AMD 6870 not performing very well...

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  1. Kingsly, Jun 25, 2012
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    Kingsly macrumors 68040

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    Cinebench CPU scored about middle of the range compared to the newest MP's, which I expected. What I didn't expect was a mere 15fps on the graphics benchmark.
    Stock XFX 6870 1gb, no hacks to either the card or my system.

    Am I doing something wrong? I'd have expected it to score significantly higher and perform better (both cinebench and real world have left me wanting) over my old 8800GT. :(

    UPDATE:

    Open GL test attached below. Isn't scoring much different than the old 8800GT. Please help? FCP is running incredibly slow and I owe some projects this week!
     

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  2. karsten, Jun 28, 2012

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    is your video card fan ramping up with temp? mine never did and it got hot enough to shut the system down on several occasions. i had to put a 3rd party cooler on it. just an idea.
     
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  3. Inconsequential, Jun 29, 2012

    Inconsequential macrumors 68000

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    Your card has a problem with it then.

    The GPUs BIOS has a fan profile that ensures that it ramps up the fan. OS X has NO CONTROL OVER THIS.


    My flashed 6870 (just tested) averages ~4000 FPS on those tests.

    What happens if you restart?
     
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