ATI Catalyst Display Driver Suite 10.2 for XP64 Download

Posted at December 3, 2024 by PCI-DB Team

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Device Name	ATI Catalyst Display Driver Suite 10.2 for XP64
Category	Graphics Board
Manufacturer	ATI
File Size	64.9 MB
Supported OS	Windows XP 64 bit

ATI Catalyst Display Driver Suite 10.2 for XP64 Description

ATI Catalyst application profiles for ATI CrossFireX
supported configurations.

This release of ATI Catalyst delivers support for the latest ATI CrossFireX profiles in a separate executable file, ensuring users have access to the absolute latest set of profiles installed on their PC.

The ATI Catalyst 10.2 package includes the fully qualified ATI Catalyst 10.2
application profile list (which includes all ATI CrossFireX profiles) and is installed
by default

The latest application profile list is posted on amd.com in a separate .exe file that users can install to get the absolute latest application profiles (that have not yet been added to the official ATI Catalyst release)

ATI Catalyst support for PowerPlay on ATI CrossFireX
technology supported configurations
Significant power saving benefits for users with ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series, ATI
Radeon HD 5800 Series, and ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series setup in ATI
CrossFireX configurations.
Automatically enabled in the ATI Catalyst driver for Windows 7 and Windows
Vista
Sets secondary GPU(s) engine and memory clocks to low levels and reduces voltage when the GPU(s) are not in use

ATI Catalyst support for DisplayPort audio
This release of ATI Catalyst provides support for DisplayPort audio for DisplayPort panels.

Support for ATI CrossFireX on Eyefinity configurations
The ATI Catalyst 9.12 hotfix release provides ATI CrossFireX support on Eyefinity configurations, allowing users to take advantage of their additional GPUs for increased gaming performance when driving high resolution Eyefinity display groups.
Supported on the ATI Radeon HD 5970 Series, ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series, and ATI Radeon HD 5600 Series.

Performance Improvements

The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst 10.2:
DiRT 2 – Overall performance improves up to 8% on ATI Radeon HD 5970, ATI
Radeon HD 5800 series, and ATI Radeon HD 5700 series products
Battleforge – CrossFire ATI Radeon HD 5870 performance improves up to 6%
Unigine Heaven – DirectX 9 CrossFire performance has improved significantly on
ATI Radeon HD 5700 and ATI Radeon HD 5800 series products
The Chronicles of Riddick – Assault on Dark Athena – Overall performance on
ATI Radeon HD 5970 improves up to 4%

Resolved Issues for All Windows Operating Systems

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows. These include:

Appropriate prompts will now pop up while creating Eyefinity group with DVI and
display port devices in extended mode
Creating an Eyefinity group on the non-primary display now functions properly
Catalyst Control Center now responds properly and selection buttons are available when re-creating Eyefinity group
[Catalyst Control Center] Hotkeys for rotations no longer disappear after disabling rotated Eyefinity mode
With active display in clone mode, creating an Eyefinity group now functions
properly and message prompting user to disable the extended desktop will now pop up
System will no longer freeze while accessing the UVD Decoder
Intermittent grey screen or vertical line corruption may randomly appear on the
screen

Resolved Issues for the Windows 7 Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows 7. These include:

Flickering grass and white borders are no longer visible in Unigine "Heaven"
benchmark in DirectX 9 mode
Performance drop no longer visible on "Resident Evil 5" cinematics scenes
Corruption no longer visible when viewing Unigine "Tropics" demo
[Win7 32-bit] Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 now functions properly while dragged back
and forth between the extended split display
During HD playback, unplugging and hotplugging back the display connector no
longer causes player to freeze and display incompatible graphics driver error message
Performing rotation or resolution changes no longer causes the player to stop
responding during H.264 HD content playback
Pixelation in distant background lights no longer visible in "The Saboteur" game
Enabling Catalyst A.I. in Catalyst Control Center no longer causes severe flickering in Ubisoft "R.U.S.E." beta game
Enabling split screen demo mode now functions properly on WinDVD during Bluray content playback
Corruption in specific chapters are no longer visible during "Resident Evil 5"
gameplay
System no longer fails and screen distortion no longer visible during Blu-ray content playback with 1680x1050 resolution
Corruption no longer visible in "Resident Evil 5" during in game cut scenes with
specific settings and HDR value set to high
Fixed various identified memory leaks in CAL runtime
Exiting "The Saboteur" game no longer causes the mouse cursor to freeze and the game to become unresponsive
120 Hz support is now available for all resolutions
HDTV optimized modes will now appear under the desktop area tree view without a custom mode added first
Resuming video playback after sleep/hibernation no longer causes black checkered video corruption or the system to stop responding
Display will now enter power save mode properly

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows Vista. These include:

