ATI’s Future Drivers to Take Advantage of Dual-Core Chips

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ATI Technologies recently said at press-conference that in several month time the company’s drivers for graphics cards would take advantage of dual-core microprocessors. The move will allow users of systems running chips with two engines to get higher performance in games.

According to ATI’s software product manager Terry Makedon, the company will release CATALYST drivers that take full advantage of microprocessors with two processing engines in about two or three months from now. Given that processors with two cores typically run at lower clock-speeds compared to chips with one core, whereas gaming applications typically do not benefit from the number of cores per processors, a performance boost is likely to allow owners of modern computers to enjoy higher speeds in games.

News source: X-bit labs

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(3 replies) #1 joeydoo on 12 Oct 2005 - 16:56

Wait for the benchmarks, but this might be the first reason to shell out for a dual core chip.

#1.1 threedaysdwn on 12 Oct 2005 - 17:21

The first reason?

Insanely more efficient multitasking wasn't a reason? Vastly better performance for those of us who do more than play games wasn't a reason? Heh.

Also, doesn't Nvidia already claim to take advantage of multi-proc systems?

#1.2 joeydoo on 12 Oct 2005 - 19:06

Well that's nice for you, I was saying that's a reason for ME to shell out for a dual core chip. I don't encode video or render anything, hardly anything heavy....... except...... play games. The only multi-tasking I do, do, is use itunes or download something during games. My computer can do that with any games my gpu can handle while not get saturated, so there has been no reason to consider multicore.
People get so rude so quickly in internet-land. (yeah I know NEWS FLASH on that from the sarcastic c****)

#1.3 Shining Arcanine on 13 Oct 2005 - 23:21

It might give a boost to PCs with HT.

#2 IGx89 on 12 Oct 2005 - 19:11

I was wondering when ATI would finally respond to nVidia's (already available) dual-core optimized drivers...

#3 Chanser on 13 Oct 2005 - 00:10

Good time to buy that AMD X2 3800

#4 seethru on 13 Oct 2005 - 06:59

maybe ATI should focus on their linux drivers before adding this in...

#5 Proforma on 16 Oct 2005 - 10:49

ATI doesn't care about linux and most people don't care either.
Windows comes first and that is the way it should be.

The only people that care are people like you
and that just isn't enough people to bother.

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