Wednesday, June 29th 2011

TechPowerUp GPU-Z 0.5.4 Released

TechPowerUp released the latest version of GPU-Z, our popular graphics hardware information and monitoring utility. Version 0.5.4 packs a large number of changes, beginning with faster start-up, support for the entire line of NVIDIA GeForce 500M series GPUs, new models of Intel Sandy Bridge processor graphics, a number of AMD Radeon HD 6000M series GPUs, improved support for AMD APUs, and a number of bug fixes.

GPU-Z has overcome the slow start-up issue on AMD Radeon GPUs, it loads slightly faster on NVIDIA GPUs, too. ROP count reading on AMD Radeon HD 6790, Turks & Whistler was fixed; along with sensor count on Caicos, Whistler, Turks. OpenCL detection on some NVIDIA drivers was fixed. The ability to read UMA-shared memory on AMD APU systems was added. GPU-Z has better ability to detect and warn of spurious graphics cards with faked IDs. GPU-Z 0.5.4 is available in both its standard form and the ASUS Republic of Gamers themed variant.

DOWNLOAD: GPU-Z 0.5.4 | GPU-Z 0.5.4 ASUS ROG Themed

A complete list of changes with this version follows.

  • Considerably improved startup time on ATI cards, faster on NVIDIA, too
  • Improved rendering on high-DPI screens
  • Fixed ROP count reading on AMD Radeon HD 6790, Turks & Whistler
  • Fixed sensor count on Caicos, Whistler, Turks
  • Fixed OpenCL detection on some NVIDIA drivers
  • Memory size reading support for AMD Fusion GPUs
  • Added die size and transistor count for GF108, GF114, Turks, Caicos
  • Added detection for more Intel Sandy Bridge GPUs
  • Added detection for variants of GT 220, GTS 450
  • Added detection for faked cards based on GTS 250, 9600 GT, NV41M
  • Added detection for GeForce GTX 560 non-Ti, GT 520, GF116 based GTS 450, GT 550M, GeForce 315, GeForce 405, Quadro 2000 & 6000
  • Added detection for GeForce GTX 560M, GT 555M, GT 550M, GTX 540M, GT 525M, GT 520M, GTX 415M, GT 410M, Quadro 1000M, NVS 4200M
  • Added detection for GT218 based ION 2 / 9300 GS / 8400 GS / 405 / NVS 300
  • Added detection for HD 6750, HD 6770, HD 6850M, HD 6970M, HD 6670M, HD 6650M, HD 6330M, FirePro 2260
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17 Comments on TechPowerUp GPU-Z 0.5.4 Released

#1
cool_recep
Still can't detect Fusion GPU clocks.




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#2
W1zzard
that's correct .. fusion support is still very limited
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#3
beautyless
Also, wrong detect ROPs of Mobility Radeon HD 5400.

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#4
mlee49
Anyone comment on startup time?

I would think such a small app pulling driver details wouldn't take much time at all, but I literally have no idea.
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#6
HossHuge
Swamp MonsterIt really starts faster now, and I like it!
Ya, much faster everyone. Thanks W1zz!
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#7
W1zzard
mlee49Anyone comment on startup time?

I would think such a small app pulling driver details wouldn't take much time at all, but I literally have no idea.
there is actually a lot going on during startup. installing and starting the driver for low level access does already take quite some time (no way without it). then there are several hardware access operations that are limited by the underlying hardware and not affected by cpu speed.
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#8
DOM
the volts are still showing stock on my card just shows the stock idle and load volts even after raising them in AB

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#9
W1zzard
DOMthe volts are still showing stock on my card just shows the stock idle and load volts even after raising them in AB
this is probably because gpuz reads the voltage that the driver thinks the card is running at, yet AB changes the voltage regulator directly to add some kind of voltage offset.

which card is that? do you know which voltage regulator by any chance?
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#10
Delta6326
WOW Great job W1zz! This loads so much faster i clocked V0.5.3 at 6sec. and now V0.5.4 at 2sec. and i love the ROG. Keep up the great work.
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#11
DOM
W1zzardthis is probably because gpuz reads the voltage that the driver thinks the card is running at, yet AB changes the voltage regulator directly to add some kind of voltage offset.

which card is that? do you know which voltage regulator by any chance?
Twin Frozr III PE/OC, no havnt looked
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#12
DarkOCean
This indeed starts much faster than 5.3.
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#13
Easo
Realy nice, thank you!
P.S.
Any chance for new languages to be added? :P
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#14
xsever
Thank you for the faster startup time!
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#15
burtram
wow, startup is basically instant, thanks for the update!
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#16
Easy Rhino
Linux Advocate
nice improvements. any chance we can get an autoupdate function soon?
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#17
GPUToaster
GTS 450 is based on GF116?

Is it true some GTS 450 are GF116 based or just a detection fault?
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