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AMD Releases Catalyst 12.3 Drivers, Adds 7800 Series Support


AMD has released the latest version of its Catalyst graphics driver package for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Vista, and 7. This version of the drivers introduces support for the Radeon HD 7800 series under Windows Vista and 7 - the 7700 and 7900 series cards were added in the last release, meaning that the Catalyst drivers now support the complete lineup of 7000-series cards. Windows XP support for these cards is slated to be introduced next month in Catalyst 12.4.
The new drivers also fix issues in a number of games, including a texture corruption bug in Skyrim that some of you mentioned was a problem with the 12.2 drivers. Other resolved issues include bugfixes in games like HAWX, Quake 4, XPlane, Alan Wake, and Far Cry 2, a crashing bug in the Furmark benchmark, and startup issues with the Catalyst Control Center.
The drivers support all Radeon HD 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, and 7000 series graphics cards, IGPs, and APUs except where otherwise noted in the release notes, which are linked below. Support for the mobile versions of these cards is provided only to Windows Vista and 7 users.
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Sapphire announces HD 6850 with 2GB memory


Sapphire has just announced a 2GB version of the HD 6850 graphics card. This mid-range GPU from AMD gets a boost in the memory department, which will help improve the frame rates at high resolutions. Details on pricing are still unknown, but I wouldn’t expect it to be more than Rs.500 over the standard 1GB version.
More RAM for high-res gaming
More RAM for high-res gaming


In terms of specifications, the new 2GB variant is exactly the same as the standard version. The core is clocked at 775MHz and packs in 960 shader modules or Stream Processors. The memory GDDR5 memory has an effective speed of 4000MHz and runs on a 256-bit memory bus. Connectivity includes a single link DVI-D port, dual-link DVI port, DisplayPort and HDMI v1.4a. Using two of the DVI/HDMI outputs as well as the DisplayPort output enables this card to support three monitors in Eyefinity (SLS) mode, with a suitable DisplayPort monitor or active adapter. Their custom cooler also ensures that there is a good margin for performance tuning (overclocking) by enthusiast users. A new overclocking tool - TriXX - is now available for tweaking the performance of these cards. It also supports DX11, Stereoscopic 3D and 7.1 channel high bit-rate audio support.
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