ATI has released a new ATI Catalyst drivers bringing them up to version 6.8. The package contains Radeon display driver 8.282, Multimedia Center 9.15, HydraVision, HydraVision Basic Edition, Remote Wonder 3.04, WDM Driver Install Bundle, Southbridge/IXP Driver and Catalyst Control Center Version 6.8. The package weighs in at just under 35MB so grab them if you need them. According to ATi, these drivers contain a good deal of performance improvements: Prey performance improves as much as 16%, Doom 3 improves as much as 6.5%, Quake 4 (v1.2 or higher) performance improves as much as 18%, etc.

Issues Resolved in Catalyst® Software Suite 6.8:

• Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth: Playing the game under Windows XP SP2 using an ATI Radeon® X800 series product no longer results in intermittent display corruption being noticed. Further details can be found in topic number 737-21458
• Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones: Setting the 3D slider to Optimal Quality in Catalyst® Control Center->Advanced View->3D->Standard Settings aspect no longer results in corruption being noticed in the water when playing the game under the Windows MCE operating system with an ATI Radeon® X19x0 series product installed. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22975
• QQ Fantasy: Playing the online game under Windows XP with an ATI Radeon X1600 or X1300 no longer results in the an error message being displayed and the mouse pointer control becoming erratic. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22985
• Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory: Corruption is no longer noticed during the playing the opening cinematic when AA is enabled at 8x. This issue was known to occur under the Windows XP operating system when using an ATI Radeon X8x0 series product. Further details on this resolved issue can be found in topic number 737-22983