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ATI Catalyst 9.3 Released, Adds Windows 7 Support
Overclockers Club news Feed —
... Model (WDDM) 1.1 compliance, and according to the release notes this also provides improvements to gaming performance in Windows 7 vs. Windows Vista. Other improvements claimed include a boost to Folding@Home performance when running the latest client in conjunction with the 9.3 drivers, as well as improvements to game performance where frame rates are CPU limited (the example given claims up to 20% for Lost Planet: Colonies when running 4800 series cards). So why not pick up the 9.3 Catalyst driver suite from AMD and try it out. ...
ATI Catalyst 9.3 Released
PureOverclock.com —
... 9.3 Folding@Home performance enhancements ATI Catalyst 9.3 Windows Vista HDMI audio driver support integrated into all ATI Catalyst 9.3 packages New AMD Display Library (ADL) SDK Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating System Known Issues Under the Windows 7 Operating System You can find the 9.3 drivers HERE.
Catalyst 9.4 Drivers Released
TweakTown News RSS Feed —
ATI has released their monthly Catalyst driver update, bringing the version to 9.4 Beyond the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, Catalyst 9.4 brings a new version of ATI OverDrive, designed for Radeon HD 4000 series cards. ATI has also dropped support for all cards before the Radeon HD 2000 series. You can download the drivers from AMD's website.
ATI Catalyst 9.4 is now available
Madshrimps News RSS Feed —
... - Wrath of the Lich King": Flickering no longer occurs when Shadow is set to medium/high using ATI CrossFire configurations * Google Sketchup no longer displays blank screen * Resolutions above 1024 x 768 will now full screen properly for specific HDMI displays * Artifacts no longer visible while playing Age of Conan DX10 * VC-1 progressive disc playback no longer exhibits block corruption. * The Compute Abstraction Layer (CAL) driver now functions properly under Windows XP http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
ATI releases first WHQL-Certified Catalyst driver
Neoseeker News Feed —
... , AMD/ATI has come out with their first WHQL Catalyst video card drivers for the fresh new OS. (WHQL stands for Windows Hardware Quality Labs, and means that the drivers are out of beta status, and have been tested across a very wide range of hardware, and have reached a necessary level of stability.) Catalyst 9.7 can be downloaded here . Additionally, ATI has released Windows 7 ready Catalyst 8.632 drivers for their line of professional-oriented video cards, the ATI FirePro series. Besides smooth gaming performance, the new Catalyst 9.7 are now capable of GPU-assisted video ...
AMD Releases WHQL-Certified ATI Catalyst Graphics Drivers for Windows 7 RTM
Maximum PC —
... WHQL-certified ATI Catalyst graphics drivers for the RTM.
AMD's Catalyst drivers are of the unified variety, meaning the same set works with both Windows 7 and Vista. With regards to Windows 7, AMD promises its drivers will offer stability and compatibility out of the gate, bring "full support for the visually stunning desktop environment of Windows 7," better gaming performance when compared to Vista, and full support for ATI FirePro professional graphics.
Catalyst 9.7 Driver Download Release Notes
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How to Build a Kick-Ass MAME Arcade Cabinet from an Old PC
Maximum PC —
... new PC, the first thing you’re going to want to install is the drivers for your hardware. Motherboard drivers, if you need them, and video drivers. Assuming you went with the ArcadeVGA card, there are actually three drivers you’ll need to install. First, you need the video drivers. These come on a CD you get with the card. Next, because the ArcadeVGA card is a modified ATI card, you should install the ATI Control Center. This is also included on the Ultimarc CD, or it can be found on ATI’s website. The Control Center isn’t strictly, necessary, but it allows you to do some ...
AMD irons out bugs with Catalyst 9.9 graphics drivers
The Tech Report: News —
... . The Catalyst 9.9 package for Linux isn't out quite yet you'll be able to get it from the AMD Graphics Drivers & Software page when it is but AMD says it has added production support for openSUSE 11.1, not to mention "early look support" for SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and Enterprise Server 10 SP3 distributions.
ATI Catalyst 9.11 is now available
News at Bjorn3d.com —
AMD launched the latest Catalyst driver v.9.11. The driver will support the GPU Acceleration of H.264 contents using Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta. The drive only works with the ATI Radeon HD 5800, ATI Radeon 5700, and ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series of cards. It also offers an enhancement for the ATI Video converter for transcoding high quality interlaced content (1920x1080i @60i video). Download the latest version at AMD.
