ATI Catalyst 10.8 Drivers
New ATI Catalyst 10.8 drivers are available
ATI Catalyst 10.6 Drivers Available
New ATI Catalyst 10.6 drivers are available for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
ATI Catalyst 7.7 Performance Analysis
As we roll into a new financial year we find ourselves again with a new set of catalyst drivers for the month of July. Though this month the Catalyst Performance Analysis is getting a bit of an overhaul. The X1950XTX is going bye-bye along with the X1600XT, in their place we will use the HD2600PRO and HD2600XT. We will also continue to use the HD2900XT as the high-end card, and for a look at last generation we will include the highly popular X1950PRO.
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ATI Catalyst 7.7
This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD Catalyst software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.
ATI Catalyst 7.6
This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD Catalyst software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.
ATI Catalyst 7.6 Performance Analysis
AMD?s ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT continues to see performance increases and it is clear that this month the driver team had their eye on improving OpenGL performance, which is great considering Enemy Territory is just around the corner. The bad news is though that there are still no changes to AA tests and this is something that is hurting the HD 2900 XT at the moment.
Radeon HD 2600 XT Preview
We've managed to acquire a shiny new ATi Radeon HD 2600 XT Graphics card for a playdate here at BCCHardware. The HD 2600 XT is based on the RV630 chip from ATi and is to be a mid-range competitor to nVidia's 8600 series. This card has a few interesting features and we can give you sneak peek at the card and some preliminary performance numbers.
Ruby: Whiteout DirectX10 Demo Released
Ruby's latest adventure takes place in a rugged, mountainous terrain where her skills as a snowboarder are tested and may just save her life. This fast paced, action packed demo exploits the power of the ATI Radeon HD 2900XT to create a rich and expansive landscape of snow, rock, and ice. From the procedural snow accumulation on the harsh terrain to the wrinkles on Ruby's brow and the physics that drive each strand of fur on Ruby's fur collar, the ATI Radeon HD 2900XT can handle it all.
ATI Catalyst 7.5
This release note provides information on the latest posting of AMD's industry leading software suite, Catalyst?. This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst? Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD Catalyst? software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.
Catalyst 7.4 Vista OpenGL Performance Analysis
There is nothing better then getting free performance boosts for our Radeon cards from the monthly Catalyst software updates. Every month we expect to see some new goods from AMD?s finest software department. Sometimes our expectations are too high and we are left somewhat disappointed, and sometimes they manage to rock us all. Last month AMD has released Catalyst 7.4 and claimed that they had boosted its OpenGL performance on Windows Vista. With AMD?s Catalyst 7.5 around the corner, and the hype around R600, we relaxed, sat back and tested the Catalyst 7.4 suite under Microsoft?s new Vista operating system to investigate AMD?s claims. Are they telling the truth? And if it?s true ? is it a pure performance improvement? or something we have to pay for by sacrificing image quality?
AMD Launches Radeon HD 2000 Series
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced the ATI Radeon HD? 2000 series, a top-to-bottom line of ten discrete graphics processors (GPUs) for both desktop and mobile platforms. This family of GPUs delivers The Ultimate Visual Experience? through best-in-class immersive high-definition gaming and high-definition multimedia playback. ?We set out to create a family of products that would revolutionize the graphics market by introducing leading-edge technology at game-changing price points,? said Rick Bergman, senior vice president, AMD Graphics Products Group. ?We?ve delivered on this challenge, broadening the enthusiast gaming market so that more people than ever before have access to the phenomenal gaming and multimedia experiences that the ATI Radeon HD 2000 series introduces.?
Radeon HD 2900XT To Launch on 14th of May
Reading around today, some over excited folk got their wires crossed and claimed AMD would be launching their upcoming R600XT on May 2nd. That?s simply not correct ? Nvidia is launching the 8800 Ultra on May 2nd at a retail price of at least $999 USD but supply will be very low due to yield and pricing related issues. The word on the streets of Taipei tells us that unless Nvidia reduce their 8800 Ultra pricing, you?ll have a hard time actually buying this part.
DH Mobility Modder v0.7.1.0 Public Beta
With the release of Windows Vista, things have changed, our old mobility modder didn't work correctly as many people on our forums reported, so we have created a new release which is specifically made for VISTA. Currently this has undergone internal testing only so please if you are unsure about running beta software please wait a while until it goes to final build.
