Worth the Download?

[uber_m0j0]

Hey hey

I was just curious what ya'll think about the latest ATi drivers, 3.4 Is it worth upgrading from 3.2 for a 9700np? Im currently very happy with 3.2 Has anyone noticed any real performance boost that 3.4 has over 3.2?
thanks

~m0j0

 

[cleeve]

Yes, the 9700 will get a nice performance bump.

Check out the benches on firingsquad:
http://firingsquad.gamers.com/hardware/catalyst_3.4/default.asp

 

[TKH]

3.4 boost the DX9 performance so you got incremental result in 3DMark03, but in 3DMark01 the result is dropping. But not much visual downgrade/upgrade, but I do feel the smoke and fire effect in Comanche 4 are a little better.

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