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    are these normal results?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by chuckles87, Jul 9, 2012.

  1. chuckles87

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    Most results we've been seeing are a little higher at 5700-5900 but usually with a i7 3610QM for the CPU. Since you're using the i7 2670QM that could explain the slightly lower score.
     
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    I'd have to agree with Hutsady. It's a LITTLE low but that's most likely because of your last gen CPU. Either way, your score will most likely go up when some better drivers come out. :)
     
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    so i dont have a performance issue that could give me low fps in games?
     
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    Not likely. You should be able to play any game with smooth FPS. :)
     
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    btw i have stock amd driver 8.951.6.0 , does the new drivers significantly improve performance ?
     
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    Nope. Not currently. I've heard more people say that the newer driver betas lower performance. I use stock drivers until I hear about a noticeable performance increase. :)
     
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    Definitely due to your 2670QM. However, if you look at your GPU score, it is in the 5600 range and on par with the GPU score that everyone with Ivy Bridge processors is getting. So in reality this should have no noticeable effect on gaming.

    I just installed the 7970M into my NP8170 with a 2720QM and also had a lower overall score than our Ivy Bridge brethren, but again the GPU score is completely within normal ranges and on par for gaming.

    AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2720QM Processor,CLEVO P170HMx score: P5781 3DMarks
     
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    Very nice score, Man. Are you using stock drivers?
     
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    I am currently using the 12.7 beta from AMD's website. That is the highest OC I can push right now, very happy with the memory however the core won't budge further than 930 even with the memory clocked down. My card is running at 1.00V at load though, which is strange, so that may have something to do with it. Currently looking into whether this has something to do with what Sager did when they modded the vBIOS to make the 7970M compatible with previous generation machines.

    For Kwilaik, I'd suggest trying some benchmarks with ThrottleStop running to see if that changes things.

    Regardless, anyone getting 5600 GPU score with their 7970M should be happy, as this is the standard. Beastly cards! :D
     
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    My latest score was:

    P6639 3DMarks with AMD Radeon HD 7970M(1x) and Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor

    P6639 3DMarks
    Graphics Score
    6711
    Physics Score
    7474
    Combined Score
    5320
     
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    What driver are you using?
     
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    The ones from Malibal

    8.951.6.0
     
    killerrobotjews, Jul 10, 2012
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    Your graphics score is exactly what you would expect, but the others, most notably the combined, are low. I had the same issue. With any drivers other than 9.00, my combined score is ~4300 and it drags my entire score down. With 9.00, combined shoots up to 5300 on my NP9150. 9.00 seems to be the first set from AMD (indirectly) to support switchable graphics, even if that set has a few other performance issues. At least they seem rather stable.
     
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    @Wallzii

    How do you get this driver to work?
    I always getting error after restart. "Driver is not compatibile with CCC, or something"
     
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    So far I've been able to install any reference driver from AMD without any compatibility issues whatsoever, whether over-top the drivers Sager sent me with my 7970M or through a clean install after uninistalling previous drivers and doing a wipe with driver sweeper. This may be due to the modded vBIOS on my card that makes it compatible with HM series machines, however I cannot confirm that.
     
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