Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition Graphics Driver (15th. May 2024) - see thread..

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Thu, 17. Dec 09, 23:42

- is it just me, or does this driver give improved colouration..?

- I'm impressed - cheers, CBJ..

Post by **Terre** » Fri, 18. Dec 09, 19:09

BugMeister wrote:- is it just me, or does this driver give improved colouration..?

I'm not seeing anything and my calibration has not required adjustment. Nor am I getting any extra FPS with X3:TC as I'm still averaging 64-66 in the demo.

supakillaii · Post by **supakillaii** » Fri, 18. Dec 09, 21:44

Killing Floor started lagging like crud.
Rolling back to 9.11

Gavrushka · Post by **Gavrushka** » Sat, 19. Dec 09, 00:45

Crashes on attempted install for me with some library item missing - solution too convoluted for midnight on a friday so it'll wait until I am feeling at least pseudo sentient.

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Mon, 21. Dec 09, 13:17

blimey, UT3 goes like wildfire with this one..!!

- and Dungeon Siege 2 definitely has much deeper and richer colours..

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has anyone else noticed an improvement..??

RavenIII · Post by **RavenIII** » Mon, 21. Dec 09, 14:02

Hmm, its so-so... my monitor is usually set to bright settings so it can be hard to tell, but colours may seem a tad deeper; but that could be spotting things because I am looking closely.

I haven't played UT3 in a while, although it probably is installed. Good to hear its performance is improved. I don't have Dungeon Siege 2, so I can't compare in any way. Also, do not forget Windows 7/Vista does have some form of colour correction (or profile), which can adjust colours, both for games and also for photos (using Windows Picture Gallery it'd have a peach/brown tint to it). It could be that ATI have countered that effect, although I have had my colour profile deleted a long time.

Post by **Terre** » Mon, 21. Dec 09, 22:47

A Radeon 5850 with the 9.12 display driver is putting out some good frame rates. The card does not get on well with my motherboard, awaiting another BIOS update.

An example, showing a Falcon Hauler.
All X3:TC settings set to their maximum.

Edit:(image removed)

Painman · Post by **Painman** » Tue, 22. Dec 09, 03:31

BugMeister wrote:- is it just me, or does this driver give improved colouration..?

No, Bug, I don't think it's just you. I switched to a 5850 couple months ago, and I've been mainly playing Fallout 3 lately... Well, the topside Wasteland looks as dreary as ever, but interior colors seem a bit more lively under 9.12. Especially the goo puddles left by the plasma rifle; they seem to be a bit... glowy now, while before they were just bright green.

I wasn't really looking for any visual improvements from the driver set -- they just jumped out at me.

Post by **Terre** » Wed, 27. Jan 10, 21:40

I've just installed the 10.1 driver package; after removing 9.12, and the Catalyst Control Centre is telling me that I've just installed Catalyst version 09.11 with a date of 12th. Nov. 2009.

The driver Version is 6.14.10.7039, I can not remember the 9.12 version, so I don't know if anything has changed.

Update: Other users on the AMD forums are reporting similar problems.

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Thu, 28. Jan 10, 04:16

I was running the 10.1 BETA, so this installation of 10.1 Final may look a bit different to yours, Terre..
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- it works fine, no problems here....

- info for Windows7 users, per the release notes:

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System
This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst™
Software Suite for Windows 7. These include:
&#56256;&#56442; [ATI Catalyst™ Control Center] Enabling LCD Overdrive will no longer cause
mouse cursor to magnify when moved overtop of the "Calibration Preview"
&#56256;&#56442; DisplayPort™ "Lower Setting Applied" and "Link Failure" messages will no longer
appear after driver installation and reboot with DP displays connected to the mini DP
port
&#56256;&#56442; Firefox now works properly and video no longer drop frames when playing Youtube
clips with Adobe Flash Player 10
&#56256;&#56442; CrossFire™ logo now appears properly in CFX enabled applications like "3DMark
Vantage" or "Call of Juarez"
&#56256;&#56442; [ATI Catalyst™ Control Center] Newly added custom modes will now appear
properly in desktop area tree view
&#56256;&#56442; Confirmation dialogue window will now appear when setting up Eyefinity mode
&#56256;&#56442; 120 Hz is no longer missing from display modes for specific digital displays
&#56256;&#56442; Specific configurations will no longer cause Ubisoft "Wheelman" to stop responding
during gameplay
&#56256;&#56442; Loss of HDMI signal may no longer occurs when viewing Blu-ray content, and rescanning
for the HDMI signal no longer cause the entire screen to shift and display a
green border
&#56256;&#56442; Overscan/underscan issue no longer occurs when setting displays to HDTV modes
&#56256;&#56442; Performance drop no longer observed during some scenes of Resident Evil 5
cinematics
&#56256;&#56442; Blocky grass and trees no longer visible in Unigine "Heaven" in OpenGL mode

