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    7970M benchmark results (ONLY)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Meaker@Sager, Jun 8, 2012.

  1. sponge_gto

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    I haven't tried going as low as I can but 1.00 and 1.025 are both stable at stock clocks. However, the temperatures are hardly different at all, maybe 1 degree or so. Not much point in my opinion.. Use a silent fan profile and leave the temps in the high 70's what do you have to lose?
     
    sponge_gto, Nov 5, 2012
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    So I have clevo p150em (eurocom racer 2.0) love the 12.11 beta driver.

    3dmark 11
    AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3740QM Processor,EUROCOM Racer 2.0 score: P6622 3DMarks

    vantage
    AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3740QM Processor,EUROCOM Racer 2.0 score: P23885 3DMarks

    Im just also curious how hot this card should be running.

    3dmark 11 oc at 950/1400 I have scored high 7100 low 7200.

    Also just incountered random shut down in bf3 after about 30min to 1hr just curious if anyone else has this issue.
     
    Rediseal, Nov 16, 2012
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    My 7970m 3Mark11 max. temperature was 77C, core clock 1028, memory clock 1550, stock voltage.
    Room temp 24C.
    It is very important to check your temps when OCing or benching!
     
    Tornator, Nov 17, 2012
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    HaloGod2012, Nov 17, 2012
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    How is your cpu score so much higher than mine? I actually beat your graphics by a tad, but my physics score is in the 7500 range. When I run the stock benchmark, my cpu score is in the 7700 range. Not sure how to control it. I run throttle stop while benching but don't get a difference.

    ex: oc'ed AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz,CLEVO P15xEMx score: P7282 3DMarks

    stock: AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz,CLEVO P15xEMx score: P6506 3DMarks
     
    failwheeldrive, Nov 17, 2012
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  6. HaloGod2012

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    do you think it could possibly be due to me running 2133mhz ddr3 ram? My physics score went up ever since getting the new hyper X ram last week
     
    HaloGod2012, Nov 17, 2012
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  7. failwheeldrive

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    Hmmm, maybe so. I didn't even know we could run 2133mhz ram lol.

    I've just been trying to figure out why my physics score drops as my graphics score rises :(

    Nice numbers btw!
     
    failwheeldrive, Nov 17, 2012
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    yes all R4's should be able to run 1866mhz Cl11 no problem, with some tweaking and messing around in the bios i got 2133 to run, and it shows in benchmarks, in games i would say maybe 3-5 fps only
     
    HaloGod2012, Nov 17, 2012
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  9. failwheeldrive

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    sorry, fail on my part, I thought you had a P150EM lol. That's pretty cool you guys can run that RAM. Mind shooting me a pm with where you bought it? I've been searching the last few minutes and can't find any online.
     
    failwheeldrive, Nov 17, 2012
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  10. Tornator

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    We P170EM users take advantage of Intel extreme tuning utility.. especially with 3720QM. 400MHz partial overclocking potential for all cores + memory tweaking. Ram Overclocking and latency tweak seems to improve Physics score.
    Samsung 1600 CL11 @ 1866 CL10. Works.
     
    Tornator, Nov 18, 2012
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    Do you know if 150EM owners can use intel xtu to overclock memory too? I'd like to try overclocking to 1866 or 2133 mhz, but I'm not sure which program or utility to use. I've heard Taiphoon burner works, but I think it's 20 bucks.

    I've heard that restarting AB after setting memory clocks to 1560 will let you overclock higher, but I haven't tried it myself. I've never gone above 1500 mhz.
     
    failwheeldrive, Nov 18, 2012
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    anyone with win 8 pro run vantage with 12.11 beta 8 drivers?if yes what score he gets?thx!!
     
    johnnyman27, Nov 24, 2012
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    well I've got this kind of score on battery...almost identical..weird indeed
     
    William1115, Dec 21, 2012
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    I had my charger plugged in the whole time.
     
    thepoetvd776, Dec 21, 2012
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    turn PowerPlay on again, set on "maximize Performance" if plugged In.
    go to Image Quality and set all on "use application setting"
    set 3DMark11 on "High Performance"
    set on Performance in ur notebook settings

    and start 3DMark again
     
    SegaDE, Dec 21, 2012
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    Just did this and it seemed to work!

    Now my fps are in the high 20s.

    THanks so much!
     
    thepoetvd776, Dec 22, 2012
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    failwheeldrive, Dec 22, 2012
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    Some of you guys must have some pretty nicely made cards to be able to get that high on stock volts! I wonder if someone will ever get around to making something capable of flashing a bios to the EM series!?
     
    MKEGuy, Dec 23, 2012
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    Dialup David, Jan 23, 2013
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    try updating to the latest WHQL or beta driver which are 13.1 and 13.2 respectively. You can find the related topics here or on guru3d.
     
    long2905, Jan 23, 2013
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    7439 last benchmark with 3dmark11.

