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Disable radeonSoftwareVersion field until needed driver update is public
The radeonSoftwareVersion field is not currently working correctly. This
update disables it while we wait for the necessary driver updates.
This update also changes WindowsTargetPlatformVersion for Visual Studio
2015 to target the Windows 8.1 SDK. The Windows 10 SDK is not installed
by default with Visual Studio 2015, and since AGS is based on DirectX 11
(and not DirectX 12), it does not need the Windows 10 SDK. The 8.1 SDK
is installed by default, so just target it, to avoid adding an
unnecessary dependency on an optional component of Visual Studio.
The AMD GPU Services (AGS) library provides software developers with the ability to query AMD GPU software and hardware state information that is not normally available through standard operating systems or graphic APIs. Version 3.1 of the library includes support for querying graphics driver version info, GPU performance, Crossfire™ (AMD's multi-GPU rendering technology) configuration info, and Eyefinity (AMD's multi-display rendering technology) configuration info. AGS also exposes the explicit Crossfire API, as well as additional functionality supported in the AMD DirectX 11 driver.
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The AMD GPU Services (AGS) library provides software developers with the ability to query AMD GPU software and hardware state information that is not normally available through standard operating systems or graphic APIs. Version 3.1 of the library includes support for querying graphics driver version info, GPU performance, Crossfire™ (AMD's multi-GPU rendering technology) configuration info, and Eyefinity (AMD's multi-display rendering technology) configuration info. AGS also exposes the explicit Crossfire API, as well as additional functionality supported in the AMD driver for DirectX 11.
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In addition to the library itself, the AGS SDK includes several samples to demonstrate use of the library.
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### What's new in AGS
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* New explicit Crossfire API
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* Provides the ability to control resource transfers between GPUs in Crossfire configuration in DirectX 11
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* Allows improved performance in multi-GPU configurations
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* AGS provides access to some of the extensions available in the DirectX 11 driver:
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* AGS provides access to some of the extensions available in the AMD driver for DirectX 11:
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* Quad List primitive type
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* UAV overlap
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* Depth bounds test
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* Multi-draw indirect
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### Prerequisites
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* AMD Radeon™ GCN-based GPU (HD 7000 series or newer)
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* Or other DirectX® 11 compatible GPU with Shader Model 5 support<sup>[1](#ags-sdk-footnote1)</sup>
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* 64-bit Windows® 7 (SP1 with the [Platform Update](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/jj863687.aspx)), Windows® 8.1, or Windows® 10
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### Attribution
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* AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, Radeon, Crossfire, and combinations thereof are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
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* Microsoft, DirectX, Visual Studio, and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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### Notes
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<aname="ags-sdk-footnote1">1</a>: While the AGS SDK samples will run on non-AMD hardware, they will be of limited usefulness, since the purpose of AGS is to provide convenient access to AMD-specific information and extensions.
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