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    PowerPlay Issues

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by synaesthetic, Sep 7, 2010.

  1. synaesthetic

    synaesthetic Notebook Evangelist

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    Since I updated to the newest Catalyst driver package, it doesn't appear that PowerPlay is working properly.

    Before I updated, my Mobility 5650 would idle at 100/150 regardless of whether I was plugged in or on battery. Now, well it still does start off at 100/150, but if I run a game or app that causes the GPU to ramp up to 550/800, it doesn't go back down.

    I sat in GPU-Z watching it, but it wouldn't throttle back down to 100/150, even after unplugging it from the AC adapter. If I reboot, or pull up the AMD GPU Clock Tool and click the "default" button, it goes back to 100/150 at idle. But PowerPlay doesn't appear to be dynamically reducing the clockspeed on its own.

    Nevermind, I was being stupid and AMD GPU Clock Tool was overriding PowerPlay's settings.
     
    synaesthetic, Sep 7, 2010
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