10.4a + 10.12 Drivers

[magicroundabout]

just installed the 10.4a drivers and then installed the 10.12a CCC etc over the top but didn't install the 10.12 driver package.

i have run Heaven 2.1 with 10.12a Normal & 10.4a + 10.12a

Driver Packaging Version 8.723.5-100419a-098854E-ATI
Catalyst Version 10.4
Provider ATI Technologies Inc.
2D Driver Version 8.01.01.1016
2D Driver File Path /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/ControlSet001/Control/CLASS/{4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}/0000
Direct3D Version 8.14.10.0743
OpenGL Version 6.14.10.9756
Catalyst Control Center Version 2010.1125.2148.39102


results below.

10.12a @ Stock

10.12a Normal @ 900/1300

10.4a + 10.12a @ Stock

10.4a + 10.12a @ 900/1300

 

[alex24]

What about 10.12 then 10.12 + 10.12a? Not much to go on yet.

 

[magicroundabout]

What about 10.12 then 10.12 + 10.12a? Not much to go on yet.

10.12a only adds support for 6*** series cards

 

[Final8y]

What about 10.12 then 10.12 + 10.12a? Not much to go on yet.

10.12a are older than 10.12.

So i did 10.12a & then 10.12 over the top.

 

[magicroundabout]

updated with stock scores. almost a 10fps improvement

 

[Final8y]

10.12a only adds support for 6*** series cards

10.12a keeps the 6*** features for the 5***

 

[magicroundabout]

10.12a keeps the 6*** features for the 5***

what features

AMD Catalyst driver 10.12a Hotfix Feature:

AMD Catalyst driver support for systems running Windows® 7 / Windows Vista® with an AMD Radeon™ HD 69xx series graphics card installed
Includes support for 5x1 AMD Eyefinity display configurations

 

[Final8y]

what features

10.12a keeps the MLAA/ 3D power states feature/ surface optimization ect... for the 5*** but the 10.12 do not.

 

[Scougar]

What score did 'just' 10.4a give you?

 

[magicroundabout]

i've not tried it. maybe someone else could?

 

[magicroundabout]

10.12a keeps the MLAA/ 3D power states feature/ surface optimization ect... for the 5*** but the 10.12 do not.

so with me having the 10.4a driver package will those features now not exist?

 

[Final8y]

so with me having the 10.4a driver package will those features now not exist?

What you had installed before will not enable or disable those features.
The last installed driver on a system is the features that you will have regardless.

10.12a has them 10.12 does not but 10.12 are better overall for the 5***

You can install RadeonPro to enable those options in 10.12 & then uninstall RadeonPro & the features will still be available through CCC.

http://www.radeonpro.info/en-US/Downloads/

 

[magicroundabout]

cheers

 

[magicroundabout]

has anyone else tried different combinations of drivers to see what works best?