Graphic Cards Memory Clocks?

tufel

tufel

Adept
i rma'ed my gpu a copule of days ago and here is my gpu-z snap...now according to nvidia the memory clock shud be about 900mhz but as u can see gpu-z shows only 500mhz.i've checked this even while gaming but the number doesn't go up which rules out the power saving feature.
to reconfirm this,i also checked out the numbers in riva tuner but unfortunately its the same story.
can someone help? this wasn't the case bfore the rma was done

8st.png

p.s. the performance doesn't seem to have taken a hit,but i'm curious.
 
That is weird, the card seems to be fine. The die size should be 225mm^2. Yours is showing 240. Seems like a GPU-Z reading error. See what Everest shows.
 
Are u sure it's GDDR3 memory, take out teh card, lookat the memory chips and also at the core if u can dismantle.....

240mm^2 is correct for 65nm G94 ....... it might be DDR2 memory and not GDDR3 memory, very much possible.
 
gpuz shows my memory speed as half as well...shows up as 1000, when it's 2000. I've got a 5670 with gddr5.
It's cos it's DDR memory, nothing to worry about.
 
@singh-- i am on 197.13 currently.so,i dont thnk there r any issues with that.
@comp---what do u mean when u say memory chips. i am bit of a noob.
 
@comp---what do u mean when u say memory chips. i am bit of a noob.
Click to expand...
the memoy chips on the gcard, whether they are labelled GDDR2 or GDDR3

@comp@ddict---i dont thnk its ddr2 as i am able to play protoype at a stable 30fps(maxed)...res. 1024x768
Click to expand...

At 1014x728, 30fps is not ne difficult task, in fact at this resolution, ur CPU is doing more work that GPU as GPU is not stressed at all...
 
comp@ddict said:
the memoy chips on the gcard, whether they are labelled GDDR2 or GDDR3
At 1014x728, 30fps is not ne difficult task, in fact at this resolution, ur CPU is doing more work that GPU as GPU is not stressed at all...
Click to expand...
it says ddr3 on all the chips. any other suggestions?
 
shit... this is freaky.... RMA the card, sue them for fake GDDR3 chips LOL, .... i have nothign, can'tthink why this is happening..

GPU-Z bug???? Try a older version of GPU-Z...
 
but i've just rma'd the card. and the people at the serivce center dont know a thing about hardware.what do i tell them?
btw, i've already tried 0.3.3 gpu-z,no luck.
i got everest working

--------[ EVEREST Ultimate Edition ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v5.50.2100
Benchmark Module 2.5.292.0
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Quick Report [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Computer KRATOS-PC
Generator Kratos
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.1.7600 (Win7 RTM)
Date 2010-06-02
Time 12:15
--------[ GPU ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ PCI Express 2.0 x16: nVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT ]

Graphics Processor Properties:
Video Adapter nVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
BIOS Version 62.94.8D.00
GPU Code Name G94GT
PCI Device 10DE-0622 / 0000-0000 (Rev A1)
Transistors 505 million
Process Technology 65 nm
Die Size 238 mm2
Bus Type PCI Express 2.0 x16 @ x16
Memory Size 512 MB
GPU Clock (Geometric Domain) 600 MHz (original: 600 MHz)
GPU Clock (Shader Domain) 1500 MHz (original: 1500 MHz)
RAMDAC Clock 400 MHz
Pixel Pipelines 16
TMU Per Pipeline 1
Unified Shaders 64 (v4.0)
DirectX Hardware Support DirectX v10
Pixel Fillrate 9600 MPixel/s
Texel Fillrate [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type GDDR3
Bus Width 256-bit
Real Clock 499 MHz (DDR) (original: 500 MHz)
Effective Clock 999 MHz
Bandwidth [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Utilization:
GPU 0%
Memory Controller 0%
Video Engine 0%

nVIDIA ForceWare Clocks:
2D/3D GPU: 600 MHz, Shader: 1500 MHz, Memory: 500 MHz

Graphics Processor Manufacturer:
Company Name NVIDIA Corporation
Product Information http://www.nvidia.com/page/products.html
Driver Download http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
Driver Update http://driveragent.com?ref=59
 
I think it is fine. For some reason GPU-Z is showing the real clock 500Mhz, and not the effective clock of 1000Mhz.
 
asingh said:
I think it is fine. For some reason GPU-Z is showing the real clock 500Mhz, and not the effective clock of 1000Mhz.
Click to expand...

are u sure its alright? what do u think of the bandwidth? is it the standard 9600gt bandwidth?
 
Bandwidth too would differ since it is reporting it half of what normal cards d0, for the same reason that effective clock is not being reported.
Bandwidth = video memory bus x video memory speed x 2 (if DDR)

= [(256/8) x 500000000 x 2 ] / 1000000000
= 32 GB/s
 
asingh said:
Bandwidth too would differ since it is reporting it half of what normal cards d0, for the same reason that effective clock is not being reported.
Bandwidth = video memory bus x video memory speed x 2 (if DDR)

= [(256/8) x 500000000 x 2 ] / 1000000000
= 32 GB/s
Click to expand...
so what do u thnk i should do?
 
^^

I meant in the sense..for reporting it is differing. Everest is showing it correct.

Memory Bus Properties:

Bus Type GDDR3

Bus Width 256-bit

Real Clock 499 MHz (DDR) (original: 500 MHz)

Effective Clock 999 MHz

Bandwidth [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Click to expand...

So you are fine.
 
Back
Top