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Processor | Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
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Motherboard | Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero |
Cooling | Custom WC |
Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3200MHz C16 @ 3800MHz C16 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire RX 7900 XTX (MBA) |
Storage | 2x SN770 2TB, 4x 870 EVO 4TB |
Display(s) | Asus MG279Q |
Case | Be Quiet Dark Base 900 (Mods: Front mesh panel, improved top panel for airflow) |
Audio Device(s) | On-board |
Power Supply | CoolerMaster V850 |
Mouse | Logitech G700S |
Keyboard | Cherry MX-Board 3.0 |
Software | Win 10 Pro x64 |
Benchmark Scores | https://www.3dmark.com/fs/29041947 https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/84973091 |
Crimson ReLive edition has WattMan for R9 Fury Series, R9 390 Series, R9 380 Series, R9 290 Series, R9 285 Series, R9 260 Series, R7 360 Series and R7 260 Series.
IMO one of the biggest things this gives users is VID per DPM control plus GPU clock per DPM.
VID is the voltage the GPU is requesting. Simply put VDDC can be lower depending on LLC / what applications is loading GPU, even when GPU is in same DPM state.
Currently all monitoring applications show VDDC and not VID. AIDA64 through a registers dump can give users VID per DPM. WattMan also shows VID per DPM when a user wishes to edit voltage.
Why is editing VID per DPM better than voltage offsets we have used in MSI AB or Sapphire TriXX? A voltage offset increases VDDC for all DPM states, but we are usually only after VDDC increase on highest state of GPU as we aim to OC that.
The other plus I see with VID per DPM being exposed, is users can now compare voltage better with one another. For so long all I've seen is I gain x clock of GPU with x offset, which is pretty much useless as every GPU will have varying VID per DPM.
Next WattMan allows Advanced fan profile modification on Polaris, it does not on Fiji, I plan to see what it does on Hawaii. Advanced fan profile uses "Fuzzy Logic" based on some settable parameters to adjust fan profile "on the fly" based on GPU temperature/power usage. MSI AB or Sapphire TriXX allow custom fan profiles, these profiles are like if ROM was using Lookup table fan profile (ie do x for x temp).
WattMan on Polaris shows a memory clock editing section which shows multi states, it still only allows editing of highest state of RAM clock. I plan to test if on Fiji and Hawaii where I modify ROM to have more states than stock versions do we see the facility to modify more states. The memory voltage control in WattMan does not modify RAM voltage on Polaris, from data where owners have used a multimeter to check a view has been formed it is changing memory controller voltage. On stock Fiji ROM there is no memory voltage section in WattMan. Hawaii does not have a voltage control chip with data interface to allow software to change RAM voltage. Only Asus Matrix and MSI Lightning cards do, so I don't expect it to be there. If it is there I would assume it will change memory controller voltage, like Aux voltage editing in MSI AB or Sapphire TriXX does.
Another plus of WattMan is within gaming profiles you can set an OC per game.
Due to some gripes with what WattMan is allowing on Fiji compared with Polaris I will still opt for bios mod as I prefer that. This is a shame as Tonga, Fiji and Polaris share the same revision of PowerPlay in ROM. I do like the features within WattMan as they give access to some settings which MSI AB or Sapphire TriXX does not (currently ) .
IMO one of the biggest things this gives users is VID per DPM control plus GPU clock per DPM.
VID is the voltage the GPU is requesting. Simply put VDDC can be lower depending on LLC / what applications is loading GPU, even when GPU is in same DPM state.
Currently all monitoring applications show VDDC and not VID. AIDA64 through a registers dump can give users VID per DPM. WattMan also shows VID per DPM when a user wishes to edit voltage.
Why is editing VID per DPM better than voltage offsets we have used in MSI AB or Sapphire TriXX? A voltage offset increases VDDC for all DPM states, but we are usually only after VDDC increase on highest state of GPU as we aim to OC that.
The other plus I see with VID per DPM being exposed, is users can now compare voltage better with one another. For so long all I've seen is I gain x clock of GPU with x offset, which is pretty much useless as every GPU will have varying VID per DPM.
Next WattMan allows Advanced fan profile modification on Polaris, it does not on Fiji, I plan to see what it does on Hawaii. Advanced fan profile uses "Fuzzy Logic" based on some settable parameters to adjust fan profile "on the fly" based on GPU temperature/power usage. MSI AB or Sapphire TriXX allow custom fan profiles, these profiles are like if ROM was using Lookup table fan profile (ie do x for x temp).
WattMan on Polaris shows a memory clock editing section which shows multi states, it still only allows editing of highest state of RAM clock. I plan to test if on Fiji and Hawaii where I modify ROM to have more states than stock versions do we see the facility to modify more states. The memory voltage control in WattMan does not modify RAM voltage on Polaris, from data where owners have used a multimeter to check a view has been formed it is changing memory controller voltage. On stock Fiji ROM there is no memory voltage section in WattMan. Hawaii does not have a voltage control chip with data interface to allow software to change RAM voltage. Only Asus Matrix and MSI Lightning cards do, so I don't expect it to be there. If it is there I would assume it will change memory controller voltage, like Aux voltage editing in MSI AB or Sapphire TriXX does.
Another plus of WattMan is within gaming profiles you can set an OC per game.
Due to some gripes with what WattMan is allowing on Fiji compared with Polaris I will still opt for bios mod as I prefer that. This is a shame as Tonga, Fiji and Polaris share the same revision of PowerPlay in ROM. I do like the features within WattMan as they give access to some settings which MSI AB or Sapphire TriXX does not (currently ) .
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