SiSoftware Sandra 2010 STREAM benchmarks will now complete properly
Resuming DVD or Blu-ray playback after sleep or hibernation no longer causes
system to stop responding
Desktop no longer flickers during fullscreen Blu-ray playback with dual-link display on some ASICs
HDTV custom modes being added are now listed under the Desktop Area of the
Display Desktop Properties in Catalyst Control Center
Resume playback after sleep or hibernation no longer causes green block corruption on video
Viewing 1080p videos with Adobe FlashPlayer no longer causes display driver to TDR (Timeout Detection and Recovery)
Catalyst installation log no longer report properly installed HDMI audio drivers as
failed to install

Resolved Issues for the Windows XP Operating System

This section provides information on resolved issues in this release of the ATI Catalyst Software Suite for Windows XP. These include:

Changes to the AVIVO gamma settings during Blu-ray HD playback are now
retained after closing and restarting player
Flickering and corruption no longer observed while playing "Wolfenstein
Multiplayer" at high settings
Resume playback after standby or hibernation no longer causes PowerDVD 9 to
freeze or exit abruptly

Known Issues Under All Windows Operating Systems

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows operating system in the latest version of Catalyst. These include:

Re-enabling rotation hotkeys after disabling and rebooting system may cause a
warning message to pop up
[Catalyst Control Center] Changing to deinterlace mode may default to adaptive
deinterlace mode instead when playing videos
Canvas area may appaer black for third display while creating a 3x1 or 1x3
Eyefinitey group
Hotplugging a HDMI display while Catalyst Control Center is open may cause the HDTV Standard Modes box not to appear
Desktop mouse cursor may intermittently appear enlarged

Known Issues Under the Windows 7 Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows 7 operating system in the latest version of Catalyst. These include:

Line corruption may be visible when mouse curse is moved to the left-top border of window display on UMA platforms
Saturation value for a hotplugged digital display may intermittently be set to '0' by default instead of '100'
Flashing might be visible in "Shattered Horizon" game with CrossFire enabled on some ASICs
Dynamic contrast may stop functioning when detail enhancement is enabled
Catalyst Control Center system tray may show incorrect number of physical adapters for some ASICs
[Catalyst Control Center] Advanced options may become disabled after connecting second display in clone mode on some ASICs
Black video may appear on one monitor when switching to clone mode during Bluray playback on PowerDVD
Green video may be visible in the beginning during AVCHD content playback with PowerDVD 9
Setting the resolution lower than 1920x1080 may cause a black bar to flash at the bottom of the PowerDVD viewing screen during Blu-ray playback on some monitors
Forced anti-aliasing might not function properly in "The Saboteur" game
Refresh rate changes may revert back to 60 Hz (default) when "Enable GPU Scaling" is enabled under Digital Panel Properties attributes
Media Center may display corruption when viewing DVB-T content
Blank screen may be observed when 8X anti-aliasing is applied in "The Chronicles of Riddick 2" game

Known Issues Under the Windows Vista Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows Vista operating system in the latest version of Catalyst. These include:

Drop frames may be visible when viewing interlaced Blu-ray content on some ASICs
Random seeking while watching Blu-ray content on PowerDVD 9 may cause a black line to appear
WinDVD 10 may stop responding when moved to an extended display in a multimonitor setup
Minor frame drops might periodically occur while viewing H.264 interlaced Blu-ray content during fast moving scenes
"1776x1000" and "1152 x 648" HDTV resolutions might be missing from the
Desktop Area for Catalyst Control Center - Desktop Properties
With one of displays connected via the DisplayPort, PowerDVD may terminate
during Blu-ray content playback in Eyefinity mode
Black video may appear on one monitor when switching to clone mode during Bluray playback on PowerDVD
Blank screen might be observed while exiting "Heaven-OGL" or "GL View"
applications; display can be resumed by pressing ALT+CTRL+DEL and clicking on task manager
Laser designator beam might not focus on target properly in "Call of Duty: Modern Warefare 2" during Act II: Exodus mission

Known Issues Under the Windows XP Operating System

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows XP operating system in the latest version of Catalyst. These include:

[Catalyst Control Center] De-noise/edge enhancement options might not be available in AVIVO Video Advanced Quality page
Viewing some online clips with Adobe Flash Player 10.1 may cause the system to stop responding or reboot for some ASICs
Hardware acceleration might become disabled after resuming from standby or
hibernation with PowerDVD SD/HD content playback in progress
[Catalyst Control Center] SmartGart aspect might be missing under Graphics
Settings
Switching resolution options in the "AION" game setting may cause the display
screen to flicker
Forward and backward seeking while viewing Hulu video on dailymotion.com with FlashPlayer 10.1 may cause the browser to freeze

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