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A simple question, i hope ;)
How i can know, which is the fastest GPU i have installed?
Which the fastest one is, i know it, but how can identify a program they?
I mean, with which parameter i can test it?

Should i first look the compute capability, higher then newer... then the number of processors... then the number of Cores and then the clock rate?
Would give me this strategy the fastest one?

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the number of cores will probably be your best bet.

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gpu-z is good for this, though there are many other similar tools.
System 1: EVGA gtx470 1280Mb and MSI gtx470 1280 in Cubix Xpander for Octane, AMD 945, 4Gb Ram
All systems are at stock speeds and settings.
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havensole wrote:gpu-z is good for this, though there are many other similar tools.
Right, but i can´t write a program which starts gpu-z and looks what is the fastes one ;)
With the cuda sdk i can read the values which i want...

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just look in the device manager ?

octane uses the fastest non-primary adapter by default. however this depends on which one the monitor is connected.


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radiance wrote:just look in the device manager ?

octane uses the fastest non-primary adapter by default. however this depends on which one the monitor is connected.


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I can look in this, a programm can´t that ;)
Nice that Octane uses the fastest non primary... make sense for more then 2 cards.
But for gamers, which have her fastest as primary, the slowest is then selected.
For these guys it gives the option to choose it manualy, i know ;)

The question was only for a idea from me...

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face wrote:
radiance wrote:just look in the device manager ?

octane uses the fastest non-primary adapter by default. however this depends on which one the monitor is connected.


Radiance
I can look in this, a programm can´t that ;)
Nice that Octane uses the fastest non primary... make sense for more then 2 cards.
But for gamers, which have her fastest as primary, the slowest is then selected.
For these guys it gives the option to choose it manualy, i know ;)

The question was only for a idea from me...

face
don't waste too mucht time on it.
2.3 will have a config file and retain this setting.

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radiance wrote:
face wrote:
radiance wrote:just look in the device manager ?

octane uses the fastest non-primary adapter by default. however this depends on which one the monitor is connected.


Radiance
I can look in this, a programm can´t that ;)
Nice that Octane uses the fastest non primary... make sense for more then 2 cards.
But for gamers, which have her fastest as primary, the slowest is then selected.
For these guys it gives the option to choose it manualy, i know ;)

The question was only for a idea from me...

face
don't waste too mucht time on it.
2.3 will have a config file and retain this setting.

Radiance
No problem, this subject is finished for me ;)
Now i have other problems.
eg. to write a tga and link that to a uv of a self generated mesh :lol:

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