CATALYST 4.7 available

*CATALYST maker* · Jul 7, 2004, 04:44 PM

CATALYST 4.7 is available now, discuss here please.

Please rate them http://www.driverheaven.net/showthre...878#post389878 for me

Perfect Reason · Jul 7, 2004, 04:46 PM

New Features
This section provides information on new features found in this release of the CATALYST™ Display Drivers. This release introduces a new feature called Temporal Anti-Aliasing. OpenGL and Direct 3D applications will benefit from this feature when custom settings for Anti-Aliasing are used, and Temporal Anti-Aliasing is enabled. The feature provides higher Anti-Aliasing quality when an application frame rate is 60 frames per second or higher. This feature will be located within the ATI 3D tab and will be supported under both Windows XP and Windows 2000.

Performance Improvements
As with most CATALYST™ releases performance has increased in various situations. The following performance gains are noticed:

Further improvements in our Vertex Shader handling bring performance improvements to applications that use stencil shadow volumes. For example, the Battle of Proxycon and Troll's Lair tests gain 10-30% on RADEON™ X800 PRO.
Call of Duty framerates improve 5-10% when anti-aliasing is enabled on RADEON™ X800-series products.
Aquamark performance is up slightly (2-3%) on RADEON™ X800-series products.

Resolved CATALYST™ Driver Issues
This section provides information on CATALYST™ driver issues that have been resolved in the latest release of CATALYST™. These include the following:

Enabling both the CRT and DVI connectors and setting the CRT to primary no longer results in display corruption being seen on the display connected to the DVI when running 3D Labs applications and disabling the display on the DVI connector
The mouse pointer no longer flashes or becomes corrupted when setting the display mode to 1080i and launching Windows MCE
DVD playback hesitation at the beginning of a movie is no longer noticed when using the ATI DVD Player under Windows XP with an ATI 8500 ALL-IN-WONDER™ installed
The Windows XP operating system no longer fails to respond when a D3D application generates a floating-point exception error
The BIOS Version information is now stated correctly in the Details found in the ATI Options tab. Further, the correct DAC and ASIC information is now displayed in the Adapter tab found in the advanced setting of the display properties
The Overlay Theater Mode table has now been extended to support 1080i and 720p
Launching EVE Online under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 8500, 9100, or 9200 series no longer results in a VPU recover error before the terms and conditions is displayed
Resolved Game Issues
This section provides information on game issues that have been resolved in the latest release of CATALYST™. These include the following:

Setting the D3D option to Optimal Quality and configuring the game Freedom Fighters to 1280x1024 no longer results in display corruption being seen on the test resolution window. This issue occurred under Windows XP with an ALL-IN-WONDER™ 9200 installed
The water that surrounds Death Island in the game Halo: Combat evolved is now seen as blue in colour. This issues was known to occur under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 8500 installed
Image rendering issues in the Truform room found in Serious Sam are no longer noticed when increasing the Truform level to maximum under the Advanced Rendering Option
Flashing textures in the water are no longer noticed when running Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ X800 XT installed
Playing the game TOCA Race Driver under Windows XP no longer results in the shadows being missing under the car when the shadow quality is set to high

AiS|Gil-galad · Jul 7, 2004, 04:47 PM

Here is my new Catalyst Comparison @ a X800 Pro: http://www.amd-insight.de/main.php?c...on_x800&page=1

I compared the Catalyst 4.5 (first driver with X800 Pro support) to 4.7. I didn't had enough time to update my Catalyst Comparison with the 9700 Pro. But this Update will follow later this week.

Ignition · Jul 7, 2004, 04:59 PM

I'll wait for the Omegas

MindlessOath · Jul 7, 2004, 04:59 PM

good review their AiS|Gil-galad. hope to see some good stuff from ya in the future.

t0qt2bsngl · Jul 7, 2004, 05:03 PM

[SIZE=medium][COLOR=orange]I still wish these newer versions would work with PssControl. I haven't yet been able to play all the custom themes many people have created for that competition 'cause it only works with Cat 4.3 and below

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***Zardon*** · Jul 7, 2004, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AiS|Gil-galad
Here is my new Catalyst Comparison @ a X800 Pro: http://www.amd-insight.de/main.php?c...on_x800&page=1

I compared the Catalyst 4.5 (first driver with X800 Pro support) to 4.7. I didn't had enough time to update my Catalyst Comparison with the 9700 Pro. But this Update will follow later this week.

nice job

***Zardon*** · Jul 7, 2004, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by t0qt2bsngl
[SIZE=medium][COLOR=orange]I still wish these newer versions would work with PssControl. I haven't yet been able to play all the custom themes many people have created for that competition 'cause it only works with Cat 4.3 and below [/SIZE][/COLOR]

ive asked about that, I know the ATI guys are really busy right now, so have a little patience

tedy · Jul 7, 2004, 05:12 PM

pss control ?

