ATI Rolls out Catalyst 10.8b Hotfix for Radeon HD 4870 X2 and HD 4850 X2 Accelerators

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10.8b: Same problems with BFBC2 since 10.6 where there are flickering black screens or the whole screen goes black to a HUD-like view. The second GPU also sticks at 3D clock speeds after a DX9 game has been played.

I just use a single 4870 but I have not seen this or any of my roughly 20 ATI using clanmates who play BFBC2 regularly. I have tried 10.4 to the present 10.8 with no issues what so ever and really not much difference in play to me until the 10.8. I feel like they play the best but thats just my opinion not a fact. i still get stabbed and shot just as much.

 

[deadlyrhythm]

well hot damn. a specific hot fix just for a us.

i thought id be stuck on ccc 10.2 for another year.

will download 10.8 + this hot fix and test.

lets get some results!

 

[Melvis]

Well i can report that this hot fix is very interesting with my 4870X2, ive noticed that my cores are now been used ALOT more % wise, and my card is running hotter course of this id say. (+10c)

Performance gain in Crysis by 3FPS, and a big improvement in AVP 2010.

When they say it helps to scale between the cores there not joking, was VERY surprised to see the difference.

All games seem to run fine, and nothing to report back here as bad, all good realy

Once again just shocked to see both my cores on the 4870X2 jump up so much in games now :O

 

[DRDNA]

Well i can report that this hot fix is very interesting with my 4870X2, ive noticed that my cores are now been used ALOT more % wise, and my card is running hotter course of this id say. (+10c)

Performance gain in Crysis by 3FPS, and a big improvement in AVP 2010.

When they say it helps to scale between the cores there not joking, was VERY surprised to see the difference.

All games seem to run fine, and nothing to report back here as bad, all good realy

Once again just shocked to see both my cores on the 4870X2 jump up so much in games now :O

very good news!

I will install it after work and hope there is some improvements.

 

[deadlyrhythm]

tested this hot fix

3d mark vantage has ridiculous amounts of artifacts
fur benchmark just crashes

...and back to 10.2

 

[DRDNA]

tested this hot fix

3d mark vantage has ridiculous amounts of artifacts
fur benchmark just crashes

...and back to 10.2

That may be becuase the hot fix is for Radeon HD 4870 X2 and HD 4850 X2 and not the singles in CF.

 

[Melvis]

very good news!

I will install it after work and hope there is some improvements.

Well lets hope you notice a difference like i did, seems to very from system to system.

 

[deadlyrhythm]

That may be becuase the hot fix is for Radeon HD 4870 X2 and HD 4850 X2 and not the singles in CF.

thats just it though i have a 4870x2 SINGLE CARD. so somethings up

 

[SolidEther]

Drivers for HD4870x2

I use the HD4870x2 from Sapphire.

I have had no problems installing or using the Catalyst releases as others here stated.

THe main thing is even if it works there is a strong possibility that any drivers after 10.5 our HD4870x2 are only using 1GPU when running 3d Apps. You just don't notice because one 4870 core is just still that bad ass. You must luanch 2 GPUz programs from TPU made byTPU and be sure in the bottom where it asks to select card you have one for 1 GPU and then scroll down to the second 4870x2 in the 2 GPU list to have the other GPU in its own GPUz window. You will know they are different because of slight voltage differences, but mainly temperature differences.

To test both GPUs are working in a 3D game launch the 2 GPUz configured as stated leave them on while you play the game. Exit the game and compare the two windows. if both have the clock speeds for GPU and memory at 850 and 900 MHz both were working, and you will notice a hell of a performance increase. Alot of games were not using both GPUs even if the cards were working and running games. Also alot were having the problem where the 2nd GPU did not revert to 2D speeds when games were exited. You would have to launch a game that reverted them and exit to get them back to 2D mode.

The 10.9a are the most sucessful Hotfix for 4870x2 I have tested. Almost all games (all I have tested, all CODs, SC2, Dragon Age, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, HAWX, Far Cry 2) use both GPUs Crysis doesn't revert to 2D (I just run a quick 3D Screen Saver to fix it back to 2d clocks. -Koi Pond) That is the reason for this hotfix an improvement from the 10.8b version. It works even better. 10.9a is meant to give the HD4870x2 the dual GPU power we payed for and when it is 100% working it is Very powerful and still matches the 5800 series singles well and surpases them in some areas of performance.

I want to use 10.10 with the open CL included APP driver, but I do not want to potentially lose the benefits of the 10.9a hotfix. Anyone try the 10.10 app and have HD4870x2 work with BOTH GPUS in 3D apps?

 

[Melvis]

Im the same as SolidEther as i dont want to update to the newer drivers incase i also loose the performance increase from the 10.9a drivers.

I use a widget on the desktop that tells me fan speeds, voltages, clock speeds and GPU usage to see how the card reacts in games now with the hotfix, and i can tell you it made a difference. Seeing both cores jump up like that in most games was awesome.

The 4870X2 has never ran so good