AMD has made available a new beta version of the Catalyst 12.11 drivers. AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta8 includes all of the fixes found in previous versions of AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta, along with the following updates:

• Improves performance up to 5%  in Max Payne 3
• Includes single GPU performance updates for Far Cry 3
• Improves CrossFire scaling for Planetside 2 (Crossfire scaling is still limited to ~30% at 2560x1600)
• Resolves the Skyrim lighting issue (missing a lighting pass) for the AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
• Resolves the hang encountered playing Dishonored on the AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
• AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta 8 for Linux includes significant performance improvements for Left for Dead 2

The AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta8 driver can be downloaded from the following links:

• AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta8 Driver for Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista
• AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta8 Driver for Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista - with .NET 4 Support
• AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta8 Driver for Linux