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XTX Benchmarked @ DailyTech
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XTX video cards feature 1GB of GDDR4 video memory, besting the GeForce 8800 GTX?s 768MB of GDDR3 video memory. GPU manufacturers often wait to set the exact clock frequencies of bins until just weeks before launch. Our Radeon HD 2900 XTX sample was released to board partners in the second week of April, features memory clocked at 2.02 GHz and a core clock of 750 MHz. Physically, the Radeon HD 2900 XTX core is identical to the Radeon HD 2900 XT core. Both feature 320 stream processors, but the XTX differs by bringing GDDR4 to the package.Despite the reference clock speed differences, DailyTech managed to push the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT up to 845 MHz core and 1.99 GHz memory. Unlike the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT benchmarked yesterday, the HD 2900 XTX is a 12-inch card geared specifically towards OEMs and system integrators.
Overclocking the R600 @ DailyTech
Anh beat me to R600 benchmarks by a few mere hours -- when you snooze, you lose at DailyTech. Needless to say, I feel somewhat compelled to add my benchmarks to the mix as well. The system I'm using is an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, ASUS P5N32SLI-E with 2x2GB DDR2-800. My tests this morning used the Catalyst 8.361 RC4 driver. The card used was a Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB.
ATI Radeon HD 2900XT Benchmarked @ DailyTech
AMD equips the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT with 320 stream processors to take on NVIDIA?s GeForce 8800 GTS, which features 96 stream processors. However, AMD and NVIDIA have taken different approaches towards their unified shader designs. AMD pairs the R600 GPU with 512MB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 1.65 GHz across an eight-channel, 512-bit memory interface. In comparison, the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS features 640MB of 1.6 GHz GDDR3 memory on a 320-bit memory interface.
ATI Catalyst 7.4 with Control Panel
We have noticed that some people still prefer to use the old Control Panel (CP) over the Catalyst Control Center (CCC). As a result we have decided to incorporate the Control Panel into the newly released Catalyst 7.4.
ATI's R600 driver indicates four flavours ahead
And the rumour goes on and on and on...i heard the R600 can fly ;-) THE DRIVER FOR the R600 appears to indicate there will bet at least four different versions of the card. "R600" = ati2mtag_R600, PCIVEN_1002&DEV_9402
"R600 " = ati2mtag_R600, PCIVEN_1002&DEV_9403
"R600 " = ati2mtag_R600, PCIVEN_1002&DEV_9400
"R600 " = ati2mtag_R600, PCIVEN_1002&DEV_9401
DAAMIT is still uncomfortable using any names due the leaking problems and each of these cards has its driver, for secondary display. We don?t know the difference between the cards, uet. More rumour at Inq
"R600 " = ati2mtag_R600, PCIVEN_1002&DEV_9403
"R600 " = ati2mtag_R600, PCIVEN_1002&DEV_9400
"R600 " = ati2mtag_R600, PCIVEN_1002&DEV_9401
DAAMIT is still uncomfortable using any names due the leaking problems and each of these cards has its driver, for secondary display. We don?t know the difference between the cards, uet. More rumour at Inq
First DX 10 Picture ?
Hexus.Net has maybe snagged a first shoot from a DX10 ATI R600 Demo . Hit Read more for the difference between a DX10 and DX9 picture.
ATI unveils new 'cuddlier' logo
Throw out the ruler, the only straight lines coming from ATI at the moment are in our exclusive HEXUS.tv interview. To see what we mean, take a gander at this, its the new, super improved, 'cuddlier' ATI logo.
HEXUS
HEXUS
PowerColor X1950 Pro AGP Pic
The French site PC Inpact have the first pitures of ATi's Radeon X1950 Pro AGP which is clocked higher than its PCI Express counterparts at 600 MHz core and 700 MHz memory instead of the 575 MHz core and 690 MHz memory on PCI Express parts.
SGI sues ATI for patent infringement
Silicon Graphics has sued ATI Technologies, alleging the graphics chipmaker infringed a computer-graphics patent that ATI's competitors have licensed. SGI argues that ATI's Radeon graphics chips use technology in the patent, No. 6,650,327, and seeks unspecified damages.
How to enable ATI's MSTAA in the beta 6.10s
As you may or may not have heard, ATi is going to be offering a new AA mode coming up soon for single ATi cards. No clue exactly what is/isn't supported yet as they haven't even really announced what it is yet, but rumor has it to be a MSTAA mode (alpha to coverage). And since tEd over at Beyond3D once again figured out how to hack the beta Catalyst 6.10 set to get it working I figure it's ok to mention it.
