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Firepro M5950 GPU does not idle = poor battery life

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by dansi, Jul 28, 2011.

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  1. Bokeh

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    Can you download HWinfo 32 or 64 and let us know how much power is being pulled at the different clock settings? Needing to know what the Whr pull is at low and high clocks.

     
    Bokeh, Sep 5, 2011
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    Nevermind, I found what I was looking for. It looks like the battery discharge rate can get as low as 13.75Wh if the ATI clocks all the way down and nothing is running on the machine.

    My guess is that you could get normal draws between 15-20Wh on a well optimized machine. Any software that runs all the time in the background will create a higher draw and less runtime. Browsing websites that have video will also kick up the power draw.

    Also remember that the IPS panel draws more power than the regular TN panel.
     
    Bokeh, Sep 6, 2011
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  3. Dell-Mano_G

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    Can everyone having this issue please run HWInfo and let me know which panel you have in your systems, and what resolution panel you have?
    Thanks
     
    Dell-Mano_G, Sep 8, 2011
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  4. dansi

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    :eek: Thank heavens we have a reply. copy and pasted the results. running native 1080p resolution! with latest ati drivers for 6770m!

    now i noted the graphics card is running at pcie 1x?!
    granted i am on battery while testing. have not the opportunity to plug in today...but could be reading error or am i noticing lower 3d performance than it is.

     
    dansi, Sep 8, 2011
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    General information
    Monitor Name: LG Philips [Unknown Model: LGD02D9]
    Monitor Name (Manuf): 156WF1 [DELL P/N: MC6JN]
    Serial Number: Unknown
    Date Of Manufacture: Week: 0, Year: 2010
    Monitor Hardware ID: Monitor\LGD02D9

    Max. Vertical Size: 19 cm
    Max. Horizontal Size: 34 cm

    Advanced parameters
    Input Signal: Digital
    Color Bit Depth: 6 Bits per Primary Color
    Display Type: RGB color
    Gamma Factor: 2.20

    DPMS Modes
    Standby: Not Supported
    Suspend: Not Supported
    Active Off: Not Supported
    Standard Colour Space: Not Supported
    Preferred Timing Mode: Supported
    Default GTF Supported: Not Supported
    DFP 1.x Compatible: No

    Supported Video Modes
    1920 x 1080 344 x 194 mm, Pixel Clock 139.50 MHz
    1920 x 1080 344 x 194 mm, Pixel Clock 93.00 MHz


    Video chipset
    Video Chipset: ATI RADEON HD 6770M (WHISTLER XT)
    Video Memory: 1024 MBytes of GDDR5 SDRAM

    Video Card
    Video Card: AMD FirePro M5950 [DELL]
    Video Bus: PCIe v2.0 x16 (5.0 Gb/s) @ x16 (2.5 Gb/s)
    Video BIOS Version: 013.012.000.009.040490

    Performance
    Processor Clock: 250.0 MHz
    Memory Clock: 900.0 MHz (Effective 3600.0 MHz)
    Memory Bus Width: 128-bit
    Number Of Pixel Pipelines: 16
    Number Of Unified Shaders: 480

    Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6740&SUBSYS_04A31028&REV_00

    Driver Updates
    Scan for Driver Updates: Check for Latest Drivers (DriverAgent)
     
    tom_bell07, Sep 8, 2011
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  6. dansi

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    dansi, Sep 9, 2011
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    It doesn't appear like BIOS version A05 changes anything regarding this bug.
     
    Maverick0984, Sep 14, 2011
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  8. dansi

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    bios A05 killed turbo mode.

    bump for a friendly reminder issue of downclocking is not resolved.
     
    dansi, Sep 24, 2011
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    All, there should be a fix in place in about a week for this. I will keep you informed.
     
    Dell-Mano_G, Oct 13, 2011
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  10. sodaant

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    Here's mine:
    General information
    Monitor Name: LG Philips [Unknown Model: LGD02D9]
    Monitor Name (Manuf): 156WF1 [DELL P/N: MC6JN]
    Serial Number: Unknown
    Date Of Manufacture: Week: 0, Year: 2010
    Monitor Hardware ID: Monitor\LGD02D9

    Max. Vertical Size: 19 cm
    Max. Horizontal Size: 34 cm

    Advanced parameters
    Input Signal: Digital
    Color Bit Depth: 6 Bits per Primary Color
    Display Type: RGB color
    Gamma Factor: 2.20

    DPMS Modes
    Standby: Not Supported
    Suspend: Not Supported
    Active Off: Not Supported
    Standard Colour Space: Not Supported
    Preferred Timing Mode: Supported
    Default GTF Supported: Not Supported
    DFP 1.x Compatible: No

    Supported Video Modes
    1920 x 1080 344 x 194 mm, Pixel Clock 139.50 MHz
    1920 x 1080 344 x 194 mm, Pixel Clock 93.00 MHz
     
    sodaant, Oct 14, 2011
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