HD7870 F@H performance, General performance Options

[Guset]

Ever since the new HD7xxx series came out, with the new GCN, I could not find out what their performance would be like at F@H (Folding at Home). NVIDIA's architecture has always been better, and the software development did not do AMD/ATI any favours...

Since I bought my new Sapphire HD7870 the other day, I decided yesterday to put it under test and see what sort of performance I would get out of it...

With my previous HD4850 I was getting something in the range of 1800ppd's if I remember correctly (on average). - The equivalent NVIDIA cards at the time would get at least 4x times the performance.

I am glad to announce that currently I am getting about 7500ppd's on average!! (Client 7.1.52, AMD Catalyst 12.3)

The new technology seems to be paying off and although it is playing catch up with NVIDIA, I am finally putting my PC to good cause at nights!

Good job AMD!

[nesquick]

and how much has your power bill gone up? honestly I have never got the idea of paying for someone else to use my computing power, maybe if they payed me for it but that never happens, even bit coin there is a negative ratio.

[twents]

i think its got more to do with the "helping scientists figure out some bs mdeicine thingy and doing your part for the community or some shit"
i did like the screen saver for SETi @ home tho.

[Guset]

and how much has your power bill gone up? honestly I have never got the idea of paying for someone else to use my computing power, maybe if they payed me for it but that never happens, even bit coin there is a negative ratio.

Not much, but seriously, I can afford it, so I don't mind. The card is very economic and the whole system (CPU+GPU) running almost full blast consumes about 250W.

I do not expect everyone to be in the same position as me, but for people who want to fold, AMD has certainly contributed positively.

Also, folding is kind of like a hobby if you like. Like those people who spent thousands of dollars to "pimp" up their car (although it usually ends up looking ridiculous!) for apparent reason other than to satisfy themselves or show off; not to mention those who pimp their PCs! ;)

[nesquick]

yea I know what you mean, to me its like leaving 2-3 100w lightbulbs on the whole time which makes no sense.

[Dasa]

yea I know what you mean, to me its like leaving 2-3 100w lightbulbs on the whole time which makes no sense.

or you about to buy a new pc because you have money you dont know what to do with which also makes total scene like the dozen upgrades in just a few years you did :P
hehe why not just buy a heap of solar panels and be done with it no more energy costs just a 4k+ hole in your wallet which as it turns out is a one year of energy bills in our house just a shame even 30k worth of solar panels wouldnt cover our usage and then there is our dairy's power bill which has gone from ~3k per quarter a year ago to over 5k now

oh for anyone who doesnt know what i was referring to in the beginning http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?s...st&p=984103
sorry i just found it amusing

This post has been edited by Dasa: Apr 14 2012, 10:54 PM

[nesquick]

thinking doesn't necessarily equate to buying, I later go on to say im probably just going to go on a holiday with it, im not the only one who has spent thousands on upgrades in the last few years though.

This post has been edited by nesquick: Apr 15 2012, 08:41 AM

[Dasa]

thinking doesn't necessarily equate to buying, I later go on to say im probably just going to go on a holiday with it, im not the only one who has spent thousands on upgrades in the last few years though.

dont get me wrong im not criticising as i do the same thing