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    GPU Z Error or odd new G105m?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by jk6959, Nov 11, 2009.

  1. jk6959

    jk6959 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi Guys,

    I picked up my dell Inspiron 13z yesterday (su7300 / g105m) and read up generally what to expect of it - but when checking GPU Z / CPU Z (Graphics) displays they state it is a GT218 core GPU manufactured in 40nm, 16 shaders rather than 8 and with only DDR3 memory rather than DDR2/GDDR3. The clocks are also very different from the 640/700/1600 clocks shown on notebookcheck:

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    This is the screen I get of it in GPU Z. Can you help me with whether this is GPU Z messing up, or whether Dell's got some weird- G105m's coming out.
     
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    The only reason I can consider is that they'd like to reduce the temperature. But that would strange, the max. TDP from the G105M is 14W.

    It could be that GPU-Z is making a mistake, normally the G105M has 8 Unified Shaders.
     
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    Do you have 2 gpus?
     
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    not as far as I know - should be plain 512mb g105m and no intel switchable. I'm happy with its performance but would like to know what's going on
     
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    could be, but the clocks are exactly same in Nvidia control panel suggesting at least some of it is right, and are quite oddly arranged (500/700/1070 compared to your 580/400/1450 and notebookchecks stock 640/700/1600)
     
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    try notebookchecks clocks
     
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    Bump - any more help with this? I don't want to play about with my clocks much if there's a good reason they're significantly different to normal g105m clocks - (just the would mean that my CULV + underclocked g105m has higher/same performance as stock/overclocked g105m + mainstream P/T series processors - which must indicate something's different in this 105m)
     
    jk6959, Nov 13, 2009
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