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February 24, 2012, 01:11:25 AM Last edit: August 24, 2012, 10:32:18 PM by BinaryMage |
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I see a lot of questions on best clocks, options, miner program, and the like to use for any particular card. The hardware comparision page on the wiki used to be a viable resource, but I think it can be rather intimidating and is not uniformly formatted. I think it would answer a lot of questions before they are asked if we had a thread listing the best (aka highest MHash) settings for common mining cards. I will maintain the first (and second if need be) post of this thread as a hopefully organized and easy to read list. Please post only if you have beaten the previous MH/s record for that card. EDIT: In order to better provide the information this thread is designed to provide, I am now adding an overclocking limitation. Core clock can be no more than 100 MHz or 20%, whichever is lower above the stock core clock for the reference model (aka AMD stock reference). This is being implemented to more effectively convey effective software settings. Comments or suggestions are always welcome. Do note that this is not a overclocking bragging thread. This is a thread designed to server the majority of miners, and certain criteria apply: - Air Cooling or (Sane) Water Cooling Only
- No Hardware Modifications
- Must Run Stable for at least 24 Hours
- Invalid Shares under 2% for 24 Hours
- Stock Voltage
If you got a 5870 to 600 MH/s for two minutes by taking it apart, resoldering and rebuilding it, and running it in a pool of liquid nitrogen, that's wonderful, but that's not what this thread is for. I can't cover everything; use your judgement as to what is or is not appropriate. Remember, this thread is to serve the majority of miners. Please keep it as such. The following information is required (feel free to use the template) when submitting a result: - Card Manufacturer (AMD/Nvidia) Ex. AMD
- Card Model Number Ex. HD 5870
- Card OEM (XFX/BFG/Sapphire/etc) & Designation Ex. XFX Black Edition
- MHash per Second (Bitcoin SHA256 mining, not alt-chains) Ex. 430
- Core Clock (In MHz) Ex. 900
- Memory Clock (In MHz) Ex. 300
- Average Operating Temperature (In Degrees Celsius) Ex. 70
- Ambient Temperature (In Degrees Celsius, this can be an estimate) Ex. 20
- Fan Speed (Percentage) Ex. 80
- Host OS (Windows/Linux, list distro/version) Ex. Windows 7
- Driver Version (Both SDK & Catalyst if applicable) Ex. Catalyst 11.6 & SDK 2.4
- Mining Program (Phoenix/Diablo/CGMiner/GUI-miner) & Version Ex. Phoenix 1.7.3
- Command Line Flags (or settings for GUIMiner, in any case excluding username and password) Ex. -k phatk2 DEVICE=0 VECTORS FASTLOOP=false BFI_INT AGGRESSION=11
The following information is optional when submitting a result: - Watts Drawn While Mining (Average) Ex. 200
- Other Information (anything you feel is relevant)
Template: [B]Card Manufacturer: [/B] [B]Card Model Number: [/B] [B]Card OEM: [/B] [B]MHash per Second: [/B] [B]Core Clock: [/B] [B]Memory Clock: [/B] [B]Average Operating Temperature: [/B] [B]Ambient Temperature: [/B] [B]Fan Speed: [/B] [B]Host OS: [/B] [B]Driver Version: [/B] [B]Mining Program: [/B] [B]Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: [/B] (Optional) [B]Watts Drawn While Mining: [/B] (Optional) [B]Other Information: [/B]
