After waited a bit to make sure I didn't have any glaring issues with it, wanted to post about this new version because it's supposed to have improvements for AMD's laptop graphics, which is a bit rare, as most updates are for the gamers. Note that mileage varies, & just because I haven't had problems that doesn't mean you will or you won't -- because AMD/ATI drivers use .NET, & because .NET holds onto old files & settings, I won't update AMD graphics drivers unless I've just performed a partition image backup that I can restore if I have problems. I recommend everyone always backup before updating graphics drivers -- once you setup the backup procedure or routine that works for you, it doesn't take much time or effort, so it's really not much bother at all.
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/amdcatalyst13-6WINBetaDriver.aspx
Feature Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 13.6 Beta2 for Windows®:Improves performance in PCMark 7 and PCMark 8 on the new AMD A10, A8, A6, and A4 Series APUs for desktop and mobile platforms.
Resolves HDMI Audio drop-out issues on the AMD Radeon HD Series of products.Feature Highlights of AMD Catalyst™ 13.6 Beta for Windows®:
Product support for the new AMD A10, A8, A6, and A4 Series APUs on desktop and mobile platforms.
AMD Enduro technology enhancement:
Reduces power consumption when running Windows 8 Metro applications – detects when Metro applications have idled and moves them to the integrated graphics component.
AMD Catalyst Control Center now shows the hardware and software Information pages for AMD discrete GPUs when paired with Intel integrated graphics.
Includes AMD GPU & AMD APU OpenCL 1.2 acceleration in Adobe Premiere PRO CC.
Support for AMD Wireless Display for Windows 8 and future Windows releases:
Supported on AMD Elite A-Series APUs with select Broadcomm and Atheros Wireless adapters.
AMD Wireless Display Technology provides the ability to wirelessly display local screen content onto a remote screen in real time. Compliant receiver/TV required.
Resolved issues:
Resolves HDMI Audio drop-out issues on the AMD Radeon HD Series products.
Resolves issues with the AMD Catalyst Control Center showing Audio Display messages at incorrect times.