With 160,000 people plus in one place, you can imagine that it’s pretty crowded. Sidewalks overflow with attendees — some dressed like super heroes and other cartoon characters. On the show floor, you can barely move with wall-to-wall people. In addition to the show exhibits, vendors promote comic books from past and present along with golden age toys from long ago. We’ll be having a few giveaways as well as demos set up at the Omni Hotel so follow me and the @AMDRadeon (#AMDRadeon) team on Twitter for the latest up to the minute information on giveaways, parties and exhibits.

Peter Ross is a senior marketing manager at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

*IF you are having technical issues with the AMD Catalyst™ driver, or your graphics card please report your issues here.

As a note: this will be the last AMD Catalyst™ blog that I will write.  I will be handing the reigns over to Chris Bell here at AMD who will carry on and keep you up to date on our driver postings.   It has been a pleasure to keep you posted on all things AMD Catalyst™.  I thank you for your feedback and comments over the past year.

Here is what is new this month!

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst™ 11.2 Windows release include:

New Features:

• AMD Catalyst AI Texture Filtering updates

o    The Quality setting has now been improved to match the High Quality setting in all respects but one; it enables an optimization that limits tri-linear anisotropic filtering to areas surrounding texture mipmap level transitions, while doing bilinear anisotropic filtering elsewhere.

This optimization offers a way to improve filtering performance without visibly affecting image quality

o    The Performance setting has been updated to address the sharpness of the default Quality setting causing shimmering in certain cases.  It now provides a smoother filtering option that eliminates most shimmering while preserving the improved detail provided by anisotropic filtering.

• Tessellation Controls

o    Supported on the ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series and the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series

o    New settings give users full control over the Tessellation levels used in applications.

o    The default selection “AMD Optimized” setting is intended to set the best level of Tessellation on a per application basis.   The “AMD Optimized” setting is designed to help users get the maximum visual benefit of Tessellation, while minimizing the performance impact associated with enabling the Tessellation feature. Currently no applications have been profiled.

o   The “Use Application Settings” option gives applications full control over the Tessellation level.

o   Users can also manually set the maximum tessellation level used by applications with the slider control

• Morphological Anti-Aliasing support for the ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series GPUs

o    AMD Catalyst now includes official support for Morphological Anti-Aliasing for the ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series GPUs

Support Video Quality settings during Blu-ray 3D playback

• Supported on the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series GPUs
• Requires Blu-ray 3D player software, 3D supported display and 3D Stereoscopic glasses
• Users can now enable the Video Quality settings within the Catalyst Control Center when playing Blu-ray 3D content

For more information on AMD Catalyst™ 11.2 (for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the AMD Catalyst™ 11.2 release notes.

To download the AMD Catalyst™ 11.2 driver, click here.

Regards,

Jay Marsden

Jay Marsden is a Product Marketing Manager at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

A piping hot AMD Catalyst™ driver update has just arrived from the labs!  Thanks to all of you who provided feedback to us on the last driver update.  Keep it coming! We have been reviewing it all.

If you are having technical issues with the AMD Catalyst driver, or your graphics card please report your issues to AMD Graphics Technical Support.

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 10.10 driver for Windows® release:

New Features

Introducing the AMD Catalyst Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) technology Edition

There will now be two variants of the AMD Catalyst driver package available:

1. AMD Catalyst (same driver package as in previous versions):
   • Includes the Direct3D, OpenGL, Display driver and AMD Catalyst Control Center components
2. AMD Catalyst Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) technology Edition:
   • Includes the Direct3D, OpenGL, Display driver and AMD Catalyst Control Center – Plus the OpenCL driver component

Users can still download all of the individual AMD Catalyst components separately if you wish (which will also include the OpenCL driver)

Introduction of AMD HD3D Technology

Blu-ray 3D support

• This release of AMD Catalyst provides support for Blu-ray 3D playback
• Requires Blu-ray 3D player software, 3D supported display and 3D Stereoscopic glasses*
• Supported on the AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 Series GPUs

