Now, the possibility of game-specific optimization in ATi drivers is something that isn't to be thrown around lightly. Especially since the company swore it would never do such a thing following the fiasco with NVIDIA & its driver optimizations. That's why I'm curious to read this article over at TR, because I know they will get down to the heart of the matter & not make any statements without solid proof.

"Naturally, we were interested in the possibility of uncovering such a scandalous thing. We've dug into such juicy stories in the past, and the results have sometimes been rather enlightening. So we fired up our test rigs, busted out our sleuthing skills, and set out to see what exactly was happening with ATI's drivers in DOOM 3."