AMD Releases Catalyst 7.1

[Bateluer]

Feels weird to say AMD Catalyst, but here are the release notes.

https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/...drivers/Catalyst_71_release_notes.html

 

[spittledip]

Let's see if this one heats my card up...

 

[Tegeril]

You can't directly link to those release notes, the AMD page interjects.

 

[spittledip]

Bizarre! This one heats up my card also!! Another roll back for me..

 

[LittleNemoNES]

Here's a link: http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

Thanks Bateluer

 

[Bateluer]

This release note provides information on the latest posting of AMD's industry leading Software Suite, Catalyst?. This particular Software Suite updates both the AMD Display Driver (version 8.33), and the ATI Catalyst Control Center? (version 7.1). This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI Catalyst? Software Suite is the ultimate in performance and stability.

The ATI Catalyst? Software Suite version 7.1 Release Note provides information on the following:

* Web Content
* AMD Desktop product family support
* AMD Chipset Product Support
* Operating systems supported
* New Features
* Issues Resolved in the ATI Catalyst? Software Suite 7.1
* Known Issues for The ATI Catalyst? Software Suite 7.1
* AMD Customer Care
* Installing the latest ATI Catalyst? Software Suite
* ATI Catalyst? Crew Driver Feedback

Web Content

The ATI Catalyst? Software Suite 7.1 contains the following:

* ATI Radeon? display driver 8.33
* ATI Multimedia Center? 9.16
* HydraVision?
* HydraVision? Basic Edition
* Remote Wonder 3.04
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* ATI Catalyst Control Center? Version 7.1

Caution: The ATI Catalyst? Software Suite and the ATI Catalyst Control Center? can be downloaded independently of each other. However, for maximum stability and performance AMD recommends that both components be updated from the same ATI Catalyst? Software Suite release
Caution: The ATI Catalyst Control Center? requires that the Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 or 2.0 be installed. Without .NET version 1.1 or 2.0 installed, the ATI Catalyst Control Center? will not launch properly and the user will see an error message.
Note: These release notes provide information on the Radeon? display driver only. For information on the ATI Multimedia Center?, HydraVision?, HydraVision Basic Edition, WDM, Remote Wonder?, or the Southbridge/IXP driver, please refer to their respective release notes found at: https://support.ati.com/
AMD Desktop product family support

The ATI Catalyst? Software Suite is designed to support the following AMD desktop products:

* ATI Radeon? X1950 series
* ATI Radeon? X1900 series
* ATI Radeon? X1800 series
* ATI Radeon? X1650 series
* ATI Radeon? X1600 series
* ATI Radeon? X1550 series
* ATI Radeon? X1300 series
* ATI Radeon? X1050 series
* ATI Radeon? X850 series
* ATI Radeon? X800 series
* ATI Radeon? X700 series
* ATI Radeon? X600 series
* ATI Radeon? X550 series
* ATI Radeon? X300 series
* ATI Radeon? 9800 series
* ATI Radeon? 9700 series
* ATI Radeon? 9600 series
* ATI Radeon? 9500 series

Note: ATI All-in-Wonder? variants based on the above are also supported.
Note: All ATI Radeon? PC Graphic cards are optimized for Microsoft's Media Center Edition 2005 when coupled with a supported video capture card.
Note: Software driver support and release notes for earlier AMD products can be found at: support.ati.com
AMD Chipset Product Support

The ATI Catalyst? Software Suite is designed to support the following AMD chipset products:

* Radeon? Xpress X1150 series
* Radeon? Xpress 200 series (for both Intel and AMD Processors)

Operating systems supported

The latest version of the ATI Catalyst? Software Suite is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows platforms:

* Windows XP Professional
* Windows XP Home Edition
* Windows XP Media Center Edition (graphics driver support only)

Note: The ATI Catalyst? Software Suite 7.1 is not supported under the Windows Vista operating system. ATI Catalyst? software drivers for the Windows Vista operating system can be found at: support.ati.com
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?.
Issues Resolved in the ATI Catalyst? Software Suite 7.1

The following section provides a summary of the issues that are resolved in the latest release of the ATI Catalyst? Software Suite. These include:

