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Cliff Harding Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67 |
Nivida has released its latest version 258.96 today. Adds support for the GTX460. |
SmartWombat Send message Joined: 9 Jan 04 Posts: 64 Credit: 6,577,011 RAC: 0 |
I wonder what that is going to break for me. PAul [IMG][/IMG] |
Neil Blaikie Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 143 Credit: 6,652,341 RAC: 0 |
I totally agree, Lets hope they have fixed the issue with Windows 7 64 bit and GTS 250's, could do with getting some Cuda work again and not getting computation errors. Downloading now, so will see in about 2 mins from now if anything changes! |
Cliff Harding Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67 |
I totally agree, When I had Vista Business (32-bit), my EVGA GTS250 had compute errors with CUDA. But on the other hand I have not had any problems with CUDA ( compute error or otherwise) with any of the NIVIDA versions since I went to Windows 7 Pro (64-bit) which I installed as soon as it went prod. |
Neil Blaikie Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 143 Credit: 6,652,341 RAC: 0 |
That is good to know, I have installed the latest driver but am not able to get any cuda work at the moment as I have reached my limit due to the large number of tasks that I reported with computation errors. Once that clears up and I can get CUDA work again then I will see if it makes a difference. Am awaiting some new tubing for my watercooling loop to be able to add the old graphics card that I had, to at least do some cuda work if the GTS250 is still not playing right. |
Jamie Send message Joined: 5 Apr 06 Posts: 162 Credit: 9,867,955 RAC: 0 |
have been running the new drivers all morning, it may just be me but it looks like I'm getting better utilisation from my two cards. My GT260 is now hovering around 65% usage, up from around 50% and my 240 is hitting around 85% usage up from about 70%.... using Win7 64 and Jasons 32f Cuda 3.0 build |
hbomber Send message Joined: 2 May 01 Posts: 437 Credit: 50,852,854 RAC: 0 |
These seem a bit faster than 257.21 with GTX 470. Using 6.10 client, Fermi build. But it may be only me also. |
TheFreshPrince a.k.a. BlueTooth76 Send message Joined: 4 Jun 99 Posts: 210 Credit: 10,315,944 RAC: 0 |
These seem a bit faster than 257.21 with GTX 470. Using 6.10 client, Fermi build. I just installed this new version. WU's take about 20-22 minutes with the old version (3 at a time). So if there is any increase of output I'll let you know :) Rig name: "x6Crunchy" OS: Win 7 x64 MB: Asus M4N98TD EVO CPU: AMD X6 1055T 2.8(1,2v) GPU: 2x Asus GTX560ti Member of: Dutch Power Cows |
hbomber Send message Joined: 2 May 01 Posts: 437 Credit: 50,852,854 RAC: 0 |
How much overclocked your card is? You are using different client, which continues to show your shaders clock at 810 MHz, weird. |
Neil Blaikie Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 143 Credit: 6,652,341 RAC: 0 |
Would appreciate if someone could have a look at my tasks and try to figure out why I am getting so many computation errors with my CUDA work units. Will post the app_info for your viewing as well. Thanks in advance <app_info> <app> <name>setiathome_enhanced</name> </app> <file_info> <name>AK_v8b_win_x64_SSE3.exe</name> <executable/> </file_info> <app_version> <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name> <version_num>603</version_num> <flops>4900775755.66348</flops> <platform>windows_intelx86</platform> <file_ref> <file_name>AK_v8b_win_x64_SSE3.exe</file_name> <main_program/> </file_ref> </app_version> <app_version> <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name> <version_num>603</version_num> <flops>4900775755.66348</flops> <platform>windows_x86_64</platform> <file_ref> <file_name>AK_v8b_win_x64_SSE3.exe</file_name> <main_program/> </file_ref> </app_version> <app> <name>astropulse_v505</name> </app> <file_info> <name>ap_5.05r409_SSE.exe</name> <executable/> </file_info> <app_version> <app_name>astropulse_v505</app_name> <version_num>505</version_num> <flops>7281152551.271464</flops> <platform>windows_intelx86</platform> <file_ref> <file_name>ap_5.05r409_SSE.exe</file_name> <main_program/> </file_ref> </app_version> <app_version> <app_name>astropulse_v505</app_name> <version_num>505</version_num> <flops>7281152551.271464</flops> <platform>windows_x86_64</platform> <file_ref> <file_name>ap_5.05r409_SSE.exe</file_name> <main_program/> </file_ref> </app_version> <app> <name>setiathome_enhanced</name> </app> <file_info> <name>MB_6.08_mod_CUDA_V11_USE_CROSS_WATCH.exe</name> <executable/> </file_info> <file_info> <name>cudart.dll</name> <executable/> </file_info> <file_info> <name>cufft.dll</name> <executable/> </file_info> <file_info> <name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</name> <executable/> </file_info> <app_version> <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name> <version_num>608</version_num> <platform>windows_intelx86</platform> <plan_class>cuda</plan_class> <avg_ncpus>0.040000</avg_ncpus> <max_ncpus>0.040000</max_ncpus> <coproc> <type>CUDA</type> <count>1</count> </coproc> <file_ref> <file_name>MB_6.08_mod_CUDA_V11_USE_CROSS_WATCH.exe</file_name> <main_program/> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>cudart.dll</file_name> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>cufft.dll</file_name> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</file_name> </file_ref> </app_version> <app_version> <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name