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Hey all, I have the ATI FireGL V5200, which is "based on" the X1600 ATI Radeon. Is it possible for me to install a driver for the X1600? The X1600's benchmark score in most cases is DOUBLE of what the V5200 generates. I think I would benefit from "using it as" the X1600 for 3D, video playback, and gaming. This is according to a few articles I've read.

So...do I need a special BIOS version? I looked on ATI's site, and while I can find the drivers, and all kinds of software for the V5200, they do not have anything for the X1600. Instead, ATI points to "your laptop manufacturer's site for support", which I thought was odd!?? I couldn't really find anything there. I use Vista Ultimate 64-bit, by the way.

I'd love to see if there is a difference, which I've been told there is, but with this driver issue, I'm at a loss.

Thanks all!!

Hi mate,
you´re pretty right, it´s very odd! AMD/ATI doesn´t support the Mobility Radeon/FireGL for Vista, hence no drivers for both of them under Vista It´s an interesting question though what drivers we use then, probabely from Lenovo?...FYI, Omega drivers are expected to release newer ATI drivers for Vista 64bit sooner or later this year, probabely later
Apart from this, it seems to me that the driver package for ATI FireGLO 5200 under Vista that we get from Lenovo tends to be rather a Mobility Radeon X1600 one than Mobility FireGL 5200 one as it has better gaming performance than with XP and is not certified for AutoCAD, Maya etc (at least not for the 2008 versions which I tested myself )

Grüße

Marin