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  • Radeon DPM Is Fantastic For Power Use, Thermal Performance

    Phoronix: Radeon DPM Is Fantastic For Power Use, Thermal Performance

    One of the most exciting features of the upcoming Linux 3.11 kernel is the open-source Radeon driver's support for dynamic power management (DPM). We have already done preliminary benchmarks and found that Radeon DPM can boost the GPU's performance in cases where the boot clock speeds are slower than their rated frequencies (as in the case of AMD APUs and modern high-end GPUs). For other GPUs, Radeon DPM can lead to lower power consumption and better operating temperatures. Here's looking at the Linux Radeon DPM performance with the Linux 3.11 Git kernel.

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  • #2
    Ok.... I have to do it

    Some places that could use improvement here, Michael.

    1. Test idle power usage. Honestly it shouldn't change much, if at all, while you are running apps. It's at the desktop that you should really see changes.

    2. The line graphs were pretty much unreadable. You had black, blue, and then 4 separate shades of red that all ran together.


    It looks to me like the 6870 isn't quite getting into the highest power state under DPM. Not only were the benchmark scores consistently a bit lower, it was by far the biggest recipient of the power efficiency gains (meaning it used far less power).
    Last edited by smitty3268; 30 July 2013, 10:13 PM.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by smitty3268 View Post
      Some places that could use improvement here, Michael.

      1. Test idle power usage. Honestly it shouldn't change much, if at all, while you are running apps. It's at the desktop that you should really see changes.
      It depends on the defaults. If it's defaulted at low clocks, DPM should increase power consumption but come with increased performance. So, I think both benchmarks are needed to judge.

      2. The line graphs were pretty much unreadable. You had black, blue, and then 4 separate shades of red that all ran together.
      Completely agree.

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      • #4
        Not to author- your graphs are so confusing I couldn't make heads or tails out of them.

        You are using virtually the same colours for multiple graphs.

        Couldn't you use stipples and/or separate graphs - one for each card ?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by smitty3268 View Post
          2. The line graphs were pretty much unreadable. You had black, blue, and then 4 separate shades of red that all ran together.
          It comes down to not having a good automated color picking algorithm.
          Michael Larabel
          https://www.michaellarabel.com/

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          • #6
            4 shades of red....

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Michael View Post
              It comes down to not having a good automated color picking algorithm.
              Just reduce the set from which you chose.
              This sounds like a good choice:

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Michael View Post
                It comes down to not having a good automated color picking algorithm.
                Honestly at this point a random number generator could have picked better colors.

                But yeah, this is an old topic.

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                • #9
                  How does it all compare to Catalyst drivers?

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                  • #10
                    Michael why don't you use a constellation like in telecommunications to pick up colors? It should be quite easy to implement and very, very effective.
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