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    6970m Performance/Bench scores...

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Tapakidney, Apr 22, 2011.

  1. Tapakidney

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    Although I know the Windows Experience Score doesn't mean anything, it bothers me that I am only getting a 7.0 for graphics performance. This card should get a 7.4 or so, I'd think. Is anyone else getting better than a 7.0?

    Crysis 2 runs nicely maxed, but I am a bit concerned my system's not running like it should due to that lower WEI score.

    Also, has anyone yet determined their maximum stable O/C?
     
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    re-run your index and make sure you are not on the intel card...i get a 7.6
     
    steve1ddd, Apr 22, 2011
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    Well, I wasn't on the IGPU, but I DID just run it again and got 7.6. I installed the latest Catalyst drivers...pretty steep difference between the Dell-supplied ones and the ones from the AMD site!

    Hmm, ACTUALLY, it may be because I fully updated DirectX!
     
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    which ones did you install from the ATI site? The ones I tried to install said my hardware wasn't supported
     
    Splintah, Apr 22, 2011
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    Have you tried running 3DMark06? I know this is an older benchmark, but on my R3 (specs in my signature) I get 19,400 3D Marks. Usually this is right after I boot up. Sometimes after I play a couple games on steam, or the system has been running for a while, it might be 100 points less.
     
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    sounds like it was directx because i get a 7.6 with stock drivers
     
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    Well, the ones I installed from the AMD site were the top one on this page:

    ATI Radeon? Video Card Drivers

    I think they may have been the ones I already had though.
     
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    I just tried some modified drivers for a slight performance boost.
    AMD Catalyst 11.4 (8.84.1 April 5) Win7/Vista/XP x86/x64 - Guru3D.com Forums
    Use the MobilityMod one.

    Using SapphireTRIXX I have managed an overclock of 775/1050 (stock=680/900). I rest at 68*C in Furmark.

    3dMark Vantage score of 13804. I see someone on the site with a score of 14700 with the same specs and really wonder how the hell they got that.

    Anyone else have their O/C results?

    Edit: 800/1100, 69* stable Furmark. 3dMark Vantage=14150. This thing overclocks wonderfully!
     
    Tapakidney, Apr 23, 2011
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