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    7970M usage while rendering?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by crosslimit, Jul 24, 2012.

  1. crosslimit

    crosslimit Notebook Evangelist

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    So today i recorded some gameplay of bf3. just for fun.

    anyway once i had added my 60GB of footage @1080p (12min), i started rendering it @1080p and i checked my masi afterburner graphs
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    i noticed that the usage of the 7970 never exceeded like 20%, the temps also showed that. it also looks like it only uses the dgpu every once in a while. Is this normal behaviour for all graphic cards or is this also an enduro issue?

    thanks
     
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    I know that when CUDA first started being implemented that the programs had to be coded to take advantage of it. It's most likely the same deal with the AMD variant. They haven't had it very long so it's a possibility it's not fully supported by the program you're using. What program were you rendering with?
     
    Support.1@XOTIC PC, Jul 24, 2012
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    I'm using sony vegas pro 11
     
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    It looks like the card is supported from what I'm researching but the same driver bugs affecting the gamers is also affecting you.
     
    Support.1@XOTIC PC, Jul 26, 2012
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