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05-24-2006, 03:05 PM
nVidia Forceware 91.28 Beta
- Beta driver
- Adds support for GeForce 7900 GS, GeForce 7300 GT, Quadro FX 4500 X2, Quadro FX 5500, Quadro FX 3500, Quadro FX 1500, and Quadro FX 560.
- Includes the new NVIDIA Control Panel. Please visit the NVIDIA Control Panel website for more information.
- New NVIDIA PureVideo features and enhancements. Please visit the NVIDIA PureVideo website for more information on PureVideo technology and system requirements.
* Adds noise reduction post processing
* Adds image sharpening post processing
* Improved Inverse telecine algorithm
* Improved de-interlacing algorithm
* Improved compatibility with third party MPEG-2 decoders
- Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.0 support
Linkies:
nZone (misc. versions) (http://nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_rel70betadriver.html)
filehippo (win2k/XP 32bit only) (http://www.filehippo.com/download_nvidia_forceware/)
fileforum (win2k3/XP 64bit) (http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/nVIDIA_ForceWare_Drivers_for_Windows_XP2003_64bit/950852325/5)
fileforum (win2k/XP 32bit) (http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/nVIDIA_ForceWare_Drivers_for_Windows_2000XP_32bit/950852325/1)
ATi Catalyst 6.5
New Features
This release of Catalyst® introduces the following new features:
* Overlay Theater Mode Update
* Adaptive Anti-Aliasing for ATI Radeon® 9500 and above
Overlay Theater Mode Update
Catalyst® 6.5 introduces a new option for Overlay Theater Mode. The new option, Standard Dual Mode is available for Radeon® X1x00 series of graphics cards. This new feature now allows users to playback video using hardware acceleration when it is played on both displays (clone mode). Hardware acceleration decreases CPU utilization, allowing the PC to run smoother and faster. When using two displays in clone mode, video playback will be identically displayed on both display devices. For Radeon® X1000 series products (Avivo Video) overlay is per-display and true overlay will be used for both displays. For pre-Radeon® X1x00 boards, there is only one hardware overlay, so video on the second clone display device is either software-rendered (i.e. "Same on all" selection) or the Windows desktop is displayed but the video will not show through the color key (i.e., "Standard mode" selection).
Adaptive Anti-Aliasing for ATI Radeon® 9500 and above
Adaptive Anti-Aliasing smoothes out the surfaces in an entire scene unlike Multi-Sample which works only on edge surfaces. Adaptive AA has the ability to work on transparent or opaque texels, like those that comprise a surface texture. Previously this feature was available on the ATI Radeon® X1000 family products. Starting with Catalyst® 6.5, Adaptive AA support is now available to ATI Radeon® 9500 products and above.
Performance Improvements
As with most Catalyst® releases, performance has increased in various situations. The PCI Express bandwidth optimization code in Catalyst® 6.5 brings performance improvements for both the ATI Radeon® X1600 and Radeon® X1300 Crossfire configurations, including:
* Up to 23% gain in UT2004
* Up to 20% gain in Splinter Cell
linkies:
filehippo (winXP only) (http://www.filehippo.com/download_ati_catalyst/)
other OS's and builds in ATi homepage (https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=27)
- Beta driver
- Adds support for GeForce 7900 GS, GeForce 7300 GT, Quadro FX 4500 X2, Quadro FX 5500, Quadro FX 3500, Quadro FX 1500, and Quadro FX 560.
- Includes the new NVIDIA Control Panel. Please visit the NVIDIA Control Panel website for more information.
- New NVIDIA PureVideo features and enhancements. Please visit the NVIDIA PureVideo website for more information on PureVideo technology and system requirements.
* Adds noise reduction post processing
* Adds image sharpening post processing
* Improved Inverse telecine algorithm
* Improved de-interlacing algorithm
* Improved compatibility with third party MPEG-2 decoders
- Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c and OpenGL® 2.0 support
Linkies:
nZone (misc. versions) (http://nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_rel70betadriver.html)
filehippo (win2k/XP 32bit only) (http://www.filehippo.com/download_nvidia_forceware/)
fileforum (win2k3/XP 64bit) (http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/nVIDIA_ForceWare_Drivers_for_Windows_XP2003_64bit/950852325/5)
fileforum (win2k/XP 32bit) (http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/nVIDIA_ForceWare_Drivers_for_Windows_2000XP_32bit/950852325/1)
ATi Catalyst 6.5
New Features
This release of Catalyst® introduces the following new features:
* Overlay Theater Mode Update
* Adaptive Anti-Aliasing for ATI Radeon® 9500 and above
Overlay Theater Mode Update
Catalyst® 6.5 introduces a new option for Overlay Theater Mode. The new option, Standard Dual Mode is available for Radeon® X1x00 series of graphics cards. This new feature now allows users to playback video using hardware acceleration when it is played on both displays (clone mode). Hardware acceleration decreases CPU utilization, allowing the PC to run smoother and faster. When using two displays in clone mode, video playback will be identically displayed on both display devices. For Radeon® X1000 series products (Avivo Video) overlay is per-display and true overlay will be used for both displays. For pre-Radeon® X1x00 boards, there is only one hardware overlay, so video on the second clone display device is either software-rendered (i.e. "Same on all" selection) or the Windows desktop is displayed but the video will not show through the color key (i.e., "Standard mode" selection).
Adaptive Anti-Aliasing for ATI Radeon® 9500 and above
Adaptive Anti-Aliasing smoothes out the surfaces in an entire scene unlike Multi-Sample which works only on edge surfaces. Adaptive AA has the ability to work on transparent or opaque texels, like those that comprise a surface texture. Previously this feature was available on the ATI Radeon® X1000 family products. Starting with Catalyst® 6.5, Adaptive AA support is now available to ATI Radeon® 9500 products and above.
Performance Improvements
As with most Catalyst® releases, performance has increased in various situations. The PCI Express bandwidth optimization code in Catalyst® 6.5 brings performance improvements for both the ATI Radeon® X1600 and Radeon® X1300 Crossfire configurations, including:
* Up to 23% gain in UT2004
* Up to 20% gain in Splinter Cell
linkies:
filehippo (winXP only) (http://www.filehippo.com/download_ati_catalyst/)
other OS's and builds in ATi homepage (https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=27)