Stereo 3D gaming support

• This release of AMD Catalyst provides support for Stereo 3D gaming via 3^rd party middleware from Dynamic Digital Depth (DDD) and iZ3D
• Requires 3D supported display and 3D Stereoscopic glasses*
• Supported on the ATI Radeon HD 5000™ Series and AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series GPUs

*For more information on AMD HD3D Technology, including gaming middleware and a list of supported displays, visit www.amd.com/hd3d

Video acceleration for HD WMV video content

• This release of AMD Catalyst provides GPU acceleration support for WMV HD (Microsoft video codec) under Windows 7
• Supported on the ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series of products and higher.

Enhanced Dynamic Contrast video controls

• This release of AMD Catalyst enhances the Dynamic Contrast setting found in the Catalyst Control Center by adding support for histogram based detection

Highlights of the AMD Catalyst 10.10 driver for Linux release include:

New Features

Support for new Linux operating systems

• This release of AMD Catalyst driver for Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems:
  • openSUSE 11.3 support (production)
  • Ubuntu 10.10 support (early look)

For more information on AMD Catalyst 10.10 (for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the AMD Catalyst 10.10 release notes.

Get the AMD Catalyst 10.10 driver now!

Till Next Month,

Jay Marsden

Jay Marsden is a Product Marketing Manager at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

You do not need multiple cards  to enable ATI Eyefinity technnology, unlike competing multi-display solutions that require 2 cards be purchased. Also, you do not necessarily need to go out and purchase 3 or more new panels. Using active adapters and existing panels, (of a similar size that share a resolution) you can assemble an ATI Eyefinity configuration quite affordably. Let’s look at a few configurations that utilize existing panels, low-cost panels and recently released single-link active adapters.

Configuration 1: “I almost have everything I need”

Cost: Around $30 (assuming you already own: 3 panels and an ATI Radeon 5000 series card that supports ATI Eyefinity technology.

How: Utilizing recently released single-link active dongles, you can re-use existing monitors to extend gaming and productivity with ATI Eyefinity technology. Simply connect the panels to your card using at least 1 single-link DVI-to-DisplayPort adapter. Connect each panel to a DVI connector on your card and the third to the Single-Link DVI active adapter. Then connect your third panel to the adapter’s DVI or VGA output and you are good.

But what if you do not have spare panels? Do you need to buy DisplayPort™ capable panels? DisplayPort panels are becoming more and more available, but there is also an alternative. Using the above mentioned DisplayPort™ to Single-link DVI active adapter (around $30) you can purchase inexpensive LCD panels that do not have a DisplayPort connection.

Configuration 2: “Time to upgrade my panels”

Cost: Approximately $450

How: Buying 3 20” panels and 1 DisplayPort™ to SL-DVI Active adapter.20” panels have recently fallen in price dramatically, and you will likely find these available at multiple local retailers for the $130-160 range. Having 3 matching panels improves the aesthetics of the system and also gives you better color and geometry matching.  For under $450.00 you should be able to purchase 3 new panels with DVI connectivity  and the Single-Link DVI active adapter.

And what if you do not have an ATI Radeon HD 5000 series card with DisplayPort™ connectivity?

Configuration 3: “Time to upgrade my graphics card”

Cost: $600

How: By adding a new ATI Radeon™ HD 5750 card to the above configuration.  If you do not have an ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 series card with DisplayPort™ connectivity then all is not lost. You can purchase an ATI Radeon™ HD5750 card online at a number of retailers and etailers for around $150. This card features enough performance for mainstream gamers in 3 x 1 Eyefinity landscape mode at a highly affordable price. For the cost of a gaming console and a handful of games you can have a widescreen gaming experience that is upgradable and affordable.

