这8个组件分别是:Radeon™ display driver、Multimedia Center™、HydraVision™、HydraVision™ Basic Edition、Remote Wonder、WDM Driver Install Bundle、Southbridge/IXP Driver和Catalyst™ Control Center Version。其中Radeon™ display driver和Catalyst™ Control Center Version的功能不再赘述。
Multimedia Center™和Remote Wonder虽然是两个独立组建,但是二者互相协同工作会达到更强大的性能和功能。Multimedia Center™(简称MMC)顾名思义为多媒体中心,它的功能更像是Windows MCE系统,能够在提供传统意义上的影音回放外,还能实现编码录制、多媒体文档管理等。而Remote Wonder,则是自ATI以来便推出的一款应用于显卡产品上的技术,它提供无线
Catalyst 8.1各组件信息
Catalyst 8.2各组件信息
Catalyst 8.3各组件信息
Catalyst 8.4各组件信息
Catalyst 8.5各组件信息
各位读者可以看到8个组件中除了驱动和控制中心外,很多都注明Windows XP only(仅限Windows XP系统)这是为什么呢?请看下表汇总及解释。
Catalyst™ software 组件构成 | |||||
Catalyst 8.1 | Catalyst 8.2 | Catalyst 8.3 | Catalyst 8.4 | Catalyst 8.5 | |
Radeon™ display driver | 8.451 | 8.453 | 8.471 | 8.476 | 8.493 |
Multimedia Center™ | 9.16 (Windows XP only) |
9.16 (Windows XP only) |
9.16 (Windows XP only) |
9.16 (Windows XP only) |
9.16 (Windows XP only) |
HydraVision™ | (Windows XP only) | (Windows XP only) | (Windows XP only) | (Windows XP only) | (Windows XP / Vista) |
HydraVision™ Basic Edition | (Windows XP only) | (Windows XP only) | (Windows XP only) | (Windows XP only) | (Windows XP only) |
Remote Wonder | 3.04 (Windows XP only) | 3.04 (Windows XP only) | 3.04 (Windows XP only) | 3.04 (Windows XP only) | 3.04 (Windows XP only) |
WDM Driver Install Bundle | All OS | All OS | All OS | All OS | All OS |
Southbridge/IXP Driver | All OS | All OS | All OS | All OS | All OS |
Catalyst™ Control Center Version | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
上表为5款WHQL版Catalyst 8.X驱动的组件版本对比。为何除显卡驱动和Catalyst控制面板组件外升级缓慢而且限制重重,仔细分析能够发现,升级缓慢的6个组件主要是ATI时期的产物,在ATI并入AMD前由于这几个组件技术已经非常成熟,加之当时Windows Vista还没发布更不用说普及,所以就出现了今天Windows XP only和版本较早的情况。
当然现如今的AMD-ATI不会放任不管,尤其是在DirectX 10和Windows Vista成为主流的今天,很多A卡用户怨声载道的HydraVision™技术Windows XP only问题,在Catalyst 8.5版驱动中得以解决,能够实现Windows Vista环境中为多显示器设置不同分辨率及刷新率。