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imperiumZero

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ATI Releases New Linux Driver 8.42.x
« on: October 24, 2007, 03:51:10 am »
and now it has full AIGLX support, as well as massive fixes and changes to the driver!

Now Nvidia has some serious competition!

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=887&num=1

Download Link: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-8.42.3-x86.x86_64.run

It's not even posted on the ATI site yet!
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lt;kevlarman> because microsoft's drivers are absolutely horrible that couldn't accelerate glxgears if they tried

Caveman

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ATI Releases New Linux Driver 8.42.x
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2007, 04:07:45 am »
Gratz, but I doubt that ATI will be "serious competition" yet.
Let's see what the next 13 months will bring.
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imperiumZero

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ATI Releases New Linux Driver 8.42.x
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2007, 04:09:15 am »
That's true, but still. At least now AMD pulled their act together and are attempting to improve the driver instead of drag their feet so much.
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lt;kevlarman> because microsoft's drivers are absolutely horrible that couldn't accelerate glxgears if they tried
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