ATI Technologies Inc. today continued its commitment to deliver the most advanced, high-quality graphics solutions with the release of a new beta software driver supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Release Candidate 0 (RC0) application program interface (API). ATI's new driver, CATALYST(TM) Beta Release Candidate 0 (BRC0), provides the industry's first support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and enables end-users to take full advantage of the most current hardware and software features, creating a richer and more immersive 3D graphics experience.

CATALYST™ DX9 BRC0 display drivers are to be used in conjuction with Microsoft's DirectX9 Release Candidate (RC). This driver is currently a Beta Release Candidate (BRC) and is being provided to permit users to experience the most advanced graphics capabilities available. Please keep in mind that this driver is a Beta Release Candidate and may have outstanding bugs at present (Please refer to the errrata notes for known issues).

ATI does NOT recommend installing these drivers in systems used for mission critical operations or where productivity of any kind is a concern. There is a chance that using any Beta Release Candidate software may result in an unstable system.

Note: W2K/XP supported only

Download: ATI DX9 RC0 Beta Driver & DX9 Demos (Thanks XP-RTM)
Download: DirectX 9 RC0
View: ATI First to Release DirectX 9.0 Hardware and Software Total Solution

"Today's beta driver release is further testament to ATI's continued leadership in the graphics industry," said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Desktop Business Unit, ATI Technologies Inc. "ATI and Microsoft will continue to work closely together to develop the necessary software resources to help end users enhance their gaming and visual adventure."

"We're delighted that ATI is releasing a driver that works with and benefits from our latest version of DirectX. The combination of DirectX 9.0 and ATI's driver, CATALYST Beta Release Candidate 0, will provide incredible levels of gaming and cinematic realism," said Dean Lester, General Manager Windows Graphics and Gaming Technologies, Microsoft Corporation.

ATI is the first and only accelerated graphics vendor to currently provide game developers and hardware enthusiasts with support for DirectX 9.0 through RADEON(TM) 9700 PRO, RADEON(TM) 9500 PRO, RADEON(TM) 9700 and RADEON(TM) 9500 graphics chips. With products spanning from high-end to the performance mainstream, ATI helps end-users extend the lifespan of their accelerated graphics processors by delivering next-generation performance and features to users, today.

ATI's CATALYST Beta RC 0 driver will be submitted to Microsoft Corp. for Windows' Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification and incorporated into future releases of ATI's CATALYST suite of unified graphics drivers.

In the spirit of delivering visual and cinematic realism, ATI is also releasing four demos - 'Pipedreams,' 'Rendering with Natural Light,' 'Car,' and 'Bear' are the first publicly available content to exercise the advanced performance capabilities of DirectX 9.

Extended News source: W2S


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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by XP-RTM on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:28
cool i want it now
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by XP-RTM on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:29
btw here's the link http://www.ati.com/products/pc/catalyst/dx9demos.html
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by XP-RTM on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:31
Microsoft DirectX 9 RC0 [url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=45160&area=search&ordinal=1]Here[/url] and The Ati Drivers [url=http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.net/ati/drivers/wxp-w2k-radeon-dx9-rc0.exe]Here[/url]
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by vetDazzla on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:31
I'm gonna give this a try, I can't seem to find a download link though edit: cheers XP-RTM

Last edited by 2629 on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:43
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by XP-RTM on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:33
Microsoft DirectX 9 RC0 [url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=45160&area=search&ordinal=1]Here[/url] Directly from M$ and The Ati Drivers [url=http://pdownload.mii.instacontent.net/ati/drivers/wxp-w2k-radeon-dx9-rc0.exe]Here[/url]
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by XP-RTM on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:36
lol at least say thanks to XP-RTM
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #7 Posted by Voodoo on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:40
all done Thanks XP-RTM
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #8 Posted by XP-RTM on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:42
hahaha, thanks
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #9 Posted by XP-RTM on 13 Nov 2002 - 14:52
looks nice, i just installed
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #10 Posted by DigitalResource on 13 Nov 2002 - 15:05
Im so excited finally a use to bring my radoen 9700 to it's knees
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #11 Posted by vacs on 13 Nov 2002 - 15:39
now, if we just have DX9 final and some games supporting DX9.0 all would be great. Oh wait, some games just started to fully support DX8.1... I'll guess we'll have to wait then for some real DX9 action
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #12 Posted by Voodoo on 13 Nov 2002 - 15:42
ant doom3 dx9?
Quote this comment #12.1 Posted by vacs on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:14
no, doom3 ain't dx9! John Carmack coded and probably always will code his engines in OpenGL. The only part of doom3 being directx is its input system (--> DirectInput 8.1). Maybe he will upgrade the input code to DX9 some time before the release of the game but doom3 will never be based on Direct3D 9.0 or whatever version...

