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Catalyst 10.3pre (8.71) leaked (Win7/Vista)


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Got around 5 fps increase in benchmark. Yet to thoroughly test, but so far, i'm seeing some improvement even in-game.

All hail to the leaker! tounge.gif

 

So far only leaked only for Vista & 7. The package has both x86 & x64. (not avail separately & huge 'cos of multilang, as always with previews)

 

DL:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2k07wf

http://www.mediafire.com/?mlzyynwzirn

http://www.multiupload.com/4G8Y9OQ78P

 

Source & Links from http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=315901

 

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Sucks that it's 124mb, that's really huge. D:

 

I think I'll check it out, would love to see at least a small FPS increase. Hopefully it's legit.

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it's legit, but preview as previously noted. that's also why it's huge 'cos it has both x86 & x64 + all languages in the same exe.

also included is the profiles app for crossfire users. (pretty useless for IV probably, but well, guess u guys play other games too? biggrin.gif)

 

edit: also, these drivers support mobility cards too w/o the need to mod.

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Got around 5 fps increase in benchmark. Yet to thoroughly test, but so far, i'm seeing some improvement even in-game.

All hail to the leaker!  tounge.gif

 

So far only leaked only for Vista & 7. The package has both x86 & x64. (not avail separately & huge 'cos of multilang, as always with previews)

Thank you wink.gif

 

Depending on your graphics card you can gain up to 25 fps with this set on GTA IV.

Sorry to give it in one huge package, but it's the untouched press release. Didn't want to edit the original package.

 

The big mouse cursor bug is fixed apparently. I didn't see anyone with this set having the issue.

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yea it's amazing the first time the drivers actually do something they're ignored. or maybe ppl are afraid of preview drivers. anyway, best drivers for me since like.. idk.. 9.1? not saying that it fixes z-fighting or anything tho (that issue isn't very apparent on my rig).. but performance-wise. especially HD5xxx owners should have massive gains.

thx for the input.

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yea it's amazing the first time the drivers actually do something they're ignored. or maybe ppl are afraid of preview drivers. anyway, best drivers for me since like.. idk.. 9.1? not saying that it fixes z-fighting or anything tho (that issue isn't very apparent on my rig).. but performance-wise. especially HD5xxx owners should have massive gains.

thx for the input.

I"m downloading them now. I'll post back with what happens.

 

Update" No change for me here this is what I had and got..

 

 

Had:

 

Statistics

Average FPS: 64.11

Duration: 37.12 sec

CPU Usage: 60%

System memory usage: 61%

Video memory usage: 82%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1920 x 1200 (60 Hz)

Texture Quality: High

Texture Filter Quality: High

View Distance: 32

Detail Distance: 50

 

Hardware

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series

Video Driver version: 8.14.1.6091

Audio Adapter: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)

Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

 

File ID: Benchmark.cli

 

 

 

 

Got:

 

Statistics

Average FPS: 64.28

Duration: 37.18 sec

CPU Usage: 60%

System memory usage: 63%

Video memory usage: 82%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1920 x 1200 (60 Hz)

Texture Quality: High

Texture Filter Quality: High

View Distance: 32

Detail Distance: 50

 

Hardware

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series

Video Driver version: 8.14.1.6099

Audio Adapter: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)

Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

 

File ID: Benchmark.cli

 

 

 

 

Everything feels smoother though.. Maybe placebo affect.. I'l continue playing MW2 now and hope it hasn't wrecked that lol.gif .

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To be honest, if clean installed, this driver is very stable and offers performance gains in almost everything for HD5xxx users and many mobility radeons users (even mobility 3000 and 4000 series). Big improvements in OpenGL too.

 

truehighroller did you uninstallrd your previous driver first ?

Is your CPU overclocked and @ what frequency ?

And at last is your Windows 7 x86 or x64 ?

 

Thanks

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To be honest, if clean installed, this driver is very stable and offers performance gains in almost everything for HD5xxx users and many mobility radeons users (even mobility 3000 and 4000 series). Big improvements in OpenGL too.

 

truehighroller did you uninstallrd your previous driver first ?

Is your CPU overclocked and @ what frequency ?

And at last is your Windows 7 x86 or x64 ?