    I can't go higher in clocks, i can make a run 1105mhz on 1.150volts only I cannot play my favorite game, it will crash some moment.
    And that's after 1.100volts.
    Very happy with my score.
     
    senshin, Jan 24, 2013
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    Only 7439 at 1105? Good score, but I would have guessed higher, since my old Sager scored higher at 1050/1550 with a 3630qm (stock voltage.) What's your graphics score?
     
    failwheeldrive, Jan 24, 2013
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  27. Dialup David

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    Downloading the 13.2b Driver as we speak, So this will fix the voltage issue? Pretty interesting, I was going (As a last resort) to just set the 2D voltage to what i wanted the 3D voltage to be... And see if that would work, but i'll try these new drivers first.

    Thanks, I'll be updating my benchmarks as i can achieve better OC's.
    The thing that's wierd, is even if it is reset at 1.000v i can still achieve 950mhz. Were as @ stock voltage i can only get like 970mhz.. So im wondering if it's just not showing the voltage correctly?


    *Edit, No beef... Drivers didn't help voltage, nor was setting any of the other settings i could think of.

    Im using a Clevo/Kavok Card, so im not sure if that would mean anything. I've reset to my default bios, and defaulted the clocks to 940/1200 For rock solid stability.
     
    Dialup David, Jan 24, 2013
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    w o w ? 1100/1560 @ stock volt ? I found that hard to believe, but well done, great scores.
     
    pau1ow, Jan 25, 2013
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    bark68, Jan 25, 2013
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    I was able to do 1075/1560 on stock voltage, but it would BSOD half the time :p lol
     
    failwheeldrive, Jan 25, 2013
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    I'm amazed that so many people can pull such high core clocks at stock voltage. The highest I am able to pull at 1.05V is 990MHz, which is quite stable. Benchmarking 1020MHz I need to push the voltage up to 1.075V, which nets me a 7.7k GPU score in 3dMark11.

    Kudos to you guys and your killer cards. :D
     
    Wallzii, Jan 26, 2013
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  34. Dialup David

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    Alright guys, I found out how to adjust the voltage in CCC via a profile exploit...
    Im proud to give you all the Highest 3DMARK 11 pScore achieved with a 720qm.

    AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-720QM Processor ,EUROCOM W860CU Cougar score: P6134 3DMarks

    This was done @
    1.090v 1050Mhz core, 1200Mhz mem. @ 67c.

    Once i upgrade to the 920xm i will shoot for the highest 3DMARK 11 score on a First gen i7 CPU.
    :)

    *Edit, I achieved 1100Mhz today on 1.1v Scoring 6200 Marks.. @ 69c.
    I will be updating when i have the link to my result later.
     
    Dialup David, Jan 29, 2013
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  35. Zymphad

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    Great... Guess your method of adjusting voltage is a secret.
     
    Zymphad, Jan 29, 2013
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  36. Dialup David

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    Sorry, I didn't mean it to sound like that.
    You can manually edit the clock modulation settings in the Overdrive settings profile.

    Just do this:
    right click on MSI afterburer icon, then click "Propertys" and add "/xcl" to the end of the target string. ie:

    "etc..msi/afterburner.exe" /xcl
    [​IMG]
    Run the short cut, and you will get a message saying the clocks have been extended.
    (Before you restart delete the "/xcl" so it doesn't keep making you restart.)

    [​IMG]
    Once you have restarted you have unlocked the overdrive in CCC.
    apply your desired overclock via AMD overdrive in CCC. (Make sure its stable) ie: 950Mhz/1200Mhz.

    And save that.
    Next, Make your way to the AMD CCC profile you just saved your clocks too.

    >click start button, and type %appdata% then click "enter".
    [​IMG]

    >>It should open a window at this location:
    C:\Users\asaggynoodle\AppData\Roaming (Obviously your name instead of Asaggynoodle)

    then go back one folder to here:
    C:\Users\asaggynoodle\AppData
    [​IMG]
    then go to >Local
    then go to >>ATI
    then go to >>>ACE
    (Should look like this when your there)
    C:\Users\asaggynoodle\AppData\Local\ATI\ACE
    and open "Profiles" in notepad.
    [​IMG]
    Once you open that file, Just hit control + F
    and type "Voltage" in the search box.
    It should pop you over to a string called "Corevoltage" Or something along those lines. (Im not on a AMD computer at this moment)
    Under that, you should see two values:
    Once that is approx. 825 (Your 2D voltage)
    And the second number should be 1050 (Your 3D voltage)

    You change that 1050v to whatever you want, so for example you want 1.1v you just change it to 1100 or 1075 for 1.075v. etc.


    I'm sorry this was a very sloppy and misspelled guide, i am in the middle of my Physics class... LOL.