There are obviously a lot of choices when assembling an ATI Eyefinity gaming or productivity system. The above configurations are based upon what we think will work best for a mainstream gamer. If you are an enthusiast gamer then you may want to look at cards like the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series and if you want 6 display Eyefinity mode then the ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition cards are your best bet. Similarly, panel size can make a big difference in your gaming experience. 24” panels continue to fall in price so considering these as an option may be in your best interest as well.

In conclusion, ATI Eyefinity Validated and Ready DisplayPort™ Active adapters combined with ATI Eyefinity Validated and Ready software titles will help you assemble a system without the guesswork. If you have your doubts, try it out! Many retailers are setting up demonstrations so users can see the difference, and if you can’t find it in a store near you use this simple online tool to get a feel for how games can become totally immersive.  ATI Eyefinity technology is not just for enthusiasts. We want Eyefinity to be available to everyone!

Bruce Gasson, works in the technical group at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

¹ATI Eyefinity technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for panning across multiple displays. To enable more than two displays, additional panels with native DisplayPort™ connectors, and/or DisplayPort™ compliant active adapters to convert your monitor’s native input to your cards DisplayPort™ or Mini-DisplayPort™ connector(s), are required.  ATI Eyefinity technology can support up to 6 displays using a single enabled ATI Radeon™ graphics card with Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems – the number of displays may vary by board design and you should confirm exact specifications with the applicable manufacturer before purchase. Systems using multiple ATI Radeon™ graphics cards can support a maximum of 8 displays (total across all cards in system) with a maximum 6 of those displays being used together in a display group (also known as a single large surface mode).

*IF you are having technical issues with the ATI Catalyst™ driver, or your graphics card please report your issues here.

Here is what is new this month!

Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 release for Microsoft Windows include:

OpenGL ES 2.0 support

• ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 provides full support for OpenGL ES 2.0 specification
• Enables 3D accelerated graphics within a web browser that supports OpenGL ES 2.0
• Supported on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7

Performance enhancement for Quad ATI CrossFireX™ configurations using ATI Eyefinity technology

• Performance has been greatly improved for users running with ATI Eyefinity technology on a Quad ATI CrossFireX™ configuration

Anti-Aliasing support for StarCraft II

• ATI Catalyst Control Center™ now  enables Anti-Aliasing for StarCraft II

Performance highlights:

Far Cry 2:

• Performance increases 2-6% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series single and ATI CrossFireX™ configurations.
• Performance increases 2-4% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series single and ATI CrossFireX™ configurations.
• Performance increases 3-8% on ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 Series single and ATI CrossFireX™ configurations.

Left 4 Dead 2:

• Performance increases 3-5% on ATI CrossFireX™ configurations using the ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series and ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 series.

Stormrise:

• Performance increases 5-10% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5600  series and ATI Radeon™ HD 5500 series configurations.

Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ driver for Linux 10.8 release include:

Support for new Linux operating systems

• This release of ATI Catalyst™ driver for  Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems: 
  • SLED/SLES 11 SP1 production support

OpenGL ES 2.0 support

• ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 provides full support for OpenGL ES 2.0 specification
• Enables 3D accelerated graphics within a web browser that supports OpenGL ES 2.0
• Supported on Linux distributions

For more information on ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 (for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 release notes.

To download the driver, click here.

Till Next Month,

Jay Marsden

Jay Marsden is a Product Marketing Manager at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

To ensure the best ATI Eyefinity technology experience, our teams have developed an SDK (Software Developers Kit) that makes it a lot easier for developers to take advantage of the incredible vistas and panoramas possible with ATI Eyefinity technology.  Combine this with full DirectX^® 11 support in our latest generation of graphics solutions and you get an incredible gaming experience. ² So what can you expect and what do we test before we list a title as ATI Eyefinity Validated or Ready?

