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Catalyst 5.7 and Forceware 66.81

We're using the screenshots taken with Catalyst 5.7 and then compare them to those taken with Forceware 66.81. Since both Forceware versions are basically the same, they can also represent image quality with Forceware 77.72. Except for the brighter glow in Catalyst 5.7 with SW: KOTOR, Catalyst 5.7 image quality is also the same with Catalyst 4.12.

Homeworld 2

Catalyst 5.7



Forceware 66.81



The entire screen is brighter with Forceware 66.81 and shadows are larger, though they have more aliasing and both looks a little bit off (the shadows don't 'touch' the object casting the shadows). Some lines on the menu are thicker in Catalyst. But all these differences are only noticeable in closeup shots. In the AA / AF screenshots, you could see there are still some aliasing in Forceware 66.81, so not all objects gets anti aliased. These become more apparent in motion.

Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic

Catalyst 5.7



Forceware 66.81



Catalyst 5.7 features more noticeable glow on the corridor lights, and with Forceware 66.81 the armor is brighter. These differences are also present with AA and AF enabled. You could also see a larger line separating the floor tiles in Forceware 66.81. The floor texture also looks a little sharper with Forceware 66.81, but the differences are not really noticeable unless you really look for it. Image quality wise, Forceware and Catalyst offer the same image quality, though with some differences in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, yet these differences does not imply lower image quality. However, this does not ring true for Homeworld 2. Both Forceware retains much of the aliasing when AA and AF is enabled and this means it offer lower image quality compared to both Catalyst when AA and AF are enabled.

Performance

The results:

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