Finally out of beta, AMD has released the “release candidate” version 14.4 drivers for its line of graphics cards, including its Radeon series. If you have an AMD graphics card, you’re going to want this update.

What does the AMD Catalyst 14.4 update improve?

Here are some of the highlights of this graphics card drive release. Keep in mind that many other games and applications not listed here will see improvements.

• The brand new AMD Radeon R9 295X is now supported.
• The OpenGL 4.4 graphics standard is now fully supported.
• Frame pacing improvements in Crysis 3
• Improvements when using three or four GPUs in Far Cry 3
• Fixes flickering issues when using CrossFire in Titanfall
• No more slowdown when alt-tabbing with BattleField 4 open
• Crossfire scaling improved by up to 10% when playing Metro Last Light

The new, liquid-cooled AMD Radeon R9 295X gains full driver support with the 14.4 update.

Where do I download this driver?

You can download the new AMD Catalyst 14.4 Release Candidate drivers here.

What is a driver?

Drivers are a set of instructions that allow devices on your PC to communicate effectively with your operating system — Windows, in this case. Drivers act as a sort of translation or go-between to keep things running more smoothly in your PC. Updating drivers to their latest versions is important for speed, stability and security reasons, and graphics drivers are especially important to keep current.

Driver Reviver is a terrific app to keep your graphics and other PC drivers updated. The scan is free, so try it today.