Catalyst 3.1

*CATALYST maker* · Feb 10, 2003, 08:32 PM

Hey everyone. We are at it again with Display Driver updates as part of CATALYST 3.1

16 bit AA for R300 products
performance boosts
fixes for Mafia, and NFS2

Please read the release notes for all the details. And keep your feedback in this thread

Enjoy!

Terry

toddsmack2k · Feb 10, 2003, 08:42 PM

wOOt, new drivers. d/ling now thanks

karlotta · Feb 10, 2003, 08:42 PM

Cool! Damm missed the date buy 12hrs

digitalwanderer · Feb 10, 2003, 08:44 PM

THANK YOU MR. CATALYST MAKER!!!"

You would not BELIEVE how happy I am to see these out from you guys, I've really been waiting for 'em!

Mark_Fox · Feb 10, 2003, 08:47 PM

great, the more drivers the better before I get my Hercules Radeon 9700Pro (when shops will get it from hercules, man...its hard to get that card in UK...)

*CATALYST maker* · Feb 10, 2003, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by digitalwanderer
THANK YOU MR. CATALYST MAKER!!!"

You would not BELIEVE how happy I am to see these out from you guys, I've really been waiting for 'em!

inside joke for those that dont know

Leechmo · Feb 10, 2003, 08:48 PM

Woot

...finally time for a clean install

[edit] But what about MMC 8.1 and remote 1.4....was really hoping it'd be out with this set

RIV@NVX · Feb 10, 2003, 08:51 PM

Downloading them and reading Release notes.
I will post feedback soon (but I don't suffer problems with 3.0s, so I don't know what to really expect

)

jkayca2 · Feb 10, 2003, 08:52 PM

The WDM drivers haven't been updated. Is this correct?

shuki · Feb 10, 2003, 08:55 PM

man I wish I was home.... don't think these are going to do any good on me old p2 266mhz 2mb 128 neo magic thinkpad

25 days and counting....

RIV@NVX · Feb 10, 2003, 08:55 PM

# 3Dmark2003 GT4 runs a little slower than expected on certain chipsets where AGP writes are disabled. A future CATALYST™ will resolve this and provide a higher benchmark score
# 3DMark2003 has some minor corruption on the RADEON™ 9500 and RADEON™ 9700 series cards when running in Anti-Aliasing modes. This however does not impact scores

Hmmm... tomorrow's techonology today.

digitalwanderer · Feb 10, 2003, 08:59 PM

...this is me first real driver release since getting broadband and it is a HELL of a lot nicer this way! I already got 'em all!

Thanks again, I can't wait to give these a try later tonight! (The wife is still home sick, so I can't play with me 8500 'til a bit later.

)

RIV@NVX · Feb 10, 2003, 09:01 PM

I got it... going to install them now (ISDN rules)

Zardon · Feb 10, 2003, 09:02 PM

This set is the best ATI set yet IMO, it has solved some issues with games I have tried and its the smoothest ATI set yet. Terry and the team keep giving out the goods. so everyone get installing and posting.

Give Terry and the guys in ATI some feedback !

irasnyd · Feb 10, 2003, 09:03 PM

It seems that these drivers finally have 16bit FSAA too. I'll be trying them out soon.

AlternateVirus · Feb 10, 2003, 09:04 PM

thank you ATi, keep up the good work. Will install the driver as soon as my new board arrive today.

RIV@NVX · Feb 10, 2003, 09:12 PM

Finally installing one driver over the old one (without uninstalling it) worked 100% successfully! Uninstalled older CPanel and installed these over old ones. Then installed newer CPanel after restart. So far, so good. My 9100 seems to like it

So-Unreal · Feb 10, 2003, 09:12 PM

I have a link for remote 1.4.....

Candyman · Feb 10, 2003, 09:16 PM

This set finally solved my NHL 2003 hickups I was having with all previous driver sets. So far so good.

As a little side note, I am working on a driver comparison report for you all. I hope to have it up shortly.

Hope everyone experiences the same smooth play with this set like many already have posted...

