Your GPU is probably from the pre-DX11 era (Nvidia GeForce 8–300 series, AMD HD4000, Intel HD3000 and earlier). Those GPU series only supported DX10 and OpenGL 3.3 which are similar in terms of features. OpenGL 4.0+ requires tessellation shaders, a feature which is only present on DX11-grade hardware (GeForce 400+, AMD HD5000+ and Intel HD4000+).
WHQL-certified versions of Catalyst 10.6 display drivers are available. You can download Catalyst 10.6 HERE and read the relase notes HERE.
For OpenGL fanatics, the complete list of OpenGL extensions is available HERE.
Here are the new features of Cat 10.6:
- GPU acceleration of H.264 video content using Adobe® Flash Player 10.1
- Video playback: video de-blocking support and mosquito noise reduction on HD 5000 series
- Official support for OpenGL 4.0 and OpenGL 3.3
And from the release notes: Known Issues Under All Windows Operating Systems:
OpenCL 1.0 conformance tests have not been run with this version of the ATI Catalyst Driver Suite in conjunction with the ATI Stream SDK v2.1. If you require an OpenCL 1.0 conformant driver, we recommend that you install the ATI Catalyst 10.5 Driver Suite.
OpenCL 1.0 conformance tests have not been run with this version of the ATI Catalyst Driver Suite in conjunction with the ATI Stream SDK v2.1. If you require an OpenCL 1.0 conformant driver, we recommend that you install the ATI Catalyst 10.5 Driver Suite.
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AMD_Catalyst_Win8.1_Release_Preview_V2-13.15.100.1.exe
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This Catalyst Driver is provided “AS IS”, and under the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement provided therewith.
Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ OpenGL 4.3 Beta Driver:
- Full support for OpenGL 4.3
What's New:
Resolved Issues
- Enduro Technology on AMD + AMD Ubuntu platforms - Source Engine games hang when running on the High Performance ASIC
- Maya 2011-2013 – Various visual corruptions issues have been resolved
- Maya 2011-2013 – Mesh/Polygons selection performance has been improved
- Unigine Heaven – Intermittent Crashes have been resolved
- Unigine Heaven – Performance has been improved up to 11% on single GPU configurations
- Left 4 Dead 2 – Visual corruption issues have been resolved
System Requirements:
- Window® 8.1 Release Preview (32 & 64-bit)
- Windows 8 (32 & 64-bit)
- Windows 7 (32 & 64-bit, with SP1 or higher)
- Windows Vista (32 & 64-bit, with SP2 or higher)
Supported Products:
- AMD Radeon™ HD 7900 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
- AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8000M Series
- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 7000M Series
- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6000M Series
- AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5000M Series
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