AMD Catalyst Drivers ATI Catalyst Drivers 7.9

AMD Inc - (Freeware)

AMD Catalyst Drivers is a smart choice for those that want to improve their PC performance while increasing overall stability.

AMD Catalyst Drivers includes the latest 32-bit AMD (ATI) for the graphics card and panel Catalyst Control Center.

The AMD driver provides a gain of performance in several 3D applications thus ensuring an optimal experience. The panel Catalyst Control Center provides quick access to all parameters relating to AMD hardware offering multimedia features, management and display game.

There are different versions of AMD drivers for each operating system.

Title:: AMD Catalyst Drivers ATI Catalyst Drivers 7.9
File Size:: 44.3 MB
Requirements:: Windows XP
Language:: en-us
License:: Freeware
Date Added:: 11 Sep 2007
Publisher:: AMD Inc
Homepage:: http://www.amd.com/
MD5 Checksum:: 358AA0F13BFA4A5F347ADCD1D3EC68AB

The Catalyst" software suite 7.9 contains the following:

* Radeon" display driver 8.411
* Multimedia Center" 9.16 (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" (Windows XP only)
* HydraVision" Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
* Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
* WDM Driver Install Bundle
* Southbridge/IXP Driver
* Catalyst" Control Center Version 7.9
New Features

Catalyst 7.9 introduces the following new features:

* Avivo Video Converter for Windows Vista (64-bit)
* Catalyst Control Center: Color Temperature Control

Avivo Video Converter for Windows Vista (64-bit)

This release of Catalyst" introduces the Avivo Video Converter for the Windows Vista (64 bit) operating system. The Avivo Video Converter is a transcoder tool that provides a quick and easy way of converting videos from one format to another. The Avivo Video Converter found within the Catalyst" Control Center, allows the user to select the input file, and output format, along with the quality level and file location. The Avivo. Video Converter accepts a wide variety of file formats as a source, and outputs to file formats such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4/DivX, WMA, H.264/AVC and more.
Catalyst Control Center: Color Temperature Control

This release of Catalyst" introduces Color Temperature Control within the Catalyst Control Center, allowing users to adjust the chromatic level shown on their display. Supported on the ATI Radeon" X1000 Series and Radeon" HD 2000 Series of products.
Performance Improvements

The following performance improvements are noticed with Catalyst" 7.9:

* Far Cry performance improves up to 14 % on the ATI Radeon" HD2900XT CrossFire", ATI Radeon" HD2600XT single card, and ATI Radeon" HD2400XT CrossFire" configurations
* Call of Duty 2 performance improves as much as 12% with Anti-Aliasing enabled on the ATI Radeon" HD2600XT CrossFire" and single card configurations
* Half-Life 2: Episode 1 performance improves at most 9% on ATI Radeon" HD2600XT CrossFire" and as much as 6% on the ATI Radeon" HD2400XT CrossFire" configurations.
* Serious Sam 2 performance improves up to 46% on the ATI Radeon" HD2400XT CrossFire" and up to 27% on the ATI Radeon" HD2600XT single card and CrossFire" configurations with Anti-Aliasing enabled.
* Quake 4 performance with Anti-Aliasing improves 9% or more on the ATI Radeon" X1600/X1650Pro and ATI Radeon" X1300/X1550 products in both single and CrossFire" configurations