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Catalyst™ Control Center: New Display mode support

OverDrive™ support for QUAD CrossFireX configurations

OpenGL™ 3.0 extension support

Catalyst™ Control Center: New Display mode support

This release of Catalyst™ introduces 1080p @ 50Hz custom mode support for HDTVs for the ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series, ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series, ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series, and ATI Radeon X1000 Series of products. Users can configure their own custom 1080p @ 50Hz modes to best fit their display.

OverDrive™ support for QUAD CrossFireX configurations

This release of Catalyst™ introduces Overdrive support for QUAD CrossFireX configurations. Users can now over-clock each graphics accelerator’s engine or memory speed when running in QUAD CrossFire configurations using manual controls or the automated auto-tuning utility.

OpenGL™ 3.0 support - Phase 1

This release of Catalyst™ introduces OpenGL™ 3.0 extension support. In upcoming Catalyst™ releases AMD will continue to expand its support for OpenGL 3.0 extensions. The following is a list of supported extensions in Catalyst 8.9:

  • ARB_half_float_pixel

  • ARB_draw_instanced

  • ARB_instanced_arrays

  • EXT_texture_compression_3dc

  • EXT_texture_compression_rgtc

  • EXT_texture_compression_latc

  • EXT_texture_shared_exponent

  • EXT_depth_buffer_float

  • EXT_gpu_shader4

  • ARB_map_buffer_range