Catalyst6.6beta

I found there is significant improvement for 3DMark06.
and a little for 3DMark05, and almost none for 3DMark03,2001SE.

System Info:
E6700@3.9G=390x10 by water-cooling
Radeon X1900CF@792/891 by water-cooling

3DMark06: 13608
<img src="http://222.151.148.34/c-board/file/3DM06_13608_E6700_3904.png">

3DMark05: 22946
<img src="http://222.151.148.34/c-board/file/3DM05_22946_E6700_3904.png">

3DMark03: 44111
<img src="http://222.151.148.34/c-board/file/3DM03_44111_E6700_3904.png">

3DMark2001SE: 70427
<img src="http://222.151.148.34/c-board/file/3DM01_70427_E6700_3904.png">

...Kinc & Crotale may touch 15k+ for 3DMark06!?:)

interesting they still say 6.5 in CCC hehe

how much improvement over 6.5 official in 3dmark06 ?

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Originally Posted by eva2000

interesting they still say 6.5 in CCC hehe

how much improvement over 6.5 official in 3dmark06 ?

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By same system, except VGA driver:
13069 by Catalyst6.3
12979 by Catalyst6.5

<img src="http://222.151.148.34/c-board/file/3DM06_13069_E6700_3904.png">

<img src="http://222.151.148.34/c-board/file/3DM06_12979_E6700_3904.png">

I've gotten 3DMark06: 14022:)

System Info:
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe: BIOS 0504
E6700ES(stepping:4)@4.5G=450x10 by dryice-cooling, Vcore=1.632V
Radeon X1900CF@792/891 by water-cooling, with Catalyst6.6beta
Corsair PC2-5400UL(v1.2), Vdimm=2.427
Vmch=1.909V, Vfsb=1.607V, Vio=3.419V
Zippy-600GE Vio(3.3V rail) modded

<img src="http://222.151.148.34/c-board/file/3DM06_14022_E6700_4500.png">

It is not much to say... IMPRESSIVE! And it looks like a damn good driver.

Really nice Kyosen! :toast: I will try these drivers as soon as I've tried sub 10s in spi 1M.

Wooow, good job ATI. Finally they decided to optimize for 06 :fact:

Now Nvidia has 03 (only) to brag about ;)

awesome looks like a 90 pt gain in 3dmark06 in CF mode at least heh

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Originally Posted by eva2000

awesome looks like a 90 pt gain in 3dmark06 in CF mode at least heh

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90pt???
No, no,

13069 by Catalyst6.3
12979 by Catalyst6.5
<b>13608 by Catalyst6.6</b>

So I could receive 500~600pt gain,
though you may not call it "significant";)

Anyway, WR will be for you soon, Kinc:)

oh thought the 13069 was 6.6 betas hehe

so 629pts! dam nice...

gonna try single X1900XTX record too with 6.6 betas ?

also noticed ATI Tool 0.25 beta 14 mod version ? what's diff between beta 13 ?

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Originally Posted by eva2000

gonna try single X1900XTX record too with 6.6 betas ?

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That would be interesting. If you do have the time please do that. ;)

More data, looking to break 2fps in CPU Test 2.... ;)

CPU: Intel E6700 ES @ 4.4GHz (440x10) w/1.54v
Cooling: Chilly1 modded VapoLS single stage autocascade phase change
MB: Intel D975XBX "Bad Axe" rev 304 w/vdimm mod/BIOS unlock mod
Mem: 2x1GB OCZ DDR2 PC-8000 Platinum Extreme Edition XTC @ DDR-1100, 4-4-3-8 (4:5) w/2.2v
Video: ATI X1900XTX CF @ 760/873 (watercooled)
PSU: PCP&C Turbo-Cool 1kW
OS: WinXP SP2
Drivers: ATI Catalyst 6.6 beta (w/"Chuck" patch installed)

3DMark06: 13802

http://members.cox.net/kjboughton/13802.PNG

EDIT: yes, new version of CPU-Z coming shortly from Franck, shown here in this SS...

-FCG

:toast:

looking great i will try them :D

PS:waiting for new cpu-z :D

oh looks promising :)
I hope my poor X1900GT will have a little "boost" in performance

where can these be downloaded from, as i cant find them

its ok ive found them, heres a link it is helps anybody

http://www.distichannel.com/modules....article&sid=25

nice, will test this.

The official should be just around the corner as well.

Could this be ATI's response to 7950GX2?

I went from 5598 to 5997 from the Omega 6.5 to 6.6 beta.

Pentium D 940
2x512mb DDR2
Asus P5WD2 E Premium
Powercolor Radeon x1900xtx
Everything a stock speeds.