Through working with multiple groups including software developers, a focus group from the Widescreen Gaming Forums community and our own internal engineering teams, we created a list of key criteria that make a game stand out as ATI Eyefinity Validated or Ready. The current criteria are posted here, but let’s look at it in a little more detail:

-    ATI Eyefinity technology resolutions must be supported within the game for ATI Eyefinity Validated status. ATI Eyefinity Ready titles may require an edit to the game file to expose the resolution. Having access to these resolutions is the first thing we test.

-    In order to qualify as ATI Eyefinity Validated and Ready, we require a greater “Field of View” (“FOV”). You should be able to see more than what you could with a single panel: more of the world is visible or more content like menus or other game content is visible. This translates directly into a more immersive game experience.

“AR” or “Aspect Ratio” must be correct for the majority of the screen space. Some minor stretching of content on the side panels is acceptable but it should not be jarring or look like a funhouse mirror. Simply stretching the image across the displays is not acceptable. Neither is cropping the top and bottom off of the image to make it fit.

-    “Cut Scenes” (such as in-game movies) must be presented fully within the visible area. We make sure that there is no cropping of content. Some stretching may be acceptable if it is minor and does not detract from game play.

-    Game menus and dialog boxes must be visible and not rendered off the screen. Through the tools that we have made available to developers, placement of visual elements like menus, dialog boxes and HUD elements within an ATI Eyefinity-enabled multi-display FOV is easier than before. Ensuring that these elements are visible, usable and free of distortion or loss of aspect ratio is part of what ATI Eyefinity Validation and Ready testing is all about.  We strive to help developers create immersive games that work well in ATI Eyefinity mode and help you, our valued customer, find these games. We currently have a listing of ATI Eyefinity Validated and Ready software posted at www.amd.com/eyefinity and that list is growing quickly.

In my next blog, I’ll give you an inside look into the overall benefits and “economic value” of setting up an ATI Eyefinity configuration. Using Validated and Ready components, you will be surprised how inexpensive it can be.

Stay tuned.

Bruce Gasson, works in the technical group at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

¹ATI Eyefinity technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for panning across multiple displays. To enable more than two displays, additional panels with native DisplayPort™ connectors, and/or DisplayPort™ compliant active adapters to convert your monitor’s native input to your cards DisplayPort™ or Mini-DisplayPort™ connector(s), are required.  ATI Eyefinity technology can support up to 6 displays using a single enabled ATI Radeon™ graphics card with Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems – the number of displays may vary by board design and you should confirm exact specifications with the applicable manufacturer before purchase. Systems using multiple ATI Radeon™ graphics cards can support a maximum of 8 displays (total across all cards in system) with a maximum 6 of those displays being used together in a display group (also known as a single large surface mode). 

² ATI Radeon™ graphics cards that support DirectX® 11 consist of graphics cards in the ATI Radeon™ HD 5900, HD 5800 and HD 5700 Series and the ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5800, HD 5700, HD 5600 and HD 5400 Series.  Check with the manufacturer for specific support information.

*IF you are having technical issues with the ATI Catalyst™ driver, or your graphics card please report your issues here.

Here is what is new this month!

New Windows Features

Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ 10.7 release for Microsoft Windows include:

ATI Eyefinity Technology – Enhancements for HydraVision™

• Maximizing a window across multiple displays will now take user defined bezel compensation into account
• Automatically adjusts window position when dragging and dropping windows to ensure title bar visibility
• Proper dialog box placement – dialogs do not cross displays, are not hidden behind bezels, and can be designated to be shown on the users “preferred” display

Enhanced Pull-down detection

• The Pull-down detection algorithm has been enhanced for higher visual quality on certain types of video content
• Supported on the ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 Series of GPUs

ATI CrossFireX™ technology – support for rotated displays

• This release of ATI Catalyst™ enables end users running supported ATI CrossFireX™ configurations to rotate their displays (single or ATI Eyefinity display configurations) and still enjoy the performance benefits of ATI CrossFireX™ technology

