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    Device Manager lists video card as "ATI Mobility 5800 Series" instead of "ATI Mobility 5870 HD"

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by homerthethief, May 23, 2011.

  1. homerthethief

    homerthethief Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just updated my video drivers to 11-5 and the new drivers seem to work. Although the Main Menu of Shogun 2 didn't load one time. (just a blank screen.) Attached is a GPU-Z screenshot. It sees my card as a 5800 series as well. I was wondering why this is happening and if there are any other negative consequences.

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    homerthethief, May 23, 2011
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  2. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    I am also on 11.5 and like you the 5870 is listed as ATI 5800 series. I did a clean install and have read other posts so I am sure that this is ok. The information comes from the OEM6.Inf file.
     
    JOSEA, May 23, 2011
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  3. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    They're all like that.
     
    Bearclaw, May 23, 2011
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  4. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    My HD 6970m shows as AMD Radeon HD 6900m series.
    But no negative performance impact.
     
    DEagleson, May 23, 2011
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  5. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Since all 58x0M card uses the same architecture core, ATI just calls them in a series instead of discriminating them by their specific model. No worries.
     
    Star Forge, May 24, 2011
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  6. homerthethief

    homerthethief Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ah, that's good to hear. Thanks for your help guys!
     
    homerthethief, May 24, 2011
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