> <version_num>608</version_num> <platform>windows_intelx86</platform> <plan_class>cuda23</plan_class> <avg_ncpus>0.040000</avg_ncpus> <max_ncpus>0.040000</max_ncpus> <coproc> <type>CUDA</type> <count>1</count> </coproc> <file_ref> <file_name>MB_6.08_mod_CUDA_V11_USE_CROSS_WATCH.exe</file_name> <main_program/> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>cudart.dll</file_name> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>cufft.dll</file_name> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</file_name> </file_ref> </app_version> <app_version> <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name> <version_num>608</version_num> <platform>windows_x86_64</platform> <plan_class>cuda</plan_class> <avg_ncpus>0.040000</avg_ncpus> <max_ncpus>0.040000</max_ncpus> <coproc> <type>CUDA</type> <count>1</count> </coproc> <file_ref> <file_name>MB_6.08_mod_CUDA_V11_USE_CROSS_WATCH.exe</file_name> <main_program/> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>cudart.dll</file_name> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>cufft.dll</file_name> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</file_name> </file_ref> </app_version> <app_version> <app_name>setiathome_enhanced</app_name> <version_num>608</version_num> <flops>94000000000</flops> <platform>windows_x86_64</platform> <plan_class>cuda23</plan_class> <avg_ncpus>0.040000</avg_ncpus> <max_ncpus>0.040000</max_ncpus> <coproc> <type>CUDA</type> <count>1</count> </coproc> <file_ref> <file_name>MB_6.08_mod_CUDA_V11_USE_CROSS_WATCH.exe</file_name> <main_program/> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>cudart.dll</file_name> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>cufft.dll</file_name> </file_ref> <file_ref> <file_name>libfftw3f-3-1-1a_upx.dll</file_name> </file_ref> </app_version> </app_info> |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
Nivida has released its latest version 258.96 today. Adds support for the GTX460. And what is NIVIDA? Is it NEVADA or is it NVIDIA ? ;) Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â |
TheFreshPrince a.k.a. BlueTooth76 Send message Joined: 4 Jun 99 Posts: 210 Credit: 10,315,944 RAC: 0 |
Well, the new drivers did one thing for sure: My Watt meter went from 398Watt avg to 419Watt. That's a sign the cores are used beter than before. And the results seem to crunch a bit faster, I think about 30-60 seconds. Rig name: "x6Crunchy" OS: Win 7 x64 MB: Asus M4N98TD EVO CPU: AMD X6 1055T 2.8(1,2v) GPU: 2x Asus GTX560ti Member of: Dutch Power Cows |
jason_gee Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 7489 Credit: 91,093,184 RAC: 0 |
And the results seem to crunch a bit faster, I think about 30-60 seconds.That's a lot when we're already talking ~7mins10secs for a mid angle range WU on GTX 480. 30 seconds improvement would be ~7%, 60 about 14%. Going to give them a go now & see what I get. "Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. |
TheFreshPrince a.k.a. BlueTooth76 Send message Joined: 4 Jun 99 Posts: 210 Credit: 10,315,944 RAC: 0 |
And the results seem to crunch a bit faster, I think about 30-60 seconds.That's a lot when we're already talking ~7mins10secs for a mid angle range WU on GTX 480. 30 seconds improvement would be ~7%, 60 about 14%. Going to give them a go now & see what I get. Those 30-60 seconds are for 3 WU's at a time :P So for a single WU this would be around 10-20 seconds... They did 21 minutes avg... I'll run a benchmark with my reference WU that took 3m15 seconds with the old drivers (avg of 3 passes yesterday). Update: average of 3 passes with new drivers is 3m08 seconds. So it looks a bit faster :) So it's not only my Watt meter :P Rig name: "x6Crunchy" OS: Win 7 x64 MB: Asus M4N98TD EVO CPU: AMD X6 1055T 2.8(1,2v) GPU: 2x Asus GTX560ti Member of: Dutch Power Cows |
hbomber Send message Joined: 2 May 01 Posts: 437 Credit: 50,852,854 RAC: 0 |
Approx. same numbers here. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14649 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Likewise, upgraded mine last night, noticeable speedup here (WinXP32, stock Fermi v6.10 app), also at GPUGrid. No problems observed. Seems a worthwhile upgrade. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I had a problem, My QX6700 would only process WU's on half of Its 4 cpu cores under XP x64, I went back to 257.15 and all is well. Strange. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6651 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
I just loaded it up a few minutes ago, and can confirm I am pulling about 20 to 25 watts more with my two 480's. I don't see any problems, and it's too early to notice a speed difference. Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
SciManStev Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 6651 Credit: 121,090,076 RAC: 0 |
The highlighted line is the first done with the new driver. Steve Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I just loaded it up a few minutes ago, and can confirm I am pulling about 20 to 25 watts more with my two 480's. I don't see any problems, and it's too early to notice a speed difference. My last attempt may have been the 850w Corsair psu I was using, which was failing as I'd pushed It to the limit I guess, Now that I have the 1050w Enermax psu in place I'll try 258.96 again soon. Also the 850w psu near the end made nine #1 errors, none since the psu swap, On the BFG 295 card according to BoincTasks 0.66. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
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