AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver

**MIG-31** · Oct 4, 2011, 06:08 PM

AMD Catalyst Rage Performance Driver Features:

Significant performance gains for single GPU configurations
Compatible with AMD Radeon™ 6000 and AMD Radeon 5000 series of graphics products

Instructions:

Download and install the Driver from the following location:

AMD Catalyst Rage Performance Driver for Windows® 7

Refer to Article GPU-33 for detailed instructions on how to properly install the Driver.
Note! This Driver is provided “AS IS” in accordance with the End User License Agreement.

It appears that i can not hard link the driver: AMD Catalyst? - Rage Performance Driver

comp_ali · Oct 4, 2011, 08:03 PM

Only for 5xxx and 6xxx. %#!@#$.
Why the hell can't game developers and AMD work closely to fix all issues before release. the game has been in development for 5 years .

IvanV · Oct 4, 2011, 09:52 PM

I'd try it even with a 4000 or earlier series card, in cases like this there is often a gain on older cards as well, they just mostly no longer bother testing.

comp_ali · Oct 4, 2011, 10:06 PM

Now AMD is telling people not to use this driver , maybe I should learn programing. I could do better myself and probably will save them some money too

Quote:

All - don't use the current Rage performance driver - package includes very old OGL files, that's why you're seeing corruption etc.

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Dyre Straits · Oct 5, 2011, 10:37 AM

The newest release is available now. The reason it was discouraged was due to having older OGL drivers included. Shouldn't have happened, but that's the story.

IvanV · Oct 7, 2011, 11:13 PM

The Version 2 of Catalyst 11.10 Preview Driver is out and this is a unified release for both Battlefield 3 and Rage.

(Sorry about posting the same thing in two threads, I thought that people interested in both games should see it and chose this over starting yet another thread.)

Mr cairo · Oct 8, 2011, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IvanV

The Version 2 of Catalyst 11.10 Preview Driver is out and this is a unified release for both Battlefield 3 and Rage.

(Sorry about posting the same thing in two threads, I thought that people interested in both games should see it and chose this over starting yet another thread.)

Tried this driver and now Rage wont even Launch for me

just keep waiting .....

DJ BIG T · Oct 8, 2011, 07:41 PM

try this one out it works!!!

AMD Catalyst? - Rage Performance Driver

Mr cairo · Oct 9, 2011, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ BIG T

try this one out it works!!!

AMD Catalyst? - Rage Performance Driver

Well you got my hopes up for a second there but I had tried that driver and it does nothing to solve the problems for me

Glad it worked for you though

Dyre Straits · Oct 9, 2011, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr cairo

Well you got my hopes up for a second there but I had tried that driver and it does nothing to solve the problems for me

Glad it worked for you though

I don't have the game but I'm reading that some people who reverted to 11.8 are having no problems with the game running.

Mr cairo · Oct 9, 2011, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

I don't have the game but I'm reading that some people who reverted to 11.8 are having no problems with the game running.

well stuff me that actually worked ... the game still has a shockingly bad framerate but i am actually able to move about now and the constant pausing has gone

still in need of a much better driver but its a huge improvement

cheers for that

+ rep

mkk · Oct 9, 2011, 02:31 PM

I read there's a 1GB update out for the game now. Sounds about the right size for what might be needed to improve it.

comp_ali · Oct 9, 2011, 03:47 PM

Yea, it adds a few graphics options like Vsynch , AF. But from what I read people still have problems.

Mr cairo · Oct 9, 2011, 11:08 PM

A few days ago i was defending ID ..... thats slowly going out the window

comp_ali · Oct 9, 2011, 11:56 PM

Carmack and his guys probably were working hard to ensure that id 5.0 engine will run at 60hz on sonsoles but they forget to make it even run on computers.

Mr cairo · Oct 10, 2011, 10:34 AM

Scratch all that 3rd times a charm

still buggy as hell though

Liqourice · Oct 11, 2011, 02:01 PM

Not a lot of beta testing done with that one then? :P

comp_ali · Oct 11, 2011, 04:04 PM

Who needs beta testing when customers are doing it. Just release a patch and everything will be just fine and if not who cares we just got your money.