Example complete result submission: Card Manufacturer: AMD Card Model Number: HD 5870 Card OEM: AMD (Reference) MHash per Second: 430 Core Clock: 950 Memory Clock: 300 Average Operating Temperature: 60C Ambient Temperature: 17C Fan Speed: 60% Host OS: Debian (BAMT) Driver Version: Catalyst 11.6, SDK 2.4 Mining Program: Phoenix (custom) Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: -k phatk DEVICE=0 VECTORS FASTLOOP=false BFI_INT AGGRESSION=11 (Optional) Watts Drawn While Mining: Not Measured (Optional) Other Information: N/A Results Table: Manufacturer | Model | OEM | Avg MH/s | Core (MHz) | Memory (MHz) | Card (C) | Ambient (C) | Fan | OS | Driver | Program | Flags/Settings | Watts | Other | AMD | 5670 | Sapphire | 90 | 850 | 300 | 58 | 21 | Auto(Norm. < 50%) | Linux | FGLRX 11.12, SDK 2.1 | Phoenix | -k phatk2 VECTORS2 WORKSIZE=128 AGGRESSION=6 -v -q 2 | N/A | N/A | AMD | 5830 | Sapphire | 279 | 925 | 180 | 68 | 30 | 20% | Win7 x64 | Cat 11.11 Minimal | cgminer 2.6.5 | -k diablo, worksize: 256, vectors: 1, intensity: 9, gpu-threads: 2 | N/A | 1.065V | AMD | 5850 | MSI OC Edition | 330 | 850 | 560 | 64 | 20 | 37% | Win7 x64 | Cat 12.3 | CGminer 2.4.1 | diablo kernel, intensity gpu0=8, gpu1=14 | N/A | 1.024V | AMD | 5850 | MSI (Ref) | 400 | 850 | 560 | 72/77 | 18 | 40/42% | Win7 x64 | Cat 12.3 | DiabloMiner | -v -w 128 | N/A | Undervolted to 1.037V, Validity Questionable | AMD | 5870 | AMD (Ref) | 430 | 950 | 300 | 60 | 17 | 60% | Debian (BAMT) | Cat 11.6, SDK 2.4 | Phoenix (custom) | -k phatk DEVICE=0 VECTORS FASTLOOP=false BFI_INT AGGRESSION=11 | N/A | N/A | AMD | 5970 | PowerColor | 704 | 775 | 300 | 66 | 21 | 50% | Debian (BAMT) | SDK 2.4 | Phoenix | Default | N/A | N/A | AMD | 6870 | Diamond | 323 | 1000 | 300 | 58 | 18 | 45% | Win7 | Catalyst 11.1, SDK 2.5 | GUIminer | -v -w128 BFI_INT | N/A | N/A | AMD | 6950 | ASUS (DCUII) | 372 | 900 | 775 | 67 | 19 | 70% | Win7 x64 | | CGMiner 2.2.7 | Default, I-8 | N/A | Stock Voltage 1.10V, Locked Shaders | AMD | 6950 | XFX | 423 | 935 | 1000 | 50 | 22 | H2O | Win7 x64 | | CGMiner | I-8 | N/A | Stock Voltage, Unlocked Shaders | AMD | 7970 | Diamond | 729 | 1225 | 625 | 56 | 24 | H2O | Win7 x64 | Catalyst 12.3 | DiabloMiner | -v1 -w256 | 238 | N/A |
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BinaryMage (OP)
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February 24, 2012, 01:12:48 AM |
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(Reserved for continuation if necessary)
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February 24, 2012, 01:29:54 AM |
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: HD 5850 Card OEM: SAPPHIRE (Xtreme) MHash per Second: 385 Core Clock: 935 Memory Clock: 340 Average Operating Temperature: 67 C Ambient Temperature: 18C (not sure, i open my windows ) Fan Speed: 50% Host OS: Windows 7 Driver Version: Latest catalyst, SDK 2.1 Mining Program: cgminer Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: cgminer -o ?? -u ?? -p ?? -I 5 --auto-gpu --gpu-memclock 340 --queue 2 --gpu-engine 720-935
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February 24, 2012, 01:53:10 AM |
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air cooling only? I feel excluded.
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BinaryMage (OP)
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February 24, 2012, 01:56:59 AM |
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air cooling only? I feel excluded. Well, I was under the impression that the vast majority of miners used air-cooled cards. If that's not the case, please correct me. I suppose I can start a "Insanely Overclocked MH/s Bragging Thread" if you want. I just intended this one to answer a lot of newbie questions before they were asked.
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February 24, 2012, 02:35:18 AM |
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<---h20 and air
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BinaryMage (OP)
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February 24, 2012, 02:37:20 AM |
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<---h20 and air
Alright, seems the opinion is in that direction. Changed as such.
