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WOW!!!
Are you for real! 1920 shaders????
Cheers.
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so 6970M 960X2=1920 shaders what about 6990M 1120X2=2240 shaders
basically they are running some kind of Hyperthread thing this is amazing
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Google translate :
FAQ FAQ Area:
1. Why so much virtual core VBIOS upgrade?
The idea is to take full advantage of the graphics card 100%, previously free are now being utilized.
2 virtual cores will increase power consumption and power consumption?
No, because the physical core, or so much.
3 will raise the core temperature of the virtual?
Council. Since all of the core is now equal to 100% utilization of previously idle now being used, of course, it will cause a temperature increase.
4 temperature increase in what rate?
Ranging from 5 to 10 degrees, the final version of the target will remain within the range of 7 degrees.
5 virtual core weakness?
Because it is virtual, not real physical core, it means that in some cases, cause resources to seize, resulting in performance and can not be fully utilized, this BUG to repair.
6. What kind of machine / graphics card can open the virtual core?
Whether the machine is the M18x or M17xR3, as long as the official version HD6970M DELL can, non-DELL's HD6970M not, HD6990M can not, will brush brick.
7. Why VBIOS name is still called Hybrid.BIOS.System (hybrid system BIOS)?
VBIOS VBIOS or in hybrid based on the development, A03 upgrade was only a symbol, and now as an internal test version, later renamed.
8 virtual cores VBIOS what environment?
VBIOS only provide unlocking support, let him play, but at the same time modify the registry, drivers must use a specific modification.
9 If the out drive and registry support, such as video card plugged in, change to another machine, what happens?
Then the virtual card will lose the core functionality, the core will be restored to 960, but still has a "hybrid" feature on the new machine can be re-run the installer again to resolve.
10. It can be restored? How to restore?
No problem, just use the paste can be restored in the restoration of the initial patch VBIOS: v1.05°æ±¾AMD Radeon HD 6970M³¬Æµ¹¤¾ßÐÞÕý°æ·¢²¼,ͬʱ·¢²¼»¹Ô²¹¶¡ºÍHD6990M³¬Æµ¹¤¾ß-´÷¶ûAlienwareÍâÐÇÈËÂÛ̳-´÷¶ûÂÛ̳
In addition, the registry without care, but the driver after the recovery VBIOS need to uninstall an reinstall.
See more evaluation and testing the game:
AMD Radeon HD 6970M graphics core VBIOS latest developments and virtual testing (additional games testing)
D version of the measured received virtual core VBIOS, installation, upgrade is very good, to show what fraction of transoceanic
Development log:
2011/8/28 4:29
-Ultimate VBIOS A03 v0.1 start internal testing
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lol people say the same about the custom bezel matte screen and I don't see many purchasing those
they say the same about a 4 piped HS and I don't see any development progress
I will pay $10-$20 bucks that is more realistic and that would make every people to want this
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i didn't say anything about the bezel ... but the HS ... I would still get that
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more google translate
There are many forums on the M18x with HD6970M CF dual graphics friends, may be want to save money, it may be because they have bought too early, but later released HD6990M with 1120 stream processors, coupled with 715Mhz core frequency, AMD claims 20% stronger overall than HD6970M!
I do not know whether there is a lot of children's shoes regret? Although the ES version HD6970M can be done to open the nuclear 1120 stream processors, but not everyone has a ES engineering graphics, even if the open core may also cause instability results. However, in this, we do not have regrets, because I am also a member of HD6970M, 6970 I have been doing for the optimization, from the initial history of the easiest overclocking process, each drive is optimized to the hybrid VBIOS, we can see I've been optimizing the HD6970M, to help the people.
Effect generally speaking, has gone beyond the default frequency is very much under HD6990M. But I think we may not yet satisfied with this, so now I will HD6970M bring a new concept: virtual core VBIOS.
The upgrade will HD6970M graphics performance to a new level, or even can be called HD7000M flagship!
What is a virtual core
As we all know, Intel's next-generation i-series processors, all joined the Hyper-Threading technology, simply put, this technology allows a single physical core can simulate another. This is why you only have four cores, but actually in the device manager to see the "8" processors because of the software, and Hyper-Threading technology principles and ideas are essentially the same. If the last of the "hybrid VBIOS" is only a transitional bridge, then this "virtual core VBIOS" will be a milestone!
Virtual core operating principle and advantages VBIOS
A graphic scene, and sometimes not one to take the same time hundreds of stream processors, so that is causing the performance to some extent wasted. Virtual core, the core idea is to divide these out so that they parallel processing, then you can make a faster graphics handling and enhanced a lot.
Small personal note
Friends yesterday, and a jar of (northern, old altar friends know...) QQ to talk about AW, I suddenly thought of the inspiration for so many years of research on AMD, with the University of Washington where I have to do a compilation of AMD work friends, then help you much.
However, because this project is almost unprecedented, there is no reference and reference, and all had to start from scratch.
Having said that, I believe we would like to see results, then for everyone to see, first under the HD6970M OC 800/1000 Video Card: -
if all this is real looks like is only for the DELL 6970's but is unclear because I don't trust google translate at all
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Indeed! The gains are too good to pass up. What I am curious on is don't the 6970's with this mod actually surpass the current desktop gpu? I am probably wrong but I cannot look it up since I am at work at most the net is blocked by our proxy
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Hmm, i'm a little skeptical of this development as SMT (Symmetric Multi-Threading, or HyperThreading) was developed to compensate for the ever-increasing size of the pipeline in Pentium 4 and above processors, by reducing the amount of wasted pipeline stages, keeping the CPU active closer to 100% rather than idle at times.
As far as i'm aware, AMD's shader pipeline design does not share the same design limitations, and doesn't suffer from the long pipeline starving the GPU. AMD hasn't had a need to implement SMT on their CPUs, either.
But only an engineer who's worked on the design would really know if the GPU is getting starved, so, maybe they know something we don't I look forward to the release!
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Well, since even the most demanding games and apps can't utilize the GPU above 60-70%, if you manage to get it nearly @ 100% - all you need
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Yea that doesn't look like the crazy hyper threading stuff ...
These people shoudl just download Trixx
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I'm hoping for the best! It may be wishful thinking, and this may be a hoax and/or may never truly be released to the public (at least not without AMD's input), but this would allow our systems to be beasts for an even greater stretch of time.
Unleash the full strength of HD 6970M CrossfireX - Hybrid VBIOS to unlock the virtual cores - a new milestone?
Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by sniper_sung, Aug 29, 2011.
