SteamVR Performance Test

It looks like even the amplifier is routed through the iGPU otherwise the benchmark would display the dGPU instead.
The result curve also suggests that.
The iGPU frame buffer fills up and after that begins to drop. That's not a CPU problem.
Maybe if he uses the HDMI for the HMD (instead of the internal screen it goes directly to the dGPU?!

 

I don't think he was using the Amplifier unless he was using at least a GTX 970. Looks more like a GTX 980m overclocked, but given the "Stock" in his signature, I'm not even sure anymore.
If you look at my run with the Steam VR test, none of the frames dropped and none were CPU bound (I also was using an external monitor through the GTX 980, yet the test detected my iGPU instead). Something tells me there's another factor going on in his laptop, aside from Optimus. That said, yes, if you are using the laptop screen with the Amplifier, you'll be tied to Optimus/Enduro.

 

You have some choices in your sig as to what you tested on, and we are guessing, could you please specifically list what the test system was, what GPU / host / system you used?

That's a weird score, too high for 980m - even OC'd, and too low for a 980ti, but that could be due to the wild fluctuations in performance.

Maybe update drivers? Update Amplifier software?

 

Probably because of the Crippled BGA processor. A well known problem on early Aw Echo.

 

@Prema, Do you know if the latest nvidia drivers work with the older vbioses yet? I'm still using 359.06 as nothing more recent has worked. I'm intrigued to know how or if the newer drivers will improve my steamvr score. Cheers.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...eforce-drivers-v364-72-findings-fixes.789930/

 

Is there anything in the 16 pages of that thread connected to the issue of newer drivers not working on the older mobile vbios?

 

My v2 vBIOS works with latest driver, can't speak for other versions...

 

Cheers, I'll prod svet with a pointy stick then

Edit: New VBIOS on it's way

 

@Prema

 

I am getting nothing less than around 120 fps with my M18xR2, 3940XM, 680M SLI
Still get not capable with this test. WTF, indeed!

 

My 680M SLI seems to run it well, but I get a 0 score.

I tried the '-multigpu' flag and still no better.

 

With the titan-x demo, here is the R9 Nano running at 1100/565 (core overclocked with an undervolt).



Then at 1175/565

 

@Meaker@Sager Did the R9 Nano ever throttle or no? If not, then that's really impressive (the score is still good even with throttling, though).
And was it with the latest vBIOS?

 

Latest VBIOS and in that test no throttle (I have set my power limit to 225% of stock though, so 50% higher than normal with the extra 50% slider moved over).

It does throttle in other tests at that speed so I think I will run 1125mhz on the core.

 

so i used the command line for multigpu and now i score 5 why oc 50 on core and 500 on mem

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonev...might-be-ready-for-vr-after-all/#4e16b7f37dc0
After reading this article, it indirectly brings up a question: just how important is the CPU for VR? If the i7-5500u (which is worse than the i7-6500u not only in general performance but also having the GPU run at PCIe 2.0 x 4) + GTX 980 provides a pleasant experience for the author of the article , then I have to wonder if the VR test Valve released is more accurate than we once thought.

 

I don't buy the test results are accurate. The whole idea behind the test is to simulate a VR experience and test how a PC should perform in a VR experience. If a PC is giving the frames that are needed then it should be VR ready. How can you say that your test represents a VR experience and then tell people getting 120fps that they are not VR ready. If that's the case, then the test doesn't really represent a VR experience because clearly there something they are not accounting for. My guess is that it's a way to push more people to buy new PC's and by some agreement with OEM's or by some other way, that will benefit Valve somehow.

 

this is what i got on my m17x r4. Dose not show the graphics card because of running with optimums. Spec in sig

Spoiler: SVR result

steam VR proformance test by JAY8387 posted Apr 26, 2016 at 9:17 AM

 

Is that 980M stock? Mine and others only get high yellow stock.

 

I'm using:

the latest @Prema vbios
stock clocks from above
driver ver. 361.91 by @j95 but also used to pass on 953.00 (i don't have it captured you will just have to trust me on this)

I'm not sure how much my laptop is drawing when i run the benchmark as i haven't got my watt meter with me at the moment but i am using a 330w psu although not in my sig

I have a image with HWmonitor values for the run but it reports the GPU core & vram clocks wrong

But what you've said just speaks of the issue's ive had with this GPU. Some days I boot my laptop & it will throttle in games/benchmarks at 64deg. C other days it wont throttle at all, and have no issues. This ends up being a swing of apox. 5000 points in skydiver (3d mark) or pass / fail Steam VR.

I just want AMD to put a good MXM card out I've had enough of the bullsh*t with nvidia