ATI-AMD Catalyst 7.2 Treibervergleich

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Ab sofort steht der Catalyst 7.2 von ATI-AMD zum Download bereit. Unter anderem soll die Performance bei OpenGL-Anwendungen und dort bei ausgewählten Spielen, zwischen 21% und 48% zugelegt haben. Betrachten wir dies vorerst nochmal auf Windows XP etwas näher.


Die Verbesserungen im Detail laut ATI-AMD:

- Doom 3: Setting AA to 4x and AT to 8x along with the display resolution to 2560x1600 no longer results in display corruption being noticed.
- Corruption is no longer noticed during fast motion of DVD playback when using MCE/WMP.
- Catalyst™ Control Center->Display Manager: Connecting only a CRT display device to a system running Windows Vista no longer results in TV display modes being available.
- The Microsoft Vista operating system no longer fails to resume from an S3 state on systems containing an ATI Xpress 200 series product.
- A flickering display is no longer noticed when playing a DVD using the Windows Media Player in full screen and resuming from a standby state after disconnecting a CRT display device. This issue was known to occur when using a system containing an ATI Xpress 1100/1150 series product.
- Catalyst™ Control Center: The Help Launching Dialog is now localized for all supported languages.
- Hot plugging or un-plugging a third display device when CrossFire™ is enabled no longer results in the primary display device being swapped and identified as the display device connecting to the primary port on the master card.
- Connecting a TV to a system containing an ATI Xpress 200 series and setting it to PAL no longer results in the user not being able to control the display resolution on the LCD display when using the Catalyst™ Control Center.
- The Windows Vista software driver for ATI Radeon™ products no longer fails to install if copied to a directory with a long name or to a directory with a long file path location.
- Display corruption is no longer noticed when watching TV under the Windows Vista operating system when using an ATI Radeon™ X1600 series product.
- The Catalyst™ Control Center no longer fails to launch under the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Vista.
- Connecting two display devices with one display device using the HDMI connector (secondary) no longer results in faded colors being noticed on the HDMI display device when swapping (primary and secondary) between the two display devices.
- The display mode of 1440X900@75Hz is now available within the Catalyst™ Control Center when using a system containing an ATI Radeon™ X1600/1650 series of product.
- Disconnecting the primary display device when the Windows Vista operating system is in a standby state may result in the log-in screen failing to appear when resuming.
- Hot-unplugging a secondary CRT display device while the Vista screen saver is active no longer results in corruption being noticed on the LCD display when ending the screen saver activity.
- The PowerPlay option is no longer available on systems that do not support the option under the Japanese version of the Windows Vista operating system.
- Changing the PowerPlay setting to either Power Saving or High Performance under Windows Vista, followed by rebooting the system no longer results in the PowerPlay setting displaying Battery Life mode regardless of the system being on AC power.

- 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 no longer results in the game failing to launch.
- Desperados 2: The game no longer fails to play and display an error in atioglxx.dll when AA is enabled.
- Splinter Cell Double Agent: Corruption is no longer noticed when playing the game with AA enabled.
- Catalyst™ Control Center->Basic View: Connecting a secondary display device and attempting to enable it, no longer results in the inability to enable the device when using Basic view.
- Connecting a CRT as the primary display device and CV as the secondary display device no longer results in the desktop area and refresh rate being reported incorrectly when applying the 1080i30 Optimized mode within the Catalyst™ Control Center.
- 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.
- Catalyst™ Control Center->Basic View: Connecting a secondary display device and attempting to enable it, no longer results in the inability to enable the device when using Basic view.
- Catalyst™ Control Center: Connecting an HDTV or DFP display device no longer results in some of the HDTV formats being listed twice in the Catalyst™ Control Center->Digital Panel Properties->HDTV Support.
- A blank display no longer occurs when switching the display mode from 1920x1200 60Hz to 1600x1200 60Hz.
- The display mode of 1080p is no longer added to mode list and customized list on HDTV where the maximum display mode is 1080i.

