The AMD Driver Thread

LoadsaMoney · 5 Apr 2015 at 15:31

How'd you get the memory clock to drop to 150 then ?

Scrap what i said about the load temp above, its the same, brain fart

EDIT: Heres mine at 144Hz :-

Heres 120Hz :-

shankly1985 · 5 Apr 2015 at 15:51

LoadsaMoney said:
How'd you get the memory clock to drop to 150 then ?

Scrap what i said about the load temp above, its the same, brain fart

EDIT: Heres mine at 144Hz :-

Heres 120Hz :-

No idea I haven't done anything apart from select 144hz

thefogo · 5 Apr 2015 at 15:58

I could never get my 290 to drop below 1250Mhz with a 144hz screen either. I ended up just running it at 120hz.
Though I had the same problem with my 780Ti

CaptainRAVE · 5 Apr 2015 at 16:00

Same with my 295x2. Annoying since it is probably creating excess heat when idle. At least it only raises my idle temps onto the low 40s

LoadsaMoney · 5 Apr 2015 at 16:03

Thats all i done as well, im using the Asus VG278HE.

thefogo said:
I could never get my 290 to drop below 1250Mhz with a 144hz screen either. I ended up just running it at 120hz.
Though I had the same problem with my 780Ti

Yeah its an odd one, i don't see why it has to run full memory clock just for 144Hz

shankly1985 · 5 Apr 2015 at 16:11

That is strange Guys! am using BenQ XL2730z I doubt that would have any effect though.

softskiller · 5 Apr 2015 at 16:39

I also used 120Hz in Windows and measured the power savings compared to 144 Hz with a power analyzer.

LoadsaMoney · 5 Apr 2015 at 16:50

shankly1985 said:
That is strange Guys! am using BenQ XL2730z I doubt that would have any effect though.

Yeah i can't see how the monitor could have an effect either, its a strange one

MeMeMeMe · 5 Apr 2015 at 18:21

softskiller said:
I also used 120Hz in Windows and measured the power savings compared to 144 Hz with a power analyzer.

What was the result?

nails666 · 5 Apr 2015 at 22:13

Hehe, up until now I've been pretty relaxed about the AMD driver releases as everything I play has been supported pretty well but I've just ordered the BenQ 1440p Freesync monitor so AMD really need to get these xfire Freesync drivers out quick

dholdi · 5 Apr 2015 at 22:53

I cant get my 290x to run less than max memory clock at 144Hz either.
I am sure Matt has commented about this in the past.
I use 120Hz to get around the issue too.

shankly1985 · 5 Apr 2015 at 22:56

dholdi said:
I cant get my 290x to run less than max memory clock at 144Hz either.
I am sure Matt has commented about this in the past.
I use 120Hz to get around the issue too.

I wounder why mine is default memory?

@Matt any idea why this is?

softskiller · 6 Apr 2015 at 03:40

MeMeMeMe said:
What was the result?

Can't remember because I returned the 144Hz screen some weeks ago to buy a Freesync screen later.

But it was significant enough to decide to use 120Hz in Windows and 144Hz in games. It's not only about the Vcore of the card but combined things like allowing the whole system with the card to enter various "Package C-States" (Intel CPU / not the CPU C-States) when the desktop idles for longer time, but also for microseconds.

sprite1275 · 6 Apr 2015 at 10:22

Does anyone know if afterburner works with mantle? When I select mantle on SEIII I don't get the OSD.

tommybhoy · 6 Apr 2015 at 11:30

AB osd doesn't work with Mantle, however you can install AB Remote Server, then install AB on Android, you can get the info displayed on your phone/tablet minus fps-for fps use Steam fps overlay.

bake73 · 6 Apr 2015 at 11:37

I have normal clocks at 144hz with a 290x and benq XL2730Z
I think this happens with nvidia gpus aswell.

shankly1985 · 6 Apr 2015 at 11:42

bake73 said:
I have normal clocks at 144hz with a 290x and benq XL2730Z
I think this happens with nvidia gpus aswell.

So idle you at 300/150 ?? I do wounder if it is the monitor then? Anyone with BenQ getting high memory speed at 144hz?

bake73 · 6 Apr 2015 at 12:13

shankly1985 said:
So idle you at 300/150 ??

yes with and without freesync.

I'm also on windows 8.1.

shankly1985 · 6 Apr 2015 at 12:25

bake73 said:
yes with and without freesync.

I'm also on windows 8.1.

Yeah same here.

nashathedog · 6 Apr 2015 at 12:52

stevvie said:
The only thing I can summise from mantle from all the posts on the internet and now running 3dmark api overhead is that it only really helps underpowered AMD CPU's and mayby a little boost in un optimised machines. I was stupid enough to purchase battlefeild 4 (not really my sort of game) just to try mantle out on my R9 280X oops that should read 7970, the joke was on me.

I found that the gains were unremarkable for me with a 4790k and MSI 290x gaming, I run both at stock clocks and with the games I tested I was only seeing around 5-6 frame increases in the minimums and averages at 1080p but any gain is a welcome one.