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Catalyst 8.9 released

Catalyst 8.9 released

Catalyst 8.9 is out today, so all you ATI/AMD folks should grab it. Why? From the release notes:

This release of Catalyst™ introduces Overdrive support for QUAD CrossFireX configurations. Users can now over-clock each graphics accelerator’s engine or memory speed when running in QUAD CrossFire configurations using manual controls or the automated auto-tuning utility.

Also included are the “first phase” of OpenGL 3.0 support, and plenty of bug fixes. Included in the fix list are these games under XP:

  • Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
  • Stranglehold
  • World in Conflict
  • Oblivion
  • Hellgate London
  • Witcher
  • Spore
  • Company of Heroes
  • Age of Conan

…and these games under Vista:

  • Company of Heroes
  • Quake 4
  • DiRT
  • Assassins Creed
  • Grid
  • Jericho
  • Age of Conan

Seeing TF2 absent from those lists, I’m all set.

Comments

  1. primesuspect
    primesuspect Watch it! Catalyst 8.9 tried to install World of Warcraft free trial! To think, I was ONE CHECKBOX away from online heroin! Whew!
  2. mas0n
    mas0n I updated to Catalyst 8.9 and it caused Mass Effect to crash just after launch. Rolled back to 8.8 and all is well. This is under Vista 64 with a 4870.

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