View Full Version : Catalyst 5.3
Akherousin
03-09-2005, 09:50 PM
Downloadpage (https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894)
Display Driver, Control Panel, WDM Integrated Driver | Download (http://www2.ati.com/drivers/wxp-w2k-catalyst-8-111-050222a-021277c.exe)
Display Driver, CATALYST Control Center, WDM Integrated Driver | Download (http://www2.ati.com/drivers/wxp-w2k-ccc-8-111-050222a-021277c-english.exe) (requires .NET Framework)
Release Notes (http://www2.ati.com/drivers/Catalyst_53_release_notes.html)
OpenGL 2.0 support finally. :D
hulabaleet
03-09-2005, 10:37 PM
is it worth getting if i have a 9800pro?
Akherousin
03-09-2005, 10:49 PM
Yep. I have the same card and ithe driver really has improved.
GeneralFailure
03-10-2005, 12:12 AM
I've got a 9600XT, am I gonna see any performance increase at all with this?
Sepht
03-10-2005, 01:03 AM
Ought to. Not sure though.
I'll get you guys some benchmarks by tommorow probably
64705
03-10-2005, 10:14 AM
I've heard (on the Steam Forums) that people have been complaining of a decrease in performance. About 10-20fps loss on HL2 and CSS.
Get some benchmarks Sepht :thumbup:
hulabaleet
03-10-2005, 08:17 PM
Originally posted by 64705@Mar 10 2005, 11:14 AM
I've heard (on the Steam Forums) that people have been complaining of a decrease in performance. About 10-20fps loss on HL2 and CSS.
Get some benchmarks Sepht :thumbup:
there's always that possibility that these people had overclocks and video settings tweaked for perfoamnce that went back to default.
do i have to uninstall my old drivers before installing the new ones?
Hasse
03-10-2005, 08:27 PM
Originally posted by hulabaleet+Mar 10 2005, 11:17 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (hulabaleet @ Mar 10 2005, 11:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--64705@Mar 10 2005, 11:14 AM
I've heard (on the Steam Forums) that people have been complaining of a decrease in performance. About 10-20fps loss on HL2 and CSS.
Get some benchmarks Sepht :thumbup:
there's always that possibility that these people had overclocks and video settings tweaked for perfoamnce that went back to default.
do i have to uninstall my old drivers before installing the new ones? [/b][/quote]
You don't have to but it's a good idea. Uninstall, reboot, install, reboot, done :)
64705
03-10-2005, 09:21 PM
how did I get nearly 700posts!? I was on about 60 yesterday!
Akherousin
03-10-2005, 11:30 PM
YOU my friend most porbably fell asleep on the reply button because earlyer today I found this very thread with 30 (!) pages of your very same answer.
I split the topic and deleted your post.
It's all your fault! :nxs: Imagine if I had to delete all your 700 posts by hand.. :bucky!:
Sepht
03-11-2005, 01:39 AM
Originally posted by Akherousin@Mar 10 2005, 05:30 PM
YOU my friend most porbably fell asleep on the reply button because earlyer today I found this very thread with 30 (!) pages of your very same answer.
I split the topic and deleted your post.
It's all your fault! :nxs: Imagine if I had to delete all your 700 posts by hand.. :bucky!:
lol stu rules.
hulabaleet
03-12-2005, 01:42 AM
after installing and restarting i got a weird eror upon reaching desktop (CLI.exe -something- the application needs to terminate.) i clicked ok then i got the same message right after clicking ok, this time CLI.exe was lower case cli.exe and i clicked okay again... duno what happened but everything seems to run fine.. gona load up SC3
edit:
it was the catalyst controll center, it won't work.
Akherousin
03-12-2005, 08:51 AM
Have you installed the Microsoft .Net Framework (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en)? If not, do so. You need it for the catalyst control center to work.
hulabaleet
03-12-2005, 03:42 PM
Originally posted by Akherousin@Mar 12 2005, 09:51 AM
Have you installed the Microsoft .Net Framework (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en)? If not, do so. You need it for the catalyst control center to work.
wow i am an idiot, i figured the .net framework was needed to download the control center, and i figured since i was able to download it that i had it
thanks.. please dont flame me for being an idiot.
by the way after i installed the driver my clock speeds for my CPU, RAM, and video card all went to default, but regardless i got more than a 25% performance boost in splinter cell3,
40-100 FPS (min/max) at 1024x768 1XAA 16XAF medium shadows resolution
50-120FPS(min/max) at 800x600 at 4XAA 16XAF medium shadows resolution
Splinter cell 3? That game isn't out yet!!
Someone is in piracy!
I was too till I bought G5 :thumbup:
Originally posted by MRKI@Mar 12 2005, 05:00 PM
Splinter cell 3? That game isn't out yet!!
Someone is in piracy!
I was too till I bought G5 :thumbup:
Guy, he means the demo! :smartass:
Don't blame, if u don't know about games. :nxs:
Sepht
03-12-2005, 11:05 PM
Comparison:
http://rage3d.de/artikel/vergleiche/cataly...isch/seite1.php (http://rage3d.de/artikel/vergleiche/catalyst_englisch/seite1.php)
HL2 Performance DOES get WORSE. although just slightly.
loserII
03-13-2005, 01:30 AM
that openGL 2.0 support can't have done much
Sepht
03-13-2005, 04:15 AM
probably didn't.
I installed the new drivers.. but Since I restart about once a month.. I'll be a while before im running them...
loserII
03-13-2005, 06:43 AM
i haven't tried them i'm just judging from those benchmarks
Sepht
03-13-2005, 03:44 PM
o? in that case of course not.
None of those benchmarks are making use of OpenGL2.
Doom3 should have a mode for it
/r_useGL2 or something like that.
hulabaleet
03-13-2005, 06:18 PM
about the loss of performance in HL2
this is what ive noticed, and i really love it:
i typcialy play at 1280x1024 everything high except medium textures, no AA, and 4XAF, on some maps my FPS flies over the 100s, so i use de aztec, my worst fps map in the lot of them, which is average 50 fps while standing in the water, 60 fps far away looking at water, and 80 to 100 fps elsewhere
with the new driver my fps gets about the same, but alot of choke situations that give suden sharp drops of fps that shoot back up to normal but are noticeable
at this settings stress test: average 75 FPS
however;
1024x768 everything high - medium textures - this time 4X anti aliasing, 16X anisotropic, DE aztec gets no choke situations, average fps on the water is 70, elsewhere 90 to 120
stress test - average 98 FPS
at this setting the game looks AMAZING compared to zero AA and 4x aniso at 1280, and the performance is flawless
,
Splinter Cell (yes the demo, fool)
typicaly i played at 1024x768 with 1XAA and 2x anisotropic and medium shadow resolution, in the starting area, 30 fps flat, 40 fps in the closed in cave space, 35 fps in the bridge area,
after the new driver
1024x768, 2X anti aliasing, 16X anisotropic, medium shadow res,
35 fps in starting area(thsi is next to the ocean, on the beach)
80 fps in caves,
45-50 fps in the bridge area
hope this helps some people!
by the way, nothing is overclocked after the new driver, as i expected, even my CPU and Ram went to default clocks, i havent overclocked them since, so all this new performance is also on default clock speeds!
64705
03-14-2005, 12:08 PM
No that didn't really help at all.
3izzarre
03-14-2005, 07:35 PM
Originally posted by 64705@Mar 14 2005, 01:08 PM
No that didn't really help at all.
:stupid:
It helped me,cheers :thumbup:
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