ATI Catalyst OpenGL 4.0 preview driver

DarkFoss · Apr 1, 2010, 01:54 AM

Anyone try them out yet ?

steves6403 · Apr 5, 2010, 07:22 AM

Yup there ok and nothing has blown and no wisp of smoke

B4 i tried em did a search on google and nothing but praise 4 em how its speeds everything up on the bench marking programs.

Win7 index experience is up i point on both graphics and gaming graphics

But hey you be the judge

Liqourice · Apr 5, 2010, 02:21 PM

Just installed and tested a bit.

Only got one game that uses OpenGL and it's the most demanding one I know of as well, Battleground Europe (wwiionline), and I can see small improvements on all accounts with this driver. This tested with the newest beta version of the game.

DarkFoss · Apr 10, 2010, 01:11 AM

Thanks for the replies

I tried out the linux version to test Unigine Heaven 2.0 and found those to offer a decent improvement over the standard fgrlx drivers, even on my old agp system.

I've since rebuilt my comp on a shoestring budget and wasn't sure how they
were on win 7 64bit so I stuck with the official 10.3 for now ..may have to give them a shot.

Blacklash · Apr 10, 2010, 12:39 PM

Tried Lightmark with these. Card was @ 960|1265.

Overclocked GTX 480 I saw elsewhere was doing around 844 @ the same res. Tried the OGL car test in Cinebench R11.5 too and it was 77.74FPS.

Apr 1, 2010, 01:54 AM	#1
DarkFoss HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Downers Grove IL Posts: 688 Rep Power: 0	ATI Catalyst OpenGL 4.0 preview driver Anyone try them out yet ? __________________ Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety,deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin, 1755

Apr 5, 2010, 07:22 AM	#2
steves6403 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: lilydale australia Posts: 252 Rep Power: 27 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst OpenGL 4.0 preview driver Yup there ok and nothing has blown and no wisp of smoke B4 i tried em did a search on google and nothing but praise 4 em how its speeds everything up on the bench marking programs. Win7 index experience is up i point on both graphics and gaming graphics But hey you be the judge

Apr 5, 2010, 02:21 PM	#3
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,727 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst OpenGL 4.0 preview driver Just installed and tested a bit. Only got one game that uses OpenGL and it's the most demanding one I know of as well, Battleground Europe (wwiionline), and I can see small improvements on all accounts with this driver. This tested with the newest beta version of the game.

Apr 10, 2010, 01:11 AM	Thread Starter #4
DarkFoss HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Downers Grove IL Posts: 688 Rep Power: 0	Re: ATI Catalyst OpenGL 4.0 preview driver Thanks for the replies I tried out the linux version to test Unigine Heaven 2.0 and found those to offer a decent improvement over the standard fgrlx drivers, even on my old agp system. I've since rebuilt my comp on a shoestring budget and wasn't sure how they were on win 7 64bit so I stuck with the official 10.3 for now ..may have to give them a shot. __________________ Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety,deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin, 1755

Apr 10, 2010, 12:39 PM	#5
Blacklash Che cazzo stai dicendo? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Old Vizima Posts: 117 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: ATI Catalyst OpenGL 4.0 preview driver Tried Lightmark with these. Card was @ 960\|1265. Overclocked GTX 480 I saw elsewhere was doing around 844 @ the same res. Tried the OGL car test in Cinebench R11.5 too and it was 77.74FPS. __________________ AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @ 4.0GHz (1.45v)\|GeIL Black Dragon DDR3 1600 (4x2Gb) ASUS Crosshair IV (AMD 890FX)\|Powercolor Radeon HD 5870 1Gb (x2)\|Acer GD235HZbid WD VelociRaptor 150Gb HD (x2)\|Pioneer DVR-2920Q\|LG GH22LS30\|Klipsch Groove PM20 2.0 SilverStone OP1000-E\|SilverStone TJ10-B\|Xigmatek HDT-S1284EE\|Vista Home Premium x64 SP2 Last edited by Blacklash; Apr 10, 2010 at 01:04 PM.