• Alt-Tabbing to desktop and back into “Mass Effect 2″ game no longer causes the display to go black
• In-game Anti-Alias can now be applied when other in-game options like Volumetric Effects are enabled in “Empire: Total War” and “Napoleon: Total War” games
• Enabling Anti-Alias in “Empire: Total War” no longer causes a performance drop
• Running “Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0″ in wireframe mode with tessellation enabled no longer causes the application to fail on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series cards
• Changing in-game resolution in “Alien vs. Predator” no longer causes the screen to flicker under Multi-GPU configurations
• Catalyst Control Center now remembers the position of fourth monitor in Eyefinity group
• Black screen no longer observed with “Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0″ application with OpenGL mode settings
• Enabling dynamic contrast in Catalyst Control Center video settings no longer causes vertical stripes to appear during XVID content playback

ATI Catalyst™ 10.5 Profiles Notes:

• Battlefield Bad Company 2 Fix – horizontal lines are no longer observed when running an ATI CrossFireX configuration
• Battlefield Bad Company 2 Fix – flickering and black square corruption is no longer observed when running on single card ATI Radeon products
• ATI Catalyst Control Center – forced on Anti-Aliasing is now supported in the following titles: Supreme Commander 2, Dirt2, Avatar and Battlefield Bad Company2 (single GPU configurations)
• Starcraft® 2: Wings of Liberty beta on ATI Radeon™ 5800 products running in an ATI CrossFireX configurations: moving units near the edge of a cliff no longer causes them to fall because the height field is corrupted

ATI Catalyst™ 10.5 Suite for Windows 7 (32 bit)
ATI Catalyst™ 10.5 Suite for Windows 7 (64 bit)
ATI Catalyst™ 10.5 Suite for Vista (32 bit)
ATI Catalyst™ 10.5 Suite for Vista (64 bit)
ATI Catalyst™ 10.5 Suite for XP (32 bit)
ATI Catalyst™ 10.5 Application Profiles
ATI Catalyst™ 10.5 Release Notes (PDF)

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

* Setting the language option to Greek no longer results in cropped text being noticed in the Catalyst™ Control Center->Component Video page
* Adobe After Effects: Exiting the application no longer results in the Windows Vista (64 bit version) operating system intermittently failing to respond
* Call of Duty 4: Corruption is no longer noticed when having Quad CrossFire™ enable and an HDMI 1080p display device connected. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35112
* Devil May Cry 4: Anti-Aliasing no longer fails to function when playing the game with CrossFire™ enabled
* Dirt: Playing the German Crossover track (Rally World Event) no longer results in the grand stands and chain link fences not being display correctly when CrossFire™ is enabled and MSAA is disabled

* Many more listed in the Release Notes

Complete ATI Catalyst 8.8 Display Driver Release Notes

Download ATI Catalyst 8.8 Display Driver – Windows XP
Download ATI Catalyst 8.8 Display Driver – Windows Vista

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:

* Assassin’s Creed: Attempting to launch the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 series of product and running the Windows Vista operating system (32 bit version) no longer results in the game exiting to the desktop. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35804
* Crysis: Edge detect is now working when playing the DX9 version of the game with UBM enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35765
* Frontlines Fuel of War: Setting the in-game option to 1152×864 and AA to N/A no longer results in corruption being noticed when playing the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 38×0 series of product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35861
* Hellgate London: Setting the display resolution to 2560×1600 no longer results in the game failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35886
* Mahjongg Artifacts: Launching the game on a system running Windows Vista no longer results in the operating system failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35873
* Rainbow Six Vegas 2: Flickering is no longer noticed when switching between the game and the Windows desktop. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35818
* Rainbow Six Vegas 2: Setting AA to 8x no longer results in AA failing to be applied. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35823
* World In Conflict: Setting the video quality to high no longer results in corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35884
* World of Warcraft: The game’s log-in background is no longer blank when using OpenGL mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35767
* ZT: Attempting to play the Asian game in a windowed mode or at a display resolution of 1280×1024 no longer results in the game failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34152
* Running various games on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ X18x0 series of product no longer results in Time-out Detection and Recovery (TDR) when having Catalyst AI set to Advanced. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35828
* A black window is no longer displayed when attempting to play a DVD title using WinDVD 7 when Overlay Theater Mode and clone mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-34133
* Connecting an HDMI display device to the DVI port using an HDMI to DVI dongle no longer results in the display mode of 720×480 failing to be in the display mode list after hot-unplugging the HDMI display device and hot-plugging a DVI display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35105
* Clicking on the Scaling Options for the HDMI display device no longer results in the Panel Information and Image Scaling information failing for the graphics adapter failing to be restored. This issue is also resolved for the Windows XP operating system as well. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35874
* Attempting to change to clone or single mode no longer fails when display number 2 is set a the primary display device. This issue is also resolved for the Windows XP operating system as well. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35768
* Connecting a secondary display device no longer results in the secondary display failing to be seen in the Catalyst Control Center when using a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 series of product. This issue is also resolved for the Windows XP operating system as well. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35802
* Adjusting either the gamma, brightness or contrast setting in the Catalyst Control Center no longer results in certain graphics hardware information failing to be displayed in the Information Center. This issue is also resolved for the Windows XP operating system as well. Further details can be found in topic number 737-358633
* Enabling and disabling GPU Scaling no longer results in some of the supported display resolutions no longer being available. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35047
* The OverDrive™ clocks are no longer set back to default setting when exiting the fullscreen samples if the Enable ATI OD For… option is set to Off. Further details can be found in topic number 737-35755
* Using a smart dongle no longer results in the mode of 1080i failing to appear in the display manager of the Catalyst Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-358477

