The first appearance of the catalyst in 2003, the graphics card small change: Radeon 9800
The Radeon 9800 uses the core of the R350. There aren't many improvements in the architecture. The process is still maintained at 0.15 micron, but it is more frequent and more powerful than the Radeon 9700. Although the GeForce FX 5900 is equipped with 256bit of video memory, the performance has improved a lot, but still can not compete with the high-frequency Radeon 9800.
ATI finally realized that there is no good hardware, and it needs mature and stable driver support. So this time ATI launched the "catalyst-driven" program, and the "catalyst" continued until 2015 when it was brand new "Crimson drive". "Replaced, but the version number is still retained.
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