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DOWNLOAD: ATI Catalyst 10.8 WHQL for
Windows 7/Vista 64-bit,
Windows 7/Vista 32-bit,
Windows XP 32-bit,
Windows XP 64-bit
AMD kept up with its monthly driver update cycle, and released the [color=transparent !important][size=100%]ATI Catalyst 10.8 software suite. The software installs the latest WHQL-signed drivers for ATI Radeon GPUs, AMD Chipsets, and other ATI [color=transparent !important][size=100%]Multimedia products. The new version packs a set of game-specific performance improvements, and a few feature updates. To begin with, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Stormrise, each got GPU configuration specific, mostly single-digit performance increments.
New features include full-support for the OpenGL ES 2.0 [color=transparent !important][size=100%]API, greater control over video quality by means of a checkbox control from Catalyst Control Center. This is particularly of importance, as AMD seems to have taken notes from the press coverage, such as our Video Enhancement Quality Tests. There are image-quality improvements for [color=transparent !important][size=100%]StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, that includes anti-aliasing support. An update also claims to greatly improve overall performance of Eyefinity setups that use 4-way/Quad CrossFireX (or CrossFire involving four GPUs).
New Features:
OpenGL ES 2.0 support
- ATI Catalyst 10.8 delivers full support for [color=transparent !important][size=100%]OpenGL ES 2.0 specification
- Enables 3D accelerated graphics within a web browser that supports OpenGL ES 2.0
- Supported on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and [color=transparent !important][size=100%]Windows 7
Video Quality default options
- The Default video options for ATI Catalyst have been greatly enhanced to deliver the best quality video viewing experience. Users can also choose to apply these settings to Internet Video via a new checkbox control within the ATI Catalyst Control Center.
Performance enhancement for Eyefinity Quad ATI CrossFireX configurations
- Performance has been greatly improved for users running with ATI Eyefinity on a Quad ATI CrossFireX configuration
Anti-Aliasing support for StarCraft II
Performance Improvements:
Far Cry 2
- Performance increases 2-6% on ATI [color=transparent !important][size=100%]Radeon HD 5800 Series single and CrossFire configurations
- Performance increases 2-4% on ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series single and CrossFire configurations
- Performance increases 3-8% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series single and
CrossFire configurations
Left 4 Dead 2
- Performance increases 3-5% on CrossFire ATI Radeon HD 5800 series and CrossFire ATI Radeon HD 5700 series configurations
Stormrise
- Performance increases 5-10% on ATI Radeon HD 5600 series and ATI Radeon HD 5500 series configurations
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