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cmg5461
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February 24, 2012, 04:22:55 AM |
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 5970 Card OEM: Powercolor MHash per Second: 352/352 Core Clock: 775/775 Vddc: 1.02/1.02V Memory Clock: 300/300 Average Operating Temperature: 65/67C Ambient Temperature: 70F Fan Speed: 50 Host OS: BAMT 0.4b Driver Version: SDK 2.4 Mining Program: Pheonix Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default
Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 5850 Card OEM: Asus MHash per Second: 341 Core Clock: 825 Vddc: 1.02 Memory Clock: 300 Average Operating Temperature: 62C Ambient Temperature: 70F Fan Speed: 35 Host OS: BAMT 0.4b Driver Version: SDK 2.4 Mining Program: Pheonix Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default
Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 5850 Card OEM: Sapphire (non reference) MHash per Second: 347 Core Clock: 825 Vddc: 1.02 Memory Clock: 300 Average Operating Temperature: 64C Ambient Temperature: 70F Fan Speed: 62 Host OS: BAMT 0.4b Driver Version: SDK 2.4 Mining Program: Pheonix Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default
Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 6870 Card OEM: Sapphire MHash per Second: 271 Core Clock: 950 Vddc: 1.175 Memory Clock: 525 Average Operating Temperature: 70C Ambient Temperature: 70F Fan Speed: 60 Host OS: Windows 7 Driver Version: SDK 2.4 Mining Program: Cgminer Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: -v 2 -w 128
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If I've helped: 1CmguJhwW4sbtSMFsyaafikJ8jhYS61quz
Sold: 5850 to lepenguin. Quick, easy and trustworthy.
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BinaryMage (OP)
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February 24, 2012, 04:34:57 AM |
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Please post only if you have beaten the previous MH/s record for that card.
Going to reiterate myself a bit. Thanks for the 5970 & 6870 results nonetheless.
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February 24, 2012, 05:11:55 AM Last edit: February 24, 2012, 10:29:18 PM by bitlane |
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 5770 Card OEM: ATI Reference MHash per Second: 226 MH/s Core Clock: 965 Mhz Memory Clock: 180 Mhz Average Operating Temperature: 67C Ambient Temperature: 19C Fan Speed: 45% Host OS: Win7 x64 Driver Version: 12.1 CAT, 2.1 SDK Mining Program: CGMiner 2.2.7 Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default, I-8 Other Information: OC @ Stock Voltage, 1.125V
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 5830 Extreme 1GB Card OEM: Sapphire MHash per Second: 320 MH/s Core Clock: 975 Mhz Memory Clock: 180 Mhz Average Operating Temperature: 66C Ambient Temperature: 19C Fan Speed: 45% Host OS: Win7 x64 Driver Version: 11.12 CAT, 2.1 SDK Mining Program: CGMiner 2.2.7 Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default, I-8 Other Information: OC @ Stock Voltage, 1.163V
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 5850 Card OEM: ATI Reference MHash per Second: 385 MH/s Core Clock: 920 Mhz Memory Clock: 180 Mhz Average Operating Temperature: 67C Ambient Temperature: 19C Fan Speed: 50% Host OS: Win7 x64 Driver Version: 12.1 CAT, 2.1 SDK Mining Program: CGMiner 2.2.7 Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default, I-8 Other Information: Asus 5870 Reference BIOS, OC @ 5870 Stock Voltage, 1.163V
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 6870 Card OEM: ATI Reference MHash per Second: 311 MH/s Core Clock: 975 Mhz Memory Clock: 875 Mhz Average Operating Temperature: 67C Ambient Temperature: 21C Fan Speed: 45% Host OS: Win7 x64 Driver Version: 12.1 CAT, 2.4 SDK Mining Program: CGMiner 2.2.7 Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default, I-8 Other Information: OC @ Stock Voltage, 1.175V
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 6950 (1GB, ZNFC v.A3) Card OEM: XFX MHash per Second: 372 MH/s Core Clock: 900 Mhz Memory Clock: 775 Mhz Average Operating Temperature: 67C Ambient Temperature: 19C Fan Speed: 70% Host OS: Win7 x64 Driver Version: 12.1 CAT, 2.4 SDK Mining Program: CGMiner 2.2.7 Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default, I-8 Other Information: OC @ Stock Voltage, 1.10V. Locked Shaders.
