Filed Under (ATI) by NightCrawler on 13-02-2008
ATi’s Catalyst 8.2 is out! There’s a huge list of fixes for Windows Vista and a few for Windows XP. There are fixes for high rated games like World of Warcraft and Enemy Territory Quake Wars, so make sure you grab this driver if you play any of these. The release notes can be found here (read/download in pdf format).
The only performance improvements mentioned are for the 2000 and 3000 series. You can expect a 20% increase in frame rates in Company of Heroes in DX10 mode. In CrossFire the performance will be improved by as much as 30%.
Download the Driver at the AMD/ATI DOWNLOADS PAGE
Filed Under (ATI) by NightCrawler on 11-10-2007
The ATI Drivers & Software Page now offers the promised new version 7.10 Catalyst reference drivers for ATI graphics cards. The new drivers offer adaptive anti-aliasing for the X1000 series, software Crossfire support for the Radeon HD 2600 and Radeon HD 2400 series, and significant reported performance improvements in a number of games.

Filed Under (ATI) by NightCrawler on 26-09-2007
AMD is excited to announce the newest member of its flagship ATI Radeon HD 2900 series, the ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO. The ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO features the powerful next-generation unified shader architecture with 320 unified stream processors, comprehensive DirectX 10 support and built-in HDMI multimedia features for an immersive HD gaming experience. The ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO is available today on a limited basis subject to supply constraints.
Below is more detail on the three board variants of the ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO:
ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO 512MB:
* MSRP $249
* GPU Clock 600MHz, Memory Clock 800MHz
* ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO 512MB graphics card with 9″ fansink
* 2 DVI-I to VGA Adapters
* Component HDTV Adapter
* ATI DVI to HDMI adapter
* 9-pin VIVO adapter
* CrossFire Bridge Interconnect
ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO 1GB 9″ or 12″:
* MSRP $299
* GPU Clock 742MHz, Memory Clock 800MHz
* ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO 1GB graphics card with 9″ fansink or
* ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO 1GB graphics card with 12″ fansink
* 2 DVI-I to VGA Adapters
* Component HDTV Adapter
* ATI DVI to HDMI adapter
* 9-pin VIVO adapter
* CrossFire Bridge Interconnect
The ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO series has the same system requirements as the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT series of products. AMD certified power supplies for single and CrossFire configurations will be posted to the CrossFire web site upon launch to guide customers to the right solution. Please visit the ATI Website for updated information.
