May 05, 2009 21:09 ET

AMD Releases WHQL Certified Graphics Driver For Windows® 7 on Day One of Windows 7 Logo Program

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)-- May 05, 2009 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.

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