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    ATI 11.4 Early Preview Drivers Out

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by rschauby, Mar 9, 2011.

  1. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    They're posted for downloads on Guru
     
    rschauby, Mar 9, 2011
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    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    Woah, 11.3 isn't released yet and we already have 11.4?! LOL
     
    Phistachio, Mar 10, 2011
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  3. jerg

    jerg Have fun. Stay alive.

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    Bah it's only performance enhancements for 6000 gen GPUs, even though a lot of them are just rebranding of 5000s.
     
    jerg, Mar 10, 2011
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    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

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    Unfortunately they're underwhelming. I believe nVidia's already released drivers that increase DA2 up to 50% in some cases.
     
    Hungry Man, Mar 10, 2011
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    Not playing DA2 but I can tell you I got a over a 300 point increase in 3dmark11 going from ccc 10.10e to 11.4... Performance in two worlds is up several frames as well.

    StevenX
     
    stevenxowens792, Mar 10, 2011
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    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    Wow! When my laptop comes from RMA, I will install them.
     
    Phistachio, Mar 10, 2011
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    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Perfect! I shall be using these for DA 2 when I am ready to play it then. (That is if I still end up getting a FirePro for my replacement unit by then...)

    Any driver that brings more FPS is a good driver for me.
     
    Star Forge, Mar 10, 2011
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  8. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    I have been trying these babies for a couple of days now & by god they have some impressive performance increases in most of the games that I play (only PES2011 had a huge fps drop for no reason)

    you have got to be kiddin me ... either there performance already sucked or there was something completely wrong because drivers can never bump up the fps 1.5x (+50%) unless there was a problem in the first place
     
    MahmoudDewy, Mar 10, 2011
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  9. Hungry Man

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    Very good to know, thank you.
     
    Hungry Man, Mar 10, 2011
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  10. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    They need to work more on driver quality and less on advertisement about driver quality. Until then AMD's full of hot air.
     
    Greg, Mar 10, 2011
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    11.4 is good, it fixed the DA2 problem I was having on my desktop. :)
     
    maksin01, Mar 10, 2011
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    Great...because the ATi equivalents are outperforming the nVidia cards in that game two fold.

    These drivers help a bit with Crysis 2 and NFS Shift too, coming from 11.2.
     
    ichime, Mar 10, 2011
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    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    Really? Would it be possible to link me to those comparisons please? ( AMD FTW :D )... But...

    Oh my, what have I done... I sent my laptop to RMA without any problems... It was more of a future prevention ( too high temps of 95C! ).

    I'm sad now, now that I can't enjoy Crysis 2 demo ( though I got bored of it :p ) with better performance with these drivers... :(

    But, they said that they might replace the whole Motherboard ( soldered CPU, GPU, etc ), with a new now. And that's good, because I could get a more overclockable GPU! :D
     
    Phistachio, Mar 10, 2011
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    ichime Notebook Elder

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    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    My God... That will be GPU of the year lol. P9300 points in 3DMark 11... Waayyy ahead of a GTX580. Only an SLI setup can outpace it. Now imagine 6990 in Crossfire... My goodness!

    Apparently, the 6990 performs MUCH better in high resolutions. Example :

    5760x1080 and 4xAA and High settings :

    Max : 33; Min : 22; Avg : 26

    GTX 580 in SLI
    Max : 31; Min : 23 : Avg 26

    As you can see, AMD is starting to win BIG!
     
    Phistachio, Mar 10, 2011
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    Sirhcz0r Notebook Deity

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    Isn't the AMD 6990 a dual GPU card? That would mean comparing an SLi setup to it is fair.
     
    Sirhcz0r, Mar 10, 2011
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    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    First : Your avatar is soooo cute :3

    Second : Yes, it is a dual GPU. BUT, they are kinda downclocked. But even that way, BEATS an SLI setup! A single card beats 2 cards!!!!
     
    Phistachio, Mar 10, 2011
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    Bearclaw Steaming

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    I got a very nice performance boost. From GPU score 9300 to mid-9500's.
     
    Bearclaw, Mar 10, 2011
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    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    WOW! Come on ASUS, hurry up!

    But can some one please explain why all these sudden "boosts"? What have they done to the GPU? Stream Processors optimization?
     
    Phistachio, Mar 10, 2011
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    If what I am reading is true then I will be updating my driver tonight. I have yet to install Dragon Age 2 as I am still beating Dragon Age: Awakenings. However, so far it looks pretty solid in general of a driver. I wonder what is the deal with 11.3 then? Are they just going to skip 11.3 and go right into 11.4?
     
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    ichime Notebook Elder

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    Terry Makedon (CatalystMaker) left, new guy/guys came in, dedicated to making improvements:

    Rage3D
     
    ichime, Mar 10, 2011
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    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Getting a driver WHQL certified probably takes 3-5 weeks. So in reality, when ATI wants to release an 11.4 driver for April, they need to be completed and submitted to Microsoft by approximately now. 11.3 WHQL drivers will probably be out in the next week or 2, but these preview drivers are newer, so as long as they work I would just use them.
     
    rschauby, Mar 10, 2011
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    Phistachio A. Scriabin

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    How do I install them? I have a bunch of files displayed in WinZip, which should I exec?
     
    Phistachio, Mar 19, 2011
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