    *EDIT MAKE SURE YOU HIT FILE>SAVE when your done!!! Or it will not be saved...
    Here's the steps in pictured order, Just click 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.
    http://imgur.com/b7rBQiO,RbwemoY,xiHkV87,FeGffBL,3T4Yxz4,fQR1iqv,Mmxcja0#0
     
    Dialup David, Jan 29, 2013
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    Just curious, how safe is pushing these cards to 1.1V on the core? Are we limited by temperatures only for core voltage increase, or is there anything else I need to worry about? My rig runs pretty cool, so I'd be interested to push things a bit more and see how far I can get my GPU score if temperature is the only thing I have to worry about with voltage increases. I'm not overclocking my CPU at all so I figure the power supply shouldn't be an issue, correct?
     
    Wallzii, Jan 29, 2013
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    Bummer, unfortunately won't work on switchable since we can't use the unofficial extending limits method. So far, I have not been able to find anyway to unlock Overdrive on switchable graphics. Something AMD is lacking with switchable, no decent tool for mobile use, nothing like Nvidia Inspector. Cause the person who is doing MSI Afterburner and Trixx, neither don't care about mobile, and refuse to provide any support for mobile etc. Will make no attempt at all.
     
    Zymphad, Jan 30, 2013
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    I don't think it would be a big deal.. I mean it's stock at 1.05v We're talking like 50mv here... I've seen guys pushing like 300-400mv extra on the desktop 7870's. (I know the VRM's are not the same, but just an example.)
    Just to put it into perspective 50mv is about 4.7% more power to the core, to gain about 20-25% better performance... Not to mention, I doubt you will be using this 7970m in 3-4 years when it's coming to the end of its diminished lifespan from overclocking.
    So, I think it's safe to say, as long as your temps are low, i don't think anything is wrong with 1100mv. (That's what i run on)

    Honestly, I would just disable the IGP.. I mean if it's saving you the hassle of trying to find a bios mod, then flashing (Risking a bad flash) and all that jazz, I would just disable it in the bios, and then grab that extra performance the 7970m wants to give!
     
    Dialup David, Jan 30, 2013
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    I was able to push voltage to a max of 1.15V (approx 100mv more than stock - running laptop with CM Storm Cooler). OC'ed the card to 1080/1580 (core/memory) and I was able to play games albeit most had some strange artifacts and a few games did crash after a period of time. I think 1.1V is a safer bet as you don't experience any artifacts and can actually play games properly provided you don't overclock too high.
     
    Punisher29, Jan 31, 2013
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    I'd say the Memory is causing the artifacts, anything over 1400Mhz in the mem is almost pointless as theirs basically no performance gain from their. Also, I believe that 1080 (even 1100 on some) core should be plenty stable w/ 1.1v.

    Im going to try to hit over P6300 and get into my own category score (Highest first gen i7 score) I'll let you know tonight!
     
    Dialup David, Jan 31, 2013
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    republicofsam , can u share ur "profile" file plz?
     
    SegaDE, Jan 31, 2013
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    Yeah you are right - it is no use trying to push past 1400Mhz on the memory (just wanted to see how far it would go). 6300 points with a first gen i7 would be very impressive indeed. Hope you get there pal.
     
    Punisher29, Feb 1, 2013
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    Sorry for the late reply, I will be glad to upload it tonight. (Watch for my post)
    I had to re-install the drivers last night because i must have changed a setting i couldn't figure out which.. It kept causing little dots and arrows all over (Artifacts).
    I'll upload a 1.1v @ 1040/1350 Profile tonight, It's not the highest clock you can reach at that voltage, but you can OC more if you want, just to make sure it will work without issue for your cards! :)


    Here is the "Profiles.xml" File as requested.
    Im not responsible if it doesn't work, or it malfunctions something on your GPU.
    1.1v 1070/1300Mhz CCC Profile:
    http://www.mediafire.com/view/?or1yu00f5ad17sd
     
    Dialup David, Feb 1, 2013
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    hi, do u know if there is any way to enable Overdrive on EM machines? i tried to follow the steps above but nothing works. I can actually OC via MSI, but id like to try the overvolting mod too. Also is there any way to overvolt a bit on EM machines?

    this is my actual score with some OC:

    AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3720QM Processor,CLEVO P170EM score: P7794 3DMarks
     
    james_het, Feb 3, 2013
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    results 950 1400.jpg

    Hi guys, this is my all round result over the 3Dmarks with 950/1400 clock on stock volt. :) drivers 13.2 beta 5
     
    William1115, Feb 13, 2013
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    SegaDE, Feb 13, 2013
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    jiggymf, Feb 13, 2013
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    I used to wish I could break 8k with my old NP9150, but my physics score always sucked due to my i7 3630qm. Good scores guys, nice to see this thread getting some activity.
     
    failwheeldrive, Feb 13, 2013
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