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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #13 Posted by DigitalResource on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:09
haven't tried doom 3 yet, im now downloading the last demo, after that i'll try
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #14 Posted by makmak on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:11
I think there not much DirectX 9 application going around worth testing..since a lot of the games are not much even DX8 yet.... But it could be interesting to see how DX9 fared against current version.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #15 Posted by DigitalResource on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:19
The Bear demo keeps ending up as a corrupted file, anyone know what it could be?? :'(
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #16 Posted by vacs on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:21
I hope that everyone here who has or who will install this RC0 version of DX9.0 is aware that you can't UNINSTALL this version! That means if the final version of DX9.0 comes out in the next few weeks you either need to reinstall your windows or hopefully made a ghost image or used system restore prior installing RC0 DX9.0. I wonder how many unknowing users now will make their windows installation obsolete due to an unsupported beta version of DX9.0 and this thanks to ATI. Is it that important for ATI to be the first supporting DX9.0 although there are no programs or games out making use out of the newest version of DX, neglecting the fact that many users will now screw up their system with beta DirectX drivers... Ok, there is just one program already supporting DX9 and this is 3ds Max 5, but I doubt that any ATI user seriously renders in 3ds max since one can only use GeForce cards effectively in 3ds Max due to their much more optimized drivers...
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #17 Posted by XP-RTM on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:25
hmm, i think you are wrong, u can update directX
Quote this comment #17.1 Posted by vacs on 13 Nov 2002 - 21:06
update? yeah, that's nice if the next RC of DX9.0 comes out in 3 weeks. So you just have to wait a few weeks until you maybe can again play your favorite game because RC0 screw it up. My post was actually not meant as a threat, but rather as a warning for some users who might think this is final code...
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #18 Posted by Voodoo on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:26
[quote]I hope that everyone here who has or who will install this RC0 version of DX9.0 is aware that you can't UNINSTALL this version! That means if the final version of DX9.0 comes out in the next few weeks you either need to reinstall your windows or hopefully made a ghost image or used system restore prior installing RC0 DX9.0.[/quote] Er no sorry, u can upgrade to dx9 rc... & rtm You carnt however downgrade to dx8.2 etc
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #19 Posted by DigitalResource on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:38
who want's to downgrade anyway except the people that can't run 3dmark anymore
Quote this comment #19.1 Posted by Voodoo on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:42
latest 3dmark rls fixed that
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #20 Posted by arsekicker on 13 Nov 2002 - 16:49
How can you have -110 posts?
Quote this comment #20.1 Posted by vacs on 13 Nov 2002 - 17:43
don't know. I guess everyone needs to write at least 10 posts a day or you get a minus number
Quote this comment #20.2 Posted by Hawkeye on 13 Nov 2002 - 23:44
Neobond explains in the BPN section of the forum why pretty much every member of Neowin lost a certain amount of posts. Some just had a very low number, so now they have a negative post count. Looks pretty funny though.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #21 Posted by DigitalResource on 13 Nov 2002 - 17:25
LOL no idea! looks funny though
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #22 Posted by CrowaX on 14 Nov 2002 - 02:09
Does this make anything look better, or only things with Dx9 support?
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #23 Posted by KraXed112 on 14 Nov 2002 - 05:26
Well.. i'm on my 3rd reformat so far thanx to dx9 =) I'm having some problems.. and i would really really aprreciate some help.... even flames are welcome after installing dx9 i get alot of delayed errors.. system restore wont work.. and it everything else.. just stops working... =) System specs are; Asus P4T533 Bios 1005 All shadows cache are off APIC is on, i had alot of problems trying to install windows with it off.. (sblive) 512meg Samsung PC-4200 Radeon 9700pro Western Digital 120 jb 8m buff pioneer a04 sb-live value linksys 10/100 All components are not oc'ed.. auto on everything software; Winxp pro + sp1 + all hotfix's (LEGIT COPY!) =) no flames on warez i've installed directx 9, rebooted, installed drivers, rebooted, tried installing demos but then my troubles come back. before all this i've already ran sisoft sandra 2002 and 2003 on diag.. no problems.. 3dmark no problems.. only problem i ever had was playing q3, then i figured it was the patch =) any help would be GRATEFULL! if any one can.. msg me AIM: CraXed110 thanx =) Never mind ** got it to work ** those demos.. are really clear... i fixed it by doing a llf and installing from there... =) ati rox =)

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Quote this comment #23.1 Posted by vacs on 14 Nov 2002 - 11:17
It's a public beta, so you can fill in bug reports to M$. Don't expect a RC0 to run flawlessly on your system!

Last edited by 11384 on 14 Nov 2002 - 13:41
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #24 Posted by Solarix on 17 Dec 2002 - 19:27
i dont have an ATI card =
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