491Mhz Reported in 3dmarks2005?!?

[giz]

I just recieved an evga 7800gtx and ran a 3dmark in my system. I previouslly had 2x6800s, and all I did was remove the 6800's and inserted teh 7800. (no driver re-install). The system was in pretty bad shape (lots of bg apps), but the card still pulled in 8000 3dmarks.

I was surprised at that number, but more surprised that 3dmarks reported the card as running at 491Mhz/1250. (I thought It was supposed to be 450 !?!?)

after that, I ran the coolbits2 patch and checkd my clock settings. They were 275 and 1200. Is this correct for a 7800gtx?

 

[mentok1982]

Fool!

When a GTX enters a 3D application like 3DMark or a game the core speed increases by 40Mhz automatically.
Everyone knows about it.
Search google for 7800 GTX clocks and you will find the article I bet.

 

[bladeiai]

lol pwned

 

[spaceman]

aaand the 275 1200 clocks are for 2d programs

 

[giz]

Fool!

When a GTX enters a 3D application like 3DMark or a game the core speed increases by 40Mhz automatically.
Everyone knows about it.
Search google for 7800 GTX clocks and you will find the article I bet.

Wow. So you're saying that the card runs at 490? Why wouldn't they advertise that. That would be good for marketing, wouldn't?

 

[Deleted member 72990]

aaand the 275 1200 clocks are for 2d programs

so if it increased by 40 mhz for a 3d app, it would run at 315 (which obviously isn't the case). Somebody messed up on their numbers or explanation

 

[Brent_Justice]

don't go by what 3dmark says, it is reading the clock differently

go by what coolbits says in the 3D clock part

 

[bladeiai]

so if it increased by 40 mhz for a 3d app, it would run at 315 (which obviously isn't the case). Somebody messed up on their numbers or explanation

450
+ 40
490


and brent is right anyways, I wouldnt go by 3dmarks reports because they are almost always wrong for me with Processor speed