ATI Radeon™ GPU acceleration of VLC 1.1.1 Media Player

• Enables GPU acceleration of h.264 video content when using the VLC 1.1.1 Media Player – enabling a better user experience by consuming less system resources
• Supported on the ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 and ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 Series of GPU products
• Requires VLC version 1.1.1 and later

Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ driver for Linux 10.7 release include:

Support for new Linux operating systems

• This release of ATI Catalyst™ driver for Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems: 
  • Ubuntu 10.04 production support

ATI Eyefinity support

• ATI Catalyst™ driver for Linux 10.7 provides support for ATI Eyefinity technology under all supported Linux distributions

For more information on ATI Catalyst™ 10.7 (for Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Linux versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the ATI Catalyst™ 10.7 release notes.

To download the driver, click here.

Till Next Month,

Jay Marsden

Jay Marsden is a Product Marketing Manager at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

My name is Bruce Gasson, I work in the technical group at AMD and I’m responsible for ATI Eyefinity Validated and Ready testing. Seven years ago, we launched our Certification Program to help improve the ‘End User Experience’ for our graphics cards. We look at everything, starting with packaging to make sure that the information is correct and easy to understand right up to the design of the graphics card itself.

In September of last year, we launched ATI Eyefinity technology¹. This incredible technology allows you to game across multiple monitors as if they were one big seamless display. You have to see it in action to understand the impact that gaming at super wide aspect ratios has in creating a truly immersive experience.

It is simply fantastic how expanding your in-game field of view and opening up additional content can give you the feeling that you’re “in the game.” Imagine tearing down the track and seeing a car coming alongside trying to pass. What about rushing an objective while explosions tear-up the ground in your peripheral view? Simply breathtaking!  Even “work” can benefit from ATI Eyefinity technology with added screen space and separate displays that save you a lot of window shuffling and minimizing.

So how do we test this hardware you ask? The ATI Eyefinity Validation and Ready testing process for hardware, focuses on how you are going to use the hardware. We still do signal integrity and other engineering tests, but we really focus in on the user experience.

We test the hardware to see if it works the way you, the user, are going to utilize it. For example, we test DisplayPort™ adapters on a variety of graphics cards, panels, and system configurations.  Knowing that you may want to use the product at a variety of resolutions, we also test the hardware at several display resolution settings. We test graphics cards running games you play, in various ATI Eyefinity modes and check for visual issues – no scripts, no screen captures, minimal automation and maximum observation by human eyes. We look at the screens for things that you might experience. If all looks good to us, we list the adapter as being ATI Eyefinity Validated and Ready. If the adapter doesn’t pass muster, we work with the manufacturer or developer to address the issue or provide the information they need to get the product to a passing grade. Fundamentally it has to work and we take the extra step to test for compatibility, interoperability and ease of use.

So when you’re shopping for your next ATI Radeon™ graphics card, look for the ATI Eyefinity Technology logo. Before you buy dongles/displays/etc. to build your multi-display “Dream PC,” go to http://www.amd.com/eyefinity to find the hardware that will give you a premium experience.

In my next blog, I’ll give you an inside look into how we’re testing the latest games to make sure your ATI Eyefinity experience rocks!

Bruce Gasson, works in the technical group at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

¹ATI Eyefinity technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for panning across multiple displays. To enable more than two displays, additional panels with native DisplayPort™ connectors, and/or DisplayPort™ compliant active adapters to convert your monitor’s native input to your cards DisplayPort™ or Mini-DisplayPort™ connector(s), are required.  ATI Eyefinity technology can support up to 6 displays using a single enabled ATI Radeon™ graphics card with Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems – the number of displays may vary by board design and you should confirm exact specifications with the applicable manufacturer before purchase. Systems using multiple ATI Radeon™ graphics cards can support a maximum of 8 displays (total across all cards in system) with a maximum 6 of those displays being used together in a display group (also known as a single large surface mode).

