driver.
- The AMD Catalyst 15.7.1 Software Suite requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be installed.
- The AMD Catalyst 15.7.1 Software Suite requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 to be installed. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is included in all AMD Catalyst packages.

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility

- ​​​AMD Radeon R9 Fury Series
- ​AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
- ​AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
- ​​AMD Radeon R7 300 Series
- ​AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
- ​​​AMD Radeon R5 230 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
- ​AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
- ​ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series

AMD All-In-One Desktop Product Family Compatibility

- AMD Radeon HD 7600A Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7450A Series
- AMD Radeon HD 6600A 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 Desktop APU Product Family Compatibility

- A-Series with AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
- A-Series with AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
- A-Series with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
- ​A-Series with AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
- A-Series with AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
- ​FX-8800P with AMD Radeon​ R7 Graphics
- E-Series AMD with Radeon R2 Graphics

AMD mobile APU Product Family Compatibility

- AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series
- AMD Radeon HD 6000D Series
- ​AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series
- ​AMD Radeon HD 6000G Series

AMD Mobility Radeon Family Compatibility

- ​AMD Radeon R9 M300 Series
- ​AMD Radeon R7 M300 Series
- ​AMD Radeon R5 M300 Series
- AMD Radeon R9 M200 Series
- AMD Radeon R7 M200 Series
- ​AMD Radeon R5 M200 Series
- ​AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7000M Series
- AMD Radeon HD 6000M Series
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series

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

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 390 Series
- AMD Radeon R9 380 Series
- AMD Radeon R7 370 Series
- ​AMD Radeon R7 360 Series
- ​AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- ​AMD Radeon R9 290 Series
- ​AMD Radeon R9 280 Series
- AMD Radeon R9 270 Series