Titan Results Thread (OC/Performance/Benching)

[Annisman*]

I took the time to make sure my two Titans are not DOA today by installing them 1 at a time in my wife's computer.

If you want to see how Titan does when seriously platform bottlenecked in 3DMark11, here it is :awe: C2D E6400 @ 3.2Ghz, P35 platform, PCIE 1.1 x16

First link is a 7950 @ 1.1Ghz, then Titan #1 and then Titan #2. For the Titans I just extended the power target to 106 and used a 100Mhz offset on the core. Don't pay much attention to the overall scores, but look at the graphics scores under detailed. Either way, this system chokes a Titan.

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6079771
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6080036
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6080223

It's too bad I couldn't run advanced, but I don't have advanced version installed on this machine. There was some serious bottlenecking going on, particularly in graphics test #1, which scored about the same on the 7950 as it did on the Titans.

I would not recommend using a Titan in this kind of system

Awesome work Groove, at least you can say you're probably the only person in the world who has matched up those specific components !

 

[Annisman*]

FPS and scores both rose much more with the 2nd I posted in Valley/ff14 bench/3dmark

Now that I've dont my own testing on memory oc vs focusing on the core, there is definately a balance that needs to be struck. I still say focus on the core, and then see what you can squeeze our of the memory, without your scores decreasing, because yes, your scores CAN decrease by just increasing memory clockspeed, if your core is set pretty high.

My guess is that it's sucking away voltage from the core to feed the faster clocked memory, it really shows just how badly this card needs more volts, as there is performance just being left on the table.

 

[DooKey]

I took the time to make sure my two Titans are not DOA today by installing them 1 at a time in my wife's computer.

If you want to see how Titan does when seriously platform bottlenecked in 3DMark11, here it is :awe: C2D E6400 @ 3.2Ghz, P35 platform, PCIE 1.1 x16

First link is a 7950 @ 1.1Ghz, then Titan #1 and then Titan #2. For the Titans I just extended the power target to 106 and used a 100Mhz offset on the core. Don't pay much attention to the overall scores, but look at the graphics scores under detailed. Either way, this system chokes a Titan.

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6079771
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6080036
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6080223

It's too bad I couldn't run advanced, but I don't have advanced version installed on this machine. There was some serious bottlenecking going on, particularly in graphics test #1, which scored about the same on the 7950 as it did on the Titans.

I would not recommend using a Titan in this kind of system

Thanks for the update, Groove.

 

[Annisman*]

Installed the second Titan, 3rd all time score in a 2 Titan configuration !

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6080953

My one card is boosting to 1.2Ghz :0

The other, 1.15 !

 

[DooKey]

Installed the second Titan, 3rd all time score in a 2 Titan configuration !

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6080953

My one card is boosting to 1.2Ghz :0

The other, 1.15 !

Nice, what are you running the vram at?

 

[Annisman*]

Nice, what are you running the vram at?

+350, any more than that seems to steal voltage from the core and results in less overall performance.

 

[lavaheadache]

looks like I'm not 100% stable with 150+ core at default voltage. Twice now after an hour or so of gameplay I've had a nvidia display driver crash.

 

[boxleitnerb]

Question for the other Titan owners:

When overclocking, my voltage doesn't seem to go up. I set the GPU offset at +100, but instead of 1.162V, I actually get something in the range of 1.0-1.1V! What's up with that? This is basically undervolting...but I don't want that.

 

[lavaheadache]

I haven't touched the overvolting yet. I don't think I will.

 

[boxleitnerb]

I'm not overvolting, just increasing the GPU clock offset.

So at stock:
1006 MHz@1.162V

+100 MHz offset:
1106 MHz@1.012V

That surely cannot be right?

 

[lavaheadache]

voltage and core speed change frequently during gameplay. How long did play for? Is your overclock unstable?


Also, if you didn't adjust the power and temp targets that could be whats going on.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

How close does a 1250mhz 7950 get to a titan? Just curious.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

I'm not overvolting, just increasing the GPU clock offset.

So at stock:
1006 MHz@1.162V

+100 MHz offset:
1106 MHz@1.012V

That surely cannot be right?

The card is trying to stay under 265watts? You increase core speed so it throttles? That's my guess.

 

[Keysplayr]

How close does a 1250mhz 7950 get to a titan? Just curious.

I don't believe it does. It might get close to 7970GHz at say 1100-1150ish.

 

[lavaheadache]

How close does a 1250mhz 7950 get to a titan? Just curious.

My Titan feels a good deal faster in Crysis 3 and Far Cry 3 than my 1250mhz 7970. In other games, no difference since the 7970 was more than enough even at 2560x1600. Basically I paid $1000 in graphics hardware to play Crysis 3. Not as bad as people who bought 3 8800 Ultra's to play the original with lower frame rates than I'm getting.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

How close does a 1250mhz 7950 get to a titan? Just curious.

