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Just a heads up, ATI just released cat 8.6 so might see some improvements to 48x0 performance :D
Vista x64
http://ati.amd.com/support/common-vista64.html
Vista x32
http://ati.amd.com/support/common-vista32.html
XP
http://ati.amd.com/support/radeonx-xp.html
Looks like some improvements to 3dMark Vantage, CoD4 and QuadFire improvements/support
thank you!
You for got XP x64:
http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ca...4/radeonx-xp64
Didnt forget :P just didnt think many people used xp64 anymore :PQuote:
Originally Posted by 003
They do, for future reference.
EDIT:
Take a look at the change log! These drivers look killer for HD3000 and HD2000 card owners!! Still no HD4000 support, though.
Performance Improvements
The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst™.
* 3DMark Vantage:10 to 15% gains across all Radeon™ HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products, with larger gains in specific cases.
* Call of Duty 4: Performance increases across all Radeon™ HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products, with gains as large as 35% in specific maps.
* Call of Juarez DX10: Performance increases between 2 and 9% across all HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products
* Company of Heroes (DX10 version): Performance increases between 4 and 10% across HD 36xx and HD 34xx products.
* Lost Planet (DX10 version): Performance increases by 1 or 2 fps across all HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products, creating in some cases up to 20% increase.
* Lost Planet (DX9 version): Performance increases between 2 and 20% across all HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products
* Prey OpenGL: 3-5% gains across HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products.
* Quake 4 OpenGL: Up to 8% increase across all HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products.
* Shadermark 2.1: Minor improvements across all HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products, with the largest gains appearing on HD 3650 (up to 9%)
* ViewPerf 10: Substantial performance improvements across several of the sub-tests, with the largest gains in ugnx (up to 55%), catia (up to 17%) and tcvis (up to 10%) across all of the HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products.
35% increase in COD4 nice
Thanks for the heads up, I'l try these out and post back some results :)
OpenGL Adaptive Anti-Aliasing Custom Filters support!
penGL CrossFireX™ (QUAD) support - 3 or 4 GPUs in CrossFire™ mode!
:shocked:
No reboot for the the update option is pretty nice too, saves my uptime haha.
only saw this now :p:
will install now
few tests here with cat 8.5 >> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=191574&page=2
:up:
edit: Cat 8.6 No support for Hd4000 series??
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/1903/suportzk7.jpg
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"ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series" = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9440Quote:
edit: Cat 8.6 No support for Hd4000 series??
"ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series " = ati2mtag_R7X, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9442
:wasntme:
I've spent a few hours today running HD3870 and HD3850 benchmarks with CAT 8.5 to compare with the HD4850 - going have to redo them with CAT 8.6 as well now :rolleyes:
Just like Cooper said, there is support it's just not official. This will mean that there could be some substantial improvements for the HD4000 series with newer drivers (8,7 and onwards). w0mbat already mentioned that these drivers do not support all the features of they HD4000 series, PowerPlay is not supported for example and UVD2 might not be supported as well. So expect power consumption to lower with future drivers, this also explains the high temperature that Jimmyz and others reported.
So here is hoping to what 8,7 can do for the HD4000 series.....
EDIT: Here is where w0mbat claimed these things and I trust him on this one.
CAT 8.6 contains the 8.501 display driver wheras the display driver ATI made avaliable for HD4850 reviews is 8.501.1.0 - probably no real differences.
Well I got about a 400 point increase in Vantage with these over the 8.6 beta's
Cat 8.6 beta = P14565
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=147959
Cat 8.6 official = P14933
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=177338
And there is in fact a huge performance gain with COD4 that I noticed right away. Well over a 30fps difference in areas.
Still testing......
I wil give a try on XP64.
Same. Does anyone noticed personally any perfomance improvements?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gambit_2K
Yes, in COD4 so far...Quote:
Originally Posted by Data_
Yep, gained ~20% in CoD4 and ~P1000 points in 3DMV.Quote:
Originally Posted by Data_
Almost same in Crysis.
I installed, but now i can't get CCC to open on Vista x64. It appears to be loading, but nothing ever comes up. It also says that it is running in processes.
anyone else have this problem?
