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Topic: Optimizing ATI performance, 6950 in particular - page 5. (Read 52510 times)

newbie
Activity: 28
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I can't get above 900Mhz and 1.100 volts on my 6950's (unlocked shaders) at 380 Mhash/s. I guess I did not get these good cards like you guys got that can be overclocked a lot.
hero member
Activity: 846
Merit: 1000
The One and Only
If only this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102921

Supported shaders unlock... I tried, can't get it to work.
newbie
Activity: 6
Merit: 0
I have 4 6950's and unable to get above 362mhash/s. I'm running unlocked shaders with 11.5 drivers and have tried all different clock/mem/volt/miner settings and unable to go any higher. I would like to get 400 per card. Am I missing something?



I have 6950 unlocked shaders, getting 408Mhash/s easily.
What I use:
MSI Afterburner - 1175v / 950 core / 450 mem / 60 fan (YMMV)
You might need to edit the config of Afterburner. Also you will have to lower the mem as low as possible, then close the app, then reopen. This will allow you to hit 450 mem. This was stable for me. 425 gave me artifacts. YMMV
guiminer flags -v -r5 -f1 -w128

Sorry if its sloppy I've been up for... 36hrs or something.
hero member
Activity: 586
Merit: 501

I believe he means 1.175... Gosh people should be more careful when typing.
That's what I've set mine to, and I get around 415 Mhash/s

you have unlocked card? tell me your setup with 1.175 ... it just works less when i change the volts from msi.

if i give it more volts, it drops the mhashrate this is trange.
newbie
Activity: 33
Merit: 0
im afraid of giving 1.75volts are you sure about this???
i haven't flashed the bios to 6970 and i dont have unlocked shaders (not possible)

I believe he means 1.175... Gosh people should be more careful when typing.
That's what I've set mine to, and I get around 415 Mhash/s
newbie
Activity: 2
Merit: 0
I have 4 6950's and unable to get above 362mhash/s. I'm running unlocked shaders with 11.5 drivers and have tried all different clock/mem/volt/miner settings and unable to go any higher. I would like to get 400 per card. Am I missing something?

hero member
Activity: 586
Merit: 501
im afraid of giving 1.75volts are you sure about this???
i haven't flashed the bios to 6970 and i dont have unlocked shaders (not possible)
member
Activity: 75
Merit: 10
hi,

i have a 6950 which cannot be unlocked. i messed with msi afterburner and @ 900/760 runs ok.

when i try to volt up so to go to 950mhz , i actually get less mhashes. how is this possible? i tried 1133v and 950 the system didnt hang but i was mining less. does this make sense?
your going need more v for 950 try 1.75 the stock 6970vcore) and put power tune at+20% form inside your ccc and btw what are you temps in they are high the card will cut back
hero member
Activity: 586
Merit: 501
hi,

i have a 6950 which cannot be unlocked. i messed with msi afterburner and @ 900/760 runs ok.

when i try to volt up so to go to 950mhz , i actually get less mhashes. how is this possible? i tried 1133v and 950 the system didnt hang but i was mining less. does this make sense?
Xer
member
Activity: 99
Merit: 10
417 Mh/s
Core @ 975MHz, 1.150v
Mem @ 1250MHz
Temp @ 63C, fan @ 77%
Shaders unlocked
-v -w128


Unlikely, and with vectorization used, impossible...

Err not at all?
that looks normal for a unlocked 6950.

im doing 430 Mhash with mine

1.200 volt
unlocked shaders
1000 core
900 mem
Watercooled
~53c

sr. member
Activity: 254
Merit: 250
https://www.soar.earth/
417 Mh/s
Core @ 975MHz, 1.150v
Mem @ 1250MHz
Temp @ 63C, fan @ 77%
Shaders unlocked
-v -w128


Unlikely, and with vectorization used, impossible...
hero member
Activity: 731
Merit: 503
Libertas a calumnia
417 Mh/s
That's very impressive: may I know the details of your setup?
Which system, linux or windows?
What program to overclock the card?
What software used to mine?

TIA!
member
Activity: 92
Merit: 10
342Mh/s
880 core
760 mem
23c room
75c gpu 32%fan
1.1v
-v -w 64

Latest drivers. 11.5
newbie
Activity: 236
Merit: 0
417 Mh/s
Core @ 975MHz, 1.150v
Mem @ 1250MHz
Temp @ 63C, fan @ 77%
Shaders unlocked
-v -w128
newbie
Activity: 1
Merit: 0
355 Mh/s
Core 840 MHz
Memory 1250 MHz
Fan 57%
Temp 69C
Voltage 1.1V
Shaders Unlocked, stock 6950 BIOS and 11.3 Catalyst Drivers/CCC
-v -w128

member
Activity: 92
Merit: 10
NEURAL.CLUB - FIRST SOCIAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
374 Mh/s
Core 950 MHz
Memory 1250 MHz
Temp 77C stable, ambient 77F
Voltage 1.2V
No shaders unlocked
hero member
Activity: 698
Merit: 500
probably wrong, I used RBE to unlock shaders by hand on http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3693#ov , just checked 6950->6970 on last page, saved BIOS and ... I can't flash another BIOS anymore ... but it's unlocked Grin gui-miner-01-05-2011 with -f 15 -w 128 -v shows 386Mhash/s @ 900 core /775 memory, CCC power tune +20

What do you mean by saying "I can't flash another BIOS anymore"? So, you can't go back to stock?

well I tried flashing the original saved BIOS and I can't ... Winflash gives an error, gigabyte vga tool says - same BIOS version
newbie
Activity: 236
Merit: 0
I thought I'd chime in with my sapphire 6950's performance

390-392Mhash/s
unlocked the shaders via bios flash
Core @ 965MHz with 1140mV
Mem @ 1250MHz
core temp steady @ 68C with fan @ 65% (4000 rpm)
no flags
this is with the stock heatsink and 2 120mm fans blowing on the card
ambient temperature is 20C.
newbie
Activity: 4
Merit: 0
probably wrong, I used RBE to unlock shaders by hand on http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3693#ov , just checked 6950->6970 on last page, saved BIOS and ... I can't flash another BIOS anymore ... but it's unlocked Grin gui-miner-01-05-2011 with -f 15 -w 128 -v shows 386Mhash/s @ 900 core /775 memory, CCC power tune +20

What do you mean by saying "I can't flash another BIOS anymore"? So, you can't go back to stock?
hero member
Activity: 756
Merit: 500
Thanks Fasti,


I have been reading your post and playing with settings:

At the moment I am getting:

 Core (MHz)    Memory (MHz)
           Current Clocks :    825           1250
             Current Peak :    825           215
  Configurable Peak Range : [600-950]     [75-1350]
                 GPU load :    99%

and around about 315 mhash.

I'm keen to find out more about the possibilities of unlocking those shaders. If we both have the same cards we should stay in touch. I bought a new PSU the day after I bought my card. I got a XFX PRO650W.

Tonight  though I am going to leave it underclocked at about 600 so I can get some sleep.

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