ATI Catalyst 7.7 Performance Analysis (Page 1)

IntroductionAs we roll into a new financial year we find ourselves again with a new set of catalyst drivers for the month of July. Though this month the Catalyst Performance Analysis is getting a bit of an overhaul. The X1950XTX is going bye-bye along with the X1600XT, in their place we will use the HD2600PRO and HD2600XT. We will also continue to use the HD2900XT as the high-end card, and for a look at last generation we will include the highly popular X1950PRO which was really the only card that has been selling in the enthusiast sector for AMD.As always we will look at the main improvements in the latest release notes and then get stuck into benchmarking.Performance ImprovementsThe ATI Radeon™ HD2400, HD2600 and HD2900 (single and CrossFire™) can see performance improvements of 13.2% or more in various Far Cry maps.Let's give 'em a whirl...

Last updated: Apr 7, 2020 at 12:26 pm CDT