Liqourice · Oct 12, 2011, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by comp_ali

Who needs beta testing when customers are doing it. Just release a patch and everything will be just fine and if not who cares we just got your money.

Sadly enough it seems like more and more of the gaming industry is doing it like this. The worst part is, people continue to buy from them and not using their consumer power.

I guess it wont make much a difference that I refuse to buy anything ever again made by codemasters as an example, if I'm the only one protesting nothing will change. One patch that fixed some minor issues but still left some major ones untouched while the only response is: "Buy the next version."

IvanV · Oct 12, 2011, 02:46 PM

Well, they control the content we want. All of it. Sure it's divided among several companies, but rather than compete, they are displaying a staggering amount of solidarity. One company jacks up the AAA title price - they all do; one introduces always on DRM - they all follow suit; and as you've mentioned, releasing unfinished and untested software to be "tested" by the consumers and patched (or not) afterwards has become the norm. Essentially, despite all the "BF3 vs CoD" and similar bickering, the major publishers are in effect one happy cartel and we can either stop gaming altogether (I've been considering this actually) or suck it up until something changes, but I only remember one ruling where the judge found Sony guilty of abusing it's position of control over vast amounts of desirable content to impose unfair restrictions upon the consumers (and I'm not sure what ever became of that).

Liqourice · Oct 12, 2011, 03:54 PM

Back in the days when I was actually programming I would have felt ashamed to release something that wasn't properly tested. Of course there are always bugs, it's more or less impossible to construct a program that's completely free of them, but releasing something that was half finished never even occurred to me. Of course it was simpler then, those programs had only one type of hardware to deal with, but still.

Considering how much money we all spend on hardware, the game manufacturers might as well buy into the hardware companies to get ther profit from there and release all games for free but do them properly instead.

Sure, this wasn't a completely serious comment but in a sense it's an interesting thought.

comp_ali · Oct 12, 2011, 09:48 PM

There should be consumer rights agencies and quality control just like for physical products but for games and software. You rarely find a buggy software but you usually find buggy games. Ok I know game programing can be much more complex but at least in the software market you don't find part of the program sold later as a dlc or a pre order bonus or any of that crap but instead software recives constant free updates. Even heavy programs like matlab and autocad which usually used by expert users and agencies who are more likely to use desktops and have internet connection and yet none of these softwares are using always on DRM.

Another market that is million times affected by piracy than gaming market and there is less bitching about it is Film industry.

You know why, because companies know most of the gamers are casuals and kids who don't mind any restriction or any crap they put on the product. Software customers are mostly adults and wiser than average gaming community.
Software consumers don't bitch or complain like gaming community, instead if they don't like a product they don't buy it ,on the contrary you find sheeps in gaming community bitching all the day and they buy the game on day 1.
It sucks for us adult gamers but I think I'll quit gaming at some poin t maybe later or sooner.

Liqourice · Oct 13, 2011, 01:18 PM

I won't be able to quit gaming. Hard to break a 30+ year habit :P

Oct 4, 2011, 06:08 PM	#1
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Oct 4, 2011, 08:03 PM	#2
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver Only for 5xxx and 6xxx. %#!@#$. Why the hell can't game developers and AMD work closely to fix all issues before release. the game has been in development for 5 years . __________________

Oct 4, 2011, 09:52 PM	#3
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver I'd try it even with a 4000 or earlier series card, in cases like this there is often a gain on older cards as well, they just mostly no longer bother testing. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Oct 7, 2011, 11:13 PM	#6
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver The Version 2 of Catalyst 11.10 Preview Driver is out and this is a unified release for both Battlefield 3 and Rage. (Sorry about posting the same thing in two threads, I thought that people interested in both games should see it and chose this over starting yet another thread.) __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Oct 8, 2011, 07:41 PM	#8
DJ BIG T DH FaN BoY Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 930 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver try this one out it works!!! AMD Catalyst? - Rage Performance Driver __________________

Oct 9, 2011, 02:31 PM	#12
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver I read there's a 1GB update out for the game now. Sounds about the right size for what might be needed to improve it.