AiS|Gil-galad · Jul 7, 2004, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MindlessOath
good review their AiS|Gil-galad. hope to see some good stuff from ya in the future.

If I can get a hand on a X800 Pro

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
nice job

Thx

MindlessOath · Jul 7, 2004, 05:14 PM

what is PssContol? mabe a link?

***Zardon*** · Jul 7, 2004, 05:14 PM

programmable smart shader control - it is a tool to make your own shaders, we ran a very popular competition here a while ago, the winner got a top of the line ati board. the issue is the newest drivers dont work with the PSS control application anymore, ive been trying to get hold of roger or maurice the guys who make it to see whats happening there, if I hear anything ill let you guys know.

t0qt2bsngl · Jul 7, 2004, 05:16 PM

[SIZE=medium][COLOR=orange]Yeah, PssControl allows people to apply custom SmartShader effects to OpenGL games. Some of the themes that people made for the competition were incredible and I'm just itching to try them out hehe[/SIZE][/COLOR]

MindlessOath · Jul 7, 2004, 05:16 PM

ahh yes, i remember that. i think i still host the winner of that competitions video somehwere (well actually after the servere move i think i removed it

mabe it was the beyond3D competition tho... i forget such a long time ago.

t0qt2bsngl · Jul 7, 2004, 05:17 PM

*CATALYST maker* · Jul 7, 2004, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
nice job

Zard can you set up a poll as usual to rate these drivers. That data from DH is invaluable to us.

**MIG-31** · Jul 7, 2004, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CATALYST maker
Zard can you set up a poll as usual to rate these drivers. That data from DH is invaluable to us.

already done so,by chaos.

***Zardon*** · Jul 7, 2004, 05:25 PM

Yes of course, I thought someone had already, im enjoying a beer atm. im on it

EDIT: thanks MIG

***Zardon*** · Jul 7, 2004, 05:42 PM

bet alot of you guys are pleased to see the temporal AA option now eh?

Chaos · Jul 7, 2004, 05:53 PM

You know they will be

New personal best 3DMark03

6132

MindlessOath · Jul 7, 2004, 05:58 PM

i am pleased, however i think more people will be pleased when they see new shiny things (like the CCC) personally im looking forward to better openGL programming.

Ev!L-aLphA · Jul 7, 2004, 06:00 PM

Great drivers as usual but performance tweaks only for x800 :P lucky pplz nice fixes here n there when i get back ill install them w00t

evil

ViRuS2k · Jul 7, 2004, 06:18 PM

ohh i have a X800 PRO WOOOHOOO lol

mkk · Jul 7, 2004, 06:27 PM

Nice to see the TemporalAA introduced also for OpenGL.

PoopyTheJ · Jul 7, 2004, 06:33 PM

Finally Temp AA in the Control Panel. Reinstalling my system at the moment then I'm gonna give these a whirl, W00T! Thanks Catalyst Maker.

Pman · Jul 7, 2004, 06:40 PM

I dont like these drivers.
im running a radeon 9600 pro. i tested the 4.7 and omegas 4.6 on 3dmark2001. i got around 4500 with the 4.7 and 7000 with the omega 4.6. i say wait for omega's 4.7 and keep the his 4.6 till there released

Prince2k · Jul 7, 2004, 06:50 PM

Hope the omegas OpenGL for CS will work this time

Labula · Jul 7, 2004, 07:00 PM

Please fix the counter-strike problems. With the fps loss. Has been a problem since what 3.8 and it still hasnt been fixed. :/

Kezz · Jul 7, 2004, 07:01 PM

Still no fix for Thief 3? Oh well, me's gonna pass then...

Blazer · Jul 7, 2004, 07:07 PM

I also will wait for the omega's

Jul 7, 2004, 04:44 PM	#1
CATALYST maker ATI driver guru Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ATI, Canada Posts: 763 Rep Power: 47	CATALYST 4.7 available CATALYST 4.7 is available now, discuss here please. Please rate them http://www.driverheaven.net/showthre...878#post389878 for me Last edited by CATALYST maker; Jul 7, 2004 at 05:28 PM.

