Questo l'elenco delle novià introdotte da questa release:
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 accelerators 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