ATi Radeon X1950PRO Launch Party
ATi launched their Radeon X1950 Pro graphics card at Taipei today together with their close AIB partners like ASUS, GeCube, Gigabyte, HIS, PowerColor and Sapphire. Radeon X1950 Pro uses the new Crossfire bridge interconnect cables without need for a Crossfire master card and the dongle. Check out each manufacturer's solution here!
VR-Zone
VR-Zone
New Native CrossFire Technology from ATI
ATI is releasing today a new version of their CrossFire technology, dubbed Native CrossFire, correcting two flaws, the need of a ?master? video card and the need of an external cable. Let?s take a look on it.
HardwareSecrets
HardwareSecrets
The GPU Advances: ATI's Stream Processing & Folding@Home
Another step has been taken in the evolution of the GPU, with ATI's R500 series now providing a significant performance boost for distributed computing.
AnandTech
AnandTech
ATI announces first graphics core to use strained silicon technology
To complement their recent desktop graphics refresh, ATI have also just made details known about a refresh to some of their notebook Mobility Radeon discrete graphics parts. Elite Bastards take a brief look at these parts, most importantly the Mobility Radeon X1700 - The first graphics core to make use of strained silicon technology.
ATI to Release 'FireStream' GPGPU Accelerators?
Pay close attention to the X server log output from ATI's Linux driver, as we did recently with a FireGL V7350, and you'll see mention of support for what we believe is a brand new class of product featuring a modern graphics processor.
ATI's Terry Makedon on the Future of the 'Chuck' Patch
As we enter the month of August, we are still left without a WHQL driver incorporating the 'Chuck' patch which allows for the use of HDR alongside anti-aliasing in Oblivion, nor do we have a non-WHQL release of CATALYST 6.7 incorporating this functionality. So, what is the future of the 'Chuck' patch? Elite Bastards asks ATI's Terry Makedon.
ATI CrossFire Drivers (BETA) for Intel Conroe Testing
Advanced press driver
In order to provide you with the ability to test the world?s fastest processor with world?s best dual graphics solution, ATI is making two special drivers available for press only. The first driver enables two ATI graphics cards to be installed and run in CrossFire mode on the Intel® 975X Express chipset with an Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor or Intel® Core? 2 Extreme Processor. All performance improvements found in this production candidate driver will be made available to the public the first week of June in Catalyst release version 6.6. We ask that you please test with the publicly available Catalyst 6.6 driver or the press version to ensure the best quality benchmarking experience possible, and deliver results that reflect what the public can expect.
In order to provide you with the ability to test the world?s fastest processor with world?s best dual graphics solution, ATI is making two special drivers available for press only. The first driver enables two ATI graphics cards to be installed and run in CrossFire mode on the Intel® 975X Express chipset with an Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor or Intel® Core? 2 Extreme Processor. All performance improvements found in this production candidate driver will be made available to the public the first week of June in Catalyst release version 6.6. We ask that you please test with the publicly available Catalyst 6.6 driver or the press version to ensure the best quality benchmarking experience possible, and deliver results that reflect what the public can expect.
Give us your thoughts on CATALYST Control Center
ATI are after some feedback on CATALYST Control Center as it stands to pass on to their driver team, so I'd like to hear what you guys currently using ATI boards have to say about it to help pass on the info.
ATI's Catalyst 6.4 Crossfire Without the Cable
I was just checking some new graphics cards from HiS as we'll be doing a lot of product reviews for them soon and accidentaly stumbled into something very interesting. We all know that ATI is working on Crossfire support without that dreaded dongle cable. Catalyst 6.3 most definitely did not support this feature.
Radeon X1800 + Xpress 3200
There seems to be a strategy to extend the value to those people that have shelled out for X1800 parts, by allowing Crossfire to work without master hardware, but only on Radeon Xpress 3200 -based mainboards. It's set to be announced after CeBit, and looks like being workable with the entire X1800 range, from XL to XT and possibly All-In-Wonder to boot.
HEXUS
HEXUS
ATI Unleashes a New Generation of Breathtaking Speed and Performance in the Note
ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT), the world leader in mobile PC graphics processors, has once again raised the bar for notebook gaming with the launch of its Mobility? Radeon® X1800 series. ATI Press Release
ATI Confirms Next Generation ''Leverages XBOX 360 Design''
At a recent analyst session ATI?s Senior VP of PC Business, Rick Bergman, has confirmed that their next generation of PC graphics products will feature much of the technology developed for "Xenos", ATI?s XBOX 360 graphics chip.
Beyond3D
Beyond3D
CATALYST 6.2 beta Available ?
