AMD ATI has released Catalyst Software Suite Version 7.3, featuring the updated drivers for ATI Radeon, ATI All-in-Wonder, Theater 550 PRO and TV Wonder Elite video cards.
ATI Catalyst 7.3 introduces OpenGL CrossFire support for the entire ATI Radeon X1000 product series under 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista. Users will see significant performance gains in a number of applications when running in CrossFire mode under Windows Vista, according to Release Notes.
“Catalyst 7.3 includes CrossFire enhancements for Windows Vista 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”, AMD ATI says.
It is claimed that Dark Messiah Might and Magic performance improves 12.5% or greater on all Radeon X1000 series configurations when running in CrossFire mode under both the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. Larger gains of 60% or more can be seen on high end products.
The resolved issues for the Windows Vista Operating System include fixes for 3DMark2006, as well as for Call of Duty, Call of Duty - United Offensive, City of Heroes, Doom 3, NBA Live 07, Never Winter Nights and Never Winter Nights - Shadows of Undrentide.
The Catalyst 7.3 for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP is also released.
Download Catalyst 7.3 Display Driver for Windows Vista (64 bit)
Download Catalyst 7.3 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
