ATI Radeon Linux Display Drivers are proprietary Linux drivers for ATI Radeon cards.

ATI Radeon Linux Display Driver provides TV Output support for ATI graphics cards that support TV out. The ATI Proprietary Linux driver also allows for the following monitor arrangements:

- Laptop Mode (toggle between internal or external screen)
- Clone Mode (same content on both screens)
- Big Desktop (one desktop stretched across two screens)
- Dual Head (separate instances of X running on each screen)

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Requirements:

· POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D apps
· glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
· Linux kernel 2.4 or higher
· XFree86 version 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, or X.org 6.8

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

New Features:

· AMD Steady Video
· Steady Video is currently an AMD exclusive feature based on AMD APP Technology
· By applying advanced algorithms behind the scenes, users do not have to deal with shaky or unstable video ever again!
· Capabilities scale with hardware and are end user controlled
· Image Stabilization brought to YouTube!
· Decode Acceleration of MPEG-4 part 2 content
· AMD has enabled decode acceleration of MPEG-4 part 2 content in Microsoft video player applications (through MFT support) for all AMD Radeon 6000 Series

Performance Enhancements:

· Performance gains in Crysis of up to 7% on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series single card configurations.
· Performance gains in F1 2010 of up to 8% in DirectX 11 mode on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series products in single and Crossfire configurations.
· Performance gains in Far Cry 2 of up to 5% on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series products in single and Crossfire configurations.
· Performance gains in HAWX of up to 8% on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series products in single and Crossfire configurations.
· Performance gains in the Unigine OpenGL tests of up to 10% on AMD Radeon HD 6000 series single card configurations.