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Catalyst 9.8 is great!

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TotalLamer

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Just picked these drivers up and threw them onto my compy.

Crysis Benchmark Tool

DX10
64-bit
Very High (All settings)
16xQ AA
1920x1200

Catalyst 9.7 - 29.745 FPS
Catalyst 9.8 - 36.385 FPS

😀
 
Originally posted by: TotalLamer
Originally posted by: BFG10K
Uh, ATi cards don't support 16xQ.
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Well it lets me set the AA to that setting in the Crysis Benchmark Tool's menu. *shrugs*
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Isn't there a crossfire mode for it?

BTW, these kinds of jumps are impressive, it really changes the whole dynamic as to what card is the better buy.

Sadly, this is how every ATI product every released has gone. Nvidia cards generally stay fairly static in performance with new drivers, but toward the end of the life of their cards, ATI starts coming out with huge performance increases.
 
for 16x both cards have to work together for each frame... by the way i feel like installing CoH and test... but their lame patch system, really annoys me...
 
Originally posted by: TotalLamer

Well it lets me set the AA to that setting in the Crysis Benchmark Tool's menu. *shrugs
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It doesn't matter if you select it because your card doesn't support 16xQ. You're probably getting no AA, or possibly 8xAA.
 
Originally posted by: Qbah
Some performance comparisons between Cats 9.7 and 9.8 for HD4890 and HD4870x2 at Xbitlabs. Very nice overall gains,
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Yep end part says it all,

The results of my test session suggest that AMD/ATI programmers have done a good job to optimize the graphics card driver for the new OS (and not only for it because Windows Vista and Windows 7 share the same Catalyst driver pack).
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Originally posted by: RussianSensation
The performance boost in CF is incredible for 4870 X2 owners. But single cards barely got any boost.
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So is there no conceivable reason for me to upgrade from 9.7? Single 4890.

Has anyone run any benches on single cards, before and after?
 
Originally posted by: reallyscrued
Originally posted by: RussianSensation
The performance boost in CF is incredible for 4870 X2 owners. But single cards barely got any boost.
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So is there no conceivable reason for me to upgrade from 9.7? Single 4890.

Has anyone run any benches on single cards, before and after?
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From Xbitlabs' review, the Radeon HD 4890 accelerates in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky with the newer driver, especially at 1280x1024. There is also a performance boost in Tom Clancy?s H.A.W.X. as well.
 
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