Complete ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver Release Notes

Download ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver – Windows XP
Download ATI Catalyst 8.7 Display Driver – Windows Vista

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:

* Company of Heroes: Setting the in-game options to maximum levels no longer results in the game exiting to the desktop after the game has completed loading. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32600
* Crysis: Setting the Catalyst™ Control Center->Advanced View->3D->Standard Settings to Optimal Quality and having certain in game option settings no longer results in the game failing to render properly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33395
* Doom 3: Setting the in game options to Ultra Quality and the screen size to 1600×1200 no longer results in the image next to the text failing to be rendered. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32603
* Hellgate: London: Flickering is no longer noticed when quitting and then relaunching the game when the in-game setting are set to their maximum levels. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32604
* Lost Planet: Setting AA to either 4x or 8x no longer results in the game failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28492
* Tabula Rasa: Setting the graphics option to enable Deferred Lighting and Dynamic Shadows no longer results in corruption being displayed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32597
* Tomb Raider Anniversary: Performance improvements are now noticed when playing the game with CrossFire™ enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32598
* Playing a game that uses the Unreal Engine 3.0 no longer results in AA setting not having any effect on the game when CrossFire is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33384
* The Windows Vista operating system no longer fails to respond when running the Auto-tune utility found in the Catalyst™ Control Center OverDrive™ option. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30584
* Using the pound key (#) as the first character in the user name no longer results in an error when installing the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31578
* The color depth no longer changes to 8 bpp when enabling or disabling CrossFire™ for the first time. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31580
* Display corruption is no longer noticed when enabling CrossFire™ on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ X1900/1950 series of product when the display resolution is set to 1600×1200 70Hz and running a 3D application in full screen mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-31582
* Connecting a TV as a secondary display device no longer results in extended desktop mode failing to become active. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32659
* Flashes of white lines are no longer noticed when quickly moving windows around the Vista desktop. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32660
* Momentary flicker is no longer noticed when rotating the display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32661
* Hot plugging an HDMI display device to a system running Windows Vista (32 or 64 bit version) no longer results in the HDMI display device being detected as a DTV (DVI) device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32593
* The signal on HDTV TV is no longer displayed as 480p60 after setting the format to 576i25/576p50 in clone mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32662
* A warning message no longer fails to appear when using an inappropriate DVI-HDMI adapter. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32596
* Attempting to perform a silent install of the display driver on a system running Traditional Chinese version of Windows Vista no longer results in an error message being displayed and the display drivers failing to be installed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32601
* Catalyst™ Control Center->Display Properties->Settings tab->Advanced: The adapter information is no longer displayed as ATI Display Adapter instead of the actual product name. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32602
* Enabling extended desktop mode followed by swapping the primary and secondary display devices no longer results in all running applications to be displayed on the primary display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32607
* Enabling or disabling CrossFire no longer results in the HydraGrid settings failing to be retained. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows XP and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32609
* Exiting a full screen D3D application no longer results in some of the other running applications failing to retain their current HydarGrid location. This issue may also be experienced under the Windows XP and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32612
* An incorrect message is no longer displayed when resuming from an S3 state when extended desktop mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33374
* Enabling Overlay Theatre Mode while a movie is playing no longer results in the secondary display device displaying a black screen when extended desk mode is enabled. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33375
* Connecting a secondary display device and setting the display resolution to 1280×800 or greater no longer results in corruption being noticed when attempting to enable extended desktop mode. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33376
* Playing a Blu-ray or HD DVD title using the Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.3 no longer results in an error message being displayed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33377
* Using MCE to view TV no longer results in the Vista operating system (32 bit version) failing to respond when resuming from an S3 state. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33378
* Intermittent corruption when switching between an LCD display device and an HDMI TV no longer occurs. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33379
* Connecting an HDMI display device no longer results in an extra longer time being noticed when attempting to switch between the LCD display device and the HDMI display device. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33382
* Corruption is no longer noticed on the Windows Vista desktop when playing a DVD title when using the Windows Media Player. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33383
* Connecting an HDTV using the HDMI port on a system containing an ATI Radeon™ HD 3100/3200 series of product no longer results the LCD display device failing when hot-unplugging the HDTV. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33384