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Originally Posted by rob2687

I went from 5598 to 5997 from the Omega 6.5.

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Thanks for that report. Then I come to the conclution that not only the CF-support has been better(?).

/blossa - today with his rig in pieces.

I am still with 6.3's... 6.4 and 6.5 caused random crashing and general bad stability on my computer... Even caused weird screen artifacting when loading windows...

These issues fixed in 6.6?

I had similar issues, not random crashes but games just wouldn't start. BF2 locks up at startup with 6.5, fine with 6.3 :confused: I will try 6.6 tonight!

6.6 is supposed to be the donglefree drivers aren't they?

Have the 6.6betas caused 1 specific issue.

When a video plays (pick one) does it downclock the video card to its default 2D clocks? Weather you disable the services in the 6.5's it caused this issue when I used anything but CCC. If it has eliminated this problem WAHOOOO!

These are really good so far!!

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Originally Posted by deathman20

Have the 6.6betas caused 1 specific issue.

When a video plays (pick one) does it downclock the video card to its default 2D clocks? Weather you disable the services in the 6.5's it caused this issue when I used anything but CCC. If it has eliminated this problem WAHOOOO!

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Yup, that was another problem for me with 6.5's... When I had my card overclocked, and tried to open up a video file, it would crash my computer...

Nobody has the release info. on these beta's, or they just don't come with one until the final release? What i see is benchmarks and not gaming quality screenshots or information on this thread. Anyone tried the 6.6B with any games to notice any quality difference?

My DOD-S bench went from 82fps to 92fps at the same settings which is no fking joke

700/900 clock, 1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xHQAF, all settings high in DOD-S control panel

Scored 5028 with 6.6, X1900GT, AMD Opteron 144. With the DHZeropoint 6.5 drivers, I score 4891

5028:
[L=http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=359125]http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=359125[/L]


4891:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=357517

might have to test these drivers out

nice little boost from Ati till X1950 XTX roll out. :)

lower score than omega 6.5 so i will stick with omega :P

decided to try 6.6 beta and gained 8.67% in SM2.0 and 3.99% in SM3.0/HDR and overall gained around 5% in 3dmark06

Jump from 760/895 = 7,338 to 765/895 = 7,717

3dmark06 = 7,717
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=359755

http://www.fileshosts.com/DFI/NF4_SL...95_7717_tn.png

i will try the 6.6 beta with chuck and conroe support.

with the 6.6beta i have a gain of 800 points in 06 over the cats 6.5

6.6b is looking very good. two questions:
1. does ati tool overclocks stick?
2. is their an issue with playing video files?

Anyoen wanan try some in-game tests? I can't read 3DMark stuff. Does this have Chuck Patch built in?

eh, donno what to think, i haven't noticed any real dif with 6.6

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Originally Posted by Asazman

eh, donno what to think, i haven't noticed any real dif with 6.6

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Noticed? Like as in playing games you are supposed to notice a 5-10% difference? :poke:

Ima try it on my rig

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Originally Posted by jbizzler

Anyoen wanan try some in-game tests? I can't read 3DMark stuff. Does this have Chuck Patch built in?

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82-92 fps in DOD-S (see my earlier post on here)

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Originally Posted by jrw

6.6 is supposed to be the donglefree drivers aren't they?

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That has only been suggested for the X1900 GT. It supposed to = masterless Crossfire, so yes, no dongle.

That will be an answer to 7900 GTs in SLi if prices drop on the X1900 GTs. It will not be an answer to the 7950 GX2 though as it still has a more unique way of being able to deliver multi-GPU performance.

Supposedly there is card somewhat like the 7950 GX2 that is two X1600s, and I don't see two X1600s approaching two 7900 GTs in real world performance.

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Originally Posted by Frackal

82-92 fps in DOD-S (see my earlier post on here)

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That is insane.. I am going to try these right now.

can anyone who has 2 normal x1800xt's see if this makes them work in crossfire before i go buy one.

Pleased to see - now - an optimised driver for '06 :D

But the driver is known as "conroe" optimised driver. Can someone test it with an other system than conroe ? I'm afraid that the gain is from the system and not the video card

Just installed the 6.6 beta with 2 X1900GTs on Intel 975 Bad Axe, I see no crossfire option!

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Originally Posted by Atomicpineapple

Just installed the 6.6 beta with 2 X1900GTs on Intel 975 Bad Axe, I see no crossfire option!

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oops :D

Yeh, blows doesnt it. I'll wait and see what 6.6 official brings. May have to get a new mobo (and may have an excuse to get 1 now :D).

6.6 is officially released..