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 6950 (DCUII 1GB) Card OEM: Asus MHash per Second: 372 MH/s Core Clock: 900 Mhz Memory Clock: 775 Mhz Average Operating Temperature: 67C Ambient Temperature: 19C Fan Speed: 45% Host OS: Win7 x64 Driver Version: 12.1 CAT, 2.4 SDK Mining Program: CGMiner 2.2.7 Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default, I-8 Other Information: OC @ Stock Voltage, 1.10V. Locked Shaders.
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cmg5461
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February 24, 2012, 05:31:06 AM |
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Please post only if you have beaten the previous MH/s record for that card.
Going to reiterate myself a bit. Thanks for the 5970 & 6870 results nonetheless. I can't agree with that. I'm more comfortable running my cards cooler and with less voltage. Less Power = more profit Edit: It would be nice if you made a separate table for alternate configurations.
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If I've helped: 1CmguJhwW4sbtSMFsyaafikJ8jhYS61quz
Sold: 5850 to lepenguin. Quick, easy and trustworthy.
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BinaryMage (OP)
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February 24, 2012, 05:56:56 AM |
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Please post only if you have beaten the previous MH/s record for that card.
Going to reiterate myself a bit. Thanks for the 5970 & 6870 results nonetheless. I can't agree with that. I'm more comfortable running my cards cooler and with less voltage. Less Power = more profit Edit: It would be nice if you made a separate table for alternate configurations. I'm not disagreeing with you on the preference to run cards cooler, just re-stating my instructions. If you think I should do that, I suppose I can, but my worry is that this will just turn into the Hardware Configuration page on the wiki, which is the problem I was trying to fix. Anyone else have thoughts on this? (And thanks to everyone who has contributed so far!)
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February 24, 2012, 12:37:18 PM |
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Card Manufacturer: AMD Card Model Number: HD 6770 Card OEM: XFX MHash per Second: 207 Core Clock: 960 Memory Clock: 300 Average Operating Temperature: 74C Ambient Temperature: 20C Fan Speed: 57% Host OS: Windows XP Driver Version: Catalyst 12.?, SDK 2.6 Mining Program: cgminer 2.3.1-2 with diablo kernel Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: --auto-gpu --gpu-engine 750-960 --gpu-memclock 300 --temp-target 80 --gpu-vddc 1.1 -g 1 -v 2 -w 256 -k diablo
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You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
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February 24, 2012, 04:11:05 PM |
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: HD 5670 Card OEM: SAPPHIRE MHash per Second: 90 Core Clock: 850 (stock 825) Memory Clock: 300 (stock 800) Average Operating Temperature: max 58 C Ambient Temperature: 18-23C Fan Speed: automatic (normally below 50%) Host OS: Linux Driver Version: fglrx 11.12, SDK 2.4 Mining Program: phoenix Command Line Flags: phoenix.py DEVICE=0 -u ********** -k phatk2 VECTORS2 WORKSIZE=128 AGGRESSION=6 -v -q 2
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Bitrated user: ercolinux.
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BinaryMage (OP)
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February 24, 2012, 04:26:45 PM |
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Updated. Thanks everyone!
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February 24, 2012, 09:45:38 PM Last edit: February 24, 2012, 10:30:41 PM by bitlane |
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Updated. Thanks everyone!
No problem....we do what we can Hopefully my pathetic mix-up of all different cards helped.... 'cause that's what happens when you start expanding too late and all the good cards are sold out all of the time...LOL Also, small CORRECTION on the machine below. I initially reported it as CAT 12.1......when it is in fact CAT 11.12 Sorry for the misreporting. I fixed my multi-card post. Correct values also below: ......................................................... Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: 5830 Extreme 1GB Card OEM: Sapphire MHash per Second: 320 MH/s Core Clock: 975 Mhz Memory Clock: 180 Mhz Average Operating Temperature: 66C Ambient Temperature: 19C Fan Speed: 45% Host OS: Win7 x64 Driver Version: 11.12 CAT, 2.1 SDK Mining Program: CGMiner 2.2.7 Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: default, I-8 Other Information: OC @ Stock Voltage, 1.163V .........................................................
