Catalyst 7.10 (another?) huge Improvment

[General_Disturbance]

http://www.nordichardware.com/news,6921.html

Well, now we're talkin! Might have to re-do those benchies fellas

 

[B7X7-900]

Sorry, wrong post

 

[nukemaster]

Just going to Add some testing i did. They did state there was some X1xxx card improvements too....I don't see much tho

System

Q6600 @ 3.0
3 Gigs of DDR @ 667 4,4,4,10
P35-DS3R
2 x 500gig drives
2 x 320gig drives
2 x 250gig drives(raid 0)
Creative Audigy 2zs
Samsung DVD burner
ATI X1900XT 512mb

3DMarks 2005
12204 - 7.9
12157 - 7.10

3DMarks 2006
6638 - 7.9
6615 - 7.10

HL2 Based

1280 x 1024
Lost Coast
93.42 - 7.9 (this was +/- 2 - 4 fps run to run)
93.80 - 7.10

CS Source
175.14 - 7.9
171.42 - 7.10

ET QW Demo(1280x1024 max without shadows[my preference] + frame rate lock off[i think it locks to 120])
min, max, avg
62, 119, 77.154 - 7.9
57, 120, 77.133 - 7.10

This was hard as the demos seem to be capped at 30fps....so i had to play a bit....I only care about average in this case as the max and min could play from anything(explosions, effects from transparent forcefields ect)....

They did say there was a improvement for 7.10(for the X1xxx cards) on ETQW but i don't see it....

At least for the last generation....there is nothing new here....

 

[Worf101]

Haven't had time to do benchies been too busy flying and fighting but I did gain about 3 FPS on average running FRAPS in IL-2 1946. I'm happy with that.

Da Worfster

 

[Hatman]

I thought the dx9 cards improvements were for xfire only?

7.10 actaully seems to lower performance all around on your system.