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™ Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:

* 3DMark05/06: A performance drop is no longer noticed when running the benchmark under Windows XP. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33497
* Lost Planet: Setting AA to either 4x or 8x no longer results in the game failing to respond. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28492
* Setting the language option to any supported language other than English no longer results in the Help file for Configure and Diagnostics failing to appear. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32605
* Setting the language option to Russian for the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer results in some text being cropped for the secondary display device in the display properties. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32663
* Setting the language option to German for the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer results in some translation errors being noticed through-out the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32664
* Setting the language option to French for the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer results in some translation errors being noticed through-out the Catalyst™ Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32665
* Connecting a CRT and TV and enabling either clone mode or extended desktop no longer results in Overlay Theater Mode failing on the secondary display device when attempting to change the TV format to D/PAL. Further details can be found in topic number 737-32606
* Catalyst™ Control Center->3D: AA options are no longer missing on certain system configurations. This issue may also have been experienced under the Windows Vista and XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33400
* The Apply button no longer fails to become disabled when changing the display resolution on a system with extended desktop mode enabled and the secondary display device having a different color scheme. This issue may also have been experienced under the Windows Vista and XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33401
* Setting the language option to French for the Catalyst™ Control Center no longer results in cropped text being noticed within the Catalyst™ Control Center. This issue may also have been experienced under the Windows Vista and XP Professional x64 Edition operating systems. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33402
* The display device no longer displays a green image when launching the Catalyst™ Control Center when PowerDVD is running. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33405
* The Windows XP operating system no longer fails to respond when switching between user profiles. Further details can be found in topic number 737-33414

ATI Catalyst 8.4 Display Driver Release Notes

Download ATI Catalyst 8.4 Display Driver – WindowsXP
Download ATI Catalyst 8.4 Display Driver – Windows Vista

The following performance improvements are noticed with Catalyst 7.9:

* Far Cry performance improves up to 14 % on the ATI Radeon HD2900XT CrossFire, ATI Radeon HD2600XT single card, and ATI Radeon HD2400XT CrossFire configurations
* Call of Duty 2 performance improves as much as 12% with Anti-Aliasing enabled on the ATI Radeon HD2600XT CrossFire and single card configurations
* Half-Life 2: Episode 1 performance improves at most 9% on ATI Radeon HD2600XT CrossFire and as much as 6% on the ATI Radeon HD2400XT CrossFire configurations.
* Serious Sam 2 performance improves up to 46% on the ATI Radeon HD2400XT CrossFire and up to 27% on the ATI Radeon HD2600XT single card and CrossFire configurations with Anti-Aliasing enabled.
* Quake 4 performance with Anti-Aliasing improves 9% or more on the ATI Radeon X1600/X1650Pro and ATI Radeon X1300/X1550 products in both single and CrossFire configurations

ATI Catalyst 7.9 Display Driver Release Notes

Download ATI Catalyst 7.9 Display Driver (Windows XP / Vista)

Download ATI Catalyst 6.2 Display Driver (Windows Extinct)

AMD’s ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT continues to see performance increases and it is clear that this month the driver team had their eye on improving OpenGL performance, which is great considering Enemy Territory is just around the corner.

The bad news is though that there are still no changes to AA tests and this is something that is hurting the HD 2900 XT at the moment. It manages to look impressive when you compare it to the Nvidia cards in non-AA tests (and as far as price is concerned) but as soon as you start to crank up the settings like AA and AF, it can begin to slump.

Hopefully the driver team dives into the AA issue in future releases but as always check out the full release notes and if you didn’t upgrade last month to the Catalyst 7.5 drivers, with the increase in OpenGL performance here, we would suggest the upgrade this month with the 7.6 version!

Source

The latest ATI Catalyst 7.6 drivers have been released to the public. Performance analysis in the above post.

