ATI Catalyst 5.6 and Beyond

Sidney · 9th June 2005, 14:34

ATI is bringing some new functionality to their Catalyst driver suite with version 5.6. They also give us a look ahead at some upcoming features that will make their way into the software. We cover the notable features of the new Catalyst and where it is heading.

http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=Nzc5LDE=

9th June 2005, 16:10

they are now ready at ati.com

gotta do some 01 and 03 benches with my 9800PRO to see if it's something good for 9xxx users

9th June 2005, 18:23

the raw scores haven't improved BUT there are changes in the details:

using 2xAA, 16xQAF 1024x768:

03:

the pixel shader 2.0 went through the roof: 35.7 to 46.1, +30%

01:

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8607271

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8607380

nature dropped from 57.8 to 31.9 while the rest stayed consistant

What is going wrong?

9th June 2005, 14:34	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	ATI Catalyst 5.6 and Beyond ATI is bringing some new functionality to their Catalyst driver suite with version 5.6. They also give us a look ahead at some upcoming features that will make their way into the software. We cover the notable features of the new Catalyst and where it is heading. http://hardocp.com/article.html?art=Nzc5LDE= __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

9th June 2005, 16:10	#2
Rutar Posts: n/a	they are now ready at ati.com gotta do some 01 and 03 benches with my 9800PRO to see if it's something good for 9xxx users

9th June 2005, 18:23	#3
Rutar Posts: n/a	the raw scores haven't improved BUT there are changes in the details: using 2xAA, 16xQAF 1024x768: 03: the pixel shader 2.0 went through the roof: 35.7 to 46.1, +30% 01: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8607271 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8607380 nature dropped from 57.8 to 31.9 while the rest stayed consistant What is going wrong?