 

Thanks

Come one man, really. Ok, I'll play along yes I uninstalled with the uninstall utility, then I rebooted. Then I used my Drive Cleaner.net and rebooted again. Then I went in to my roaming profile and deleted the the entry that my driver cleaner program leaves behind. Then I deleted the file that it leaves behind under local as well. Then I restarted again and then, I installed the new drivers. Satisfactory yes. My overclock is here.

 

 

 

And in my signature too...The only thing that's changed is my video card since I last updated it and here...

 

I fixed my signature so now it's current.

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Come one man, really. Ok, I'll play along yes I uninstalled with the uninstall utility, then I rebooted. Then I used my Drive Cleaner.net and rebooted again. Then I went in to my roaming profile and deleted the the entry that my driver cleaner program leaves behind. Then I deleted the file that it leaves behind under local as well. Then I restarted again and then, I installed the new drivers. Satisfactory yes. My overclock is here.

 

 

 

And in my signature too...The only thing that's changed is my video card since I last updated it and here...

 

I fixed my signature so now it's current.

Sorry for the signature, for some reasons it didn't appeared under chromium, but it works on Firefox.

I have almost the same with little differences, [email protected], 2x2Gb Reapers @ 1200mhz on UD3P, and 5870 @ 1040/5200. I'm using the integrated audio though. Under win7 x64.

 

The same with a bit higher frequencies and no dedicated audio card, and I have ~8fps more in the benchmark than with 10.2 WHQL.

 

Don't know what to say. Driver Cleaner/Driver Sweeper broke more things for me and my clients under Seven than fix anything.

The classic procedure of uninstalling with the AMD utility, then uninstall/delete residual driver in the device manager seems the better choice for ATI owners under Windows 7. Registry cleaners are just useless in the procedure.

 

If you don't see any improvement, something goes wrong.

 

PS: I hope I'm clear enough, my english isn't so good.

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Come one man, really. Ok, I'll play along yes I uninstalled with the uninstall utility, then I rebooted. Then I used my Drive Cleaner.net and rebooted again. Then I went in to my roaming profile and deleted the the entry that my driver cleaner program leaves behind. Then I deleted the file that it leaves behind under local as well. Then I restarted again and then, I installed the new drivers. Satisfactory yes. My overclock is here.

 

 

 

And in my signature too...The only thing that's changed is my video card since I last updated it and here...

 

I fixed my signature so now it's current.

Sorry for the signature, for some reasons it didn't appeared under chromium, but it works on Firefox.

I have almost the same with little differences, [email protected], 2x2Gb Reapers @ 1200mhz on UD3P, and 5870 @ 1040/5200. I'm using the integrated audio though. Under win7 x64.

 

The same with a bit higher frequencies and no dedicated audio card, and I have ~8fps more in the benchmark than with 10.2 WHQL.

 

Don't know what to say. Driver Cleaner/Driver Sweeper broke more things for me and my clients under Seven than fix anything.

The classic procedure of uninstalling with the AMD utility, then uninstall/delete residual driver in the device manager seems the better choice for ATI owners under Windows 7. Registry cleaners are just useless in the procedure.

 

If you don't see any improvement, something goes wrong.

 

PS: I hope I'm clear enough, my english isn't so good.

No Blue screens or nothing funky like that so as far as I'm concerned I'm good... All my games work with out a hitch..

 

 

 

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I think that you are thinking to deep in to this pone and it's as simple as the fact that I had 10.2 and have a 5870 which thos drivers were more driven towards. Or in other words, nothing has changed for my video card on this one is what it comes down to I believe or, it might be that they just changed the way things are managed in memory and so while my FPS haven't really increased everything will just be more smooth or stable FPS wise.. Get what I'm saying here. I think there is no issue here really is what it comes down to.

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yeah, maybe they're closer to 10.2. i made the jump to 10.3 from 10.1, maybe thus felt more difference.

anyway, they've been freaking great drivers this far for me.

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yeah, maybe they're closer to 10.2. i made the jump to 10.3 from 10.1, maybe thus felt more difference.

anyway, they've been freaking great drivers this far for me.

This is good news then. I will patiently wait for the 10.3 proper. Thank you for being the lab rat though and giving us (me) a heads up about the upcoming release. They promised, they delivered cool.gif

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can anyone tell if 10.3 have fixed Alines vs Predator in DX10 and DX9 mode? I just reverted to 9.12 to make my AvP work, well i know this is gta forums, but since i want to try 10.3 to get some boost in GTA 3 but want to avoid extra reinstallation if 10.3 will not work with AvP , that why im asking this question)

 

So anyone tried 10.3 and HD 48xx with AvP ( 3 )?