* Desperados 2: The game no longer fails to play and display an error in atioglxx.dll when AA is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25109
* Rome: Total War: Display corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game on an AMD Dual Core or Intel Dual core system containing an ATI X1800 series product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25103
* Sniper Elite: Playing the game under Windows XP with a Radeon? X1600 series installed no longer results in texture corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22820
* Splinter Cell Double Agent: Corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game with AA enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25104
* X-29:Launching an X-29 application on a system containing an ATI display adapter no longer results in an error message being displayed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25169
* During video playback, DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) is now available when CrossFire mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23447
* Attempting to maximize an OpenGL application window no longer results in either the OpenGL window maximizing slowly or the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23717
* Clicking on the Restore Factory Defaults button found in the ATI Catalyst Control Center?->TV Properties no longer results in the TV position failing to be restored to the factory defaults. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24346
* Setting the display panel attributes to Scale Image to Full Panel Size, followed by entering an S3 state no longer results in the desktop failing to resume to a full screen mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24348
* ATI Catalyst Control Center?: Connecting an HDTV or DFP display device no longer results in some of the HDTV formats being listed twice in the ATI Catalyst Control Center?->Digital Panel Properties->HDTV Support. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24349
* ATI Catalyst Control Center->Digital Panel Properties->HDTV Support: Adding custom formats to the 1080i and attempting to remove those custom formats no longer results in the formats failing to removed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24350
* Catalyst Control Center->Help: Clicking on the Monitor and Digital Panel Properties found in the Contents section of the Help no longer results in a message indicating that the page cannot be displayed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24351
* ATI Catalyst Control Center?: Slow response is no longer noticed after running the Full Screen 3D demo found in the Color aspect page of the ATI Catalyst Control Center?. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25098
* The Force TV Detection is no longer available for activation on systems that do not have a TV connected to it. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25167
* MCE no longer fails when scanning channels or when switching from digital channels to analog. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25099
* The error messages "This South Bridge Driver is no longer compatible with the hardware installed on this system" and "Please wait while detecting hardware" are now localized for the Japanese version of Windows XP. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25168
* A message indicating that the record operation has failed is no longer displayed when attempting to record an AVI file in VGA mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25175
* ATI Catalyst Control Center?->Help: Clicking on the Monitor and Digital Panel Properties found in the Contents section of the Help no longer results in a message indicating that the page cannot be displayed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24351
* Setting the display panel attributes to Scale Image to Full Panel Size, followed by entering an S3 state no longer results in the desktop failing to resume to a full screen mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24348
* ATI Catalyst Control Center?->Digital Panel Properties->HDTV Support: Adding custom formats to the 1080i and attempting to remove those custom formats no longer results in the formats failing to removed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24350
* ATI Catalyst Control Center?->CrossFire?: Attempting to resume from a standby state no longer results in the Windows XP operating system failing to respond when using an ATI Radeon? X19x0 CrossFire? Edition series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23713
* Attempting to maximize an OpenGL application window no longer results in either the OpenGL window maximizing slowly or the system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23717
* ATI Catalyst Control Center?: Connecting an HDTV or DFP display device no longer results in some of the HDTV formats being listed twice in the ATI Catalyst Control Center?->Digital Panel Properties->HDTV Support. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24349
* Clicking on the Restore Factory Defaults button found in the ATI Catalyst Control Center?->TV Properties no longer results in the TV position failing to be restored to the factory defaults. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24346
* Color corruption is no longer noticed when changing the display resolution when connecting a SDVO display device to an ATI Radeon Xpress 200 series product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25170
* SuperAA mode is now enabled on Intel 965 boards. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25171
* ATI Catalyst Control Center?->CrossFire?: Enabling CrossFire? no longer results in a white display image being displayed when using a CRT and DFP display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25172
* Enabling CrossFire no longer results in display corruption being noticed when playing certain 3D games such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006 and Madden Football.Further details can be found in topic number 737-23006

Known Issues for the ATI Catalyst? Software Suite 7.1

The following section provides a summary of open issues in the latest version of the ATI Catalyst? Software Suite. These include:

* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22817
* Starwars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Setting the in-game display option to low settings may result in corruption being noticed within the game. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25173
* Enabling CrossFire? may result in display corruption being noticed when playing a DVD or media clip using either WinDVD 7, Windows Media Player or PowerDVD 6. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22806
* ATI Catalyst Control Center?->Basic View: Connecting a secondary display device and attempting to enable it, may result in the inability to enable the device when using Basic view. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23446
* Uninstalling the graphics drivers may result in some of the files and folder failing to be removed in the Program File folder. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23715
* ATI Catalyst Control Center?->Basic View: Connecting a secondary display device and attempting to enable it, may result in the inability to enable the device when using Basic view. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24347
* Connecting a CRT as the primary display device and CV as the secondary display device may result in the desktop area and refresh rate being reported incorrectly when applying the 1080i30 Optimized mode within the ATI Catalyst Control Center?. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25174

 

[almach1]

i got an x800xl agp. any reason to keep updating? or possibly just more bloat. most of the release notes are always for the newer cards.

 

[Ackmed]

Catalyst 7.1 includes Crossfire enhancements that enable the Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) Crossfire rendering mode by default, enabling performance benefits for all AFR compatible applications immediately (including newly released applications that have not been officially profiled for Crossfire). Future Catalyst releases will add further Crossfire performance gains once new applications have been profiled specifically for Crossfire. Please note that applications already profiled for AFR will not see any performance benefits from this feature.

Unlike SLI, users will get a benefit from Crossfire from a title that is new and doesnt have a profile now.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: almach1
i got an x800xl agp. any reason to keep updating? or possibly just more bloat. most of the release notes are always for the newer cards.

Unless you are running a far outdated card, it is always good to have the latest drivers (Linux being the obvious exception to this).

-Kevin

 

[BFG10K]

Unlike SLI, users will get a benefit from Crossfire from a title that is new and doesnt have a profile now.

