ATI Catalyst 10.4 WHQL Drivers Released
New official, final 10.4 Catalyst drivers hit for Windows and Linux.
After a couple of preview releases, AMD has released the final version of the ATI Catalyst 10.4 drivers. While the previous preview release also addressed loading times for most of the Radeon line, only the loading fix for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for the 5000 series was included in this 10.4 WHQL version. Those of you with cards below the 5000 line should stick with your preview release if you're fond of playing BC2.
Aside from that, here's what's new:
New Windows Features
ATI Catalyst – Video enhancements
- H.264 Level 5.1 support
- ATI Catalyst can now playback 5.1 level streams on all support players
- Allows for playback of high resolutions (4Kx2K)
AMD video transcoding updates
- This release of ATI Catalyst provides enhanced support for the Windows 7 Drag and Drop video converter
- Performance improvements
- New formats supported (H.264 file formats – MTS, WTV, and WMV9 Complex profile interlaced content)
- ATI Catalyst Control Center™ option for enabling/disabling GPU acceleration
Support for the ATI Video converter is now available in the advanced view of the ATI Catalyst Control Center
New Linux Features
Support for new Linux operating systems
- This release of ATI Catalyst driver for Linux introduces support for the following new operating systems:
- Ubuntu 10.04 early look support
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- ARM-Based Servers Expected by 2011
- AMD Expands Line of ATI FirePro Workstation GPUs
- Microsoft to Give Away Windows 7 on Bus Tour
- Sony, Intel, Google to Announce Line of TVs in May
- Steam for Mac Launching on Wednesday, May 12
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- Foremay Enterprise SSDs with SAS 6.0 Gbps
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the only question then, is whether this is PROPER linux support. Are we talking all the bug-fixes, game optimisations and acceleration available to Windows users?
Looks like im sticking with the 10.4a's then until 10.5 due to loading times in BC2 with my 4890 what a shame!
Will update my 5850 when I get home. Thanks for the info...
A benchmark would be good to assess this driver's potency. Is Tom's listening?
too bad Linux is sill being ignored... I wish the day will come when I don't have to spend hundreds of £ on an inferior OS just because free OS's are not supported by Game developers/hardware manufacturers.