Wednesday, March 18th 2009

ATI Catalyst 9.3 Released

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AMD today released the latest version of their ATI video driver, Catalyst 9.3. The key addition with this release is official support for Windows 7, in the form of a unified graphics driver for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. As part of supporting Windows 7, Catalyst 9.3 supports WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) 1.1 for all ATI Radeon HD 4000, HD 3000 and HD 2000 series of graphics cards. According to AMD, "this new WDDM 1.1 support utilizes DirectX 10 rather than DirectX 9 and can cut down your GPU memory usage by half when opening up multiple windows thereby enabling increased performance."

AMD have said the driver brings performance benefits in several cases where framerates are CPU limited and using ATI Stream technology, owners of the ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series, ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series, and ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series of graphics accelerators will see a performance boost in their Folding@Home scores when running the latest Folding@Home client. AMD only documented one performance improvement in the release notes:
  • Lost Planet: Colonies gains up to 20% on 4800 series products, and up to 50% on 4600, 4500 and 4300 series products
DOWNLOAD: ATI Catalyst version 9.3 for Windows XP/Vista/7 (32/64-bit versions)
Source: AMD Game!

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98 Comments on ATI Catalyst 9.3 Released

#51
ilpalmare
:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

I have the same problem ERROR43 whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
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#52
RevengE
I'm using 9.3 right now so far so good.
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#53
InnocentCriminal
Resident Grammar Amender
ilpalmare:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

I have the same problem ERROR43 whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
Are you using an AGP card in Vista or Win7?
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#54
Paintface
anyone able to find the southbridge drivers on the new site?

when selecting chipset drivers i end up at the video drivers again for the IGP of those boards....

Wish they would add them to the main drivers package like they used to for years.
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#56
WhiteLotus
PVTCaboose1337I have had no luck! The 9.3 refuse to install correctly, I get all sorts of errors in Server 2003. Its bad, and F@H refuses to run! You guys might be without me for a while F@H'ers! :(
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,


Well i will hit these 9.3s up tonight, i keep getting VPU recovery errors on the 9.2.
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#58
Yukikaze
[I.R.A]_FBiYour pentium is AGP?
Yeah, the P4 I have among my rigs is a Socket 478 3.0Ghz P4 @ 4.2Ghz. The graphics slot on the board is indeed AGP.
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#59
ilpalmare
InnocentCriminalAre you using an AGP card in Vista or Win7?
2 x 4870 in crossfire mode. pci express 16x
vista 32

But with last driver 9.2 no problem
1- i have installed 8.12
2- i have installed 9.2
Crossfire ok

Yesterday.. clean all

installed 8.12 ok
installed 9.3.. error43 second card incompatible :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
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#61
ThorAxe
These are the best drivers for me in Crysis Warhead so far:

Catalyst 9.2
02/21/2009 11:00:48 - Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1

DirectX 9.0c ENTHUSIAST 3X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1920 x 1200 AA 0x AF 16x
==> Framerate [ Min: 23.94 Max: 47.79 Avg: 40.16 ]


Catalyst 9.3
03/19/2009 20:23:11 - Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1

DirectX 9.0c ENTHUSIAST 3X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1920 x 1200 AA 0x AF 16x
==> Framerate [ Min: 25.73 Max: 53.05 Avg: 43.81 ]
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#62
kiriakost
YukikazeYeah, the P4 I have among my rigs is a Socket 478 3.0Ghz P4 @ 4.2Ghz. The graphics slot on the board is indeed AGP.
Do not worry my friend .... about the AGP ... just worry about the 4.2GHz OC .

You are at the extreme limits , and this is like to walk on thin rope .

If you step down to 3.4 Ghz , the rope becomes strong enough .. about longevity. :)
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#63
kiriakost
The hotfix 9.3 are here .... thanks God ;)
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#64
Silverel
kiriakostThe hotfix 9.3 are here .... thanks God ;)
:laugh: I knew it! God DOES work for ATI! :laugh::roll::laugh:
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#65
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
kiriakost: can you stop double posting. you seem to be doing it in a lot of threads. Use the edit button instead.
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#66
TheMailMan78
Big Member
9.3 fixed something "major" for me. The halo effect on the water in CoD:WW. I used to get a white edge on all the puddles and water. With 9.3 that is now gone!

I read somewhere else on TPU another member was having the same issue. If someone comes across that post let them know would ya?
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#67
ShadowFold
Left 4 Dead runs awesome on my HD 3300 :roll: I used to not be able to play it at 1920x1080 at all, but now I can!
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#68
TheMailMan78
Big Member
ShadowFoldLeft 4 Dead runs awesome on my HD 3300 :roll: I used to not be able to play it at 1920x1080 at all, but now I can!
Hey you have a DKA790GX too?! Have you had the S3 sleep issue?
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#69
ShadowFold
TheMailMan78Hey you have a DKA790GX too?! Have you had the S3 sleep issue?
No idea. I never use sleep mode because if it's idle, it's folding.
It's actually folding right now since I'm at school lol
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#70
TheMailMan78
Big Member
ShadowFoldNo idea. I never use sleep mode because if it's idle, it's folding.
It's actually folding right now since I'm at school lol
If you have a chance can you give it a try? Remember to enable it in the bios first. Its off by default. Iv heard it has to do with the CPU. Basically the monitor will not come back on after it goes into S3 sleep mode. Since you have a different CPU it would be a great test for me. PLEASE.......:respect::o:respect:
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#71
PVTCaboose1337
Graphical Hacker
I finally got it to work! I was a "special" case, I was using Server 2003! Well as it happens, ATI and their retarded drivers set my hardware acceleration to 0, so it would not work. Turning it up fixed it instantly!
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#72
kiriakost
Musselskiriakost: can you stop double posting. you seem to be doing it in a lot of threads. Use the edit button instead.
I would have it in mind ... tnx


Just loaded the 9.3 ... tested Photoshop as 2D stress , and few benchmarks .
Scores are just a bit lower than 8.12

Now i will test gaming ;)

At list the basic functions of 9.3 are flawless so far , on my AGP system.
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#73
Mussels
Freshwater Moderator
PVTCaboose1337I finally got it to work! I was a "special" case, I was using Server 2003! Well as it happens, ATI and their retarded drivers set my hardware acceleration to 0, so it would not work. Turning it up fixed it instantly!
actually i've had that before when running server OS's, they default to no acceleration if you end up on a generic driver.
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#74
my_name_is_earl
Musselsactually i've had that before when running server OS's, they default to no acceleration if you end up on a generic driver.
I didn't encounter any problem and it seem to be better and more stable than 9.2 and dual screen switching seem to be faster than in previous version. Wonder why they didn't work on more game improvement for this driver but overall I'm not disappoint. What about AVIVO, I think it's built-in along with driver but not very sure.

________________________________
Vista 64bit, 4gb DDR2 1250, HD3870x2
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#75
PCpraiser100
Since they totally bummed the most of the previous ATI line, can they just add a little more juice to the HD 3000 series? Either way, I'm trying this out once I see improvements with the HD 4000 series.
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