ATI Catalyst 8.1 WHQL Released

malware · Jan 16, 2008

The latest and official ATI Catalyst driver package version 8.1 is ready to be tested. Catalyst 8.1 introduces MultiView support. This feature provides for hardware accelerated OpenGL rendering across multiple graphics adapters. MultiView will provide hardware accelerated 3D rendering in a system containing multiple graphics cards on an extended desktop arrangement. It will allow for the rendering performance and additional frame buffer resources to be evenly shared with the second and third graphics adapters. This feature will be supported under Windows XP (32 and 64 bit versions), Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit versions), and the Linux operating system. For more information on Catalyst 8.1, including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the Catalyst 8.1 release notes.

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mdm-adph · Jan 16, 2008

"After installing the graphics driver an error message may be displayed when
attempting to launch DirectX based games when using an ATI AGP product.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-3152."

Oh, thanks. Really. Thanks for trying, ATI, I guess.

At least they're admitting the problem now.

Silverel · Jan 16, 2008

The Catalyst Control Center no longer intermittently fails to launch on systems
containing an ATI Radeon 9500/9600/9700 series of product and running
Windows XP or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating
system. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31559

See! AMD Drivers DO get better over time! Now my CCC will stop crashing!

I might actually get this set of drivers, I think I'm running 6.4's or something old like that.

The OverDrive version detection for legacy products is now resolved. Further
details can be found in topic number 737-31569

More good stuff... does that mean overdrive will work for all kinds of stuff now and not just the bleeding edge?

erocker · Jan 16, 2008

mdm-adph said:
"After installing the graphics driver an error message may be displayed when
attempting to launch DirectX based games when using an ATI AGP product.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-3152."

Oh, thanks. Really. Thanks for trying, ATI, I guess.

At least they're admitting the problem now.

Funny, it's not really thier problem, it's chipset problems. Anyone who bought a DX10 AGP card and are complaining how DX10 doesn't work, didn't do thier research before buying.

Jimmy 2004 · Jan 16, 2008

mdm-adph said:
"After installing the graphics driver an error message may be displayed when
attempting to launch DirectX based games when using an ATI AGP product.
Further details can be found in topic number 737-3152."

Oh, thanks. Really. Thanks for trying, ATI, I guess.

At least they're admitting the problem now.

My X800 is an AGP card, and the new drivers don't give any problems at all... they don't give many benefits either admittedly, but I still stay up to date just for the sake of it. I'm not sure exactly which cards that issue affects, I just know it isn't mine

mdm-adph · Jan 16, 2008

erocker said:
Funny, it's not really thier problem, it's chipset problems. Anyone who bought a DX10 AGP card and are complaining how DX10 doesn't work, didn't do thier research before buying.

Oh, of course not, but I was talking about owners of older AGP cards, like myself.

Jimmy 2004 said:
My X800 is an AGP card, and the new drivers don't give any problems at all... they don't give many benefits either admittedly, but I still stay up to date just for the sake of it. I'm not sure exactly which cards that issue affects, I just know it isn't mine

Aye, I see now on their site that they recommend downloading a file at https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/hotfix/xp32_8.451.4_57941.exe to fix it -- frankly, I'm a bit confused, since right below it they say that they don't support it...?

DaMulta · Jan 16, 2008

Can you run a spider setup now?

Steevo · Jan 16, 2008

Moar Linux support, and OpenGL support, interesting.

I just ordered a TV tuner/Mpeg hardware encoder card to replace some of my lost functionality.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Jan 16, 2008

which one?

trog100 · Jan 16, 2008

i have just downloaded and installed the display driver only.. all very painless and it never even altered my overdrive settings.. he he

quite what i am missing buggered if i know..

trog

regan1985 · Jan 16, 2008

i also thought there would be more HD AVIVO support and or programs its all over the box i got my card in yet ive never seen that part of the card tested or used lol a little dissapointed

wiak · Jan 16, 2008

AGP Products arent ATIs problem, 3850 wasnt even made to run on AGP it was made for PCI Express, so people have to have problems with PCIe>AGP bridges, aka bridges sucks allways just like PCI to SATA and USB to IDE and so on

atleast ATI fixes things in drivers, every singel month, last time i checked nvidia dosnt even release drivers monthly so good i love ati, to bad i reinstalled 7.12 hehe, gonna upgrade to 8.1 now hehe :toast:

Deleted member 24505 · Jan 16, 2008

I've done multiple runs of 3d06 with this new driver(doing some test oc'ing

),its been fine,and a little faster than 7.12 was.

