Miz
20th September 2006, 21:15
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=640
New Features
This release of Catalyst® introduces CrossFire™ support for the Intel 965 Chipset. This feature is available for D3D applications, and is supported on ATI Radeon® X1900 CrossFire™ edition products. This feature is supported under the Windows XP operating system.
Performance Improvement
As with most Catalyst® releases, performance has increased in various situations.
* 3DMark2006 overall performance improves 6.7-23.7% with anti-aliasing enabled due to improvements in HyperZ efficiency on the Radeon® X1300, X1600 and X1800 series of products. The largest gains can be seen on Crossfire™ configurations and/or 256MB card configurations at resolutions of 1280x1024 or greater
* Doom3 performances improves up to 9.3% due to further OpenGL shader complier and transform engine optimizations on the entire Radeon® X1000 Series of products. The largest gains can be seen on Radeon® X1900 configurations at resolutions of 1600x1200 or higher
Issues Resolved in Catalyst® Software Suite 6.9
The following section provides a summary of the issues that are resolved in the latest release of Catalyst®. These include:
* Desperados 2: Attempting to play the game with CrossFire™ enabled no longer results in the game failing to launch and an error message being displayed.
* Doom3: Enabling both CrossFire™ and Temporal AA no longer results in a ghosting effect being noticed when playing the game.
* Elder Scolls IV: Oblivion: Setting the in game video option to High Resolution and setting the 3D option in the Catalyst® Control Center to Optimal Quality no longer results in corruption being noticed when playing the game.
* MS Flight Simulator 2004: Creating a flight and clicking on Fly Now no longer results in display corruption and flashing being noticed when playing the game on a system containing an ATI Xpress 200 series product.
* Splinter Cell Chaos Theory: Playing the game on a system running Windows XP and containing an ATI Radeon® X1300 or 1600 no longer results in the game failing to respond when enabling AA to 6x.
* The Settlers: Heritage of Kings: Setting AA to 4x, AF to 16x, High Quality AF on, and AAA to on/quality, followed by setting the in game video options to high and the display to 1600x1200 no longer results in black or flashing textures being noticed on the surface.
* Tiger Woods 2005 or 2006: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon® X19x0 series product installed no longer results in the playback of the opening cinematics failing to playback properly.
* Tomb Raider: Enabling CrossFire™ and setting AA to 12x and AF to 16x no longer results in corruption being noticed when playing the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon® X1800 series.
Known Issues for Catalyst® Software Suite 6.9
* Anarchy-Online: Screen corruption may be noticed when walking or running through the terrain.
* Battlefield 2: Attempting to launch the game under Windows XP with the in-game display setting at 1920x1440 or 2048x1536 and AA set to 6x may result in the game failing to launch.
* Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods: Intermittent display corruption may be noticed when playing the game in a system containing an ATI Radeon® X1900 series and running the Windows MCE operating system when setting the graphics options within the game to high details.
* Cold War: Playing the game with the display resolution set to 1600x1200 along with AA set to 8x and CrossFire™ enabled may result in a ghosting effect being noticed. F
* Neverwinter Nights: Playing the game under Windows XP on a system containing an ATI Radeon® X800 series, may result in the game exiting to the Windows desktop and an error message being displayed.
* Path of Neo: Texture corruption may be noticed when playing the Kung Fu level.
* Sniper Elite: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon® X1600 series installed may result in texture corruption being noticed.
* World of Warcraft: Playing the game for an extended period of time may result in the game failing to respond when using a Radeon® X800.
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=640
New Features
This release of Catalyst® introduces CrossFire™ support for the Intel 965 Chipset. This feature is available for D3D applications, and is supported on ATI Radeon® X1900 CrossFire™ edition products. This feature is supported under the Windows XP operating system.
Performance Improvement
As with most Catalyst® releases, performance has increased in various situations.
* 3DMark2006 overall performance improves 6.7-23.7% with anti-aliasing enabled due to improvements in HyperZ efficiency on the Radeon® X1300, X1600 and X1800 series of products. The largest gains can be seen on Crossfire™ configurations and/or 256MB card configurations at resolutions of 1280x1024 or greater
* Doom3 performances improves up to 9.3% due to further OpenGL shader complier and transform engine optimizations on the entire Radeon® X1000 Series of products. The largest gains can be seen on Radeon® X1900 configurations at resolutions of 1600x1200 or higher
Issues Resolved in Catalyst® Software Suite 6.9
The following section provides a summary of the issues that are resolved in the latest release of Catalyst®. These include:
* Desperados 2: Attempting to play the game with CrossFire™ enabled no longer results in the game failing to launch and an error message being displayed.
* Doom3: Enabling both CrossFire™ and Temporal AA no longer results in a ghosting effect being noticed when playing the game.
* Elder Scolls IV: Oblivion: Setting the in game video option to High Resolution and setting the 3D option in the Catalyst® Control Center to Optimal Quality no longer results in corruption being noticed when playing the game.
* MS Flight Simulator 2004: Creating a flight and clicking on Fly Now no longer results in display corruption and flashing being noticed when playing the game on a system containing an ATI Xpress 200 series product.
* Splinter Cell Chaos Theory: Playing the game on a system running Windows XP and containing an ATI Radeon® X1300 or 1600 no longer results in the game failing to respond when enabling AA to 6x.
* The Settlers: Heritage of Kings: Setting AA to 4x, AF to 16x, High Quality AF on, and AAA to on/quality, followed by setting the in game video options to high and the display to 1600x1200 no longer results in black or flashing textures being noticed on the surface.
* Tiger Woods 2005 or 2006: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon® X19x0 series product installed no longer results in the playback of the opening cinematics failing to playback properly.
* Tomb Raider: Enabling CrossFire™ and setting AA to 12x and AF to 16x no longer results in corruption being noticed when playing the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon® X1800 series.
Known Issues for Catalyst® Software Suite 6.9
* Anarchy-Online: Screen corruption may be noticed when walking or running through the terrain.
* Battlefield 2: Attempting to launch the game under Windows XP with the in-game display setting at 1920x1440 or 2048x1536 and AA set to 6x may result in the game failing to launch.
* Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods: Intermittent display corruption may be noticed when playing the game in a system containing an ATI Radeon® X1900 series and running the Windows MCE operating system when setting the graphics options within the game to high details.
* Cold War: Playing the game with the display resolution set to 1600x1200 along with AA set to 8x and CrossFire™ enabled may result in a ghosting effect being noticed. F
* Neverwinter Nights: Playing the game under Windows XP on a system containing an ATI Radeon® X800 series, may result in the game exiting to the Windows desktop and an error message being displayed.
* Path of Neo: Texture corruption may be noticed when playing the Kung Fu level.
* Sniper Elite: Playing the game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon® X1600 series installed may result in texture corruption being noticed.
* World of Warcraft: Playing the game for an extended period of time may result in the game failing to respond when using a Radeon® X800.
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=640