I'm pretty sure you can force SLI at the global level; if you can't it's trivial to add your own profile.

 

[hardwareking]

i wonder if this version will let me use the folding@home client.Anyone tried this.

 

[Gstanfor]

Yes, SLI can be forced globally (not that this is a recommended practice). Back from holiday and straight into the trolling Ackmed? What a suprise...

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Unlike SLI, users will get a benefit from Crossfire from a title that is new and doesnt have a profile now.

That part was totally unnecessary in a Catalyst Driver Release thread. Please, stay on topic. Don't instigate any useless arguments.

 

[FightTest]

Figures they would release a new set of drivers the day after I format my HD. Couldn't have had them ready for a clean install, now I have to clean out the old ones.. Meh.

 

[akshayt]

is there any increased performance over cat 6.12?

 

[Ackmed]

Originally posted by: BFG10K

Unlike SLI, users will get a benefit from Crossfire from a title that is new and doesnt have a profile now.

I'm pretty sure you can force SLI at the global level; if you can't it's trivial to add your own profile.

Its not set that way be default?

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
Yes, SLI can be forced globally (not that this is a recommended practice). Back from holiday and straight into the trolling Ackmed? What a suprise...

What I said is not trolling, and I wasnt on a holiday. Whats not a suprise is you responding to my posts trying to start something.

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel

Originally posted by: Ackmed
Unlike SLI, users will get a benefit from Crossfire from a title that is new and doesnt have a profile now.

That part was totally unnecessary in a Catalyst Driver Release thread. Please, stay on topic. Don't instigate any useless arguments.

No its not. Its a new feature in the drivers. And to me something NV needs to add to SLI.

Originally posted by: FightTest
Figures they would release a new set of drivers the day after I format my HD. Couldn't have had them ready for a clean install, now I have to clean out the old ones.. Meh.

Heh, same thing happened to me. I formatted yesterday morning, then these came out a few hours afterwards. I was going to hold off, but just figured Id go ahead. Doesnt matter much, more of an annoyance than anything.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: spittledip
Bizarre! This one heats up my card also!! Another roll back for me..

Ok, this is really odd. I updated from 6.11 to 7.1 yesterday and I noticed this too. Idle temp went from 38°C to 46°C (I have an Accelero X2 at 100% full time via a BIOS mod). What gives?

 

[Ackmed]

My temp is the same, with a single X1900XT. I was at 56C, uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled, rebooted, and its now at 57C. Idle temp obviously. I did see on another forum where someones temp rose though, perhaps a bug of some sorts? I wouldnt worry though.

 

[Gstanfor]

Why does it need to be added to SLI Ackmed?

With nvidia drivers we are not limited to the profiles that nvidia provides us with - we can freely create our own and configure said profile any way we see fit - including SLI rendering methods.

Having a global SLI profile is stupid because not all games will use that SLI rendering method.

Oh, and it was YOU that started the nonsense as several people have already pointed out. Why don't you go back on holiday or whatever it was you were doing? We didn't miss you...

 

[LittleNemoNES]

Boo! Make it a PM war. I've had enough of the bickering.

Ackmed said a slightly anti-green nudge Gstanfor got a quick paypal payment them proceded to unnaturally defend the green team.

JUST STOPPETH!

 

[Gstanfor]

No paypal payments for me gersson.

Blame Ackmed not me, I'm merely refuting his nonsense.

 

[Ackmed]

Originally posted by: Gstanfor
Why does it need to be added to SLI Ackmed?

With nvidia drivers we are not limited to the profiles that nvidia provides us with - we can freely create our own and configure said profile any way we see fit - including SLI rendering methods.

Having a global SLI profile is stupid because not all games will use that SLI rendering method.

Oh, and it was YOU that started the nonsense as several people have already pointed out. Why don't you go back on holiday or whatever it was you were doing? We didn't miss you...

Because not everyone knows the best profile to make, or even how to make one. There are a lot of users who buy a new OEM PC, that dont have a clue how to. Having a default method that enables SLI for any game, without the user having to do anything, is a good thing to me. As well as making sure it works with any game, without having to make a profile. To me, thats an advantage, as to many others it is. Do you even have an ATI card, or Crossfire...

I didnt start nonesense, I stated a fact. It wasnt 100% pro-NV like you like a post to me, and you didnt like it. Brent Justice stated the same thing. Go tell him he is stupid for saying the same thing.

You think I missed you? You responded to my post, as always. Not the other way around. You always respond to me, not me to you. I wasnt on a holiday, how many holidays are three months long? *sigh*

 

[JPB]

I just installed the 7.1's from the 6.8's. Before my temps were 35 idle and a max of 51 load. Now with the 7.1's, my idle is 34 and my max load is 49.....go figure....BUT im not complaining.

Card in sig

 

[mikek753]

I don't see any fix for video noise processing :-(
We will see about will "registry fix" help for 7.1 or not.

Any one got any performace gains moving 6.12 to 7.1?

 

[LittleNemoNES]

EATM is working great with these!