JackAss send us news that CATALYST 6.2 Beta is available ? Check it out if you want and leave some notes. Warp2Search Forums
ATI Enters Mobile TV Market with a Complete DVB-H Solution
ATI's Imageon® TV solution offers an end-to-end and multi-band (international) Mobile Digital TV receiver Leveraging its vast expertise in the DTV and handheld markets, ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT) is introducing a single chip, DVB-H compliant, Mobile TV Receiver solution for mobile phones and other handheld devices. ATI's Imageon® TV solutions are designed to offer handset manufacturers with system-level flexibility, high integration, low power and optimal BOM cost. The WTV100-M is a single chip front-end that integrates a dual-band RF tuner (UHF for Europe and L-Band for US) with a highly integrated DVB-T/DVB-H OFDM demodulator and all necessary discretes in a SiP (System-in-Package). The WTV100-M component interfaces seamlessly to ATI's Imageon media processors, as the audio and video decoders, for a complete and state-of-the-art end-to-end DVB-H solution.
ATI Embraces 64-bit Operating System and Leads Certification of 64-bit
MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2006--As a technology leader in the workstation graphics market, ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT) is dedicated to developing and supporting key industry transitions such as the movement to 64-bit computing to enable a more highly developed experience for end users.
ATI Multimedia Center 9.13
ATI Multimedia Center? found herein is provided as an UPDATE to previous versions included on original installation CDs for supported products. Includes Windows Media Encoder 9, DAO/MDAC, and TitanTV components for Multimedia Cente
BF2 and NFS:MW dynamic shadow rendering issues with ATi RADEON series
It seems that there are a few dynamic shadow rendering issues with the games BattleField 2 v1.12 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted. It is not an isolated incident as we have noticed that many users are complaining about these issues in various forums around the world.
ATI Multimedia Center 9.12
The French site ATi-Power inform us that ATI could include the MMC V9.12 in the bundle of next AIW like the AIW 2006 based on X1300's VPU. This version supports H.264 decoding for X1000 series and DVB-T tuner for french users. This version supports H.264 decoding for X1000 series and DVB-T tuner for french users. A little screen of the 9.12 version is on their site : Here
ATI's OCUR Brings CableCard and HDTV Support to Windows Vista
It's almost here, CableCard and HDTV support in Windows Vista made possible by ATI. We got a demo of ATI's brand new HDTV tuner that will ship when Vista does, and it's exactly what Microsoft needs for users to take Vista's media center capabilities seriously.
Anandtech
Anandtech
ATI overclocked BIOS not so trouble free
ATI released a X1800XT bios which set the core to 700 from 625Mhz and the memory to 800Mhz from 750Mhz. It was said that the raise should generally work on all X1800XT cards.
techPowerUp
techPowerUp
ATi Comes To Israel
ATi is one of the largest chip manufacturers in the world, but despite its wide range of products and the many markets it is active in, we haven't seen any particular interest in Israel from ATi - that is, until now. Recently, three senior ATi officials came to Israel for a brief visit, during which they held a press conference and presented the company's agenda for the future home computing market.
ATI All-In-Wonder and Crossfire
A question that has been asked fairly frequently is whether ATI?s All-In-Wonder multimedia combination boards, such as the recently announced All-In-Wonder X1800 XL, will work in ATI?s dual board "Crossfire" solution.
Beyond3D
Beyond3D
X1300 Crossfire support added in Catalyst 5.12
As ATI confirmed the X1300 series videocards would be able to work in Crossfire without the need of a master card. You need to have a Crossfire-ready motherboard and two X1300 videocards, aside from that Catalyst 5.12 drivers are needed, because they are the first version that comes X1300 Crossfire support. We've build a Crossfire system with two Sapphire X1300 videocards and it really workd. More about X1300 Crossfire and Catalyst 5.12
Radeon X1K Real-Time Demos
ToyShop : Toyshop demonstrates what is possible through the power of Radeon® X1800 graphics. This detailed environment includes complex rain and water effects, physical simulation on the GPU, detailed brickwork and cobblestones and a realistic dynamic lighting environment ? all of which are designed to showcase the power of ATI?s SM3.0 graphics .
Radeon X1300 and X1600 Won't Need Master Cards
A new ATI advisory is out, and it looks like ATI fans are in for an interesting surprise; X1300 and X1600 won't need a master card. We confirmed this with a few AIBs over the last few hours, but it appears that ATI will release a new driver soon that enables Crossfire over the PCIe bus on Radeon X1300 and X1600 video cards - eliminating the need for dedicated master cards.
AnandTech
AnandTech
