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    OCCT vs FurMark?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Bearclaw, May 4, 2011.

  1. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    I just tried OCCT for the first time and with Shader complexity max, temps went as high as 95C. All FurMark could do was a measly 80C. I think the difference is the FPS. OCCT has 127 FPS and Furmark is usually below 20 on Extreme burning mode.

    Anyone else experience this?
     
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Any difference if you lower the resolution used in FurMark?
     
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    No, there's no comparison. It's like bicycles vs cars. OCCT shoots the temps up much faster than FurMark.

    I tested it again just now. OCCT got from 45 to 82 in 1 minute with stock everything except 835/1090 @ 1.05V with no cooler.

    FurMark might be able to get 82 in 10 minutes.
     
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    OCCT stresses way more system components than Furmark does.

    You may see your heat be higher just because other system components are hotter like the cpu & RAM causing the cooling system to work harder and not be capable of cooling the GPU as easy.

    If you run a simple tool like GPU-Z you can see if the GPU is @ 100% load or not for both programs.
     
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    One thing is that I can't seem to get 'Memory Controller Load' above about 40-50%.
     
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    I only ran the OCCT GPU test. MSI afterburner only showed a GPU usage of 97%, as opposed to 99% for FurMark.
     
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    Id say that probably shows true for my last statement then about system load in total.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, May 4, 2011
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    As said, OCCT stresses your CPU as well while furmark stresses only GPU. If your system uses single fan cooling system it will definitely affect your GPU cooling.
     
    fzhfzh, May 4, 2011
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