ATI Catalyst driver for Radeon family of video cards.

The Catalyst software suite 8.11 contains the following:

• Radeon display driver 8.551;
• HydraVision;
• HydraVision Basic Edition;
• WDM Driver Install Bundle;
• Southbridge/IXP Driver;
• Catalyst Control Center Version 8.11.

Supports following video cards:

• Radeon HD 4800 series;
• Radeon HD 4600 series;
• Radeon HD 4550 series
• Radeon HD 3800 series;
• Radeon HD 3600 series;
• Radeon HD 3400 series;
• Radeon HD 2900 series;
• Radeon HD 2600 series;
• Radeon HD 2400 series;
• Radeon X1950 series;
• Radeon X1900 series;
• Radeon X1800 series;
• Radeon X1650 series;
• Radeon X1600 series;
• Radeon X1550 series;
• Radeon X1300 series;
• Radeon X1050 series;
• Radeon X850 series;
• Radeon X800 series;
• Radeon X700 series;
• Radeon X600 series;
• Radeon X550 series;
• Radeon X300 series;
• Radeon 9800 series;
• Radeon 9700 series;
• Radeon 9600 series;
• Radeon 9550 series;
• Radeon 9500 series.

AMD Multimedia Family Product Support for both Windows Vista and XP:

• ATI All-in-Wonder X1900 Series;
• ATI All-in-Wonder X1800 Series;
• ATI All-in-Wonder 2006 Edition;
• ATI All-in-Wonder X800 Series;
• ATI All-in-Wonder X600 Series;
• ATI Theater 650 PRO;
• ATI Theater 550 PRO;
• ATI All-in-Wonder 9800 Series;
• ATI All-in-Wonder 9600 Series.

Supports following chipsets:

• ATI Radeon HD 3300 Series;
• ATI Radeon HD 3200 Series;
• ATI Radeon HD 3100 Series;
• ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 series;
• ATI Radeon 1250 series;
• ATI Radeon 1200 series;
• AMD 580X series;
• AMD 690 Series Chipset;
• Radeon Xpress X1150 series;
• Radeon Xpress X1100 series;
• Radeon Xpress 200 series.

New Features

• ATI CrossFireX Enhancements. This release of ATI Catalyst enables users to verify whether an application is running in ATI CrossFireX mode. The new option found in the ATI Catalyst Control Center system tray, will allow users to verify whether a Direct3D or OpenGL application is running in ATI CrossFireX mode. (The "ATI CrossFireX" logo will be shown on screen when the application is running).
• HydraVision Support for Windows XP. This release of ATI Catalyst introduces HydraVision support for the ATI Catalyst Control Center under Windows XP. HydraVision enables users to more efficiently organize multiple applications across single or multiple displays.
• New Display Enhancements. This release of ATI Catalyst Linux introduces support for display scaling to resize the display devices that support TV timings (480i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) through either digital (DVI or HDMI) or analog (component) interfaces.

Performance Improvements

• FarCry 2 - performance gains of 3 to 10% for Single card mode and 8 to 14% in Crossfire mode, with some specific configurations showing even greater improvements. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD4xxx and Radeon HD3xxx products.
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - performance gains of 6 to 18% in single card settings and 10 to 30% in CrossfireX mode. Performance gains were noticed on all Radeon HD04xxx and Radeon HD3xxx products.