My Card Clocks

wixostrix · 12-09-2006, 10:53 AM

I discovered for the first time the information center in my ATi Catalyst Control Center. As I look through it I see it says my "Core Clock in MHz" is 506 MHz and my "Memory Clock in MHz" is 594 MHz. That seems weird to me because my core should be 650 MHz and my memory sould be 1 GHz, making it 2 GHz. Is it normal for it to be lower?

diduknowthat · 12-09-2006, 03:17 PM

It could be just downclocked because you're not gaming, check the clock speeds when you're using a 3d application, it should be at full speed.

tweaker · 12-09-2006, 03:49 PM

Perfectly normal.

The card slows down whenever you exit a 3D app going into 2D mode.

wixostrix · 12-10-2006, 06:39 AM

ok, sounds perfectly logical, thanks guys

12-09-2006, 10:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
wixostrix Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Leandro, California Age: 20 Posts: 296	My Card Clocks I discovered for the first time the information center in my ATi Catalyst Control Center. As I look through it I see it says my "Core Clock in MHz" is 506 MHz and my "Memory Clock in MHz" is 594 MHz. That seems weird to me because my core should be 650 MHz and my memory sould be 1 GHz, making it 2 GHz. Is it normal for it to be lower? __________________ Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit Dell 2007WFP UltraSharp Monitor (20.1") Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz Corsair XMS2 2GB (4x512) ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (512MB PCI-E), ATi TV Wonder Elite Seagate SATA HDD (320GB) Hitachi IDE HDD External(160GB, 320GB), DVD+/-RW

12-09-2006, 03:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,480	It could be just downclocked because you're not gaming, check the clock speeds when you're using a 3d application, it should be at full speed. __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

12-09-2006, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
tweaker Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 30 Posts: 2,954	Perfectly normal. The card slows down whenever you exit a 3D app going into 2D mode. __________________ Posting and you - CF edition www.tweaker.se FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

12-10-2006, 06:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
wixostrix Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Leandro, California Age: 20 Posts: 296	ok, sounds perfectly logical, thanks guys __________________ Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit Dell 2007WFP UltraSharp Monitor (20.1") Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz Corsair XMS2 2GB (4x512) ATi Radeon X1950 XTX (512MB PCI-E), ATi TV Wonder Elite Seagate SATA HDD (320GB) Hitachi IDE HDD External(160GB, 320GB), DVD+/-RW

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