Really all that matters is that titan isn't $750 faster. Of course if you want the best you're going to pay for it.

 

[lavaheadache]

Not that it bothers me in the slightest but is anybody else getting coil whine out of their card?

 

[Grooveriding]

I'm not overvolting, just increasing the GPU clock offset.

So at stock:
1006 MHz@1.162V

+100 MHz offset:
1106 MHz@1.012V

That surely cannot be right?

I would check out this thread on OCN, http://www.overclock.net/t/1363440/nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-owners-club/1840 Lots of discussion there about overclocking behaviour on Titan.

Titan seems to have a really aggressive throttling system. Posters there are seeing all kinds of different situations where it is throttling differently depending on the 3D application, temperatures, speeds. Even high fan speeds are causing throttling for some members there...

 

[lavaheadache]

There seems to be no Rhyme or reason when the card decides to dial clocks back here and there. It just happens. It will happen even I stop playing and leave the game still. The clocks will go down a little then back up. Card will be running nice and cool too. Whatever it works and works well. The genius's must have had a reason for it

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

My Titan feels a good deal faster in Crysis 3 and Far Cry 3 than my 1250mhz 7970. In other games, no difference since the 7970 was more than enough even at 2560x1600. Basically I paid $1000 in graphics hardware to play Crysis 3. Not as bad as people who bought 3 8800 Ultra's to play the original with lower frame rates than I'm getting.

That card is a beast. I just don't know why for a grand they neutered it. I think most titan buyers would even be willing to pay $1200 for a fully unlocked titan.

Maybe you should have rented a titan from that place that rents out cards like that douche don carnage did.

I think the most fun is the first few days then it hits you that the wallet is $1000 lighter.

 

[boxleitnerb]

The card is trying to stay under 265watts? You increase core speed so it throttles? That's my guess.

Wouldn't the card still maintain the normal GPU clock/voltage pairs? Like here:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6774/nvidias-geforce-gtx-titan-part-2-titans-performance-unveiled/2

I'm confused.

I would check out this thread on OCN, http://www.overclock.net/t/1363440/nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-owners-club/1840 Lots of discussion there about overclocking behaviour on Titan.

Titan seems to have a really aggressive throttling system. Posters there are seeing all kinds of different situations where it is throttling differently depending on the 3D application, temperatures, speeds. Even high fan speeds are causing throttling for some members there...

Yeah, high fan speeds influence clocks here, too. 3-4 bins depending on the situation. But sometimes there is no influence at all.

I hope I can get rid of that fan ASAP.

 

[lavaheadache]

That card is a beast. I just don't know why for a grand they neutered it. I think most titan buyers would even be willing to pay $1200 for a fully unlocked titan.

Maybe you should have rented a titan from that place that rents out cards like that douche don carnage did.

I think the most fun is the first few days then it hits you that the wallet is $1000 lighter.

I'm already feeling like that

 

[VulgarDisplay]

Wouldn't the card still maintain the normal GPU clock/voltage pairs? Like here:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6774/nvidias-geforce-gtx-titan-part-2-titans-performance-unveiled/2

I'm confused.



Yeah, high fan speeds influence clocks here, too. 3-4 bins depending on the situation. But sometimes there is no influence at all.

I hope I can get rid of that fan ASAP.

What I read in the review is that overvolting gives more turbo bins and is not really overvolting. Your card is hitting 265watts and thus downclocking/volting to protect the power circuitry.

It may seem crazy, but the fan could be drawing enough wattage at higher speeds and higher GPU loads to hit the 265 watt limit and cause the GPU to underclock also.

 

[BoFox]

Wouldn't the card still maintain the normal GPU clock/voltage pairs? Like here:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6774/nvidias-geforce-gtx-titan-part-2-titans-performance-unveiled/2

I'm confused.



Yeah, high fan speeds influence clocks here, too. 3-4 bins depending on the situation. But sometimes there is no influence at all.

I hope I can get rid of that fan ASAP.

It could just be the clock offset (say, +105Mhz) for all of the clock/voltage pairs. But if the card eats upwards of 250-265W (depending on what was set), then it has to drop voltage draw down a notch.

I'm also guessing that the fan draws about 15W or so when running at high speed. It could be even more, but probably not since it doesn't run at too high rpm, and is quiet. The one on the old HD 2900XT ate more than 20W!

 

[Lepton87]

That's your ultra luxurious NV card. Because NV is green they care a lot about the environment so they decided that anything over 265W for a single card is crossing the line. They've got to save the planet. The next gen NV card is going to check if you have solar panels on your roof and only then they will let you increase power target. We need more companies so conscious about the environment, alternately they happily sell you carbon credits. Has anyone tried to connect the fan to an external connector and checked if it helped?