Questo l'elenco delle novià introdotte da questa release:
Catalystâ„¢ Control Center: New Display mode support
OverDriveâ„¢ support for QUAD CrossFireX configurations
OpenGLâ„¢ 3.0 extension support
Catalystâ„¢ Control Center: New Display mode support
This release of Catalystâ„¢ 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.
OverDriveâ„¢ 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.
OpenGLâ„¢ 3.0 support - Phase 1
This release of Catalystâ„¢ introduces OpenGLâ„¢ 3.0 extension support. In upcoming Catalystâ„¢ 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:
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ARB_half_float_pixel
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ARB_draw_instanced
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ARB_instanced_arrays
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EXT_texture_compression_3dc
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EXT_texture_compression_rgtc
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EXT_texture_compression_latc
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EXT_texture_shared_exponent
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EXT_depth_buffer_float
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EXT_gpu_shader4
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ARB_map_buffer_range