New ATi Catalyst 2.2

[Tanaban]

ATI (http://www.ati.com)


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Side note- Hey lag you know whats even scarier? Remember when I told you and the rest of the server that I was having driver problems last night on the CS server? This Version of the Cat drivers it supose to give like 30% increase or something on OpenGL games (w00t) which CS is :ph34r:

[MP3Chuck]

LOL

I been checking every day for weeks now for a new driver, and the ONE day I don't check, they're here!

[MP3Chuck]

Where'd you hear this 30% thing? That's a huge increase...

[MP3Chuck]

And yet I'm far from impressed. Yesterday, my 3DMark score was 7800 or so, now it's 7026.

Not good.

[Tanaban]

Originally posted by MP3Chuck@Aug 1 2002, 06:17 PM
Where'd you hear this 30% thing? That's a huge increase...
HardOCP.com

New ATi Catalyst 2.2:
New ATi Catalyst 2.2 drivers are out, and they are boasting some pretty impressive increases. ATi seems to be following through on their promise to bring regular driver updates considering the last Catalyst drivers were released 5 - 6 weeks ago. Grab em' if you need em. Here's a clip from the performance numbers they are quoting:


CATALYST 02.2 provides significant performance improvements in OpenGL games across the entire RADEON product line, especially at high resolutions.

Up to 25% improvement in Quake III (1600x1200, Max Quality)
Up to 35% improvement in Return to Castle Wolfenstein (1600x1200, High Quality)
Up to 50% improvement in Serious Sam: The Second Encounter (1600x1200, Extreme Quality)

These drivers will also be included in the upcoming WinXP Service Pack and they include support for the Radeon 9000 and 9700 as well.

[Lag Messiah]

Originally posted by Tanaban@Aug 1 2002, 04:11 PM
Side note- Hey lag you know whats even scarier? Remember when I told you and the rest of the server that I was having driver problems last night on the CS server? This Version of the Cat drivers it supose to give like 30% increase or something on OpenGL games (w00t) which CS is :ph34r:
What did I tell you man, the signs are far too many to ignore. You're obviously psychic

[MP3Chuck]

Well, the GL clai,s certainly hold true! I could easily play Threewave at 1280x1024 with a steady 76FPS. Pretty damn good!

[Tanaban]

Originally posted by Lag Messiah@Aug 1 2002, 09:12 PM
Originally posted by Tanaban@Aug 1 2002, 04:11 PM
Side note- Hey lag you know whats even scarier? Remember when I told you and the rest of the server that I was having driver problems last night on the CS server? This Version of the Cat drivers it supose to give like 30% increase or something on OpenGL games  (w00t)  which CS is  :ph34r:
What did I tell you man, the signs are far too many to ignore. You're obviously psychic
O and it seems to have fixed my DVD problems I was raving about too. :ph34r: