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New ATi driver for Battlefield 3 beta after Nvidia news

Daniel Chubb — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:11:25 +0000

Towards the end of last month we saw a graphics card comparison for Battlefield 3 beta that included 18 of the best cards from Nvidia and AMD. These tests were performed in a number of configurations, which led to one brand taking the top spots, and that was Nvidia with the GeForce GTX 580, 480, 570 and dual-GPU 590.

The full results can be seen in this article along with Battlefield 3 beta recommended specs, and an explanation of the test scene for the graphics cards, GPU benchmarks and a detailed picture gallery. These tests were performed following a performance update for the PC version of Battlefield 3 beta, which apparently made a lot of difference. You can also see a preview of the AMD 6990 and GTX 580 running the Battlefield 3 beta in this post.

Following this news AMD has released a new ATi driver, the Catalyst 11.10 preview driver. It’s being reported that the new driver will make a massive difference to Radeon HD 6000 and 5000 graphics cards. AMD did offer warnings with this release, stating that it was a hotfix that is provided to the user “as is”. You can find out more about this new driver here, which also includes a download link.

Earlier today we looked at how the Battlefield 3 test is just a “beta”, so it’s expected that things will be improved with each update and before the final product hits shelves, although PS3, Xbox 360 and PC systems have varied happiness with players.

What do you make of these graphics card tests and what card do you prefer in your gaming PC?

ATI Radeon HD 6000 Release Schedule: Cayman to follow

Peter Chubb — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:21:46 +0000

The ATI HD 5700 series now seems to have passed its sell-by-date, so it was inevitable that the GPU maker would work on a successor soon. We have learned of a rumor that the ATI Radeon HD 6000 series will be the replacement and we have a release schedule for the computer hardware.

The codenames for these new graphics cards are to be called Barts, and according to VR-Zone who learned from Turkish website Donanimhaber, Cayman will follow after. They believe that Barts will launch in October and Cayman in November.

The Antilles will be the flagship GPU and is expected to be called the ATI Radeon HD 6970. If we are to believe the rumor, then this will be a dual-GPU Cayman card and will be released in December – just in time for the holiday season then.

The list of codenames for future ATI cards is as follows: Cayman, Antilles, Blackcomb, Barts, Whistler, Onega, Turks, Seymour, Caicos and Caspian, for more detail visit VR-Zone.

ATI FirePro V8800 3D: First DirectX 11 Graphics Card

Peter Chubb — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:22:46 +0000

AMD were the first to blink and offer the first graphics card to support DirectX 11, the card in question is the ATI FirePro V8800. This GPU also comes with ATI’s Eyefinity multi-display technology and is the company’s most powerful card yet.

Having the best comes at a price, that price is £999 plus VAT, but you do get a lot of performance for your money. How does 2.6 teraflops of raw computing power and 147.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth sound? This is twice as much as the previous version, and it needs to be to offer 3D graphics.

The ATI FirePro V8800 is just the first card of many from AMD, but Digital Arts Staff reports that the GPU maker is not offering up any details just yet. This card is not for everyone, but if you want to link up to four displays to one card, then this is the one for you. You had better get saving.