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Old 15-10-2004, 16:57   #22
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Re: New ATI drivers out

Just to compliment Bifta's post, here are some links and info':

Direct Downloads




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CATALYSTââ€à ƒ…¾Ã‚¢ A.I. CATALYSTââ€à ƒ…¾Ã‚¢ A.I. allows the driver to intelligently analyze applications and textures to maximize graphics performance and enhance stability while delivering the absolute highest visual quality


Performance Improvement
As with most CATALYSTââ€à ƒ…¾Ã‚¢ releases performance has increased in various situations. The following performance gains are noticed in the game Doom3:
  • Performance improves 5 to 8% on the ATI RADEONââ€Ãâ €¦Â¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ 9500 PRO product
  • Performance improves approximately 5% on the ATI RADEONââ€Ãâ €¦Â¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ 9600 XT
  • Performance improves 5 to 9% on the ATI RADEONââ€Ãâ €¦Â¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ 9700 PRO
  • Performance improves 4 to 6% on the ATI RADEONââ€Ãâ €¦Â¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ 9800 PRO
  • Performance improves approximately 4% on the ATI RADEONââ€Ãâ €¦Â¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ 9800 XT when using higher resolutions
  • Performance improves 3 to 14% on the ATI RADEON X800 PRO
  • Performance improves 5 to 8% on the ATI RADEONââ€Ãâ €¦Â¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ X800 XT
  • Performance improves approximately 3% on the ATI RADEONââ€Ãâ €¦Â¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ X300 product
  • Performance improves approximately 4.4% on the ATI RADEONââ€Ãâ €¦Â¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ X600 product
Complete release notes are here.

EDIT: It's worth noting that this "new" 4.10 driver is older than the 8.07 "Hotfix" driver I posted earlier. I have it on good authority that the 4.10 driver still has the 256MB memory allocation bug, so expect lower performance if you upgrade




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