ShadowFold · Jan 16, 2008

I just DL this, havent played any games yet. But I will!

flashstar · Jan 16, 2008

I need to get rid of my 7.12 Omega drivers and install these. I prefer the Catalyst Control Panel. Anyway, I hope that ATI has worked on better UT3 support. I can't understand why when I upgraded to a 2900xt that I now get 30 fps vs. 40 with my 7800gtx...

mascaras · Jan 16, 2008

also new Crysis Hotfix

An 8.1 hotfix has also been released:

http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=31625

This hotfix resolves the following issues:

* Fix for problems with DirectX and Radeon AGP Graphics cards.
* Crysis: DirectX 10 Performance optimizations using Crossfire

The information in this article applies to the following configuration(s):

* Radeon™ HD2900 series
* Radeon™ HD2600 series
* Radeon™ HD2400 series
* Radeon™ X1950 series
* Radeon™ X1900 series
* Radeon™ X1800 series
* Radeon™ X1650 series
* Radeon™ X1600 series
* Radeon™ X1550 series
* Radeon™ X1300 series
* Radeon™ X1050 series
* Radeon™ X850 series
* Radeon™ X800 series
* Radeon™ X700 series
* Radeon™ X600 series
* Radeon™ X550 series
* Radeon™ X300 series
* Windows Vista 32-bit Edition
* Windows Vista 64-bit Edition
* Windows XP Professional
* Windows XP Home Edition
* Windows XP Media Center Edition
* Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

tkpenalty · Jan 16, 2008

Time to test this set of drivers!

ShadowFold · Jan 16, 2008

I got no noticable increase with this on most games but my 3dmark went from 8068 to 8089

flashstar · Jan 16, 2008

I got a MACHO boost in UT3! After running a few time-demos with both the 7.12 and 8.1 drivers, here are the results:

mapname changelist datestamp avg FPS % over 30 FPS
WAR-Floodgate 206281 2007.01.16-17.08.05 50.32 87.69 (8.1 @ 820/960)
WAR-Floodgate 206281 2007.01.16-16.53.22 46.72 85.20 (8.1 @ 740/820)
WAR-Floodgate 206281 2007.01.16-16.36.27 32.28 67.30 (7.12 @ 820/960)

mapname changelist datestamp avg FPS % over 30 FPS
WAR-Torlan 206281 2007.01.16-17.05.51 49.23 91.09 (8.1 @ 820/960)
WAR-Torlan 206281 2007.01.16-16.55.20 44.30 87.45 (8.1 @ 740/820)
WAR-Torlan 206281 2007.01.16-16.38.45 47.03 87.21 (7.12 @ 820/960)

While I obviously didn't do quite as well in Torlan the 2nd time around, I think that this is more due to the limitations of my cpu and the fact that I ran that test at stock speeds. I got a boost of 14 fps in Floodgate though! :nutkick:

Edit: I updated my benchmarks with overclocked results on 8.1. Wow! This performance boost is simply amazing. Note that these benchmarks were all taken at max details.

Edit2: I got 8870 3dmarks with the 7.12 drivers, now I get 8999 with the 8.1 drivers!

devguy · Jan 17, 2008

Hmm... my 3dmark06 scores dropped from 9100 to 8900...

ShadowFold · Jan 17, 2008

Wow this driver is nothing but trouble. After playing like 30mins of CoD4 I get a black screen. My comp is still going but the video just shuts off.. starting to piss me off to new levels.

flashstar · Jan 17, 2008

I got an 8 fps boost in COD4 at max details with adaptive AA! :laugh:

Mussels · Jan 17, 2008

"This feature provides for hardware accelerated OpenGL rendering across multiple graphics adapters."

OpenGL crossfire? i'm not sure what this MEANS.

EastCoasthandle · Jan 17, 2008

Wow, I knew something was funky with the fonts with Cat 7.12. All digits are sharp again. Before with Cat 7.12 it was blurry. Not sure why that was but all 2d operations are as they were prior to cat 7.12
:rockout:

Wile E · Jan 17, 2008

ShadowFold said:
Wow this driver is nothing but trouble. After playing like 30mins of CoD4 I get a black screen. My comp is still going but the video just shuts off.. starting to piss me off to new levels.

Try lowering your overclock on the card.

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Power Supply	EVGA 850 watt..
Mouse	Logitech G700s
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