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2014/04/24 14:02:04 (permalink)
GPU Grid has been working hard to get Cuda 6 application going and finally have a stable version up and running. But there is a catch, you need to be using version 334.21 or later drivers. Here is the message they put up on their forums.
 
Hi all,

As you may have noticed, we now have a CUDA 6.0 application. This brings with it several benefits over the older 4.2 and 5.5 applications, notably:

* Support for Maxwell GPUs
* Slightly improved performance
* Much lower CPU load

The minimum driver required for this app is 334.21, but any later version is OK.

In the longer term, our software development will assume CUDA 6. features, and it would be good to have as many of you as possible able to run it.

Currently 60% of all the WUs we get back are completed on machines with this driver or later (though many of you have been running the 55 app, because of our server scheduling policy)

If you have the opportunity, please do consider upgrading your driver!

Don't worry if you can't: the older applications aren't going away. From now on, though, they will get only maintenance updates.

Matt




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    Re: GPU Grid driver recomendation 2014/04/24 20:48:26 (permalink)
    All but my 690 are on 335.23 updating my 690 rig now as I won't Fold on non GK110 and above GPU's.
    Thanks for the update about the driver needed for GPUGRID.
     
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    After I updated my GTX 690 Rig Maximus V Extreme to 335.23 the Power needed Dropped BIG Time.
    I could only run 2 CPU Projects before with Driver 327.23 running CPU at 50% now I have 4 CPU Projects running and set the CPU to 90% and still running 6 GPUGRID Projects. CPU now running between 68% and 74% and wattage down from about 1100 Watts to about 980 Watts.
     
    I will check it in the AM and post any change.
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    Re: GPU Grid driver recomendation 2014/04/25 17:46:06 (permalink)
    Khalifrio What have you read about AMD Driver for GPUGRID?
    Thanks

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    Re: GPU Grid driver recomendation 2014/04/25 18:12:52 (permalink)
    From what I have read GPU Grid does not support AMD GPU's at all. All their applications are built around Cuda. They would have to start from scratch and build a OpenCL/GL application. It gets brought up from time to time but the reply is always they don't have the people or the money to hire the people to start such a project.
     
    Here is the latest discussion about I could find about it over at the GPU Grid forums.
     
    http://www.gpugrid.net/forum_thread.php?id=3607#34743
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    Re: GPU Grid driver recomendation 2014/04/25 19:20:59 (permalink)
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    From what I have read GPU Grid does not support AMD GPU's at all. All their applications are built around Cuda. They would have to start from scratch and build a OpenCL/GL application. It gets brought up from time to time but the reply is always they don't have the people or the money to hire the people to start such a project.
     
    Here is the latest discussion about I could find about it over at the GPU Grid forums.
     
    http://www.gpugrid.net/forum_thread.php?id=3607#34743


    Well that sucks, at least their are other GPU Crunching Projects out there.
     

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