AMD (ATI) Catalyst 7.3
Posted by Emil Protalinski on 28 March 2007 - 19:45 · 6 comments & 3381 views
AMD/ATI have released their latest set of video card drivers for both Windows XP and Windows Vista. Catalyst™ 7.2 introduces a brand new version of the Catalyst™ Control Center for Windows XP. The new Catalyst™ Control Center delivers a number of significant enhancements:
  • OpenGL CrossFire™ Support Under Windows Vista: Catalyst™ 7.3 introduces OpenGL CrossFire™ support for the entire ATI Radeon™ X1000 product series under Microsoft Vista. Users will see significant performance gains in a number of applications when running in CrossFire™ mode under Windows Vista.
  • CrossFire™ Enhancements for Windows Vista: Catalyst™ 7.3 includes CrossFire™ enhancements for Windows Vista that enable the Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) CrossFire™ rendering mode by default, enabling performance benefits for all AFR compatible applications immediately (including newly released applications that have not been officially profiled for CrossFire™). Future Catalyst™ releases will add further CrossFire™ performance gains once new applications have been profiled specifically for CrossFire™.
Performance Improvements:
Dark Messiah Might and Magic performance improves 12.5% or greater on all Radeon™ X1000 series configurations when running in CrossFire™ mode under both the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. Larger gains of 60% or more can be seen on high end products.

Download for: Vista 32bit | Vista 64bit | Radeon XP 32bit | Radeon XP 64bit | Radeon MCE
Link: Driver Page | Forum Discussion (Thanks D!rtySh@dy)


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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by MeWhOeLsE on 28 Mar 2007 - 19:59
Still no VIVO drivers. Grah! Its the only thing you need ATI! In my opinion anyway!
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by escablue on 28 Mar 2007 - 21:23
Hey MeWhOeLsE, are you talking about the WDM drivers for VIVO? On ATI's website, if you navigate to the driver download page, you'll see a link underneath the display driver entitled:

Optional Downloads: Individual driver download packages, ATI Multimedia Center, and AVIVO

If you click that link, you'll see the WDM Driver listed as 3 of 3 (which is updated to v7.3). You can click the Release Notes to verify the version for your graphic card.
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by travl0r on 29 Mar 2007 - 01:51
Quote - (escablue said @ #2)
Hey MeWhOeLsE, are you talking about the WDM drivers for VIVO? On ATI's website, if you navigate to the driver download page, you'll see a link underneath the display driver entitled:

Optional Downloads: Individual driver download packages, ATI Multimedia Center, and AVIVO

If you click that link, you'll see the WDM Driver listed as 3 of 3 (which is updated to v7.3). You can click the Release Notes to verify the version for your graphic card.


He's talking about AVIVO for vista. He's right, there's still no AVIVO for vista
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by TR1GG3R on 29 Mar 2007 - 07:17
blue screen of death with these new drivers on vista business using x1800 crossfire edition had to roll back drivers
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by ishiok on 29 Mar 2007 - 17:44
BSOD on X1950 Pro upon Vista Ultimate 64 reboot. Rolled back to 7.2 too.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by Donovann on 31 Mar 2007 - 17:09
Working on Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit w/ X1300 Pro

CCC now works for me unlike in 7.2
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