- but also:

Known Issues Under the Windows 7 Operating System
The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under
the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of ATI Catalyst™. These include:
&#56256;&#56442; Media Center may display corruption when viewing DVB-T content
&#56256;&#56442; Flickering grass and white borders may be visible in Unigine "Heaven" benchmark in
DirectX 9 mode
&#56256;&#56442; Performing rotation or resolution changes may cause the player to stop responding
during h.264 HD content playback
&#56256;&#56442; Enabling Catalyst™ A.I. in ATI Catalyst™ Control Center may cause severe
flickering to be observed in Ubisoft "R.U.S.E." beta game
&#56256;&#56442; Dynamic contrast may stop functioning when detail enhancement is enabled
&#56256;&#56442; Enabling split screen demo mode has no effect on WinDVD during Blu-ray content
playback
&#56256;&#56442; Corruption may be visible during "Resident Evil 5" gameplay in specific chapters
&#56256;&#56442; Corruption might be observed in the opening cinematics and race preview of "EVE
Online" game
&#56256;&#56442; Corruption might be visible in "Resident Evil 5" during in game cut scenes with
specific settings and HDR value set to high

Post by **Terre** » Thu, 28. Jan 10, 17:06

I will be rolling back to 9.12, as my X3:TC frame rate has plummeted.

From:

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Operating System:	Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090804-1435)
DirectX Version:	DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Graphics Card Info:	ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series  [1024 MB]    Driver: 6.14.0010.7028
CPU Info:		Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Usable System Memory:	3582 MB


Video Settings During Benchmark:
	Screen Resolution:	1920 x 1200 * [32], fullscreen
	Using Shader Profile:	3.0
	Antialias Mode:		8x
	Anisotropic Mode:	16x

Graphics & Shader Settings:
	Texture Quality:	high
	Shader Quality:		high
	High Quality Bumpmaps:	enabled
	Environment Mapping:	enabled
	Glow Filter:		enabled
	Ship Color Variations:	enabled
	More Dynamic Lights:	enabled
	Used Vertexsize:	28 bytes

Framerates
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  Scene "Trade"	 36.4 average fps	 10.0 minimum fps	 86.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Fight"	 82.9 average fps	 28.0 minimum fps	 208.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Build"	 106.1 average fps	 59.0 minimum fps	 172.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Think"	 45.2 average fps	 24.0 minimum fps	 89.0 maximum fps

Overall average framerate: 67.6 fps

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Graphics Card Info:	ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series  [1024 MB]    Driver: 6.14.0010.7039

Framerates
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  Scene "Trade"	 34.1 average fps	 11.0 minimum fps	 81.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Fight"	 47.4 average fps	 28.0 minimum fps	 69.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Build"	 38.4 average fps	 20.0 minimum fps	 86.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Think"	 17.2 average fps	 8.0 minimum fps	 41.0 maximum fps

Overall average framerate: 34.3 fps

Update:
After removing 10.1 and installing 9.12 my frame rates remain low, so something else has changed.

Update 2:
Due to the odd numbers I was getting - I re-installed 10.1 and found a solution to the poor figures. In Catalyst > 3D > All Settings, I selected Defaults and saved, this has obviously changed something as the performance has returned.

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Graphics Card Info:	ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series  [1024 MB]    Driver: 6.14.0010.7039
Framerates
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  Scene "Trade"	 36.3 average fps	 12.0 minimum fps	 86.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Fight"	 82.3 average fps	 28.0 minimum fps	 205.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Build"	 106.2 average fps	 59.0 minimum fps	 170.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Think"	 45.0 average fps	 24.0 minimum fps	 87.0 maximum fps

Overall average framerate: 67.4 fps

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Thu, 4. Feb 10, 11:30

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   X3 - Terran Conflict
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Game Version: 1.2.0.0

Operating System:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
DirectX Version:	DirectX 11
Graphics Card Info:	ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series    [3826 MB]    Driver: 
CPU Info:		Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU         965  @ 3.20GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Usable System Memory:	6144 MB