Oct 9, 2011, 03:47 PM	#13
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver Yea, it adds a few graphics options like Vsynch , AF. But from what I read people still have problems. __________________

Oct 9, 2011, 11:08 PM	#14
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,780 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver A few days ago i was defending ID ..... thats slowly going out the window __________________ *Please consider Sponsoring my wife for the race for life* Last edited by Mr cairo; Oct 11, 2011 at 10:47 PM.

Oct 9, 2011, 11:56 PM	#15
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver Carmack and his guys probably were working hard to ensure that id 5.0 engine will run at 60hz on sonsoles but they forget to make it even run on computers. __________________

Oct 10, 2011, 10:34 AM	#16
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,780 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver Scratch all that 3rd times a charm still buggy as hell though __________________ *Please consider Sponsoring my wife for the race for life* Last edited by Mr cairo; Oct 10, 2011 at 10:52 AM.

Oct 11, 2011, 02:01 PM	#17
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,727 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver Not a lot of beta testing done with that one then? :P

Oct 11, 2011, 04:04 PM	#18
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver Who needs beta testing when customers are doing it. Just release a patch and everything will be just fine and if not who cares we just got your money. __________________

Oct 12, 2011, 02:46 PM	#20
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,921 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver Well, they control the content we want. All of it. Sure it's divided among several companies, but rather than compete, they are displaying a staggering amount of solidarity. One company jacks up the AAA title price - they all do; one introduces always on DRM - they all follow suit; and as you've mentioned, releasing unfinished and untested software to be "tested" by the consumers and patched (or not) afterwards has become the norm. Essentially, despite all the "BF3 vs CoD" and similar bickering, the major publishers are in effect one happy cartel and we can either stop gaming altogether (I've been considering this actually) or suck it up until something changes, but I only remember one ruling where the judge found Sony guilty of abusing it's position of control over vast amounts of desirable content to impose unfair restrictions upon the consumers (and I'm not sure what ever became of that). __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

Oct 12, 2011, 03:54 PM	#21
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,727 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver Back in the days when I was actually programming I would have felt ashamed to release something that wasn't properly tested. Of course there are always bugs, it's more or less impossible to construct a program that's completely free of them, but releasing something that was half finished never even occurred to me. Of course it was simpler then, those programs had only one type of hardware to deal with, but still. Considering how much money we all spend on hardware, the game manufacturers might as well buy into the hardware companies to get ther profit from there and release all games for free but do them properly instead. Sure, this wasn't a completely serious comment but in a sense it's an interesting thought.

Oct 12, 2011, 09:48 PM	#22
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver There should be consumer rights agencies and quality control just like for physical products but for games and software. You rarely find a buggy software but you usually find buggy games. Ok I know game programing can be much more complex but at least in the software market you don't find part of the program sold later as a dlc or a pre order bonus or any of that crap but instead software recives constant free updates. Even heavy programs like matlab and autocad which usually used by expert users and agencies who are more likely to use desktops and have internet connection and yet none of these softwares are using always on DRM. Another market that is million times affected by piracy than gaming market and there is less bitching about it is Film industry. You know why, because companies know most of the gamers are casuals and kids who don't mind any restriction or any crap they put on the product. Software customers are mostly adults and wiser than average gaming community. Software consumers don't bitch or complain like gaming community, instead if they don't like a product they don't buy it ,on the contrary you find sheeps in gaming community bitching all the day and they buy the game on day 1. It sucks for us adult gamers but I think I'll quit gaming at some poin t maybe later or sooner. __________________

Oct 13, 2011, 01:18 PM	#23
Liqourice HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,727 Rep Power: 98 System Specs	Re: AMD Catalyst™ - Rage Performance Driver I won't be able to quit gaming. Hard to break a 30+ year habit :P