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    Ati Mobility 11.6

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ikovac, Jun 15, 2011.

  1. ikovac

    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    ikovac, Jun 15, 2011
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  2. nikolai090

    nikolai090 Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow gonna try this now.

    EDIT: Just installed, no more mouse cursor lag on the upper right corner. yay! FTW
     
    nikolai090, Jun 15, 2011
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  3. wahad

    wahad Notebook Consultant

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    Ah, i thought its laptop related and that my laptop is dying xD

    Good to know, now only if someone try to mod it for switchable graphic, it would be awesome!
     
    wahad, Jun 15, 2011
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    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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  5. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    The download links work here.
    Tried both x86 and x64.
     
    DEagleson, Jun 15, 2011
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  6. ikovac

    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    I checked again - they work. It must be something on your side. Sorry.
     
    ikovac, Jun 15, 2011
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  7. 84CubsFan

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    Are these not officially released? The ATI website still seems to have 11.5.
     
    84CubsFan, Jun 15, 2011
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  8. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    They are official, or at least seem official.
    Installed them on my stepdads notebook and the mouse lag is gone. :O
    Im installing this on my Clevo later.

    Im guessing the driver contains all the hotfix stuff from 11.5?
     
    DEagleson, Jun 15, 2011
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  9. Syberia

    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    I'm still running 11.2 on both my laptop and desktop, maybe it's time to finally upgrade.
     
    Syberia, Jun 15, 2011
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  10. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    I downloaded the mobility 11.6 drivers directly from AMD's website.
     
    rschauby, Jun 15, 2011
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  11. junglebungle

    junglebungle Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah i was the same, i'm now on 11.5, i'll leave these ones for a bit to see what feedback they get, happy with current performance.
     
    junglebungle, Jun 15, 2011
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  12. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    It seems to be a bit better performance.

    Now up to 10173P GPU score in vantage, up about 100 points.
     
    Bearclaw, Jun 15, 2011
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  13. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

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    Changelog?
     
    Hungry Man, Jun 15, 2011
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  14. MagusDraco

    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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  15. Hedonist

    Hedonist Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a question...

    I turned on my POWER PLAY in CCC then the GPU downclocked to 405.0 mhz.
    If I play games will it increased to default 700 mhz?

    Turning on powerplay decreased my GPU temp. so I did turn it on :)
     
    Hedonist, Jun 16, 2011
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  16. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    as long as the powerplay option is set to maximum performance it will go up to the default 3D on gaming ... make sure it is not battery saving
     
    MahmoudDewy, Jun 16, 2011
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  17. Hedonist

    Hedonist Notebook Evangelist

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    It's on Maximize Power :)

    Thanks for the reply!
     
    Hedonist, Jun 16, 2011
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    Can anyone try to overclock their GPU outside the limits of Overdrive in CCC with this driver? (11.6).

    Before, I could OC to 920/910 without problem using MSI afterburner or Sapphire Trixx. With this driver when I OC to those clocks I get BSOD soon after bootup (when I press start).

    Edit:

    I think I solved it by delaying the OC after CCC is opened.... Maybe something doesn't sit well with OC before the driver software is finished initializing.
     
    Bearclaw, Jun 17, 2011
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  19. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    The links don't work, but the drivers are up on AMD's website for download.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Jun 17, 2011
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  20. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    upper right corner glitch is finally fixed for me. finally.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 18, 2011
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  21. Partizan

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    Do these new drivers also improve older cards like my hd4670m? I have catalyst 10.8 at the moment :p
     
    Partizan, Jun 18, 2011
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  22. alxlbf2

    alxlbf2 Notebook Consultant

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    Woohooo! No more mouse cursor lags in upper right corner!!! BFBC2 performance increased and FPS do not go under 30 when big things are exploding ( seems that the game runs smoother).
    Nice for Vista/7 users but there are no drivers for XP-32.
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 18, 2011
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  23. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    They dont list improvements for older generation cards, but usually they do improve gaming performance on newer games.
    I would not recommend installing AMD Catalyst 11.6 over such an old release as 10.8, so you should probably uninstall the old ones before installing the new release.
     
    DEagleson, Jun 18, 2011
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  24. reflex99

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    11.6 work great on both my laptop, and my desktop.

    Good stuff.
     
    reflex99, Jun 18, 2011
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  25. Partizan

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    So I installed the new drivers and tested them on AC Brotherhood. Before with 10.8 I had like 14-19 fps, now my fps are about 17-22 and more stable.

    Btw, I know everybody says you need 30 fps for a game to play smoothly buy imo 19 fps looks perfect lol :p I played AC2 with like 9 fps, went just fine rofl.
     
    Partizan, Jun 18, 2011
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  26. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    Seems like a decent improvement there patizan. I wonder if it is worth moving up from 11.3
     
    King of Interns, Jun 18, 2011
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  27. svl7

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    Definitely worth, trust me. 11.5 gave already a nice boost, 11.6 is even better.
     
    svl7, Jun 18, 2011
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  28. King of Interns

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    Lol I am sold!
     
    King of Interns, Jun 18, 2011
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    Just installed from 10.12 previously (clean install -- deleting and driver sweeping old version completely). 11.6 works well with underclocking profiles, gives my ATI 5850 a nice boost on my 3dMark11 score, but it adds a few degrees to my idle temps.
     
    84CubsFan, Jun 18, 2011
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  30. xBlitzerx

    xBlitzerx Newbie

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    Hrm, the link isn't working for me either. Can anyone post a link to the FTP site or something please?

    EDIT: Nm, used this link, will install later and update this post to let you know if it worked

    http://www.mediafire.com/?vx79ied226cl6er

    EDIT2: Worked.
     
    xBlitzerx, Jun 18, 2011
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  31. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Yeah there are.

    ATI Radeon? Video Card Drivers

    That is for desktop though, I am sure a mobile one is also released and if not, modded ones will be out very shortly.
     
    Star Forge, Jun 18, 2011
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  32. ferralis

    ferralis Newbie

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    when i try to install this for my HD6970M on my 8150 sager, i get an error saying AMD catalyst mobility cannot be downloaded due to incompatible hardware/software on your computer.

    i'm getting really low fps in sc2 for some reason, so i wouldn't mind trying new drivers so i can see if that's the problem

    thanks :D
     
    ferralis, Jun 19, 2011
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  33. svl7

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    Download and install the drivers from here. Should work. Ignore the warnings during the installation.
     
    svl7, Jun 19, 2011
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  34. ferralis

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    thanks it seems to have installed the drivers :D
     
    ferralis, Jun 19, 2011
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  35. King of Interns

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    It seems as if these new drivers bring some improvement to performance.
     
    King of Interns, Jun 19, 2011
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  36. slamming

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    Worth updating if i have a 5870m??
     
    slamming, Jun 20, 2011
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  37. King of Interns

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    Of course. Any 3xxx, 4xxx, 5xxx or 6xxx card will see performance increases as there are similiarities between the architecture of all 4
     
    King of Interns, Jun 20, 2011
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