The latest ATI Catalyst drivers have been released for all you power-users out there. Among the improvements? "Direct3D driver efficiency has improved considerably. Significant performance gains are noted in multiple "CPU-bound" cases, including 3DMark2001, Aquamark 3, Comanche4, Dungeon Siege, and Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004. Typical improvements are in the 1-5% range." As we all know 1-5% can be the difference between life and death. One negative change to look out for is in City Of Heroes. Apparently, specular lighting and texture issues pop up, when playing with Windows XP. That probably scared off around half of you. For the rest, download away…
