____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 06 September 2007 06:44 : \____
> Ian Hilliard <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> AMD 8.41 Display Driver Preview
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Whether you are using a Radeon X300 purchased a few years ago or the
>>> | Radeon X1950PRO, the 8.41 driver is noticeably faster. How much faster?
>>> | In many cases it is about 50% faster while in some configurations it may
>>> | go as high as 90% or more. In fact, in some benchmarks the Mobility
>>> | Radeon X300 was over 10x faster!
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=821&num=1
>>>
>>
>> If they can fix their OpenGL support then it will no longer be necessary to
>> steer clear of their cards. That should help improve their bottom line.
>>
>
> Roll-on open-source support...
There's more coming at 5PM GMT. Very exciting, but I am not allowed to say a
word about it yet.
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