This section provides information on new features found in this release of the ATI
Radeon™ Display Driver. These include the following:
OpenGL ES 2.0 support
Video Quality default options
Performance enhancement for Eyefinity Quad ATI CrossFireX™ configurations
Anti-Aliasing support for StarCraft II
OpenGL ES 2.0 support
ATI Catalyst™ 10.8 delivers full support for OpenGL ES 2.0 specification
Enables 3D accelerated graphics within a web browser that supports OpenGL ES 2.0
Supported on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
Video Quality default options
The Default video options for ATI Catalyst™ have been greatly enhanced to deliver
the best quality video viewing experience. Users can also choose to apply these
settings to Internet Video via a new checkbox control within the ATI Catalyst™
Control Center
In the “Advanced Color” section, the following defaults are now enabled:
Color vibrance (default = 40)
Flesh tone correction (default = 50)
Brighter Whites
In the “Advanced Quality” section, the following defaults are now enabled:
Edge-enhancement (default = 25)
De-noise (default = 64)
Mosquito Noise Reduction (default = 50)
De-blocking (default = 50)
Note: Video Quality option settings can be accessed by launching the
Catalyst™ Control Center and clicking on "Graphics", then "Video"
and "All Settings".
ATI Catalyst™ Release Note Version 10.8 6
Performance enhancement for Eyefinity Quad ATI CrossFireX™
configurations
Performance has been greatly improved for users running with ATI Eyefinity on a
Quad ATI CrossFireX™ configuration
Anti-Aliasing support for StarCraft II
ATI Catalyst™ Control Center enabled Anti-Aliasing is now available for StarCraft
II
Catalyst™ Application Profiles
The following application profiles are available with this release of Catalyst™ 10.8:
Singularity – CrossFire™ profile update
Mafia 2 – CrossFire™ profile update
Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark – new CrossFire™ profile
Lord of the Rings Online – new CrossFire™ profile
Aliens Vs. Predator – CrossFire™ profile update
Performance Improvements
The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst™ 10.8:
Far Cry 2
Performance increases 2-6% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 Series single and
CrossFire™ configurations
Performance increases 2-4% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series single and
CrossFire™ configurations
Performance increases 3-8% on ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 Series single and
CrossFire™ configurations
Left 4 Dead 2
Performance increases 3-5% on CrossFire™ ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series and
CrossFire™ ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 series configurations
Stormrise
Performance increases 5-10% on ATI Radeon™ HD 5600 series and ATI
Radeon™ HD 5500 series configurations