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Every now and then graphics card makers claim that their products perform better with the new driver versions. We decided to find out how true these claims actually are.
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http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...talyst-91.htmlQuote:
Every now and then graphics card makers claim that their products perform better with the new driver versions. We decided to find out how true these claims actually are.
My Opinion - Conclusion....No Improvement.
hmmm.. they test ETQW but there's no mention of the texture problem... I guess they didn't have a time demo for Salvage.
I see no improvement :down:
Well duh, it's mostly a bugfixed, WHQL, +OGL 3.0 version of the original Hotfix that came early this month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warboy
If this was a Forceware release :rolleyes:
Yea, from what I read in the other thread. OGL is porked. This driver made more bugs then fixes. Yea, Some driver. :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macadamia
So the current debate for Catalyst 8.12 user , install the fix or install 9.1 ?
If you are running a HD 4870 X2, I would highly recommend you switch to 9.1. There are several performance improvements in games which XBit Labs did not test.
i wish , only HD4850 :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SKYMTL
Well, if you've installed 8.12 already there's a good chance you can't install any other version of Catalyst without a flipping Windows reinstall. I'd say the debate is between going back to 8.6 or waiting.Quote:
Originally Posted by kemo
My windows install is less than 4 days old , i don't mind a reinstall if it worth , but not a re-install and start getting crashes or rebootsQuote:
Originally Posted by Particle
thanks for this sky, I will upgrade this afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by SKYMTL
it is clear that this driver is NOT a performance focused one, regardless if there were performance gains or not, the release notes from AMD make no mention of anything to do with performance. Just OGL3 and bug "fixes" :rolleyes:
I guess we sit and wait for the one we are looking for...... I can be patient lol seeing as I will have this card till next year at least.
What? I had no issue with installing 9.1s after a thorough cleaning of the old drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Particle
Interestingly enough, I have found that switching to an older driver (ie: 8.12 to 8.11) results in a failed driver install more often than not. To clear that up I usually have to uninstall the driver, clean, install an NVIDIA driver, clean again and THEN install the older ATI driver. It is convoluted in the extreme but it seems to work. :shrug:
Remeber that some bug fixes can translate into increased performance in certain applications.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
this is true, but in previous releases ATI actually pegs quantified gains in performance for games in the release notes. This section is conspicuously absent from 9.1 rn'sQuote:
Originally Posted by SKYMTL
Considering the date they were posted, it seems that it was a last-ditch effort to release SOMETHING before they needed to call these 9.2 drivers. Personally, I think that meant the QA lab didn't have time to test performance gains and kept their testing to stability only. Thus, no performance numbers in the release notes.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG
That would also explain why the HD 4850 X2 drivers had a seperate release rather than being integrated into the original 9.1 WHQL set. Then again, these are only guesses. ;)
I would wager that you are correct, lets hope this doesn't screw with the normal release schedule too bad and we get 9.2 within 20 days :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by SKYMTL
what was up with the big 3dmark jumps we saw from guys here before offical 9.1 release then?
Im confused
Installed 9.1s overtop 8.12 hotfix no issues outside of having to flip my DVI cables because windows though my screens were different and I couldn't select a primary display :|
Changes can be made for stability's sake.Quote:
Originally Posted by CCC
the performance boosts with the beta 9.1s were due to quadcore/multicore optimizations. reportedly these multicore optimizations didn't make it into the final 9.1s and were postponed to catalyst 9.2.Quote:
Originally Posted by CCC
but this is what i got from hearsay, dunno how legit this info is.
computerbase.de reported almost the same improvement from 9.1beta to 9.1 final it was 6% across the board @1680*1050 4xAA 16xAF using 4870 and 4GHZ quad vs 8% on 1680*1050 4xAA without mentioning AF levelQuote:
Originally Posted by RaZz!
i've read their review but i was unable to see any of the huge performance boosts we saw in previous 9.1 beta previews.
Installing 9.1's was worth it big time for me. No more 'Driver stopped responding' crap anymore. Now bring on 9.2 with more bug fixes and the promised performance improvements:up:
This is a review were Adaptive AA is enabled and set to quality. This will have an impact on performance. Were I find issue with the review is that they showed no IQ comparisons when enabling feature(s) that can effect IQ. Yet they call it a Performance Express Test :rolleyes:.
Here is review from Computer Base. In their testbed methods they state that Adaptive AA is off.
Don't use Catalyst 9.1 - it's basically what the marketing guys released to appease the users. It's got no improvements and breaks all hardware accelerated playback of HD materials (H264 / VC1) - even Cyberlink PowerDVD won't be able to accelerate HD contents via Avivo. Only MPEG2 / DVD hardware acceleration works.
9.2 should be the one they've been working on for some time - that is, if AMD marketing nincompoops don't try to be smart a*s*s again. :)
DXVA is working fine here. They broke it only in XP.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZachSaw
The most important purpose of new version of code is to bring additional stability and features (bug fixes and tweaks mostly). Any increase in performance is a bonus IMHO. It doesn't appear there is any reason to move to 9.1 unless you are having problems with the version you are currently using.
Had to revert back to 8.12 hotfix since i had this issue http://forums.amd.com/game/messagevi...=y&STARTPAGE=1
I've been lucky so far, i didn't have so much bugs, cept for GTAIV...:mad: