ATI Catalyst 8.3 Overview

Wed 2008-03-05 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

The Tech Lounge has just posted an overview of the imminent ATI Catalyst 8.3 drivers.

Here’s what they had to say:

“Quad CrossFireX, Hybrid Graphics, and HydraVision are practical gains, real advances for AMD. Tessellation and Folding@Home are somewhat out of their hands, and fixes are welcome, but hardly applaudable.

Milestone? Yeah, let's give 'em that much. The driver team deserves some bubbly.

For the hardware guys, though, the pressure's not off. NVIDIA's 9000-series hardware is about as clear a threat as can be, and Intel's not making Phenom look any better.

But for AMD supporters everywhere, this is your reward for spending your dollars, pounds, and euros. Excellent!”

The Catalyst 8.3 drivers are scheduled to be available for download starting today. If you’re anxious for some additional information, there are some preliminary performance numbers available.

Click here to read the full article.

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