Jul 7, 2004, 04:46 PM	#2
Perfect Reason DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway, Oslo Posts: 72 Rep Power: 0	New Features This section provides information on new features found in this release of the CATALYST™ Display Drivers. This release introduces a new feature called Temporal Anti-Aliasing. OpenGL and Direct 3D applications will benefit from this feature when custom settings for Anti-Aliasing are used, and Temporal Anti-Aliasing is enabled. The feature provides higher Anti-Aliasing quality when an application frame rate is 60 frames per second or higher. This feature will be located within the ATI 3D tab and will be supported under both Windows XP and Windows 2000. Performance Improvements As with most CATALYST™ releases performance has increased in various situations. The following performance gains are noticed: Further improvements in our Vertex Shader handling bring performance improvements to applications that use stencil shadow volumes. For example, the Battle of Proxycon and Troll's Lair tests gain 10-30% on RADEON™ X800 PRO. Call of Duty framerates improve 5-10% when anti-aliasing is enabled on RADEON™ X800-series products. Aquamark performance is up slightly (2-3%) on RADEON™ X800-series products. Resolved CATALYST™ Driver Issues This section provides information on CATALYST™ driver issues that have been resolved in the latest release of CATALYST™. These include the following: Enabling both the CRT and DVI connectors and setting the CRT to primary no longer results in display corruption being seen on the display connected to the DVI when running 3D Labs applications and disabling the display on the DVI connector The mouse pointer no longer flashes or becomes corrupted when setting the display mode to 1080i and launching Windows MCE DVD playback hesitation at the beginning of a movie is no longer noticed when using the ATI DVD Player under Windows XP with an ATI 8500 ALL-IN-WONDER™ installed The Windows XP operating system no longer fails to respond when a D3D application generates a floating-point exception error The BIOS Version information is now stated correctly in the Details found in the ATI Options tab. Further, the correct DAC and ASIC information is now displayed in the Adapter tab found in the advanced setting of the display properties The Overlay Theater Mode table has now been extended to support 1080i and 720p Launching EVE Online under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 8500, 9100, or 9200 series no longer results in a VPU recover error before the terms and conditions is displayed Resolved Game Issues This section provides information on game issues that have been resolved in the latest release of CATALYST™. These include the following: Setting the D3D option to Optimal Quality and configuring the game Freedom Fighters to 1280x1024 no longer results in display corruption being seen on the test resolution window. This issue occurred under Windows XP with an ALL-IN-WONDER™ 9200 installed The water that surrounds Death Island in the game Halo: Combat evolved is now seen as blue in colour. This issues was known to occur under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ 8500 installed Image rendering issues in the Truform room found in Serious Sam are no longer noticed when increasing the Truform level to maximum under the Advanced Rendering Option Flashing textures in the water are no longer noticed when running Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow under Windows XP with an ATI RADEON™ X800 XT installed Playing the game TOCA Race Driver under Windows XP no longer results in the shadows being missing under the car when the shadow quality is set to high __________________ [Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz Conroe \w Zalman 9500 AT] - [Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6] \| [WD HD 150GB 16mb Raptor] - [WD HD 400GB 16mb Caviar] - [Aerocool ExtremeEngine 3T Black] - [Aerocool 550W Turbine Power] - [Creative SB X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS] - [Geil 2GB PC6400 DDR2] - [XFX 7950GX2 520M, 1GB, Extreme] - [BenQ FP937+ 19"] - [Razor DiamondBack] 3Dmark 03: 34641 - 3Dmark 06: 8672 - Stock Temps: CPU: 35c GPU: 52c - Clocked Temps: N\A.

Jul 7, 2004, 04:47 PM	#3
AiS\|Gil-galad DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Here is my new Catalyst Comparison @ a X800 Pro: http://www.amd-insight.de/main.php?c...on_x800&page=1 I compared the Catalyst 4.5 (first driver with X800 Pro support) to 4.7. I didn't had enough time to update my Catalyst Comparison with the 9700 Pro. But this Update will follow later this week. __________________ Greetings Robert ___________________________ webmaster: www.amd-insight.de

Jul 7, 2004, 04:59 PM	#4
Ignition DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 163 Rep Power: 0	I'll wait for the Omegas __________________ [color=#dddddd][color=darkorange].:\|:. Thermaltake Xaser II A5000A Case[/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Antec TruePower 430W PSU [/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Chaintech VNF3-250 nForce3 250 [/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. AMD64 3000+ 2.0Ghz @ 2250Mhz[/color] [color=darkorange].:\|:. Kingston HyperX PC3000 1024MB @ 225Mhz FSB [/color] [color=darkred][/color][/color]

Jul 7, 2004, 04:59 PM	#5
MindlessOath DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,142 Rep Power: 0	good review their AiS\|Gil-galad. hope to see some good stuff from ya in the future. __________________ ATI Radeon X800XT PE <---- LOOK UPDATED!! AMD Athlon 2Ghz, nforce2, 512mb ddr3500 LINKS U SHOULD KNOW!!!! DriverCleaner - use every time u install new drivers! ATI driver feedback - to report driver problems Tacticalcenter - my Gaming website and forums ATI 3rd party Optimized Driver Compairison

Jul 7, 2004, 05:03 PM	#6
t0qt2bsngl DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 105 Rep Power: 0	[SIZE=medium][COLOR=orange]I still wish these newer versions would work with PssControl. I haven't yet been able to play all the custom themes many people have created for that competition 'cause it only works with Cat 4.3 and below [/SIZE][/COLOR]

Jul 7, 2004, 05:12 PM	#9
tedy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	pss control ?

