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    Your GPU silicon quality. GPU-Z ASIC Test

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Mobius 1, Mar 6, 2012.

  1. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Please dont tell me you did an RMA based on the ASIC reading.....
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 17, 2012
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  2. Zero989

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    My 675s

    78.4 & 77.3
     
    Zero989, Jul 17, 2012
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  3. MegaBUD

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    meh... my 660m is at 100%... pretty sure its not accurate...
     
    MegaBUD, Jul 18, 2012
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  4. Kingpinzero

    Kingpinzero ROUND ONE,FIGHT! You Win!

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    Just to add, new gpu-z version now supports the 7970m correctly.
    To see which card from what batch you have just run the ASIC test.
    Based on some other users tests that have trouble ocing it, all the ASIC quality are around 60%, which means first batch (an unlucky card).
    Second batch of dell cards are well above 75% of quality rating.
    Mine is 63,2% which is pretty low, and infact I had to resort to some vbios editing to get it stable under certain condition.
     
    Kingpinzero, Jul 18, 2012
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  5. Wallzii

    Wallzii Notebook Consultant

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    75.7% here. I can only push my core to 930MHz, any further and I get driver crashes. I originally thought this may be due to voltage (3D clocks on my card are at 1.00V), however another user has installed the 7970M in his Asus and used the vBIOS I dumped with some modifications and his 3D voltage is 0.98V and he can push his core much further than mine.
     
    Wallzii, Jul 18, 2012
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  6. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I was going to say the same thing.
    But then again, if you can get away with it then why not.
     
    moral hazard, Jul 18, 2012
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  7. Meaker@Sager

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    Because done on mass it harms in the industry and raises prices for every one.

    My ASIC is 77% for the 7970M.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 18, 2012
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  8. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Thanks, added to list.

    What made you RMA the first one? ASIC reading lol?


    Confirmation screenshot plz


    Confirmation screenshot plz :p
     
    Mobius 1, Jul 18, 2012
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  9. Wallzii

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    Whoops, sorry, here she is! :eek:

    [​IMG]
     
    Wallzii, Jul 18, 2012
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  10. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Added, thank you for the pic :)
     
    Mobius 1, Jul 18, 2012
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  11. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    No I didn't. It would crash in Heaven on stock speeds. :rolleyes:
     
    Star Forge, Jul 20, 2012
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  12. mahalsk

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    Here's the ASIC quality test from my 7970m in clevo.
    [​IMG]
    I think It's a good piece . I can bench with no problem on stock drivers at 1060/1560 and tryed to game at 1050/1550 for an hour, also with no problem and no artifacts.
    I usually game at 950/1400 to keep the temps lower.
    This one is from the second batch.
     
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    mahalsk, Jul 20, 2012
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  13. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Does this mean that 670 FTW "LE" with a default clockspeed is based on a "bad" 670 FTW like your RMA'd one?

    See here: Newegg.com - gtx 670 ftw

    Two models, both an FTW. But one with stock speeds



    Second batch? Mind explaining what's that?
     
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    Mobius 1, Jul 20, 2012
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  14. mahalsk

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    There was a first batch of the clevos shipped somewhere in the end of the april-starting of may, then there was a delay becouse som kind of faulty parts on the clevo 7970m's that took like a month to fix , and then they started to ship the second batch that should have everything fixed. I think that then there was another dalay after this batch but i wasn't watching that couse I already had mine :)
     
    mahalsk, Jul 20, 2012
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  15. PaKii94

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    damn gpuz not picking up my 7750m :(
     
    PaKii94, Jul 20, 2012
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  16. DaCM

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    Same for me, so most probably not accurate for the GTX 660M.

    ASIC.png
     
    DaCM, Aug 17, 2012
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  17. cr0bar

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    [​IMG]

    Clevo 4GB GTX 680M.
     
    cr0bar, Aug 17, 2012
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  18. Tinderbox (UK)

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    So does 100% mean it not reading correctly?

    John.

    [​IMG]
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Aug 17, 2012
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  19. lsheldon

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    GT 650m, 2048 MB GDDR5, Kepler, HP, [80.07.14.00.11], PCI-E 3.0 x16 @ x8 3.0, DV7T-7000 Quad, single, ASIC 100%

    [​IMG]
     
    lsheldon, Aug 18, 2012
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  20. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    [clevo 7970m, gddr5, GCN, clevo/kapok, 015.019.000.000.042817, x16 2.0, single, sager np8150, 77%]

    This was at stock clocks (though in my screenshot you will see a 3mhz OC on the core, I took the test again at stock and it was still 77).

    This GPU doesn't overclock very well, I can't get it past 925 on the core before it becomes unstable. This is at 1v.
     

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  21. Mobius 1

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    Thanks for the explanation! +rep


    Might be inaccurate reading, but it might also be a perfect sample :p


    Thanks, enjoy your GTX 680M :)


    It has to be southern islands architecture, a 7xxx is not always a southern island based GPU.


    Added


    Too bad, did you try higher voltages? I know that you can download a vBIOS pack at techinferno
     
    Mobius 1, Aug 18, 2012
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  22. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I was worried about using a vbios from that pack because I read that the only way the 7970m will work on the clevo HM notebooks is if it has a special vbios (which meaker flashed for me before he sold me his 7970m).

    If I had a tool to mod this vbios, I would try, but RBE didn't work and I don't know what else to try.

    If anyone has the right tool I can upload my vbios if they want to mod it for me.

