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Slow Performance on GTX 285 (GUI) + GTX 580 3gb Combo (Cubix)
Hey guys, wasn’t sure whether to post this here or the new configuration forum, so I’ll start here til someone yells at me 🙂
I just upgraded a MAC system from a GT120+GTX285+GTX285 configuration (using cubix expander), to a GTX285(GUI)+GTX580(EVGA PC Version, nonflashed 3gb) combo. My standard candle tests actually ended up dropping with a single 580 compared to 2×285’s. I’m not sure why, and hoping someone might have an insight here.
Old System:
MacPro 8core 2.26 Nehalem 24gb RAM (OSX 10.6.8)
Slot 1 – GT120
Slot 2 – cubix
Slot 3 – Decklink 3D
Slot 4 – RocketRaid 4322
Cubix 1 – GTX285 (1gb VRAM)
Cubix 2 – GTX285 (1gb VRAM)
Cubix 3 – Red Rocket
Cubix 4 – EmptyNew System:
MacPro 8 core 2.26 Nehalem 24gb RAM (OSX 10.7.4, AGPM kext removed)
Slot 1 – GTX285
Slot 2 – cubix
Slot 3 – Decklink 3D
Slot 4 – RocketRaid 4322
Cubix 1 – GTX580 (3gb VRAM, PC Version, non-flashed)
Cubix 2 – Empty
Cubix 3 – Red Rocket
Cubix 4 – EmptyCandle Tests:
GT120+2xGTX285 System
V1 2 nodes : 24 fps
V2 4 nodes : 24 fps
V3 6 nodes : 24 fps
V4 12 nodes : 19.5 fps (9 Nodes in Realtime)
V5 NR 4 : 24 fps
V6 NR 3 : 24 fps
V7 NR 2 : 15 fps
V8 NR 1 : 4.5 fpsGTX285+GTX580 System
V1 2 nodes : 24 fps
V2 4 nodes : 24 fps
V3 6 nodes : 24 fps
V4 12 nodes : 16.5 fps (8 Nodes in Realtime)
V5 NR 4 : 24 fps
V6 NR 3 : 24 fps
V7 NR 2 : 14 fps
V8 NR 1 : 4 fpsAny ideas here? I’m stumped. I suppose I just need to add another GTX580 for better performance. I just assumed 1×580 would be better than 2xGTX285’s (and I gained the 3gb ram as well). Should I give David Pirinelli a call and have it flashed maybe? Thanks all.
Chris Hall
Colorist – Basher Films
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4 Replies
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This looks correct to me. 1 580 = 2 x 285 approx.
Just get another 580 and you’ll have double the performance.
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Yeah, I guess I had just expected having 512 cuda cores (in the 580) would lead to faster performance than the total 480 in the 2xGTX285’s right? I guess in this case, two slower cards are better than 1?
Chris Hall
Colorist – Basher Films
Pasadena, CA -
There is an archecture difference between the two cards (actually two architecture revisions between them) and just as the gtx680 with 3x the number of cores as a 580 doesn’t perform 3x faster, the core to performance relationship is not a linear one.
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copy that, thanks guys appreciate the insight. Another 580 it is.
Chris Hall
Colorist – Basher Films
Pasadena, CA
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