EDIT: nevermind, i reinstalled just CCC, and its working now. Go figure. :p:
Are there any links to the 8.501.1.0 driver that was for the 4850 reviews? I'd like to try it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by onewingedangel
I do... I don't use 32bit anymore :fact:Quote:
Originally Posted by madmossy
What did you think they would be using? Ubuntu Hardy Heron?Quote:
Didnt forget :P just didnt think many people used xp64 anymore :P
Funny, coincidentally I've installed Ubuntu Hardy today, because i needed it for something a friend asked me, and while checking for the ATI Linux driver i found the new Catalyst 8.6.Quote:
Originally Posted by gojirasan
I was planning on post it here but the forum was down with only an "upgrading" message :(.
So yeah, I have it installed here in Ubuntu :p:.
Gonna try the Unreal Tournament 2004 demo, maybe there are some improvements in performance :rofl:.
OR, i can try the ET: QW demo...
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7...inuxjz0.th.png
The Control Panel feels so empty here.
* Call of Duty 4: Performance increases across all Radeon™ HD 3xxx and HD 2xxx products, with gains as large as 35% in specific maps.
ahh tell me again why I should get a 4870x2 now???:up::yepp::yepp::up:
ohh wait because my buddie is keeping his 3870 CF setup and not upgrading...:ROTF:
Think I will give these a go tonight. These may well be the last drivers I'll upgrade to on my 3870 under XP x64.
"The OverDrive™ option is no longer missing in the Catalyst™ Control Center after the installation of the graphics driver on systems containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 series of product and running the Windows Vista operating system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34123"
Best part about this update , hope it fixes my problem !
After further testing and damn me again for forgetting to reboot twice after installing the drivers. My 3Dmark Vantage score has gone past 15k for a gain of nearly 1k over my previous score:
Cat 8.6 = P15292
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=177536
I'm really quite surprised at the performance gain in COD4 still. Staggering performance gains, I've seen some areas where my fps are 50fps higher than what I was getting with the 8.5's and the 8.6 betas but on average it's a constant 30fps higher across the board in all areas. Impressive to say the least.
Call of Juarez also is seeing a nice bump in performance, I'm on average getting about 15fps higher there. BioShock even though it's not mentioned is also less jittery and much more constant in fps. Crysis also stutters a lot less with these, but no noticeable performance gains, just less stuttering. Oh and 3Dmark 06 also got a bump of about 200 points. So far I'm liking these drivers very much :up:
The driver update option from the Welcome section takes you to ATI's driver update page.
Hooray, maybe these have fixed the Vista 64 / X1950 Pro Crossfire issue that's kept me on 7.12 for so long.
I'm having real issues getting CAT 8.6 to work (running vista 64 bit with a HD3870) - I keep getting the error message "No Ati graphics driver is installed, or the ATI driver is not functioning properly. Please install the ATI driver appropriate for your Ati hardware". Clean install, install over 8.5, installing just the display driver - all with no luck.
CAT 8.5 runs without problem, so theres something specific to the 8.6 install messing up.
you cannot only install driver, you must install 8.6 CCC as well. no issues here, same OS, I removed old drivers first though...as it seems to me unless last driver supported updates, this driver is first to support such, and as such, only next month should you install driver directly without removing old driver!
Try installing the driver manually via updating the display driver in Device Manager and point the wizzard to the C:/ATI (default folder for Ctas package extraction) - usually works :)Quote:
Originally Posted by onewingedangel
not necessary :)Quote:
you cannot only install driver, you must install 8.6 CCC as well
Finally got it working after using driver cleaner pro again and reinstalling. I think having the 4850 review drivers on the system earlier made it throw a hissy fit.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooper
overdrive has changed...so driver interaction may be different. ;), but yeah, I agree.
I seem to have IQ improvement in Crysis. Also Motion Blur no longer results in performance drop.
COD4 does run a bit smoother. I'm running a single 3870 now, and COD4 was running choppy even though fraps is telling me that I'm getting 70FPS. The 8.6 driver has improved the choppiness though..
Nice drivers.
Crysis 1680x1050 DX10 very high, No AA. GPU island test gives an average 24fps. Min=16.5, Max=28.7 Vista SP1 HD3870@825/1206.
System as sig.