Everybody, I had a EVGA GTX 970 REF with a stock clock of 1050. I did a "Step Up" to a GTX 970 FTW+ (Fastest stock clock speed of the series 1215) and that has caused me to loose 5000+ points in futureMark, thats right 5000. I just scored my 3rd straight 15000 point Skydiver test and with my REF overclocked 5 days ago (before I mailed back to EVGA) I was getting 21000+. How can that be??? Now having said all of that. Iam having to run the "old version" of PrecisionX 16 because I cant see it???? Thats right, can't see it. EVGA says its a common problem but I'm baffeled with loosing all these points after a card upgrade, I have to have a F#$%*d up driver or this Precision problem. I spend thousands of dollars to build rigs that sit at the top of the heap. Can anyone help me understand this???? I have my 2nd 970 FTW+ that will be here Tues. But I have to get this card ATLEAST scoring what the slower card could and did score. I'm lost and I need help bad, I have given EVGA $800.00 + minimum, in video cards alone in the last month, and I need some support, Oh yeah, my CPU is jacked up to 4.5 but that was the same scenerio with my previous card the REF. I run my I5 4690 @ 4.5 Stable too, what a great chip this has been!!!! And to think I was so excited to see how many more points I get with this new card, UGH I'm disapointed!!! I meen I have done so much reading about these speeds and core clocks speeds and this FTW+ should have bumped my score up 500-700, not cut it 5000 - 6000.  I'm thinking it has to be that old version of PrecisionX 16, has to be!!! Let me know what to do
 
 

I'm very slow and just learning so please bear with me, and please allow me to apologize, I didn't mean to offend anyone, I was just frustrated. I will get the links to some of my previous scores, and then as you stated, run the higher end test, firstrike and I will do that also and post everything I get from that. I will also list the rest of my rig info. 

Sounds great.

This is from the skydiver page here: Sky Diver is the ideal test for benchmarking systems with mainstream DirectX 11 graphics cards, mobile GPUs, and integrated graphics.

Integrated graphics... Lol. You are way beyond those. It is meant for laptops mainly.

Firestrike regular is a 1080p test, firestrike extreme is a 1440p test, and and firestrike ultra is a 4k test. Try firestrike regular and extreme to start to see how it goes. Those will give your GPU a better push and force it to utilize more gpu resources than skydiver will.

You may have issues posting links. When you post them, put parentheses around the periods. Www(.) evga(.) com.

This is a spam control feature on the forums and it will erase your links for the first 50 posts.. It does that for really good reasons.

  <---- 4.5 CPU and GPU @ 1316
 
    <------4.5 CPU and Stock GPU 1215
 
Both of the above are the new FTW Card - Below will be the older REF clock both with CPU settings at 4.5 and one with stock GPU and other minor OC
 
    <------- 4.5 and GPU aprox 1200
 
    <--------4.5 CPU and Stock REF 1050
 
 
Did I do a better job of keeping it from being all jumbled together???? I though you would be able to interpratate this. Plus, it all stems from me not being able to get my software right, thats why I got the super low score, using a super old driver. As you can see the difference is the dates. I've only had the FTW+ since yesterday. Sent the REF back begining of last week. Let me know what you guys think???
 
I tried to increase the CPU clock to 1355 and it frooze. I also only increased the voltage by 8 or 12, I think 12

My second card will be here Tues. I have learned, seeing that I have had a REF (Slowest factory speed) and now I have a FTW+ (Fastest factory clock speed) I was able to OC both of them, and both of them maxed out at just over 1300 I got mine stable now at 1315, thats just one though, like I said my second one is Tues. 
 
REF Scores below Stock and OCd
 
GPU Clk 1300 + or - () CPU @ 4.5
 
GPU Stock 1050 () CPU @ 4.5
 
 
FTW+ CPU 1315 () CPU @ 4.5
 
FTW+ STK 1216 () CPU 4.5
 
Man I hope everyone can see that. It took some work to post that. I'm exahausted!!!! LOL 
 
Bottom line for me - The EVGA is a great card but the max clock speed for any of them, from the lowest (REF, I had one and it topped at 1300+) I now have a FTW+ same thing, peaks at 1315. I have not got it to run stable high then that. 
 
Lets hear some opinions - Mine is EVGA makes some great products and I cant wait to get this 2nd card WooooooWoooooo