- Call of Duty: Setting AA to either 2 or 4x may result in display corruption or the Vista operating system failing to respond when using an ATI Radeon™ X800/850 series of product.
- Call of Duty->United Offensive: Setting the in game video mode to 2048x1536 may result in display corruption being noticed when playing the game under Windows Vista.
- City of Heroes: Changing the display resolution to 2560x1600 or higher may result in the game failing to run.
- Doom 3: Attempting to play the game on a system running the Windows Vista operating system and containing an ATI Radeon™ X550/700 series of product may result in the operating system failing to respond.
- Doom3/Quake 4: Setting the in game options for Video Quality to Medium and Screen Size to 1024x768 may result in display corruption being noticed when setting AA to 4x.
- NBA Live 07: The full animation may not be displayed when launching the game with AA set to 2x or higher.
- Never Winter Nights->Shadows of Undertide: Attempting to play the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ X800/850 series of product and running the Windows Vista operating system may result in game failing to respond after playing the opening cinematic.
- Never Winter Nights->Shadows of Undrentide: Attempting to play the game under the Windows Vista operating system (64bit version) may result in the opening cinematic failing to play when using an LCD display device.
- NHL 07: The in-game display settings may fail to be applied when playing the game under the Windows Vista operating system when using a supported ATI Radeon™ product.
- Quake 4: game corruption may be noticed when playing the game under the Windows Vista operating system when using an ATI Radeon™ 9800 XT product.
- X-Plane: Playing the game under the Windows Vista operating system may result in display corruption being noticed when using an ATI Radeon™ X1900/1950 series of product.
- The Force TV option may still be active after deselecting the option and then re-launching the Catalyst™ Control Center.
- Playing a DVD under the Windows Vista operating system using the Windows Media Player may result in the DVD failing to play when switching between display devices using the hot-key function.
- The Microsoft Vista gamma settings set by the operating system may be overwritten when launching the Catalyst™ Control Center.
- Launching the Catalyst™ Control Center after hot-plugging a secondary CRT display device may result in the desktop image reverting to a black and white image requiring a re-installation of the display driver.
- OverDrive™ may not function as expected under the Windows Vista operating system when running an OpenGL application.
- Resuming from an S3 state may result in a longer than expected time for the Windows Vista operating system to resume.
- Connecting a CRT to a system containing an ATI Radeon™ X1200/1250/1300 series of product may result in the Windows Vista operating system may fail to respond when attempting to resume from an S3 state by pressing the power button.
- Display corruption may be noticed when clone mode is enabled and the displays are set to either 1280x1024 75/85/100 Hz. or 1400x1050 60Hz.
- Hot-plugging a CRT to a system running Windows Vista and containing an ATI Radeon™ X1100/1150 series of product may result in extended desktop mode failing to be applied.
- Installing an ATI Radeon™ X800 GT in a system running the Windows Vista 64bit version operating system may result in the WDM driver being unloaded when opening a window or application.

- 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.
- 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.
- Uninstalling the graphics drivers may result in some of the files and folder failing to be removed in the Program File folder.
- Catalyst™ Control Center->OverDrive: The OverDrive setting are not retained for individual accounts. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system.
- The response time for the Catalyst™ Control Center may appear slow when attempting to make changes to the display devices when having both a CRT and HDTV connected and extended desktop mode enabled. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system.
- Choppy playback of media previews and captured files may be noticed in the media center and movie maker after applying WMP 11 update. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system.
- Installing an ATI Radeon™ X1900 CrossFire™ Master and X1900 slave under Windows XP may result in AA settings failing to be retained when rebooting the system. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system.
- Hot-plugging an HDMI TV to the DVI port of graphics adapter via HDMI to DVI cable may result in the DVI-to-HDMI detection message appearing but then disappearing within 30 seconds or when making a slight mouse movement. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system.
- Extend desktop mode may fail to work after rotating the extended secondary desktop to 90 degrees. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system.


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