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AMD has released a new Catalyst 14.1 beta driver for Linux



Highlights of the AMD Catalyst:tm: 14.1 Beta Driver for Linux:
This release of AMD Catalyst:tm: Linux introduces support for the following new:

Products:

AMD A10-7850K
AMD A10-7700K

Features:

RHEL 6.5 production support
openSUSE 13.1 production support
Ubuntu 13.10 production support
Xserver 1.15 support
Kernel 3.13 support

Resolved Issues:

[386897] : System hang on resume from S4 with OpenGL screen saver running
[387678] : Backtrace occurs when kill X
[387664] : Failed to start X without kernel module loaded
[378620] : OpenCL test failure in CrossFire Mode
[386945] : piglit test "spec/ARB_copy_buffer/overlap" failed
[386710] : piglit test "spec/ARB_draw_buffers_blend" failed
[386818] : piglit test "spec/OpenGL 2.0/depth-tex-modes-glsl" failed
[386941] : piglit test "spec/ARB_blend_func_extended" failed
[386903] : piglit test "spec/OpenGL 3.0/gl-3.0-required-sized-texture-formats" failed
[386840] : Viewport goes blank when mouse cursor leaves when run Houdini on Ubuntu
[387596] : piglit test "spec/ARB_framebuffer_object (fbo-scissor-blit)" failed
[389174] : Failed to get fan speed on Bonaire card
[388110] : Intermittent flashing problem when running at 2560x1600
[372656] : Crash when resizing Konsole
[388325] : Brightness cannot be adjusted on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
[388330] : piglit test "spec/ARB_framebuffer_object (fbo-blit-stretch)" failed
[385457] : Blue/white screen after using Google-chrome to run fishietank
[388500] : piglit test "spec/EXT_texture_integer" failed
[388802] : piglit test "spec/ARB_map_buffer_alignment" failed
[386396] : piglit test "spec/ARB_depth_buffer_float/fbo-depthstencil-drawpixels" failed
[389431] : Screens are distorted when connecting an external monitor on some Haswell platforms
[389530] : Blank screen/crash observed while running unigine heaven benchmark in windowed mode
[387124] : OpenCL performance drop observed on Hawaii compared to Tahiti XT
[386940] : piglit test "spec/EXT_texture_sRGB" failed
[392137] : [SteamOS] Failed to return to desktop from steam.
[392015] : [SteamOS] Screen is locked when changing user.
[392014] : [SteamOS] Failed to login Steam sometimes
[391231] : Blank screen observed while running steam games with Big picture

Open Issues:

[390964] : Stuttering and poor performance after playing an OpenGL game for a several minutes on Ubuntu
[393377] : Terminal panel stops refreshing until there is movement from mouse cursor
[392546] : System hang observed while hotpluging the stereo display
[388835] : Corruption and system hang observed while running Sanctuary BM with TFD enable
[392552] : Enabling Overlay: StartX , the screen shows corruption

The AMD Catalyst:tm: 14.1 Beta driver can be downloaded from the following link:

AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta Driver for Linux​

Note! This Driver is provided "AS IS" and under the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement provided therewith

AMD Product Compatibility:
The AMD Catalyst:tm: 14.1 Beta Driver for Linux is compatible with the following AMD products.
  AMD Catalyst 14.1 Linux Beta Driver released