Clock frequency questions for GeForce 7600 Gt & 7600 GS owners

[BernardP]

I have read that the 7600 GT operates at lower clock speed when running in 2-D mode. Would you please tell me these reduced clock frequencies for both core and memory?

Also, I don't know if the 7600 GS is also running at reduced clock speed in 2-D mode. Can anyone confirm this and what the reduced frequencies for the 7600 GS' core and memory would be?

Thanks

 

[BassBomb]

all cards run in lower frequencies for 2D mode, at least all modern cards

 

[schneiderguy]

if rivatuner is correct, my 7600gt doesnt underclock in 2d mode it stays at 580mhzcore/1500mhz memory all the time

 

[BernardP]

I was asking the question because...

I have only NVidia 6150 Integrated Graphics, for now, but have enabled Coolbits. In the Clock Frequency Control panel, I see that I have the same core frequency in 2-D and 3-D (475 MHz),

I have tried lowering the 2-D core clock frequency but any change is refused. Same for an increase of only 1 MHz

Not that I am clamoring for a decrease in performance :disgust:

I am planning to add a 7600 Series card and wanted to know the behavior of the GT and GS cards' clocks in 2-D, as all reviews and specs always mention only 3-D clocks.

 

[A554SS1N]

You might not be able to alter the frequency on your 6150 because it's using so little power anyway, and probably needs a decent frequency as it's only 2 Pixel Pipes, even for 2D. I have been wondering what the 2D clocks for a 7600GT were myself, but I've seen some posts mention it stays the same as 3D - which is a shame, as there isn't much point running it beyond around 300Mhz for a 2D mode seeing as it has 12 pixel pipes.

 

[BernardP]

Originally posted by: A554SS1N
I have been wondering what the 2D clocks for a 7600GT were myself, but I've seen some posts mention it stays the same as 3D - which is a shame, as there isn't much point running it beyond around 300Mhz for a 2D mode seeing as it has 12 pixel pipes.

I think (not sure) I remember seeing, in a web review around the time the 7600 GT came out, that the 2-D clock of that card is around 300 MHz. This is the info I am trying to confirm in this topic, as well as for the 7600 GS.

For some reason, I seem unable to get a definitive answer, although I understand that it should be easy to get this info with Coolbits enabled.

How to enable Coolbits