NEW ATI Catalyst 5.3 Drivers Released

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited March 2005 in Science & Tech
ATI has released a new set of Catalyst drivers for its Radeon line of graphics cards. Go grab 'em while they're hot!

Download: [link=http://www2.ati.com/drivers/wxp-w2k-catalyst-8-111-050222a-021277c.exe]ATI Catalyst 5.3 (2000/XP)[/link] (23.1MB)
View: [link=http://www2.ati.com/drivers/Catalyst_53_release_notes.html]Release notes[/link] - [link=http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=33630746]Cataylst removal guide[/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/download.php?d=178]ATI Catalyst Uninstaller[/link]
Official Site: [link=www.ati.com]www.ati.com[/link]
The following section provides a summary of the issues that have been resolved in the latest version of CATALYST™. These include:

• 3DMark2001: A black screen is no longer displayed when launching 3DMark2001 after launching Aquamark3, when the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER is installed. Topic number 737-1140
• Code Creatures: Running the benchmark under Windows XP SP2 with an ATI RADEON™ 9250 installed, and the desktop display set to either 1600x1200, 1280x1024, or 1024x768 no longer results in the ground textures appearing corrupted. Topic number 737-10108
• Pacific Fighters: Playing the game after playing any track for a short period of time and having the landscape detail set to perfect no longer results in the clouds becoming blocking when flying. Topic number 737-209
• Thief Deadly Shadows: Setting the desktop display to 1024x768 32bpp and setting the Texture Preference to High Performance in the control panel no longer results in corruption being seen at the end of the introduction movie. Topic number 737-10109
• Attempting to apply a higher refresh rate to a non-DDC monitor no longer results in the refresh rate reverting to 60hz. Topic number 737-10101
• Accessing the Problem Report Wizard option from the ATI icon in the system tray no longer results in Problem Report Wizard not being translated in the supported localized languages. Topic number 737-341
• Entering the Video option found in the Graphic Setting tab of the CATALYST™ CONTROL CENTER no longer results in the side scroll bar being missing for the secondary display device connected to an ATI RADEON™ 9800 series under Windows XP. Topic number 737-347
... (See the release notes link above for the full list)
Source: ATI

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    sounds like a bugfix. Any performance enhancements?
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