    Still it's a great GPU at stock clocks :)
     
    moral hazard, Aug 18, 2012
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  23. c_man

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    I don't trust this very much. Some low score GPUs OC better than some high score ones. Only thing that might matter would be time reliability. But that is not certain either.
     
    c_man, Aug 18, 2012
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  24. Cubic X

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    I did this test on my Asus N56VZ:

    [GT 650M, DDR3 , Kepler, Asus, 80.07.1a.00.28, PCI-E 2.0 x16 @ x16 2.0, single, Asus N56VZ, 100%]

    [​IMG]
     
    Cubic X, Aug 18, 2012
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  25. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    I have a Clevo 7970M in MSI GX740 and the Dell vBIOS worked (blind flash; my card originally came with EM vBIOS, even though I have ordered the HM one), however clocks were stuck at 450/300 for some reason. I haven't played with that Dell vBIOS for too long - I have managed to download the Clevo HM vBIOS.

    Anyway, the Dell 7970M vBIOS can be edited using VBIOS Patcher - a small program to be downloaded at Techinferno. Clevo vBIOS support is to be added in the future.
     
    Marecki_clf, Aug 18, 2012
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  26. PaKii94

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    its 28 nm gcn.... i think its the enduro and the fact that gpuz doesnt recognize it yet
     
    PaKii94, Aug 18, 2012
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  27. Mobius 1

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    Aww, too bad :(


    Added :)
     
    Mobius 1, Aug 18, 2012
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  28. DaCM

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    I'd be very happy if it was a perfect one :) . However seeing that pretty much all GT 650M and GTX 660M results are 100% I think the inaccurate reading is more possible than all these cards coming from a secret batch of downclocked GTX 680Ms :p .
     
    DaCM, Aug 20, 2012
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  29. Prema

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    My 650 also shows 100%...guess NVIDIA is now using the gpu-z reading for their advantage ;)
     
    Prema, Aug 20, 2012
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  30. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I really hope not o_o
     
    Mobius 1, Aug 20, 2012
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    M17x r4 680m 97.6

    asic.jpg
     
    Drunken1, Aug 20, 2012
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  32. Micaiah

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    M14x R2.

    1z17hgn.png
     
    Micaiah, Aug 20, 2012
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    Any Nvidia 650m that are not 100% ????
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Aug 21, 2012
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  34. DaReference5754

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    uhm... I guess no, here is mine :p

    [​IMG]

    100% baby =)

    my notebook: Samsung - Series 7 - 700Z7C
     
    DaReference5754, Aug 21, 2012
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  35. HTWingNut

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    91.5% GTX 680m 4GB

    [​IMG]


    88.3% GT 650m 2GB

    [​IMG]
     
    HTWingNut, Aug 21, 2012
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    wankel, Aug 21, 2012
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  37. Mobius 1

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    Added, thanks :D


    Check Wingnut's post


    Added, +rep for breaking the GT 650M 100% ASIC myth
     
    Mobius 1, Aug 22, 2012
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  38. AlphaMagnum

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    Here's mine. Clevo GTX 680M from my sigged P150EM.
     

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  39. DaCM

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    HTWingNut's result is from a DDR3 GT 650M.

    This one though is interesting:
    What version of GPU-Z did you use and what laptop do you have? Maybe a specific GT 650M gets recognised correctly?
     
    DaCM, Aug 28, 2012
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  40. too456

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    GT650m, 512MB GDDR5, Kepler, Apple, 80.07.1d.04.01, PCIe 3.0 x16 @ x8 1.1 , single, Apple MBP 9,1, 98.1%

    [​IMG]
     
    too456, Sep 30, 2012
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    here is from mine 7970m!!what exactly is this asic quality test??

     
    johnnyman27, Sep 30, 2012
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    0.6.4 and m14x r2. sorry for the late reply.
     
    wankel, Sep 30, 2012
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  43. Mobius 1

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    Try the Snipping Tool in windows

    Btw, I need a verification screenshot /:



    ASIC test is the rough estimation of the quality level in a particular GPU model



    Added
     
    Mobius 1, Sep 30, 2012
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    My GT540m is showing 66.9%, no wonder it can't even hold a mild OC of 740MHz :(
     
    supertoast92, Sep 30, 2012
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    Another 100% GE650m. When I first ran it I was like WOOT then I came here and saw the other perfect scores and was like aww...

    I wonder why the scores are lower on the cards with less/different memory specs.

    2 GB GDDR5, Dell Inspiron 17R SE

    [​IMG]
     

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  46. Greg

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    Its a tool that tests an arbitrary set of voltages/clocks and arbitrarily makes up a number called "ASIC quality." Essentially it is as useful as WEI in that it provides some sort of benchmark for people to compete over, yet provides a score that does not necessarily correlate with overclocking potential.

    (Source: This electrical engineer who designed a few ASICs in the past.)
     
    Greg, Sep 30, 2012
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  47. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    My GT 630M (540M) 2GB's score is just 68.1% and I manage 810MHz/1099MHz core/mem lol

    Will be adding scores tomorrow
     
    Mobius 1, Sep 30, 2012
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  48. Prasad

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    Very informative thread. +rep. :)
    75% ASIC quality as reported by GPU-Z on my Dell AMD Radeon HD 7970M 2GB in Alienware M17x R4. Is that any good?
     
    Prasad, Sep 30, 2012
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  49. steberg

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    My W110ER with GT650M shows 100%, but my P150HM with 7970M shows 76,3%...
     
    steberg, Sep 30, 2012
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    How come the 7970M get around 80% and the 680M mostly get around 100%?

    Do AMD use crappy silicon on their GPUs?
     
    Cloudfire, Sep 30, 2012
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