Written by Nicolas Gridelet
Published on May 21, 2008

URL: http://www.behardware.com/news/lire/21-05-2008/#9668

ATI has just put Catalyst 8.5 online. As usual, it’s destined for all of this company’s DirectX9/10/10.1 GPUs and IGPs and is available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions for Windows XP and Vista.

There is now support for SECAM compatible TV outputs directly in the driver, a custom 1080p HDTV mode is present for display peripherals relayed via HDMI, and new 1080p24 mode support.

In terms of performances, the Radeon HD 3000 will now be up to 12% faster in Call of Juarez and 5% to 35% faster in Lost Planet, in both cases in DirectX 10. World in Conflict is also improved with gains as high as 25% but only with the Radeon HD 3600 and 3800. In Halo, the entire line is between 10% and 30% more powerful. Finally, in Stalker with HDR activated, the Radeon HD 3800 improves 20% to 25%.

There are also a number of bug fixes. In Windows Vista, this involves amongst others Colin McRae: DiRT, Crysis, Doom 3, Farcry, Gears of War, Enemy Territory Quake Wars, Halo 2, Hellgate: London, Team Fortress 2 and Tomb Raider Anniversary. In Windows XP, there are fixes for Crysis, DIRT, Company of Heroes, Lost Planet, SecondLife and World of Warcraft.

The complete list is found in the release notes. You can download Catalyst 8.5 here!