9600 pro & 9600 XT

[valued customer]

XT supposedly has a clock speed of 500 mhz whereas 9600 pro a clock
speed of 375 mhz.

Is it possible ATI simply overclocked the 9600 pro out of the box ? Or
are there board changes?

Locust

 

[Thomas Andersson]

XT supposedly has a clock speed of 500 mhz whereas 9600 pro a clock
speed of 375 mhz.

9600 Pro is 400MHz clock default.

Is it possible ATI simply overclocked the 9600 pro out of the box ? Or
are there board changes?

Chip changes, some improvements and redesign (think Pro vas RV350 will this
core is RV360).
Improved memory controller for starters, then the new hardware monitoring
stuff, dynamic overclocking etc.
Supposedly the new one will also be a better overclocker than the old one
(which from what I know was already pretty good at that).

Best Wishes
Thomas

 

[John and Pat Ochenduszko]

9600 Pro is 400MHz clock default.


Chip changes, some improvements and redesign (think Pro vas RV350 will this
core is RV360).
Improved memory controller for starters, then the new hardware monitoring
stuff, dynamic overclocking etc.
Supposedly the new one will also be a better overclocker than the old one
(which from what I know was already pretty good at that).

Best Wishes
Thomas

The newest drivers, which are close to being available, are going to be an
improvement as well. I have read that they are going to adjust the clock
speed according to the application being ran. If you have a game that
requires high performance, the speed will be increased but it will step down
if the system encounters instability. Now I may have this not quite on the
mark as to the actual driver operation but I believe that I am in the
ballpark with this explanation.

Regards,
John O.

 

[Strontium]

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The newest drivers, which are close to being available, are going to
be an improvement as well. I have read that they are going to adjust
the clock speed according to the application being ran. If you have a
game that requires high performance, the speed will be increased but
it will step down if the system encounters instability. Now I may
have this not quite on the mark as to the actual driver operation but
I believe that I am in the ballpark with this explanation.

I believe it has to do with thermal monitoring, not application use. One
author described it as the drivers slowly upping speeds and then backing
off, when a certain temperature was met or exceeded, to maintain stability.

 

[John and Pat Ochenduszko]

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John and Pat Ochenduszko stood up at show-n-tell, in
[email protected], and said:


I believe it has to do with thermal monitoring, not application use. One
author described it as the drivers slowly upping speeds and then backing
off, when a certain temperature was met or exceeded, to maintain stability.

--
Strontium

"It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every
now, and then, I kick the livin' shit `outta me." - Lit

Thanks for the clarification. As I stated, I was not completely sure as to
the actual operation of the drivers.

Regards,
John O.