AMD/ATI announces plans to release new version 8.3 Catalyst reference drivers for their graphics cards tomorrow, promising some new features, including CrossFireX for Windows Vista, quad-GPU support, scalable three GPU support, and ATI Hybrid Graphics Technology for casual gamers:

Advancing Multi-GPU Gaming with CrossFireX Through three- and four-GPU configurations in CrossFireX, gamers can see multi-GPU performance scaling across a range of today's most popular DirectXR 9 and DirectXR 10 games on Windows Vista -- up to 3.2 times the performance over a single GPU2 in some scenarios. The flexible architecture of CrossFireX allows for the mixing and matching of high-performing ATI RadeonT GPUs. Any ATI RadeonT HD 3850, ATI RadeonT HD 3870 or ATI RadeonT HD 3870 X2 cards can be combined to harness the power of up to four GPUs. CrossFireX also supports a wide range of platforms, enabling many gamers to take advantage of three- and four-GPU gaming on their existing hardware.

Boosting Game Performance through ATI Hybrid CrossFire ATI Catalyst 8.3 also introduces ATI Hybrid Graphics support for Windows Vista. An industry first that is unique to AMD processor-based platforms, ATI Hybrid CrossFireT delivers a significant 3D performance boost. Up to 70 percent increases in performance are possible in some gaming scenarios3 based on PCs comprised of an AMD 780G motherboard and ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series graphics product in Windows Vista. ATI Hybrid Graphics also support up to four independent displays through the SurroudViewT feature for those who want to maximize productivity.