RIV@NVX · Feb 10, 2003, 09:18 PM

When I set window to transparent it first becomes black and then transparent (it doesn't occur with really small windows only). It isn't driver depenedant (since it happens with any version) - why this happens?

Renegade[CSR] · Feb 10, 2003, 09:21 PM

I struggle to find any problems with this set. It solved many issues I was having, and is the smoothest set I have seen yet.

I will try and be on the lookout for problems, but this set is possibly one of the best I have encountered in the Catalyst series.

So-Unreal · Feb 10, 2003, 09:23 PM

WTF Catalyst 3.1 = benchmark games drivers. Meaning I just read the readme and I can not help but get that feeling.

MikeDaMan · Feb 10, 2003, 09:28 PM

Thanks for the heads up Catalyst Maker, I will grab these in a sec. Thanks again!

Zardon · Feb 10, 2003, 09:44 PM

well hopefully we will be seeing posts shortly of the improvements (once everyone stops playing games

) !!

*CATALYST maker* · Feb 10, 2003, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by So-Unreal
I have a link for remote 1.4.....

Oh really? may i have it?

Talicni_Tom · Feb 10, 2003, 09:56 PM

I like new overlay clone mode options.

Hopefully this driver will improve rather frustrating unreal2 experience.

AvA · Feb 10, 2003, 10:03 PM

I hope that Mr Catalyst Maker won't get upset by knowing that I'm to lay my dirty hands on this brand new set of drivers in orderd to make it work with my M7...

I'm sure I won't be disappointed!

Keep on the great work

I'll report as soon as I can.

Zardon · Feb 10, 2003, 10:04 PM

Today we have posted another CATALYST update as CATALYST version 3.1. This time the unified driver gets updated with even more features, performance and stability. CATALYST drivers are still the only DirectX9 fully compatible and certified 3D acceleration drivers out there. These are available at

Highlights (for full details please download the release notes) of this posting are:

Stability:
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 no longer hangs when running in maximum detail levels
Mafia no longer flickers or suffers from display corruptions

Features:
The RADEON 9500/9700 series cards now support Anti-Aliasing in 16 bit applications

Performance:
As with most CATALYST(tm) releases, the performance has increased in many various situations. Here are some examples observed in CATALYST(tm) version 3.1.

RADEON(tm)9700
Anisotropic Filtering and OpenGL performance on the RADEON(tm) 9700 series of cards is up substantially across several applications. These performance improvements include:
A performance improvement of up to 35% at high resolutions is noticed in ChameleonMark
A performance improvement between 6 and 24% is noticed in Comanche 4
A performance improvement of 10% is noticed in Max Payne
A performance improvement between 20 and 40% is noticed in UT2003 Flyby
A performance improvement between 30 and 40% is noticed in IL-2 Sturmovik when Aniso or Aniso and Anti-Aliasing is enabled at the display resolution of 1600x1200
A performance improvement between 17 and 24% is noticed in Jedi Knight II when Aniso or Aniso and Anti-Aliasing is enabled at the display resolution of 1600x1200

RADEON(tm)8500
The following section provides information on performance improvements noticed on the RADEON(tm) 8500. This includes:

Anti-Aliasing scores rise 15-35% across various benchmarks
A performance improvement between 10 and 50% is noticed in NHL2002

RADEON(tm)7500
The following section provides information on performance improvements noticed on the RADEON(tm) 7500. This includes:

A performance improvement of 5% is noticed in the 3DMark2001 SE Vertex Shader test

As always keep your feedback coming using the CATALYST CREW feedback program at http://apps.ati.com/driverfeedback/
Thanks and have fun with these new drivers!
Terry Makedon
SR. Product Manager - CATALYST

~~David~~ · Feb 10, 2003, 10:05 PM

Yes indeed great drivers. Work very well in all my games. I cant think ati enough for more solid drivers. Keep up the great work guys

*CATALYST maker* · Feb 10, 2003, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AvA
I hope that Mr Catalyst Maker won't get upset by knowing that I'm to lay my dirty hands on this brand new set of drivers in orderd to make it work with my M7...

