New Catalysts, Official Beta

[Flanker35M]

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These just popped up, go get them while hot! Has the new MLAA etc. and at least for me smooth CoD experience even with MLAA on! Check them out HERE

[Ze-Jamz]

[Al Capwn]

Originally Posted by Flanker35M

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These just popped up, go get them while hot! Has the new MLAA etc. and at least for me smooth CoD experience even with MLAA on! Check them out HERE

Just so people know, only owners of the 7xxx series will see the benefits of the improved SSAA LOD and improved MLAA algorithm with these drivers. Full support for the rest of the line should be in 12.4.

Edit: From what I understand, the improved SSAA LOD is a 7xxx series exclusive feature, but 4xxx-7xxx will have the improved MLAA.

[Volksieg]

Originally Posted by Al Capwn

Just so people know, only owners of the 7xxx series will see the benefits of the improved SSAA LOD and improved MLAA algorithm with these drivers. Full support for the rest of the line should be in 12.4.

Still... thanks for the warning! 12.4 is due soon, I think, so it won't be long until I "turn that frown upside down". lol That said, I seem to have experienced a totally out of the blue performance boost as of yesterday that almost convinced me they'd snuck the patch in without telling anyone. lol

Edit: Oh well... the performance boost has vanished overnight as well.... what a strange game this is. LOL

[Al Capwn]

Originally Posted by Volksieg

Still... thanks for the warning! 12.4 is due soon, I think, so it won't be long until I "turn that frown upside down". lol That said, I seem to have experienced a totally out of the blue performance boost as of yesterday that almost convinced me they'd snuck the patch in without telling anyone. lol

Edit: Oh well... the performance boost has vanished overnight as well.... what a strange game this is. LOL

I don't mean to threadjack but I thought this was a logical place to post this.

It appears an early 12.4 build (open cl 1.2 developer beta) has been posted by AMD.

Windows 7/Vista x86 & x64: http://developer.amd.com/Downloads/O...ersWindows.exe

I never tested the OP's drivers but with the 12.4 developer beta and my 6950 the new MLAA algorithm is definitely working; tested in ClOD with the official 12.2 vs. 12.4 developer beta and saw a large performance boost (12.2 MLAA had a performance cost of ~30-40% while 12.4 MLAA ~1-5%) and noticed an improvement in the visual quality as well, especially how the antialiasing effect appears on moving objects (personally I still find this to be one of the largest limitations of shader based AA, at least in its current state).

So far I'm very impressed with 12.4 and I am interested to know if others are also seeing similar benefits.

Disclaimer: I generally never have issues with AMD Catalyst betas/previews however, I must add that of course these drivers are a developer preview and are not guaranteed to be stable, or to even work in any way; Install at your own risk! If you're one to be leery of troubleshooting problems I would recommend sticking with official drivers.

[Volksieg]

Cheers Al Capwn!

I shall give this a look and see if it offers any improvements for the 6770. (Posting results below, of course.) What's the worst that can happen apart from having to load up driver sweeper and reintall 12.3?

[Al Capwn]

Originally Posted by Volksieg

Cheers Al Capwn!

I shall give this a look and see if it offers any improvements for the 6770. (Posting results below, of course.) What's the worst that can happen apart from having to load up driver sweeper and reintall 12.3?

I would say driver sweeper + reinstall is really the only worst case scenario.

The only driver related video card damage that I've ever personally seen in 15 years was from a bad nvidia driver that bugged out the fan in 2D mode so the card would overheat from things like a '3D' screen saver, and I think that may have even been an official driver; my memory is a little hazy on it.

Although I wouldn't let that scare anyone away. In my experience, AMD cards, at least since the 2xxx series, adjust their fan speed based solely on the gpu temp reading, regardless of 2D/3D. I'm also 99% sure that the default fan profile is stored on the firmware of the card (since many custom cards have very different fan profiles) and should be unaffected by a 'bad' driver. This of course is based solely on personal experience and if anyone has a deeper understanding of how the default AMD fan profile is controlled I welcome their input!