ATi Catalyst 5.12 Windows XP Drivers
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 3:13 pm
Terry ?I make drivers? Makedon sends over word that ATi has posted brand new Catalyst 5.12 Windows XP drivers today. There are a bunch of fixes included in these new drivers as well performance improvements that range from 3% - 25%. The download weighs in at just under 35MB so grab them if you need them.
Catalyst 5.12 improves a variety of CPU-bound performance cases when an ATI product is installed in conjunction with a dual-core or hyperthreading CPU. Performance gains include:
3DMark05 gains as much as 5.7%
3DMark03 gains as much as 3.3%
3DMark2001 SE gains up to 10%
Aquamark 3 gains up to 16%
Comanche 4 improves as much as 20%
Far Cry gains as much as 25% on some product configurations
Half-Life 2 performance improves as much as 8%
Splinter Cell improves as much as 8% in certain parts of the game
Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness runs as much as 10% faster
Unreal Tournament 2004 frame rates improve as much as 10%
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/def ... olderID=27
Catalyst 5.12 improves a variety of CPU-bound performance cases when an ATI product is installed in conjunction with a dual-core or hyperthreading CPU. Performance gains include:
3DMark05 gains as much as 5.7%
3DMark03 gains as much as 3.3%
3DMark2001 SE gains up to 10%
Aquamark 3 gains up to 16%
Comanche 4 improves as much as 20%
Far Cry gains as much as 25% on some product configurations
Half-Life 2 performance improves as much as 8%
Splinter Cell improves as much as 8% in certain parts of the game
Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness runs as much as 10% faster
Unreal Tournament 2004 frame rates improve as much as 10%
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/def ... olderID=27
WOW Big performance gains expected from my ATI and Hyperthreaded P4