10.12 drivers 100% GPU at desktop

aren't you guys talking about when the core and memory is not sitting at idle, but seems to be running at full power at the desktop?

 

no, we're talking about the GPU being stuck at 99% usage.. causing horrible slowdowns when getting back to desktop after a game, while alt-tabbing, or simple pressing CONTROL + ALT + DEL.


speaking of weird bugs...
I think the flash firmware update they gave me just made things worse..
before the flashing.


the States were (on a 5870 stock from sapphire)
2d: 157Mhz
2d for 2 monitors = 400Mhz
full 3d: 850Mhz

now...:
2d = 400Mhz
2 monitors = 850Mhz-400Mhz????
mid-step = 600 Mhz (when rendering 3d in firefox, videos..etc..before it rendered all in 400Mhz mode)
full 3d: 850Mhz

Memory:
before:
idle = 300
idle 2 monitors = 1200Mhz
full 3d: 1200Mhz

now:
idle = 300Mhz
Idle 2 monitors =1200Mhz
youtube rendering = 1200Mhz

as you see, the weird part is how the gpu goes to 600Mhz to "render 3d" and not the usual 400Mhz (of avivo)

 

Any updates on a solution to this problem? I am now getting this problem multiple times a day...so much so that I had to start ignoring it and just working with it. It keeps coming back all the time.

 

+1, except for sandbox.

 

Selling my HD5970 tomorrow. Grabbing 2 GTX570s since the GTX590 VRMs sux balls. :banana:

 

Arent the 570s suffering from VRM issues too?
I'm interested to know if this has been fixed with current releases.

Edit:
As posted in another thread by Eastcoasthandle
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1597631
Looks like its still a current issue.

 

I'm getting a non-reference GTX570 SLI. If they release a non-reference GTX590 with fixed VRMs soon, then I'll probably go for that instead.

 

Desktop clock

Great collection of amazing clock.