UPDATE: ATI CATALYST Drivers v5.13

ATI CATALYST Drivers v5.13 [Dec 22nd]

ATI has released a new ATI Catalyst drivers (release notes / download ~ 34.2MB) bringing them up to version 5.13.

Quite possibly the last release for 2005.

The package contains:
RADEON display driver 8.203,
Multimedia Center 9.08,
Catalyst Control Center 5.13 (requires .NET Version 1.1 Framework), HydraVision Basic Edition 3.25.9006,
Remote Wonder 3.02,
WDM versions 8.20 and 4.07 and
Southbridge/IXP Driver.

Issues Resolved in Catalyst Software Suite 5.13:

-F.E.A.R: Slow game performance is no longer noticed when using CrossFire. Further information on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-21270

-The Video Preview no longer fails to change to its default settings when swapping the display mappings using the Catalyst Control Center. Further information on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-21174

-Attempting to stretch the display horizontally using the Catalyst Control Center, no longer results in the horizontal stretch mode failing to be applied unless the display is stretched vertically first. Further information on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-21175

-The PowerPlay option found in the Catalyst Control Center no longer defaults to the enabled state after initial install of the display driver for systems containing an ATI Radeon Xpress 200 series product. Further information on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-21180

-Auto-detect no longer fails to be applied as the default setting for the Deinterlacing option when first entering the Video aspect page of the Catalyst Control Center. Currently the option is set as Weave. Further information on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-21185

-Catalyst Control Center: Attempting to extend the desktop display when using a CRT, TV and DFP display devices no longer results in display corruption being noticed on the primary display adapter. Further information on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-20982

-Attempting to set the CRT as the primary display device after hot-plugging a DFP display device and enabling extended desktop mode, no longer results in the CRT failing to be set as the primary. Further information on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-21269

-Catalyst Control Center: Entering the Overdrive aspect and changing the GPU setting to 509 and the memory setting to 505 no longer results in color corruption and the Windows XP operating system rebooting. Further information on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-21229

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ATI has released a new ATI Catalyst drivers (release notes / download ~ 34.9MB) bringing them up to version 5.12.

The package contains:
RADEON display driver 8.201,
Multimedia Center 9.08,
Catalyst Control Center 5.12 (requires .NET Version 1.1 Framework),
HydraVision Basic Edition 3.25.9006,
Remote Wonder 3.02,
WDM versions 8.20 and 4.07 and
Southbridge/IXP Driver.

Performance Improvements:

Catalyst 5.12 improves a variety of CPU-bound performance cases when an ATI product is installed in conjunction with a dual-core or hyperthreading CPU.

Performance gains include:
- 3DMark05 gains as much as 5.7%
- 3DMark03 gains as much as 3.3%
- 3DMark2001 SE gains up to 10%
- Aquamark 3 gains up to 16%
- Comanche 4 improves as much as 20%
- Far Cry gains as much as 25% on some product configurations
- Half-Life 2 performance improves as much as 8%
- Splinter Cell improves as much as 8% in certain parts of the game
- Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness runs as much as 10% faster
- Unreal Tournament 2004 framerates improve as much as 10%

Issues Resolved in Catalyst Software Suite 5.12

- Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil: Playing the game under Windows XP MCE with CrossFire enabled no longer results in ghosting effect being noticed. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-21187
- EverQuest II: Playing the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon X1800 series, no longer results in the operating system failing to respond after approximately 5 minutes of game play. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-21189
- FarCry: Launching the game on systems using an ATI Xpress 200 series product and running the Windows XP operating system no longer results in the operating system failing to respond. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-20978
- Quake4: Selecting the Ultra Quality option within the game no longer results in the game failing to load after the restart required by the game. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-20981