ATI Catalyst 10.3 brings lots of new features and performance boosts

AMD will release the Catalyst 10.3a performance driver tomorrow, with a WHQL driver coming in shortly behind that. The non-WHQL driver features a couple of enhancements that weren't ready in time for the WHQL driver, this includes Eyefinity 6 updates and a performance enhancement for Alien vs. Predator.

Here's an overview of the new features in Catalyst 10.3:

ATI Eyefinity Technology Bezel Correction - compensate for your bezels so objects in your game move from one display to the other smoothly

ATI Catalyst™ Mobility - monthly updates for the mobile crowd

ATI Eyefinity Technology Per Display Control - adjust for differences in each individual displays brightness, color and contrast

ATI Eyefinity Technology Multiple Display Groups - more display groups to give further control of your desktop with three displays or more connected

ATI Eyefinity Technology Display Configuration Switching - easily switch from one display mode to another

3D Stereoscopic 3D driver hooks - enables 3rd party middleware vendors to bring more 3D stereoscopic gaming options

And here's a list of performance enhancements you can expect from Catalyst 10.3a:

Aliens vs. Predator
* Overall performance increases 5% on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series products

Battleforge
* Improves up to 8% on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series products
* Improves up to 3% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

Call of Duty: World at War
* Improves up to 2% on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series products
* Improves up to 6% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

Company of Heroes
* Improves up to 6% on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series products
* Improves up to 3% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

Crysis and Crysis Warhead
* Improves up to 6% on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series products
* Improves up to 2% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

DiRT 2
* Improves up to 30% on ATI Radeon HD 5970 graphics products
* Improves up to 20% on ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series and ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series products
* Improves up to 10% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

Far Cry 2
* Improves up to 6% on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series products
* Improves up to 4% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

Left 4 Dead & Left 4 Dead 2
* Improves up to 3% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. – Clear Sky
* Improves up to 2% with ATI Radeon HD 5970 graphics products
* Improves up to 2% on ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series products

Resident Evil 5
* Improves up to 5% on ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series products
* Improves up to 3% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X.
* Improves up to 15% with ATI Radeon HD 5970 graphics products
* Improves up to 20% on ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series products and ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series products
* Improves up to 3% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

World in Conflict
* Improves up to 5% on ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series products
* Improves up to 3% on ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series products
* Improves up to 5% on ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series products

Note: This list is not exhaustive and more improvements are possible

Source: HardOCP