Prior to the Voodoo 5's arrival, ATI had announced the Radeon DDR as “the most powerful graphics processor ever designed for desktop PCs.” Previews of the card had already gone public... More...
The evolution of the modern graphics processor begins with the introduction of the first 3D add-in cards in 1995, followed by the widespread adoption of the 32-bit operating systems and the... More...
With updated pricing and performance across the board, we figured it would be worth revisiting both company's offerings to see where you should spend your hard-earned cash this holiday season and... More...
Considered a successor to Tribes 2, Tribes: Ascend embraces its heritage by incorporating the same fast-paced combat, tons of maps, weapons, vehicles and unique traversal mechanics. More...
A new report claims via unnamed sources that AMD seriously considered acquiring NVIDIA before deciding to merge with NVIDIA's biggest graphics chip rival ATI back in 2006. More...
Overclocking plays a vastly different role in the computer industry today than it did 10 years ago, a time when overclockers were considered outlaws by manufacturers. Back then even mentioning... More...
Quanta, the world's biggest contract manufacturer of notebook PCs, had filed a lawsuit against AMD, alleging that the company delivered defective processors to Quanta. More...
AMD's award-winning ATI Catalyst graphics and HD video configuration software delivers unprecedented control of performance and visual quality with ATI Radeon™ graphics processors. ATI Catalyst drivers deliver stable performance and push the limits of innovation... More...
AMD have released version 11.5b of their Catalyst drivers, these are based on the 11.5a RC5 release.
Fixes:
Includes performance optimizations and resolves various quality issues for the upcoming release of Brink
Resolves transcoding video lagging issues seen... More...
AMD released version 11.5 of their ATI video card driver package.
Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.5 Windows release includes:
New Features:
Hydravision enhancements for Eyefinity configurations.
The HydraGrid feature... More...
AMD released version 11.4 of their ATI video card driver package.
Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 11.4 Windows release includes:
New Features:
Enhancements to the AMD VISION Engine Control Center / AMD... More...
TechPowerUp has released version 0.5.2 of GPU-Z, our popular graphics hardware information and diagnostic utility that gives you information about the installed graphics hardware in your computer, and lets you monitor various parameters such as... More...
Here’s a riddle: When you think of a computer with a dual blazing-fast NVIDIA cards, a Xeon processor and 16GB of RAM, what type of PC comes to mind? Maybe a high-end Alienware system? Believe... More...
AMD released version 11.2 of their ATI video card driver package.
The AMD Catalyst™ software suite 11.2 contains the following:
AMD display driver version 8.821
HydraVision™ for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
Southbridge/IXP Driver... More...
AMD released version 11.1 of their ATI video card driver package.
The AMD Catalyst™ software suite 11.1 contains the following:
AMD display driver version 8.812
HydraVision™ for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
Southbridge/IXP Driver... More...
AMD has released a new build of their Catalyst software suite. This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide... More...
AMD released version 10.12 of their ATI video card driver package.
The AMD Catalyst™ software suite 10.12 contains the following:
AMD display driver version 8.801
HydraVision™ for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
Southbridge/IXP Driver
AMD Catalyst™ Control... More...
AMD released version 10.11 of their ATI video card driver package.
The AMD Catalyst™ software suite 10.11 contains the following:
AMD display driver version 8.791
HydraVision™ for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
Southbridge/IXP Driver
AMD Catalyst™ Control... More...
AMD released version 10.10 of their ATI video card driver package.
What's new:
Introduction of AMD Catalyst™ Accelerated Parallel Processing ("APP") technology Edition
Video acceleration for WMV HD® video content
Enhanced Dynamic Contrast video controls
Introduction of AMD HD3D... More...
AMD recently announced that they are teaming up with Valve to release driver updates for their ATI Catalyst graphics drivers through steam. Steam users will now be able to automatically detect and install driver updates... More...
It wasn’t too long ago that AMD dropped a boat load of cash and stock to purchase ATI in one of the largest mergers in recent times. The $5.4 billion dollar investment, fortunately for AMD,... More...
AMD released version 10.8 of their ATI video card driver package.
What's new:
OpenGL ES 2.0 support
Video Quality default options
Performance enhancement for Eyefinity Quad ATI CrossFireX™ configurations
Anti-Aliasing support for StarCraft II
Resolved Issues for the Windows 7... More...
Nvidia has faltered in recent times, with the company's sales not on par with its competitors. Because of this, they have lost their second place in the market of GPU sales. All the while, its... More...
AMD released version 10.7 of their ATI video card driver package.
What's new:
ATI Eyefinity - HydraVision enhancements
Enhanced Pull-down detection
ATI CrossFireX™ technology – support for rotated displays
ATI Radeon GPU acceleration of VLC 1.1.1 Media Player
Resolved Issues... More...