Download (WinXP)
Download (Vista – 32)
Download (alternative)

Release Notes

* Significant performance gains; Catalyst Control Center start-up time has been substantially reduced, and overall responsiveness has improved.
* Reduced system resource usage
* New 3D preview which significantly improves the ability for users to understand the benefits of enabling the many Catalyst features of their ATI Radeon graphics accelerator
* Increased stability
* Native 32 and 64-bit support

Performance Improvements

Open GL performance improves for all ATI Radeon X1000 series products. Gains of up to 25% in Doom 3, 48% in Quake 4 and 21% in Prey can be seen on a variety of ATI Radeon X1000 cards. These performance gains are noticed under the Windows Vista operating system.

Download ATI Catalyst 7.2

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:

* Doom 3: Setting AA to 4x and AT to 8x along with the display resolution to 2560×1600 no longer results in display corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25520
* Corruption is no longer noticed during fast motion of DVD playback when using MCE/WMP. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23550
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24467
* The Microsoft Vista operating system no longer fails to resume from an S3 state on systems containing an ATI Xpress 200 series product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25506
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25507
* Catalyst Control Center: The Help Launching Dialog is now localized for all supported languages. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25508
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25509
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25511
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25514
* Display corruption is no longer noticed when watching TV under the Windows Vista operating system when using an ATI Radeon X1600 series product. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25515
* The Catalyst Control Center no longer fails to launch under the Simplified Chinese version of Windows Vista. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25516
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25793
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25794
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24470
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25795
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25796
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25797

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:

* Battlefield 2: Attempting to launch the game under Windows XP with the in-game display setting at 1920×1440 or 2048×1536 and AA set to 6x no longer results in the game failing to launch. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22817
* 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
* 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
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23447
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25174
* 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
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24347
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24349
* A blank display no longer occurs when switching the display mode from 1920×1200 60Hz to 1600×1200 60Hz. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25811
* The display mode of 1080p is no longer added to mode list and customized list on HDTV where the maximum display mode is 1080i. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25812

Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on known issues associated with the ATI Catalyst Vista RTM driver for both the 32bit and 64bit versions of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. These include:

* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25523
* Call of Duty->United Offensive: Setting the in game video mode to 2048×1536 may result in display corruption being noticed when playing the game under Windows Vista. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25519
* City of Heroes: Changing the display resolution to 2560×1600 or higher may result in the game failing to run. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25518
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25513
* Doom3/Quake 4: Setting the in game options for Video Quality to Medium and Screen Size to 1024×768 may result in display corruption being noticed when setting AA to 4x. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25802
* NBA Live 07: The full animation may not be displayed when launching the game with AA set to 2x or higher. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25803
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25512
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25521
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23549
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25510
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25522
* The Force TV option may still be active after deselecting the option and then re-launching the Catalyst Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23547
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-24472
* The Microsoft Vista gamma settings set by the operating system may be overwritten when launching the Catalyst Control Center. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25505
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25517
* OverDrive may not function as expected under the Windows Vista operating system when running an OpenGL application. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25524
* Resuming from an S3 state may result in a longer than expected time for the Windows Vista operating system to resume. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25798
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25799
* Display corruption may be noticed when clone mode is enabled and the displays are set to either 1280×1024 75/85/100 Hz. or 1400×1050 60Hz. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25800
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25801
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25804

Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating System

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

* 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
* 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
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25805
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25806
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25807
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25808
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25809
* 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. Further details can be found in topic number 737-25810

This release of Catalyst introduces software CrossFire support for any combination of Radeon X1900 and X1950 installed in a system running either the Windows XP or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system.

Note: Software CrossFire is not supported on the Radeon X1950 Pro product line.

Issues Resolved in Catalyst Software Suite 6.11

• 3DMark03: Running the application on a system containing a Radeon X9500/9600/9700 series of product under the Windows XP operating system no longer results in the application failing. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23704
• PCMark05: The graphics test suite 3D pixel shader and 3D vertex shader tests no longer fail. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23695
• Rome: Total War: Playing the game under Windows XP with a Radeon X19x0 series product install no longer results in the overview map appearing corrupted. Further details can be found in topic number 737-22821
• Rush For Berlin: Setting the Shadows to Self Shadow within the games Graphics options no longer results in only half of the display being shaded when using the mouse scroll wheel to enlarging the soldier’s view. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23700
• Tomb Raider Legend: Enabling CrossFire no longer results in slower performance being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23448
• Uber Soldier: Enabling CrossFire no longer results in the menu page of the game failing to display properly. Further details can be found in topic number 737-23690

Complete list of fixes, known bugs and other information listed in the ATI Catalyst 6.11 Display Driver Release Notes.

Download ATI Catalyst 6.11 Display Driver – Windows XP

Download ATI Catalyst 6.11 Display Driver – Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

The Catalyst Beta Vista RTM driver will work under Windows Vista RC2.

Download Catalyst Beta Driver for Windows Vista RTM