Help Reducing ATI Graphics lag!!
By
je_saist,
Posted on: 2009-11-28 19:13 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
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... oh this is gonna be fun.
First, you'll need to get proper drivers. Most OEM vendors tend to use drivers with crippled or no OpenGL support so you'll be stuck with software rendering, hence the lag.
The 1250 is an integrated chip from the... I want to say R400 series. It was discontinued by AMD several months back.
So, you'll need to grab the Catalyst 9.3.1 set here: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...?&lang=English
Or the Catalyst 9.8 set here: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...?&lang=English
I'd say stick with the 9.3.1 bug fix.
Then, you'll need to drop by Driverheaven.net and pick up the Mobility Modder tool : http://www.driverheaven.net/modtool.php
Follow the instructions for the Mobility modder and that should give you AMD drivers with OpenGL acceleration.
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Originally Posted by je_saist
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... oh this is gonna be fun. First, you'll need to get proper drivers. Most OEM vendors tend to use drivers with crippled or no OpenGL support so you'll be stuck with software rendering, hence the lag. The 1250 is an integrated chip from the... I want to say R400 series. It was discontinued by AMD several months back. So, you'll need to grab the Catalyst 9.3.1 set here: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...?&lang=English Or the Catalyst 9.8 set here: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...?&lang=English I'd say stick with the 9.3.1 bug fix. Then, you'll need to drop by Driverheaven.net and pick up the Mobility Modder tool : http://www.driverheaven.net/modtool.php Follow the instructions for the Mobility modder and that should give you AMD drivers with OpenGL acceleration. |
Considering this goes fast, I'll let you know soon how it worked... and that's some amazing vid card knowledge you have there :P
Also one other thing... i'm running vista i see that driver says xp... will it work anyways?
... um...
...okay. You didn't say Vista in the first post. I thought with a 1250 you'd be running XP.
No, I think you'd need this version of the 9.3 driver : http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...?&lang=English
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and now as a reference:
OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer
OEM's are the guys who actually build the computer you are using.
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OpenGL is the industry standard for 3D Acceleration: www.opengl.org
Many OEM's, such as Asus and Acer, use a variation of the AMD driver for graphics cards that strips out or removes OpenGL support. Why? I really don't know. It's just annoying.
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Ah I got you, I'll let you know how things turn out in a few :P
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Originally Posted by je_saist
... um...
...okay. You didn't say Vista in the first post. I thought with a 1250 you'd be running XP. No, I think you'd need this version of the 9.3 driver : http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...?&lang=English *** and now as a reference: OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM's are the guys who actually build the computer you are using. *** OpenGL is the industry standard for 3D Acceleration: www.opengl.org Many OEM's, such as Asus and Acer, use a variation of the AMD driver for graphics cards that strips out or removes OpenGL support. Why? I really don't know. It's just annoying. |
Question... when it says "3: Download the newest desktop drivers from www.ati.com (or get them from Driver Heaven Downloads). If you are using Windows XP make sure to download .net framework from Microsoft (this is built into Windows Vista so there is no need to install it)."
Is this the driver you already gave me above or something different?
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Originally Posted by sceritz05
Question... when it says "3: Download the newest desktop drivers from www.ati.com (or get them from Driver Heaven Downloads). If you are using Windows XP make sure to download .net framework from Microsoft (this is built into Windows Vista so there is no need to install it)."
Is this the driver you already gave me above or something different? |
Well I did as told got the new driver and it's better, nothing drastic, but I can play the game well atleast, (where as before I couldn't even get debuffs on mobs/AVs quick enough with my rad). However I dunno if there is anything else I could do? IF so let me know...
In anycase, Thank you sooo much for the info you did give... it helped 
next step from this point is changing the graphics settings in the game itself.
go into the game options and try taking the slider down to performance (I'm betting it's on "recommended").
Also, depending on how you installed Vista, you'll want to make sure that it's updated to Service Pack 2. Just keep running Windows Update till it gets to Service Pack 2.
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oh, and if VIsta wants to install a driver for your graphics card, DO NOT LET IT
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Gotcha.. it was kinda bothering me that i've been stuck on SP1 i thought that was strange. hehe, and yes i've tried it on performance and recommended, it's about the same.. i'll let you know how things run after the update to sp2
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Originally Posted by je_saist
next step from this point is changing the graphics settings in the game itself.
go into the game options and try taking the slider down to performance (I'm betting it's on "recommended"). Also, depending on how you installed Vista, you'll want to make sure that it's updated to Service Pack 2. Just keep running Windows Update till it gets to Service Pack 2. *** oh, and if VIsta wants to install a driver for your graphics card, DO NOT LET IT |
Hey guys I have an Acer 4420 lappy about 2 years old...
AMD Athlon duo core... 2 gigs of Ram, ATI radeon 1250 Video card... I just redid my comp and updated my drivers with those on the us.acer.com website...
I used to play on my laptop all the time... but now it seems I'm getting excessive video lag, I remember having some before but I think this is ridiculous... just turning around makes it block frame... any tips on reducing the lag anyone?