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Will that work with my ATI 4670 Mobility?

supports most mobility cards. working fine on my mob 4650 w/o probs.

 

 

can anyone tell if 10.3 have fixed Alines vs Predator in DX10 and DX9 mode? I just reverted to 9.12 to make my AvP work, well i know this is gta forums, but  since i want to try 10.3 to get some boost in GTA 3 but want to avoid extra reinstallation if 10.3 will not work with AvP , that why im asking this question)

 

So anyone tried 10.3 and HD 48xx with AvP ( 3 )?

i've heard AvP still has probs w/ this particular set.. confused.gif

the best set for AvP currently would probably be Cat10.2HF: http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages...t102Hotfix.aspx

Issues resolved with ATI Catalyst 10.2 Hotfix:

* Resolves the issue when “Aliens vs. Predator” hangs/freezes after applying DX11 from within the game when using:

o ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series of products

o ATI Radeon™ HD 4700 series of products

* Resolves the issue when mouse cursor becomes enlarged at random while using Windows 7

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  • 2 weeks later...

further update! official preview from amd this time, 10.3a..

heard only positive comments about IV performance (many ppl reported increases) on these altho i haven't been able to try these out yet..

 

http://sites.amd.com/us/underground/tips/P...-3-preview.aspx

 

notes:

This ATI Catalyst™ driver update will unlock new performance improvements on top of the already previewed features in the initial Catalyst™ 10.3 Preview driver we sampled you in February. This driver will be available to download on March 17th from undgerground.amd.com and it will be called "Catalyst 10.3a Preview". On March 24th we will post the official Catalyst™ 10.3 WHQL certified on amd.com. The difference between the two is that Catalyst™ 10.3a Preview will contain future Eyefinty 6 updates and an Alien vs. Predator optimization which the Catalyst™ 10.3 WHQL posting does not have.

 

in conclusion they are just like WHQL with some extra and are already available, w00t!

and yes AvP optimizations for u Voodooman.. icon14.giftounge.gif

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using my HD5750 very happy with the results!

 

Before:

Statistics

Average FPS: 34.09

Duration: 37.49 sec

CPU Usage: 67%

System memory usage: 61%

Video memory usage: 85%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)

Texture Quality: High

Texture Filter Quality: Highest

View Distance: 45

Detail Distance: 100

 

Hardware

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series

Video Driver version: 8.14.1.6095

Audio Adapter: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)

AMD Athlon II X4 630 Processor

 

After:

Statistics

Average FPS: 40.15

Duration: 37.38 sec

CPU Usage: 64%

System memory usage: 66%

Video memory usage: 81%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)

Texture Quality: High

Texture Filter Quality: Highest

View Distance: 45

Detail Distance: 100

 

Hardware

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series

Video Driver version: 8.14.1.6099

Audio Adapter: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)

AMD Athlon II X4 630 Processor

 

Brilliant Increase of 5FPS! It did seem a bit choppy though. smile.gif

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The new official 10.3 drivers seem to be available. Along with the announcement of the 5870 2GB, a glorious day for ATI folks.

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wow, you guys are making me expecting the new drivers to be great, i hope ati will deliver, downloading...

btw, i just tried to play gta iv but it doesn't seem to be able to connect to windows live anymore, anyone else having this problem or is it my connection?

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Guys, sorry if this is a lil bit off-topic. but will the ati catalyst work on my laptop bearing a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670?

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Is there a performance gain with the new drivers? Either way, downloading them now.

 

@metafox, you have a ATI chip set, Catalyst should work, my girlfriend has ATI chip set on her laptop and catalyst works fine.

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Is there a performance gain with the new drivers? Either way, downloading them now.

 

@metafox, you have a ATI chip set, Catalyst should work, my girlfriend has ATI chip set on her laptop and catalyst works fine.

None reported in GTA4 (also keep in mind a lot of people were using 10.3a already which are slightly newer than the officials released 2 days ago).

 

However there were significant improvements across the board for 4*** and 5*** series cards in some newer games such as Stalker CoP and Metro 2033 to name a few, that is if you were going to 10.3a or 10.3 from 10.2 or older.

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Thanks smile.gif I noticed no performance increase in GTAIV with the new drivers on ATI 4*** series, Still nice to be up to date.

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