have just released ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP,
and Linux platforms on http://www.amd.com
Highlights
of the ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 Windows release include:
Performance
highlights:
Far Cry 2:
· Performance increases 2-6% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series single and
ATI CrossFireX™ configurations.
· Performance increases 2-4% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series single and
ATI CrossFireX™ configurations.
· Performance increases 3-8% on ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 Series single and
ATI CrossFireX™ configurations.
Left 4 Dead 2:
· Performance increases 3-5% on ATI CrossFireX™ configurations using
the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series and ATI Radeon™ HD 5700
series.
Stormrise:
· Performance increases 5-10% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5600 series and ATI
Radeon™ HD 5500 series configurations.
New
Features
OpenGL ES
2.0 support
o
ATI
Catalyst™ 10.8 delivers full support for OpenGL ES 2.0
specification
o
Enables
3D accelerated graphics within a web browser that supports OpenGL ES
2.0
o
Supported
on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
Video
Quality default options
o The
Default video options for ATI Catalyst have been greatly enhanced to deliver the
best quality video viewing experience. Users can also choose to apply these
settings to Internet Video via a new checkbox control within the ATI Catalyst™
Control Center
Performance enhancement for Eyefinity Quad ATI CrossFireX™
configurations
o Performance
has been greatly improved for users running with ATI Eyefinity on a Quad ATI
CrossFireX™ configuration
Anti-Aliasing support for StarCraft II
o ATI
Catalyst Control Center enabled Anti-Aliasing is now available for StarCraft
II
Highlights
of the Linux ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 release include:
New
Features
Support
for new Linux operating systems
·
This
release of ATI Catalyst™ Linux introduces support for the following new
operating systems:
o
SLED/SLES
11 SP1 production support
OpenGL ES
2.0 support
o
ATI
Catalyst™ 10.8 delivers full support for OpenGL ES 2.0
specification
o
Enables
3D accelerated graphics within a web browser that supports OpenGL ES
2.0
o
Supported
on Linux distributions
For
more information on ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 (for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows
XP, and Linux versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release,
please see the ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 release notes.