ATI Radeon Graphics Card Driver Catalyst 8.3 Windows XP/XP MCE

Driver Brief

Version: 8.3
Release: 02/13/08
Update: 03/05/08
License:Free Driver
File Name: 8-3_xp32_dd_ccc_wdm_enu_59746.exe
File Size: 44.24 Mb
Environment: Windows XP/XP MCE
Category:Display And Video Driver Download
Vendor:ATI Technology
Subcategory:ATI Technology Display And Video Driver Download

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ATI Radeon 9550/9600/9700/9800/X300/X600/X700/X800/X1300/X1600/X1900/X1950/HD 2400/HD 2600/HD 2900 XT/HD 2900 XT/HD 3850/HD 3870 Series Graphics Card Driver Catalyst 8.3 Windows XP/XP MCE. Display Driver, Catalyst Control Center, WDM Drivers.

The Catalyst software suite 8.2 contains the following:

  • Radeon display driver 8.471
  • Multimedia Center 9.16 (Windows XP only)
  • HydraVision (Windows XP only)
  • HydraVision Basic Edition (Windows XP only)
  • Remote Wonder 3.04 (Windows XP only)
  • WDM Driver Install Bundle
  • Southbridge/IXP Driver
  • Catalyst Control Center Version 8.3

    The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst.

  • Call of Juarez: Up to 20% improvement is noticed on ATI CrossFireX configured systems containing an ATI Radeon HD38x0 series of product
  • Company of Heroes DX10: Up to 17% improvement is noticed, especially at lower resolutions, on ATI Radeon HD38x0 products
  • Crysis DX10: Up to 15% improvement is noticed on all supported ATI Radeon products
  • Lost Planet DX9: Up to 36% improvement is noticed across all supported ATI Radeon products and in ATI CrossFireX configured systems
  • Shadermark 2.1: Performance scores increased up to 35% across all supported Radeon products and in ATI CrossFireX configured systems
  • Unreal Tournament 2004: Up to 10% increase in performance is noticed on systems containing an ATI Radeon HD2400, HD2600, or HD3400 series of products on in ATI CrossFireX configured systems

    This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:

  • Call of Duty: Enabling AA in the Catalyst Control Center no longer results in corruption being noticed.
  • Call of Juarez: Intermittent flashing textures are no longer noticed when playing the game with CrossFire enabled on systems containing an ATI Radeon HD 38x0 series of product.
  • Call of Juarez: Setting the game level with Optimal Quality and high in-game settings no longer results in the game level being blank.
  • DaTang: Texture errors are no longer noticed when attempting to select a character or in the game map.
  • Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter: Enabling CrossFire an attempting to run either application no longer results in the applications exiting to the Windows XP desktop.
  • STALKER: Shadows are now being rendered properly when CrossFire is enabled along with AA being enabled at 4x and Full Dynamic Lighting also being enabled.
  • TianXia2: Launching the game on a system containing an ATI Radeon HD 36x0/38x0 series of product no longer results in the Windows XP operating system rebooting.
  • World of Warcraft: Connecting an Apple 30" display device to a system containing an ATI Radeon HD 26x0 series of product and running Windows XP no longer results in poor performance and intermittent flashing display.
  • World of Warcraft: Playing the game in a windowed mode under Windows XP no longer results in the game failing to respond when attempting to go full screen.
  • World of Warcraft: Poor performance and flashing on screen are no longer noticed.
  • After installing the graphics driver an error message is no longer displayed when attempting to launch DirectX based games when using an ATI AGP product.
  • Setting the desktop resolution to 1280x1024 and using PowerDVD to play an HD-DVD or Blu-ray title no longer results in corruption being noticed when using an ATI Radeon HD 2400 series of product.
  • On certain products, changing display resolution while playing back High Definition content no longer results in instability. It is recommended to set appropriate resolution while playback is stopped.
  • Cyberlink: Playing a DVD title on a system containing an ATI Radeon HD 2400 series no longer results in corruption being noticed.
  • Disabling the blackmambo driver or unplugging the power source no longer results in the Vista operating system failing.
  • The antenna signal strength is no longer reported by Vista Media Center as low.
  • The Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system no longer reboots when installing the T200 driver.
  • Setting the DPI to 120 in the Display Properties no longer results in the combo box being cut-off.
  • .NET Framework an Unhandled Exception error no longer occurs when upon booting or re-booting the system.
  • The information provided in the 3D Help for preview changes no longer provides the incorrect information on where the current settings and new settings are displayed when using the Windows Vista operating system.
  • The Catalyst Control Center aspects are no longer missing for the secondary extended display when hot unplugging and hot plugging the display device.
  • Native CrossFire can now be enabled when the primary display device is connected to the master card using a CV or TV.
  • Running the Spanish version of the Windows operating system no longer results in the Catalyst Control Center option failing to be available when right-clicking the Windows desktop menu bar.
  • The lower portion of the Catalyst Control Center is no longer cropped when changing the display resolution from 640x480 to 1920x1200.
  • The display resolution of 3840x2400 13Hz is now available on system running Windows Vista and having a display device connected that can support this resolution.
  • The help files for both Component Video and Avivo have been updated to reflect supported products for these options.
  • The video preview in the Catalyst Control Center->Avivo Video->Basic Quality no longer disappears when toggling between different option within the Catalyst Control Center.
  • Catalyst Control Center->Display options->Force TV detection: The text is no longer cropped at 144dpi settings.
  • The advanced color slider values are now changing when clicking the Up/Down spin buttons in the Catalyst Control Center->Avivo2.
  • Catalyst Control Center: Setting the skin to either Crimson or Classic no longer results in OverDrive option failing to display a clear image.
  • Enabling CrossFire followed by hot-unplugging a display device and then hot plugging the display device back in no longer results in the CrossFire option in the Catalyst Control Center being greyed out.
  • The video output window size is now set correctly.
  • Setting the display resolution to 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 on a system running Windows XP and containing an ATI Radeon HD 3100/3200 series of products, followed by enabling clone mode or extended desktop mode no longer results in horizontal line corruption being noticed when playing an SD DVD.
  • Connecting a TV as the primary display device on a system containing either an ATI Radeon HD 2400 or 34x0 series of product no longer results in the TV displaying green flashes during the welcome screen.
  • Connecting both a CRT and DFP display device to a system running Windows XP and enabling CrossFire no longer results in the DFP display device failing to display an image.
  • Catalyst Control Center->3D->All settings->Setting the slider to Quality no longer results in the Wait for vertical refresh failing.

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