Cat 7.1's out.

LoadsaMoney · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:49

As title.

New features :-

This release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite includes Crossfire™ enhancements that enable the Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) Crossfire rendering mode by default so that users will see significant performance benefits across all AFR compatible applications immediately (including newly released applications, so users do not have to wait for a future ATI Catalyst™ release to add Crossfire™ support for newly released titles). Future ATI Catalyst™ releases will add further Crossfire™ performance gains once new applications have been profiled specifically for Crossfire™.

so if you aint got Crossfire, i wouldn't bother.

KNiVES · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:51

edit: I am so hoping this gives true driver support for the X1950XT cards.

LoadsaMoney · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:55

Oops forgot that Cat 7.1's

Sadly no Alpha BLEND still, oh well sticking with the good old 6.9's here, aint got Crossfire, and a drop or gain in 3D Marks don't interest me.

Duke · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:58

Thanks, downloading now

Darkwave · 10 Jan 2007 at 18:59

Still no EATM.

Me wants.

drak3 · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:00

Cool, upgrading now

ps: When is vista stuff out tho

1337z0r · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:01

Downloading now hope these aint a pain in the arse tbh like the 6.12's

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LoadsaMoney · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:16

Ulfhedjinn said:
Still no EATM. Me wants.

Yup all im waiting for as well, thought these would have had it, and been AMD green, but nope, absolutely no good for anyone without Crossfire.

SkeeterUK · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:20

EATM?

LoadsaMoney · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:21

SkeeterPSA said:
EATM?

Nope not in em.

Its the new Alpha Blend they are supposed to be doing, that'll never see the light of day that thing.

loltim · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:22

LoadsaMoney said:
Nope not in em.

I think he's asking what EATM is, if he isn't you can explain to me what it is

SkeeterUK · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:22

Was asking what it was lol mate. Just if i am getting a x1950pro [agp] i supose i best learn all this new ati stuff lol and what i need in drivers and whats best ones for me.

Darkwave · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:23

SkeeterPSA said:
EATM?

It's a new "antialiasing" mode that doesn't actually antialias, but alpha blends instead, as far as I understand it. Produces image quality as good as adaptive antialiasing with half the framerate hit of standard antialiasing from the results I've seen.

Looks stunning, can't wait.

Steedie · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:24

Any changes to CCC? Visually or performance wise?

Wasnt it 6.1 when they moved over to the new style CCC so was thinking there might be a similar move this time round

SkeeterUK · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:24

Ah ok. Yeah sounds like a nice feature.

LoadsaMoney · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:26

About EATM Alpha Blend here

Has some screenshots of it in there to.

Tom|Nbk · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:26

Ulfhedjinn said:
It's a new "antialiasing" mode that doesn't actually antialias, but alpha blends instead, as far as I understand it. Produces image quality as good as adaptive antialiasing with half the framerate hit of standard antialiasing from the results I've seen.

Looks stunning, can't wait.

OT: you havnt been on MSN for a while

Steedie said:
Any changes to CCC? Visually or performance wise?

Wasnt it 6.1 when they moved over to the new style CCC so was thinking there might be a similar move this time round

Nope absoloutly nothing, i presumed in this release they would change the CCC green to match with AMD colours but nope still ATi

loltim · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:27

LoadsaMoney said:
About EATM Alpha Blend here

Thanks, i'll have a read later.

Darkwave · 10 Jan 2007 at 19:59

Tom|Nbk said:
OT: you havnt been on MSN for a while

OT: I know I haven't.

TaKeN · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:09

I'm going to install these, because the last drivers ATi released give my nasty screen coruption when i load into a Battlefield 2 map.

This is with my X1950 XTX