*IF you are having technical issues with the ATI Catalyst driver, or your graphics card please report your issues here.

Let’s take a look at what is new this month!

New Windows Features

ATI Catalyst – Video enhancements

• H.264 Level 5.1 support
  • ATI Catalyst can now playback  5.1 level streams on all support players
  • Allows for playback of high resolutions (4Kx2K)

AMD video transcoding updates

• This release of ATI Catalyst provides enhanced support for the Windows 7 Drag and Drop video converter
  • Performance improvements
  • New formats supported (H.264 file formats – MTS, WTV, and WMV9 Complex profile interlaced content)
  • ATI Catalyst Control Center™ option for enabling/disabling GPU acceleration
• Support for the ATI Video converter is now available in the advanced view of the ATI Catalyst Control Center

New Linux Features

Support for new Linux operating systems

• This release of ATI Catalyst driver for Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems: 
  • Ubuntu 10.04  early look support

For more information on ATI Catalyst 10.4 (for Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP, and Linux® versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the ATI Catalyst 10.4 release notes.

To download the driver, click here.

Till Next Month,

Jay Marsden

Jay Marsden is a Product Marketing Manager at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

*IF you are having technical issues with the ATI Catalyst™ driver, or your graphics card please report your issues here.

Another great release of ATI Catalyst ™ drivers is upon us.    As you will see below, several key features and awesome improvements have been added to this month’s driver release.

Let’s take a look at what is new this month!

Highlights of the ATI Catalyst™ 10.3 release includes:

New Features

ATI Catalyst™ support for ATI Mobility Radeon™ Premium Graphics solutions

• This release of ATI Catalyst™ introduces support for the production version of Microsoft ® Windows® 7 and Windows Vista® for notebooks featuring the ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 2000 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon ™  HD 3000 Series, and ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4000 Series, and planned support future ATI Mobility Radeon ™ products.  
• Supported by most major OEM and ODM notebook manufacturers 

ATI Catalyst™ Control Center – ATI Eyefinity technology enhancements¹

• Display Bezel Compensation
  • Easy-to-use wizard  shows users how to adjust their display layout to remove the pixels occupied by their display bezels²
• Per-Display Color Adjust
  • Individual Color, Brightness,  and Contrast controls
• Multiple ATI Eyefinity Technology Groups
  • Create more than one ATI Eyefinity group from multiple displays
• Improved Display Configuration switching
  • Support for ATI Eyefinity groups and the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center profile manager
  • Easy to toggle between cloned and extended desktop modes

ATI Catalyst™ support for 3D Stereoscopic glasses

• AMD has updated its Direct3D (Quad buffer support) driver to enable 3rd party middleware vendors such as iZ3D to output stereo L/R images at 120 Hz (60 Hz per eye)

For more information on ATI Catalyst™ 10.3 (for Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP, and Linux® versions), including all of the resolved issues in this release, please see the ATI Catalyst™ 10.3 release notes.

To download the driver, click here.

ATI Catalyst™ 10.3 driver is getting some great feedback from press!  I have included some links below that showcase some of positive press we have received so far with our preview of ATI Catalyst™ 10.3:

HardOCP: here

TweakTown: here

Legit Reviews: here

Till Next Month,

Jay Marsden

Jay Marsden is a Product Marketing Manager at AMD. His postings are his own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such links sites and no endorsement is implied.

1 ATI Eyefinity technology can support multiple displays using a single enabled ATI Radeon™ graphics card – the number of displays may vary by board design and you should confirm exact specifications with the applicable manufacturer before purchase. ATI Eyefinity technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for panning across multiple displays. To enable more than two displays, additional panels with native DisplayPort™ connectors, and/or certified DisplayPort™ adapters to convert your monitor’s native input to your cards DisplayPort™ or Mini-DisplayPort™ connector, are required.

2 Bezel compensation is available only for sets of monitors that have pixel resolution and density within a 5% tolerance of each other