We snagged the latest ATI Radeon beta drivers for Windows XP for you today and these drivers are really worth the download. They increase performance at least in Direct3D as you will see in the various benchmarks we have put them through. The new version is: 6.13.10.6058 We have tested the new driver set with 3DMark2001 SE, Codecreatures Benchmark Pro, GLExcess and Jedi Knight 2. Read more to check out the results as well as some additional info.
Supported Card Models: Radeon Mobility 7500 GL Radeon Mobility Radeon 8500 / 8500LE Radeon 7000 / Radeon VE Radeon 7500 Radeon 8500 Radeon 7200 / Radeon Radeon 8500 DV Edition Radeon Mobility 7500 R8500 Driver Details: Driver dated March 31st, 2002 Direct3D core file version: 3280 (up from 3250 in the 6052 set) OpenGL core file version: 3062 (up from 3031 in the 6052 set) Desktop Version: 6.13.10.3001 Theatre Mode box present Rotation tab present by default General revision number 7.70 Benchmark Tests 3DMark 2001 Second Edition Codecreatures Benchmark Pro 6.13.10.6052 Results 6.13.10.6058 Results GLExcess Results Click to enlarge Jedi Knight 2 Timedemo: 6.13.10.6052: 77.2 average frames per second 6.13.10.6058: 74.4 average frames per second As you can see OpenGL seems to perform a tad bit slower than the 6052 driver set. We had no texture corruption issues in Medal of Honour and games ran flawlessly on our test system. DivX playback also ran fine. Additionally PowerDVD Hardware Acceleration (Version 4.0 XP) is now working. Download your copy now | 9.23MByte
Supported Card Models: Radeon Mobility 7500 GL Radeon Mobility Radeon 8500 / 8500LE Radeon 7000 / Radeon VE Radeon 7500 Radeon 8500 Radeon 7200 / Radeon Radeon 8500 DV Edition Radeon Mobility 7500 R8500 Driver Details: Driver dated March 31st, 2002 Direct3D core file version: 3280 (up from 3250 in the 6052 set) OpenGL core file version: 3062 (up from 3031 in the 6052 set) Desktop Version: 6.13.10.3001 Theatre Mode box present Rotation tab present by default General revision number 7.70 Benchmark Tests 3DMark 2001 Second Edition Codecreatures Benchmark Pro 6.13.10.6052 Results 6.13.10.6058 Results GLExcess Results Click to enlarge Jedi Knight 2 Timedemo: 6.13.10.6052: 77.2 average frames per second 6.13.10.6058: 74.4 average frames per second As you can see OpenGL seems to perform a tad bit slower than the 6052 driver set. We had no texture corruption issues in Medal of Honour and games ran flawlessly on our test system. DivX playback also ran fine. Additionally PowerDVD Hardware Acceleration (Version 4.0 XP) is now working. Download your copy now | 9.23MByte