Video Settings During Benchmark:
	Screen Resolution:	1600 x 900 * [32], fullscreen
	Using Shader Profile:	3.0
	Antialias Mode:		8x
	Anisotropic Mode:	16x

Graphics & Shader Settings:
	Texture Quality:	high
	Shader Quality:		high
	High Quality Bumpmaps:	enabled
	Environment Mapping:	enabled
	Glow Filter:		enabled
	Ship Color Variations:	enabled
	More Dynamic Lights:	enabled
	Used Vertexsize:	28 bytes

Framerates
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  Scene "Trade"	 52.2 average fps	 22.0 minimum fps	 117.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Fight"	 113.7 average fps	 43.0 minimum fps	 263.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Build"	 154.3 average fps	 87.0 minimum fps	 338.0 maximum fps
  Scene "Think"	 67.0 average fps	 36.0 minimum fps	 126.0 maximum fps

Overall average framerate: 96.8 fps


(c)2008 EGOSOFT
For more information visit http://www.egosoft.com

..maxed out - all OK here..!!

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Wed, 17. Feb 10, 23:21

10.2 is now available..
- Windows 7 64Bit version here:
http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catal ... ws-7-64bit

xeon_1 · Post by **xeon_1** » Thu, 18. Feb 10, 07:05

no thank you i don't fancy spending another 3 hours to swap drivers.
i don't get why they can't make an unistaller that removes every last single trace of the previous drivers.
No you have to spend more then an hour searching the registry for every last entry before the new ones will install properly
Before 9.3 i didn't have this problem now its the same with every single release.
unistall driver > reboot > safe mode driver sweeper + ccleaner > reboot install new driver > reboot again sorry ati catalyst control center doesn't recognize your card please install driver.
In device manager its say's every driver is installed but catalyst can't find the 2D driver for some reason.
And the amd support forum isn't helpful either and launching a support ticket is just as useless.

muppetts · Post by **muppetts** » Thu, 18. Feb 10, 09:23

xeon_1 wrote:no thank you i don't fancy spending another 3 hours to swap drivers.
i don't get why they can't make an unistaller that removes every last single trace of the previous drivers.

Thank You!!!! Fing exactly!!! Why on earth so we need half a dozen free Apps we have to dig up and trust to do the job.

Crap service that's why, they can't be bothered (frustrated answer!)

Gavrushka · Post by **Gavrushka** » Thu, 18. Feb 10, 09:28

Confused? Some people are having problems installing driver? Or am I Missing something? - I installed yesterday and it took around 5 minutes plus a reboot.

muppetts · Post by **muppetts** » Thu, 18. Feb 10, 09:32

Uninstalling the previous driver and the changes it makes in numerous locations (i.e just unistalling from the 'Add or Remove' programmes screen does not actually remove all of your previous driver).

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Thu, 18. Feb 10, 12:47

Gavrushka wrote:Confused? Some people are having problems installing driver? Or am I Missing something? - I installed yesterday and it took around 5 minutes plus a reboot.

- me too, 5-minute job..

@ xeon_1, sounds like you've got some persistent problem with an older driver..
- to completely scrub out the earlier one(s) follow this guide, to the letter
http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_3.html

- it should end your problems

RavenIII · Post by **RavenIII** » Thu, 18. Feb 10, 13:45

@xeon_1: I think BugMeister basically hit the nail on the head, I started having issues around 9.10 - it was just a stray file which had got into the works. Since I corrected that I haven't had issues since by using the "Express Uninstall All ATI Software" (and then removing everything using that).

On another note though, anyone played GRID recently and had issues with it on the latest drivers? (Win 7 64bit) Mine regularly has scenery disappear and crashes it seems which has got worse with each new release of drivers, though it may also be xfire ingame interfering - I may disable that next time I play to make sure.

Post by **X-Warrior B AS** » Thu, 18. Feb 10, 19:23

Hmmm... improved Dirt2 performance. I guess I can live with the current fps.

Solves BluRay playback issues... ok, maybe I need this one. Haven't got any BD's yet, but I intend to get them. And run at 1680x1050, the mentioned trouble resolution.

Display will now enter power save mode properly... right, that's one I want actually.

Now, let's see if I can install this thing the easy way, without doing too much cleaning beforehand.

Edit: and that's that I suppose