ATI Catalyst 10.2 Download

Der Catalyst 10.2 ist soeben zum Download freigegeben worden. Die Features und Performance dieser Version haben wir bereits getestet und unser Urteil fiel sehr positiv aus.

Nichtsdestotrotz veröffentlichen wir natürlich noch einmal die offiziellen Release Notes zum Catalyst 10.2, denn AMD hat auch eine große Menge an Bugs beseitigt:

New Features:

• ATI Catalyst application profiles for ATI CrossFireX supported configurations
• ATI Catalyst support for PowerPlay on ATI CrossFireX technology supported configurations
• ATI Catalyst support for DisplayPort audio
• Support for ATI CrossFireX on Eyefinity configurations

Performance Improvements:

• DiRT 2 – Overall performance improves up to 8% on ATI Radeon HD 5970, ATI Radeon HD 5800 series, and ATI Radeon HD 5700 series products
• Battleforge – CrossFire ATI Radeon HD 5870 performance improves up to 6%
• Unigine Heaven – DirectX 9 CrossFire performance has improved significantly on ATI Radeon HD 5700 and ATI Radeon HD 5800 series products
• The Chronicles of Riddick – Assault on Dark Athena – Overall performance on ATI Radeon HD 5970 improves up to 4%
  

Resolved Issues for All Windows Operating Systems:

• Appropriate prompts will now pop up while creating Eyefinity group with DVI and display port devices in extended mode
• Creating an Eyefinity group on the non-primary display now functions properly
• Catalyst Control Center now responds properly and selection buttons are available when re-creating Eyefinity group
• [Catalyst Control Center] Hotkeys for rotations no longer disappear after disabling rotated Eyefinity mode
• With active display in clone mode, creating an Eyefinity group now functions properly and message prompting user to disable the extended desktop will now pop up
• System will no longer freeze while accessing the UVD Decoder
  

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System:

• Flickering grass and white borders are no longer visible in Unigine "Heaven" benchmark in DirectX 9 mode
• Performance drop no longer visible on "Resident Evil 5" cinematics scenes
• Corruption no longer visible when viewing Unigine "Tropics" demo
• [Win7 32-bit] Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 now functions properly while dragged back and forth between the extended split display
• During HD playback, unplugging and hotplugging back the display connector no longer causes player to freeze and display incompatible graphics driver error message
• Performing rotation or resolution changes no longer causes the player to stop responding during H.264 HD content playback
• Pixelation in distant background lights no longer visible in "The Saboteur" game
• Enabling Catalyst A.I. in Catalyst Control Center no longer causes severe flickering in Ubisoft "R.U.S.E." beta game
• Enabling split screen demo mode now functions properly on WinDVD during Bluray content playback
• Corruption in specific chapters are no longer visible during "Resident Evil 5" gameplay
• System no longer fails and screen distortion no longer visible during Blu-ray content playback with 1680x1050 resolution
• Corruption no longer visible in "Resident Evil 5" during in game cut scenes with specific settings and HDR value set to high
• Fixed various identified memory leaks in CAL runtime
• Exiting "The Saboteur" game no longer causes the mouse cursor to freeze and the game to become unresponsive
• 120 Hz support is now available for all resolutions
• HDTV optimized modes will now appear under the desktop area tree view without a custom mode added first
  
• Resuming video playback after sleep/hibernation no longer causes black checkered video corruption or the system to stop responding
• Display will now enter power save mode properly
  

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System:

• SiSoftware Sandra 2010 STREAM benchmarks will now complete properly
• Resuming DVD or Blu-ray playback after sleep or hibernation no longer causes system to stop responding
• Desktop no longer flickers during fullscreen Blu-ray playback with dual-link display on some ASICs
• HDTV custom modes being added are now listed under the Desktop Area of the Display Desktop Properties in Catalyst Control Center
• Resume playback after sleep or hibernation no longer causes green block corruption on video
• Viewing 1080p videos with Adobe FlashPlayer no longer causes display driver to TDR (Timeout Detection and Recovery)
• Catalyst installation log no longer report properly installed HDMI audio drivers as failed to install

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