I'm sure I won't be disappointed!
Keep on the great work

I'll report as soon as I can.

Nope, why would I be upset, its your system and your graphics card and your driver! so go for it man but dont blame me if it doesnt work

Feb 10, 2003, 08:32 PM	#1
CATALYST maker ATI driver guru Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ATI, Canada Posts: 678 Rep Power: 63	Catalyst 3.1 Hey everyone. We are at it again with Display Driver updates as part of CATALYST 3.1 16 bit AA for R300 products performance boosts fixes for Mafia, and NFS2 Please read the release notes for all the details. And keep your feedback in this thread Enjoy! Terry

Feb 10, 2003, 08:42 PM	#2
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	wOOt, new drivers. d/ling now thanks __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Feb 10, 2003, 08:44 PM	#4
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	THANK YOU MR. CATALYST MAKER!!!" You would not BELIEVE how happy I am to see these out from you guys, I've really been waiting for 'em! __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Feb 10, 2003, 08:51 PM	#8
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Downloading them and reading Release notes. I will post feedback soon (but I don't suffer problems with 3.0s, so I don't know what to really expect) __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 10, 2003, 08:52 PM	#9
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Feb 10, 2003, 08:42 PM	#3
karlotta DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: oregon Posts: 83 Rep Power: 0	Cool! Damm missed the date buy 12hrs

Feb 10, 2003, 08:47 PM	#5
Mark_Fox RIP Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 308 Rep Power: 0	great, the more drivers the better before I get my Hercules Radeon 9700Pro (when shops will get it from hercules, man...its hard to get that card in UK...)

Feb 10, 2003, 08:48 PM	#7
Leechmo HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	Woot ...finally time for a clean install [edit] But what about MMC 8.1 and remote 1.4....was really hoping it'd be out with this set

Feb 10, 2003, 08:55 PM	#10
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	man I wish I was home.... don't think these are going to do any good on me old p2 266mhz 2mb 128 neo magic thinkpad 25 days and counting....

Feb 10, 2003, 08:59 PM	#12
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	On a happy side note.. ...this is me first real driver release since getting broadband and it is a HELL of a lot nicer this way! I already got 'em all! Thanks again, I can't wait to give these a try later tonight! (The wife is still home sick, so I can't play with me 8500 'til a bit later. ) __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Feb 10, 2003, 09:01 PM	#13
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I got it... going to install them now (ISDN rules) __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 10, 2003, 09:02 PM	#14
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	This set is the best ATI set yet IMO, it has solved some issues with games I have tried and its the smoothest ATI set yet. Terry and the team keep giving out the goods. so everyone get installing and posting. Give Terry and the guys in ATI some feedback !

Feb 10, 2003, 09:03 PM	#15
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AlternateVirus DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 282 Rep Power: 0	thank you ATi, keep up the good work. Will install the driver as soon as my new board arrive today.

Feb 10, 2003, 09:12 PM	#17
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Finally installing one driver over the old one (without uninstalling it) worked 100% successfully! Uninstalled older CPanel and installed these over old ones. Then installed newer CPanel after restart. So far, so good. My 9100 seems to like it __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 10, 2003, 09:12 PM	#18
So-Unreal DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 0	I have a link for remote 1.4.....

Feb 10, 2003, 09:16 PM	#19
Candyman [DH] Lover! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 284 Rep Power: 0	This set finally solved my NHL 2003 hickups I was having with all previous driver sets. So far so good. As a little side note, I am working on a driver comparison report for you all. I hope to have it up shortly. Hope everyone experiences the same smooth play with this set like many already have posted... __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ @ 2.53GHz Abit NF7-S v.2 Thermalright SP-97 w/ TT Smart Fan 2 2 x 512MB GeIL PC3500 Platinum DDR 2 x 120GB WD HDD - RAID-0 2 x 80GB Barracuda V HDD - RAID-0 ATI Radeon AIW 9800PRO SB Audigy 2 HP L2335 23" LCD (DVI-D) WinXP Pro SP2

