app 6.14 for AMD is out

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gdf Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project tester Project scientist Send message Joined: 27 Jan 12 Posts: 220 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 392 - Posted: 23 Feb 2012 \| 16:22:10 UTC Last modified: 23 Feb 2012 \| 16:22:16 UTC
	It should fix most of the problems and we could test it on a new test machine. Please report any problem here.
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MJHarvey Volunteer moderator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 29 Jan 12 Posts: 53 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 394 - Posted: 23 Feb 2012 \| 23:52:06 UTC - in response to Message 392.
	6.14 is looking nice and stable. 79x0 owners should see a ~20% improvement in performance. Incidences of memory leaks, crashes and long-running/stuck WUs should be substantially reduced. Please post here with any problems. MJH
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Zydor Send message Joined: 9 Feb 12 Posts: 162 Credit: 593,133,816 RAC: 763,827 Donated	Message 395 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 1:07:55 UTC Last modified: 24 Feb 2012 \| 1:13:46 UTC
	Matt - not seeing an improvemnent in speed on 7970 as yet. I've tried upping the GPU a bit, but there is no change to speed above 1200 GPU, 1.206v. When steadily going from default all the way up to those settings, it does get faster as before (but) due to increase in GPU setting, but as before no overall improvement in speed in comparison to pre-614, and hit a brick wall at 1200/1.206v as before At present runs at 784 secs a WU at the latter settings. As before, no matter the GPU setting its not going faster above 1200 GPU/1.206v Any ideas where I might be going wrong not getting the speed increase, and you do? (my driver set is the release day driver set recommended when the 7970 first came out, and I am running BOINC 7.0.17) Putting speed to one side for now, its solid as a rock so far, and going well - nice one :) Regards Zy
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MJHarvey Volunteer moderator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 29 Jan 12 Posts: 53 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 396 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 8:45:05 UTC - in response to Message 395.
	not seeing an improvemnent in speed on 7970 as yet. That's because I mis-typed Tahiti... we'll update again later. MJH
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Zydor Send message Joined: 9 Feb 12 Posts: 162 Credit: 593,133,816 RAC: 763,827 Donated	Message 397 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 9:10:03 UTC
	Okie Doke - thanks Matt At risk of repeating myself ... Its really solid now ... nice job :) Regards Zy
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stoneageman Send message Joined: 8 Feb 12 Posts: 22 Credit: 817,724,710 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 398 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 11:18:25 UTC
	Still getting the 6.06 app on Linux which is very slow on HD7950 compared to Win.
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gdf Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project tester Project scientist Send message Joined: 27 Jan 12 Posts: 220 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 399 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 11:35:55 UTC - in response to Message 398.
	We will update linux and windows for the next release.
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MJHarvey Volunteer moderator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 29 Jan 12 Posts: 53 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 400 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 11:50:38 UTC - in response to Message 398.
	Still getting the 6.06 app on Linux which is very slow on HD7950 compared to Win. That's a function of the poor Linux Catalyst support for the 79x0 cards. If not running it already, you should try updating to the Catalyst 12.2 that came out a couple of days ago. MJH
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Zydor Send message Joined: 9 Feb 12 Posts: 162 Credit: 593,133,816 RAC: 763,827 Donated	Message 401 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 12:24:18 UTC
	Matt Which drivers do you want using for Win? I am still on the release day drivers for 7970, and 12.1 for 5XXX Regards Zy
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stoneageman Send message Joined: 8 Feb 12 Posts: 22 Credit: 817,724,710 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 402 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 13:37:40 UTC
	I'm using the latest driver and the cards run very well on Milkyway@home.
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MJHarvey Volunteer moderator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 29 Jan 12 Posts: 53 Credit: 100 RAC: 0 Donated	Message 403 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 14:26:49 UTC - in response to Message 401.
	Zydor: Which drivers do you want using for Win? I'm using 12.2 pre-qualification here (which I need for the pre-release AMD card I have). I think 12.1 would be just fine, too, for 79xxs. Late 11 releases seem ok for 6xxx and 5xxx. Stoneageman: I'm using the latest driver and the cards run very well on Milkyway@home. My earlier experience with AMD OpenCL is that the Linux compiler consistently performs worse than the Windows one. (specifically, it's differences in the low level IL->ISA compiler, rather than in the OpenCL->IL one). I've not yet got a Linux build system working to test whether this is still true. I don't know about MW@H, but I expect that their app profile is substantially different to that of the bitcoin miner. (Stay tuned to the the GPUGrid forums to see how these new GCN cards work on scientific codes). MJH
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Zydor Send message Joined: 9 Feb 12 Posts: 162 Credit: 593,133,816 RAC: 763,827 Donated	Message 405 - Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| 15:07:10 UTC
	I'm using 12.2 pre-qualification here (which I need for the pre-release AMD card I have). I think 12.1 would be just fine, too, for 79xxs. Late 11 releases seem ok for 6xxx and 5xxx. Mucho Gracias :) Regards Zy
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