Jul 7, 2004, 05:14 PM	#11
MindlessOath DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,142 Rep Power: 0	what is PssContol? mabe a link? __________________ ATI Radeon X800XT PE <---- LOOK UPDATED!! AMD Athlon 2Ghz, nforce2, 512mb ddr3500 LINKS U SHOULD KNOW!!!! DriverCleaner - use every time u install new drivers! ATI driver feedback - to report driver problems Tacticalcenter - my Gaming website and forums ATI 3rd party Optimized Driver Compairison

Jul 7, 2004, 05:14 PM	#12
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,269 Rep Power: 3150	programmable smart shader control - it is a tool to make your own shaders, we ran a very popular competition here a while ago, the winner got a top of the line ati board. the issue is the newest drivers dont work with the PSS control application anymore, ive been trying to get hold of roger or maurice the guys who make it to see whats happening there, if I hear anything ill let you guys know.

Jul 7, 2004, 05:16 PM	#13
t0qt2bsngl DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 105 Rep Power: 0	[SIZE=medium][COLOR=orange]Yeah, PssControl allows people to apply custom SmartShader effects to OpenGL games. Some of the themes that people made for the competition were incredible and I'm just itching to try them out hehe[/SIZE][/COLOR]

Jul 7, 2004, 05:17 PM	#15
t0qt2bsngl DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 105 Rep Power: 0

Jul 7, 2004, 05:25 PM	#18
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,269 Rep Power: 3150	Yes of course, I thought someone had already, im enjoying a beer atm. im on it EDIT: thanks MIG

Jul 7, 2004, 05:42 PM	#19
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,269 Rep Power: 3150	bet alot of you guys are pleased to see the temporal AA option now eh?

Jul 7, 2004, 05:53 PM	#20
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,176 Rep Power: 94 System Specs	You know they will be New personal best 3DMark03 6132 __________________

Jul 7, 2004, 05:58 PM	#21
MindlessOath DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,142 Rep Power: 0	i am pleased, however i think more people will be pleased when they see new shiny things (like the CCC) personally im looking forward to better openGL programming. __________________ ATI Radeon X800XT PE <---- LOOK UPDATED!! AMD Athlon 2Ghz, nforce2, 512mb ddr3500 LINKS U SHOULD KNOW!!!! DriverCleaner - use every time u install new drivers! ATI driver feedback - to report driver problems Tacticalcenter - my Gaming website and forums ATI 3rd party Optimized Driver Compairison

Jul 7, 2004, 06:00 PM	#22
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,116 Rep Power: 46	Great drivers as usual but performance tweaks only for x800 :P lucky pplz nice fixes here n there when i get back ill install them w00t evil __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Jul 7, 2004, 06:18 PM	#23
ViRuS2k DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,343 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	ohh i have a X800 PRO WOOOHOOO lol

Jul 7, 2004, 06:27 PM	#24
mkk cheap philanthropist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 3,698 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Nice to see the TemporalAA introduced also for OpenGL. __________________ Playing Dragon Age, might forget everything else.

Jul 7, 2004, 06:33 PM	#25
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,595 Rep Power: 50	Finally Temp AA in the Control Panel. Reinstalling my system at the moment then I'm gonna give these a whirl, W00T! Thanks Catalyst Maker. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Jul 7, 2004, 06:40 PM	#26
Pman DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 115 Rep Power: 0	I dont like these drivers. im running a radeon 9600 pro. i tested the 4.7 and omegas 4.6 on 3dmark2001. i got around 4500 with the 4.7 and 7000 with the omega 4.6. i say wait for omega's 4.7 and keep the his 4.6 till there released __________________ [color=black]\| AMD Athlon64 3200+ ''Newcastle'' \| GigaByte GA-K8NS PRO \| Corsair CMX512-3200LL PRO \| BFG TECH 6800GT-OC (370/1000)\| Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9 120GB \| Thermaltake Pipe101 Heatsink and Thermaltake UFO UV Blue Fan \|[/color]

Jul 7, 2004, 06:50 PM	#27
Prince2k Pigeon Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Hope the omegas OpenGL for CS will work this time

Jul 7, 2004, 07:00 PM	#28
Labula DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	Please fix the counter-strike problems. With the fps loss. Has been a problem since what 3.8 and it still hasnt been fixed. :/

Jul 7, 2004, 07:01 PM	#29
Kezz DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	Still no fix for Thief 3? Oh well, me's gonna pass then...

Jul 7, 2004, 07:07 PM	#30
Blazer Tweeker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kitchener Posts: 613 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I also will wait for the omega's