ATI Tray Tools (ATT) is a
freeware
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program developed by Ray Adams for
ATI
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* Ati people, a Negrito ethnic group in the Philippines
**Ati language (Philippines), the language spoken by this people group
** Ati-Atihan festival, an annual celebration held in the Philippines
*Ati language (China), a ...
Radeon
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video card
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s.
ATI Tray Tools is an advanced
tweaker-application that resides in the notification area of the
Windows
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taskbar
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and allows instant access to video options and settings via a right-click menu. It is normally used as an alternative to the more bulky official
Catalyst Control Center
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(CCC), but it can also run in tandem with it.
Main features of ATI Tray Tools
*The ability to change the resolution, colors, rotation, and extended desktop settings directly from ATT's right-click menu.
*Changing of OpenGL/Direct3D settings (
antialiasing Anti-aliasing may refer to any of a number of techniques to combat the problems of aliasing in a sampled signal such as a digital image or digital audio recording.
Specific topics in anti-aliasing include:
* Anti-aliasing filter, a filter used be ...
or anisotropic filtering, for example) separate from one another.
*Game profiles, a feature allowing specific OpenGL/Direct3D settings for each game or 3d application.
*Over/UnderClocking of
GPU and
Memory
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of video boards
*
Hotkey
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mapping
*The taking of screenshots
*Hardware monitoring
*OnScreen Display: When an OpenGL/Direct3D application running, the
FPS
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Arts and entertainment
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* '' fps magazine'', a defunct magazine about animation
* ''The Fabulous Picture Show'', a televi ...
, 3D API type,
GPU Activity, and related information are overlaid on top of the rendering stream on a corner of the screen.
*CrossFire support
*Support of nearly 20 languages
*Support for plugins created for ATI Tray Tools
Supported operating systems
ATI Tray Tools supports both 32 and 64-bit versions of:
*Windows 2000
*Windows XP
*Windows Server 2003
*Most builds of
Windows Codename: Longhorn
*Windows Vista
*Windows Server 2008
*Windows 7
Versions history
*1.0 (February 3, 2004) - initial release
*1.0.0.190 (February 5, 2004) - first update
*1.0.0.195 (February 6, 2004)
*1.0.0.200 (February 8, 2004)
*1.0.0.205 (February 9, 2004)
*1.0.1.516 (February 2, 2005)
*1.0.1.527 (February 25, 2005)
*1.0.1.528 (February 27, 2005)
*1.0.1.538 (March 16, 2005)
*1.0.2.600 (April 17, 2005)
*1.0.2.625 (April 24, 2005)
*1.0.2.640 (May 1, 2005)
*1.0.2.663 (May 12, 2005)
*1.0.2.673 (May 17, 2005)
*1.0.2.685
*1.0.2.690 (June 10, 2005)
*1.0.2.705
*1.0.3.720 (June 18, 2005)
*1.0.3.730 (August 18, 2005)
*1.0.3.750 (September 28, 2005)
*1.0.3.755 (September 30, 2005)
*1.0.4.780 (October 19, 2005)
*1.0.5.815 (January 9, 2006)
*1.0.5.820 (January 17, 2006)
*1.0.5.824 (January 27, 2006)
*1.0.5.877 (April 14, 2006)
*1.0.5.880 (April 17, 2006)
*1.2.6.930 (September 19, 2006)
*1.2.6.940 (September 28, 2006)
*1.2.6.955 (November 6, 2006)
*1.2.6.964 (December 6, 2006)
*1.3.6.1042 (May 22, 2007)
Beta Versions
*1.3.6.1056 Beta (September 17, 2007)
*1.3.6.1066 Beta (October 29, 2007)
*1.3.6.1067 Beta (November 5, 2007) -
*1.4.7.1185 Beta (May 23, 2008)
*1.4.7.1206 Beta (June 26, 2008)
*1.5.9.1294 Beta (September 16, 2008)
*1.6.9.1340 Beta (October 3, 2008)
*1.6.9.1374 Beta (December 9, 2008)
*1.6.9.1382 Beta (February 21, 2009)
*1.6.9.1386 Beta (April 9, 2009)
*1.6.9.1391 Beta (July 28, 2009)
*1.6.9.1435 Beta (November 18, 2009)
*1.6.9.1472 Beta (February 6, 2010)
*1.6.9.1486 Beta (April 22, 2010)
*1.7.9.1528 Beta (November 15, 2010)
*1.7.9.1531 Beta (December 10, 2010)
*1.7.9.1537 Beta (December 24, 2010)
*1.7.9.1551 Beta (March 19, 2011)
*1.7.9.1564 Beta (May 25, 2011)
*1.7.9.1573 Beta (October 31, 2011)
Main Features of 1.4.7.xxxx versions
*HD2xxx/HD3xxx cards are supported
*Nearly full
DirectX 10
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support
*CPU monitoring
Main Features of 1.5.x.xxxx versions
* HD4xxx support
* Overclocking and monitoring of both video boards in CrossFire
* Redesigned Monitoring of Graphs and FlashOSD
* Full DirectX 10 support
Main Features of 1.6.x.xxxx versions
* Full
Unicode
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Support
Main Features of 1.7.9.xxxx versions
* Force RefreshRate option has been removed
* Updated support for HD5xxx series. New AA modes have been included. Please recreate your 3D profiles if you have HD5xxx/6xxx video board
* Implemented support for HD6870/HD6850
* Improved support for some HD5xxx boards
* Support for new AI modes has been implemented for HD5xxx/HD6xxx
* Implemented high granularity for LOD adjustment
* Fixed bug when LOD value doesn't get applied when you load profile from main menu
* Fixed bug when value of FlipQueueSize doesn't properly restored
* Included delay option before applying colors for game profile
* Implemented support for HD6970/HD6950
* Implemented support for AA Enhanced Quality introduced in new Catalyst drivers
See also
*
3D computer graphics
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*
Tweaking
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Overclocking
External links
ATI Tray Tools HomepageATI Tray Tools HomepageATI Tray Tools Beta DiscussionTroubleshooting Ati Tray Tools Driver IssuesGPU Overclocking Apps Review with Interview of RivaTuner Creator
References
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Windows-only freeware