Feb 10, 2003, 09:18 PM	#20
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	When I set window to transparent it first becomes black and then transparent (it doesn't occur with really small windows only). It isn't driver depenedant (since it happens with any version) - why this happens? __________________ -- Vedran

Feb 10, 2003, 09:21 PM	#21
Renegade[CSR] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Undisclosed Renegade Location Posts: 396 Rep Power: 0	I struggle to find any problems with this set. It solved many issues I was having, and is the smoothest set I have seen yet. I will try and be on the lookout for problems, but this set is possibly one of the best I have encountered in the Catalyst series.

Feb 10, 2003, 09:23 PM	#22
So-Unreal DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 0	WTF Catalyst 3.1 = benchmark games drivers. Meaning I just read the readme and I can not help but get that feeling.

Feb 10, 2003, 09:28 PM	#23
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the heads up Catalyst Maker, I will grab these in a sec. Thanks again! __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

Feb 10, 2003, 09:44 PM	#24
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	well hopefully we will be seeing posts shortly of the improvements (once everyone stops playing games ) !!

Feb 10, 2003, 09:56 PM	#26
Talicni_Tom DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	I like new overlay clone mode options. Hopefully this driver will improve rather frustrating unreal2 experience. __________________ p4 2.4b abit be7 768MB ati radeon 8500 128MB

Feb 10, 2003, 10:03 PM	#27
AvA DH Aficionado Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	Cat 3.1 + Mobility... I hope that Mr Catalyst Maker won't get upset by knowing that I'm to lay my dirty hands on this brand new set of drivers in orderd to make it work with my M7... I'm sure I won't be disappointed! Keep on the great work I'll report as soon as I can.

Feb 10, 2003, 10:04 PM	#28
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	For those who missed the juicy info Today we have posted another CATALYST update as CATALYST version 3.1. This time the unified driver gets updated with even more features, performance and stability. CATALYST drivers are still the only DirectX9 fully compatible and certified 3D acceleration drivers out there. These are available at Highlights (for full details please download the release notes) of this posting are: Stability: Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 no longer hangs when running in maximum detail levels Mafia no longer flickers or suffers from display corruptions Features: The RADEON 9500/9700 series cards now support Anti-Aliasing in 16 bit applications Performance: As with most CATALYST(tm) releases, the performance has increased in many various situations. Here are some examples observed in CATALYST(tm) version 3.1. RADEON(tm)9700 Anisotropic Filtering and OpenGL performance on the RADEON(tm) 9700 series of cards is up substantially across several applications. These performance improvements include: A performance improvement of up to 35% at high resolutions is noticed in ChameleonMark A performance improvement between 6 and 24% is noticed in Comanche 4 A performance improvement of 10% is noticed in Max Payne A performance improvement between 20 and 40% is noticed in UT2003 Flyby A performance improvement between 30 and 40% is noticed in IL-2 Sturmovik when Aniso or Aniso and Anti-Aliasing is enabled at the display resolution of 1600x1200 A performance improvement between 17 and 24% is noticed in Jedi Knight II when Aniso or Aniso and Anti-Aliasing is enabled at the display resolution of 1600x1200 RADEON(tm)8500 The following section provides information on performance improvements noticed on the RADEON(tm) 8500. This includes: Anti-Aliasing scores rise 15-35% across various benchmarks A performance improvement between 10 and 50% is noticed in NHL2002 RADEON(tm)7500 The following section provides information on performance improvements noticed on the RADEON(tm) 7500. This includes: A performance improvement of 5% is noticed in the 3DMark2001 SE Vertex Shader test As always keep your feedback coming using the CATALYST CREW feedback program at http://apps.ati.com/driverfeedback/ Thanks and have fun with these new drivers! Terry Makedon SR. Product Manager - CATALYST

Feb 10, 2003, 10:05 PM	#29
~~David~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 959 Rep Power: 0	Yes indeed great drivers. Work very well in all my games. I cant think ati enough for more solid drivers. Keep up the great work guys