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February 25, 2012, 08:01:37 AM |
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Card Manufacturer: ATI Card Model Number: HD 6870 Card OEM: Diamond (Reference) MHash per Second: 322.3 Core Clock: 1000 Memory Clock: 300 Average Operating Temperature: 58 C Ambient Temperature: 65F Fan Speed: 45% Host OS: Windows 7 Driver Version: 11.11 SDK 2.5 Mining Program: guiminer Command Line Flags/GUIminer Settings: -v -w128 BFI_INT
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February 25, 2012, 08:37:01 AM Last edit: February 25, 2012, 11:36:11 AM by deepceleron |
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What should be done here is specify a typically obtainable GPU core overclock that everybody can use for a particular card, then compare who can get the maximum Mhash/s out of that card at that overclock. This will help users discover maximum performance through comparing software setup, rather than becoming that overclock bragging contest. OS/bitness/motherboard/CPU are all largely inconsequential, and only need to be recorded for posterity. The most important things to accurately note: - GPU model (+memory size & make, manufacturer part #)
- Driver software version, OpenCL/SDK if not the one included with driver
- Memory clock MHz
- Miner software & version
- miner kernel & version
- miner kernel parameters (worksize, vector size, other settings)
Here's mine to toast the above speeds, (I am currently cranking 350 mhash/s out of this 5830 at an overclock most won't obtain) GPU Manufacturer: ATI GPU Model Number: Radeon HD 5830 Card Model Number: 100297-2L Card OEM: Sapphire MHash per Second: 341.60 Core Clock: 1050MHz Memory Clock: 380MHz Average Operating Temperature: 71C Ambient Temperature: 21C Fan Speed: 80% Host OS: XP SP3 Driver Version: ATI Catalyst 11.11 Mining Program: phoenix 1.7.4 win32 exe, d3m0n1q_733rz phatk2 mod Kernel Parameters: VECTORS AGGRESSION=12 FASTLOOP=False WORKSIZE=256 Other Information 1.195V core, 200mm case fan Other Information (342.38Mhash/s with SDK2.1 - 100% CPU bug) GPU Manufacturer: ATI GPU Model Number: Radeon HD 5770 Card Model Number: HD-577A-ZNFC Card OEM: XFX MHash per Second: 230.65 Core Clock: 990MHz Memory Clock: 294MHz Average Operating Temperature: 78C Ambient Temperature: 22C Fan Speed: 80% Host OS: Win7 x32 Driver Version: ATI Catalyst 11.6/StreamSDK 2.1/OpenCL.dll from 2.2 Mining Program: phoenix 1.7.4 src/py2.7.2/pyOpenCL 0.98, d3m0n1q_733rz phatk2 mod Kernel Parameters: VECTORS AGGRESSION=12 FASTLOOP=False WORKSIZE=256 Other Information 1.275V core
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BinaryMage (OP)
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February 25, 2012, 05:44:36 PM |
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What should be done here is specify a typically obtainable GPU core overclock that everybody can use for a particular card, then compare who can get the maximum Mhash/s out of that card at that overclock. This will help users discover maximum performance through comparing software setup, rather than becoming that overclock bragging contest. OS/bitness/motherboard/CPU are all largely inconsequential, and only need to be recorded for posterity. The most important things to accurately note: - GPU model (+memory size & make, manufacturer part #)
- Driver software version, OpenCL/SDK if not the one included with driver
- Memory clock MHz
- Miner software & version
- miner kernel & version
- miner kernel parameters (worksize, vector size, other settings)
I agree, that would be ideal. Unfortunately, I doubt there is any consensus on what a "typically obtainable" core overclock is, and I do not personally know enough to determine one, so I decided to leave it to the judgement of the submitter. If there is a resource I could use to obtain "reasonable overclocks", though, please share it; I would be glad to change the guidelines as such.
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deepceleron
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February 25, 2012, 09:38:57 PM |
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Looks like the 5830 info only got half-updated in the original post. The only reason I suggest some overclock, is that this affects ideal memory speed; ideal memory clock will follow core GPU clock in a non-linear way. ATI cards can typically go from stock 800MHz to 950+MHz given cooling and voltage. The fans are programmed to be quiet to mask their huge power draw, and this let the chips go over 90C. You might look at https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison, ignore the stock speed posts, and take the smallest or second-smallest overclock that a card has rounded to a nice number.
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