Recently we revisited the battle between the high-end Nvidia GeForce GTX 400 and ATI Radeon HD 5000 graphics cards series using updated drivers and a new testing method that saw us abolish all time demos.... More...
AMD released version 10.6 of their ATI video card driver package.
What's new:
GPU acceleration of H.264 video content using Adobe® Flash Player 10.1
Video De-blocking support
Mosquito noise reduction
Official support for OpenGL 4.0 and OpenGL 3.3
Resolved Issues... More...
Although the Nvidia GeForce 400 series has been out for about 2 months now, it would seem the jury is still out on whether or not the series is a success. Some will tell you... More...
AMD released version 10.5 of their ATI video card driver package.
What's new:
Support for 120 Hz displays on the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series and ATIRadeon™ HD 3000 Series
ATI Overdrive enhancement – full support for... More...
AMD released version 10.4 of their ATI video card driver package.
New Features:
ATI Catalyst – Video enhancements
AMD video transcoding updates
Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System:
"Battlefield 2: Bad Company" maps no longer... More...
According to an AppleInsider report, Apple may be looking to welcome AMD into the Apple-compatible CPU family. Meetings between AMD personnel and Apple, as well as sightings of AMD employees on Apple buses, all help... More...
AMD released version 10.3 of their ATI video card driver package.
New features:
ATI Catalyst™ support for ATI Mobility Radeon™ Premium Graphics solutions
ATI Catalyst Control Center - ATI Eyefinity technology enhancements
ATI Catalyst™ support for... More...
AMD has been busy putting out new graphics cards since launching the Radeon HD 5000 series five months ago. With today's release, that translates into almost two new graphics cards each month. Looking at the... More...
It seemed like a dream of the distant future, but it looks like AMD is finally gearing up to release their highly anticipated AMD Fusion processor line. AnandTech has posted slides from AMD regarding their... More...
It's self-evident how AMD has kept us busy over the last few months, showing us new generation GPUs aiming at all possible price points. From the performance-oriented HD 5850/5870, to the mainstream HD 5770 and... More...
Since releasing the first Radeon HD 5000 series graphics card some four months ago, AMD has continued its assault on Nvidia with an army of new models. Following the Radeon HD 5870 came the 5850,... More...
There are reports floating around the web today that ATI is planning to refresh its RV770 (4800 series to you and me) in an effort to add additional speed to its already highly successful card... More...
Neowin reported back in October that AMD's Radeon 4850 X2 was getting ready for release, well now finally it seems you should be able to actually go out and by one. Reports are coming... More...
Bit-Tech are reporting that ATI has finally admitted to the strange goings on with its HD 4830 graphics cards. Bit-Tech and other hardware review sites noticed that after benchmarking, there were too many variances... More...
ATI, graphics products group of Advanced Micro Devices, said at Ceatec trade-show in Japan that its expects DirectX 11-compatible graphics processing units (GPUs) in 2009, which may be considered as intention to release a new... More...
ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices, has demonstrated working samples of its ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4000-series graphics processors at Ceatec trade-show in Japan. What is, perhaps, even more interesting, is that ATI... More...
AMD is planning to launch mid-range ATI Radeon HD 4000-series GPUs (the ATI Radeon HD 4600-series) this month and two 45nm quad-core CPU by the end of this year, according to sources at motherboard and... More...
Today AMD/ATI has retaken the performance crown for the first time in over 2 years, not content with that they also likely to take second place too. With the release of the 4870X2 and in... More...
ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices, has issued a statement to its partners claiming that its ATI Mobility Radeon graphics processing units (GPUs) have no issues with packaging, unlike competing solutions from Nvidia... More...
This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver, and the Catalyst Control Center. This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The AMD Catalyst... More...
The two major designers of graphics processing units are likely to significantly rise the amount of PCI Express graphics chips this quarter, but without ceasing to supply their AGP 8x products. The increase may be... More...
NVIDIA ATTACKED ATI with a slightly crippled high end card but the Canadian firm seems to have some answers to that. The Nvidia FX 5900XT is, so far, the best performer in the mainstream market... More...
Sources close to ABIT Computer confirmed a shift in the company's strategy and intention to produce graphics cards based on processors from ATI Technologies and eXtreme Graphics Innovation early next year. Bjorn3D.com and NVision.pl web-sites... More...
The speed race in the graphics chip market will enter another leg next month, which has ATI Technologies likely to announce a new chip and the first products using Nvidia's GeForce FX set to go... More...
The "powerful 3D rendering and animation environment" that comes with the Windows XP Plus! pack isn't entirely compatible with several major graphics chipsets, according to the relevant system requirements page. ATI Radeon and Rage 128,... More...