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    HD4650 Performance Drop With ATI Catalyst 10.3

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hxh_x2, Apr 1, 2010.

  1. hxh_x2

    hxh_x2 Notebook Geek

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    Did anyone noticed any performance boost for HD4650 with the new driver ATI Catalyst 10.3 ??? my friends with HD5000 series and HD4800 noticed a huge performance boost, but for me and my friend with HD3650 we noticed performance drop and -5 FPS in some games and about 150 3dmark06 points drop too. I tired ATI Catalyst 10.3 BETA and 10.3a, i think I'll roll back to 9.12 Hotfix..

    What do you guys think ??
     
    hxh_x2, Apr 1, 2010
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  2. Sewje

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    Best drivers I found out for my 4650 was 9.8, every other driver was a drop in performance and mean't I could no longer run the games at the same resolution.
     
    Sewje, Apr 1, 2010
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  3. hxh_x2

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    I never used the 9.8 before, I was using 9.7 for a long time then went to 9.9 beta for win7 then modded driver 9.12
     
    hxh_x2, Apr 2, 2010
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    If that's the case then I'm staying with my modded 10.1.

    Oh wait, I wouldn't have been able to use those drivers anyway. :rolleyes:
     
    Amnesiac, Apr 2, 2010
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    I saw no difference with the 10.1-10.3 drivers.
     
    Gotei 13, Apr 3, 2010
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  6. hxh_x2

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    is the modded 10.1 better than 9.12 modded ???
     
    hxh_x2, Apr 3, 2010
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    I was using 9.7 for the longest time, because it always had the best performance and temps, but 10.3 drops the temperature 2C and increases 3DMark06 by 150.
     
    abaddon4180, Apr 4, 2010
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