The ATI Catalyst version 9.6 driver suite from AMD brought several improvements and performance increments for various applications when used with ATI Radeon series graphics processors, Hydravision, AMD Southbridge/Chipset driver, and Catalyst Control Center. Here's a summary of the application-specific performance gains mentioned in the announcement:
Performance Increments:
Here are the key performance gains for specific applications: | Application | ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series | ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series |
Company of Heroes | Up to 25% performance gains | Up to 10% performance gains |
Crysis Warhead | - | Up to 11% in ATI CrossFireX configs |
Crysis | - | Up to 13% in ATI CrossFireX configs |
World in Conflict | - | Up to 30% in CPU limited settings |
For more information, you can refer to the
techPowerUp! News article. These enhancements aimed to optimize performance and enhance the user experience with these applications on systems using ATI Radeon series graphics processors.