ATI CATALYST Drivers v6.x

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AMD.ATI has released a new ATI Catalyst drivers bringing them up to version 7.1.

The package contains
Radeon display driver 8.33,
Multimedia Center 9.16,
HydraVision,
HydraVision Basic Edition,
Remote Wonder 3.04,
WDM Driver Install Bundle,
Southbridge/IXP Driver and
Catalyst Control Center Version 7.1.

The Windows XP full download (CCC, drivers, WDM) weighs in at just under 35MB, the package with just the display drivers alone is 12MB. There are versions for Windows XP x64 and Linux out today as well.

Of course, no graphics card driver update would be complete without some bug fixes.

ATI has delivered a round of those for Desperados 2, Rome: Total War, Sniper Elite, Splinter Cell Double Agent, and X-29. Other bugs in the Catalyst Control Center and other applications have also been fixed.

The new drivers also offer Crossfire performance enhancements with an Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) Crossfire rendering mode.

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AMD.ATI has released a new ATI Catalyst drivers bringing them up to version 6.11.

The package contains:
Radeon display driver 8.31,
Multimedia Center 9.15,
HydraVision, HydraVision Basic Edition,
Remote Wonder 3.04,
WDM Driver Install Bundle,
Southbridge/IXP Driver and Catalyst Control Center Version 6.11.

This release of Catalyst introduces software CrossFire support for any combination of Radeon. X1900 and X1950 installed in a system running either the Windows XP or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system.



A performance increase is noticed in Call of Duty 2. Performance improves as much as 12.5% at 19x12 settings and as much as 10.5% at 12x10 settings on X1900 Software Crossfire configurations. Largest gains seen with 4xAA enabled.

Issues Resolved in Catalyst Software Suite 6.11:

• 3DMark03: Running the application on a system containing a Radeon X9500/9600/9700 series of product under the Windows XP operating system no longer results in the application failing. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23704
• PCMark05: The graphics test suite 3D pixel shader and 3D vertex shader tests no longer fail. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23695
• Rome: Total War: Playing the game under Windows XP with a Radeon X19x0 series product install no longer results in the overview map appearing corrupted. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22821
• Rush For Berlin: Setting the Shadows to Self Shadow within the games Graphics options no longer results in only half of the display being shaded when using the mouse scroll wheel to enlarging the soldier's view. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23700
• Tomb Raider Legend: Enabling CrossFire no longer results in slower performance being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23448
• Uber Soldier: Enabling CrossFire no longer results in the menu page of the game failing to display properly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23690
• Window-Eyes Professional v5.0: The display resolution no longer reverts to 640x480 4bpp after the installation of the application on a system containing an Xpress 200 series product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23694