The previous owner probably flashed the bios from Gainward to Asus because Asus probably had higher clock speeds or can overclock the clock speeds further. 4800 series, that's normal it will state that with every 48xx card e.g. 4870, 4850 etc.
4850 Problem
ok, just got a second hand gainward 4850, now i was checking the clocks etc. og GPU-Z when i seen that the subvendor is Asus, and not gainward
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the clocks and everything seem to be ok, the card itself says 4850 on the fan. and looks like this
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also on GPU-Z it says 4800 series and not 4850.
anyone else with this card??
what could be the reason for this, the card itself seems to be no different in performance from the 8800GT i just changed it with
the clocks and everything seem to be ok, the card itself says 4850 on the fan. and looks like this
also on GPU-Z it says 4800 series and not 4850.
anyone else with this card??
what could be the reason for this, the card itself seems to be no different in performance from the 8800GT i just changed it with
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this image shows the card has different readings
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Where? They match perfectly.
Originally Posted by rammunition  this image shows the card has different readings |
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I think he means the first pic lol >< and i am fairly sure your card is just throttling, when you put it under load it will go back to highest clock speeds.
Originally Posted by Penicilyn Where? They match perfectly. |
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*sigh*
No.... they shouldn't be.
It's in 2D mode because you're not in a game. All video cards downclock when they're not in 3D mode.
Originally Posted by rammunition it says GPU clock 500HMz and memory, 750MHZ. They should be 625 and 993MHz |
No.... they shouldn't be.
It's in 2D mode because you're not in a game. All video cards downclock when they're not in 3D mode.
yep, underload it goes to its orignial clock speeds.
is there a way to have the clock on the GPU constant on 625 and 993?
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Not in Vista 64bit no, ATI tool had a feature to disable that but it doesn't work now.
But why would you want too?
By having it throttle it saves power and heat you don't need.
Originally Posted by rammunition yep, underload it goes to its orignial clock speeds. is there a way to have the clock on the GPU constant on 625 and 993? |
But why would you want too?
By having it throttle it saves power and heat you don't need.
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Are you sure you're running the same ingame settings?
This is what I got in GTAIV
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Originally Posted by rammunition when i play GTA4 and crysis, im getting fewer frames than i did with my 8800GT. i get 25FPS on crysis, everything V.H, got 27FPS with the 8800GT, GTA4 was 30FPS but with the 4850 its 22FPS. |
This is what I got in GTAIV
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| Statistics Average FPS: 28.96 Duration: 37.26 sec CPU Usage: 87% System memory usage: 67% Video memory usage: 100% Graphics Settings Video Mode: 1280 x 1024 (75 Hz) Texture Quality: High Render Quality: High Reflection Resolution: High Water Quality: High Shadow Quality: High View Distance: 44 Detail Distance: 51 Definition: On VSync: On Hardware Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate Service Pack 1 Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series Video Driver version: 7.14.10.630 Audio Adapter: Speakers (Creative SB Audigy 4 (WDM)) Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7200 @ 2.53GHz |
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yes, 100% certain
when i installed the card, i straight away installed the latest drivers. should i try the older ones, then install the newer drivers
Originally Posted by Penicilyn Are you sure you're running the same ingame settings? |
when i installed the card, i straight away installed the latest drivers. should i try the older ones, then install the newer drivers
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i had a 8800GT, i went to control panel got rid of all the nvidia programs and drivers. Then delted the Nvidia folders. Then i ran driver cleaner for 20 minutes in windows. i stopped it and did 20 minutes in safe mode and it was taking a long time. stopped it and installed the 4850 with the latest ati drivers
Originally Posted by Pao Sounds like we're getting into drivers here. How did you go about uninstalling the Nvidia driver and installing the Ati ones? They don't play nice together at all, and many people have to do a full reformat for unknown reasons, but then get exceptional performance after that. Did you at least use driver cleaner pro?, then go into safe mode and use it again on the NV drivers, then install the ati ones? |
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HHMMMmmm!!!! interesting
Originally Posted by Penicilyn Are you sure you're running the same ingame settings? This is what I got in GTAIV |
HHMMMmmm!!!! interesting
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