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December 05, 2018, 06:28:37 PM
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I wondered - why there is so many performance levels for GPU?

It should have just two

 - basic(power saving) at 300mhz - which should be unmodifiable and default when it boots and idle.
 - work(performance) - user defined settings, depending on application

Its obvious - for each given work task you normally choose 5 values
 - memory timings(strap, lets consider this as single parameter)
 - core amd memory voltages to limit power and fit some required consumption (or to fit ambient temps)
 - last one is their clocks at which gpu just go "cool, efficient and stable"

fan control is a different story, normally i just run it at stable fixed 100% or 80% if fan is cheap bad bearing.

So a "performant level" is a combo of those 5 params, which should be carefully chosen for every different workload.

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So my questions are:

- What are "factory defaults" for a gpu?
- For what task were they tweaked? (Obviously not for mining, neither to say each game rendering program will require its own "level")
- Why there are 7! levels for core and 3!!! levels for memory (on my RX 580)? Isn't a complex system more prone to faults and errors?
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December 05, 2018, 09:36:55 PM
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Yeah that makes total sense to only have two levels for a GPU.

I suppose you drive your car that way too? Either idle or pedal floored as obviously there is no need for anything in between!

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December 06, 2018, 01:32:31 AM
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Yeah that makes total sense to only have two levels for a GPU.
I suppose you drive your car that way too? Either idle or pedal floored as obviously there is no need for anything in between!

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December 06, 2018, 07:48:22 AM
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Yeah that makes total sense to only have two levels for a GPU.
I suppose you drive your car that way too? Either idle or pedal floored as obviously there is no need for anything in between!

Best answer for the op question ever , sometimes i wish we have a like button on this forum Wink


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December 13, 2018, 10:14:04 AM
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It is made to economize the consumption and performance of GPU in different conditions. You have a different load of GPUs when PC is sleeping, when you work in MS Office, when you are watching video content, when you render graphics or play in a modern 3D game.

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