Nvidia performance level issues (PowerMizer)

AkaBkn · 12-01-10, 06:56 AM

Hello there.

This is my graphic card:
Nvidia Quadro FX 1800M (1024 MB DDR5, 72 CUDA Cores)

I have the latest proprietary drivers installed ( 260.19.21 / Linux-x86_64 ) and I can play games and 3D hardware acceleration works.
The graphic card supports 3 performance levels (found in nvidia settings -> PowerMizer: 0 [low] - 2 [high]).
However, the powermizer switches only between 0-1, the highest will never be used.
Even if I play warsow with 1920x1080 and other graphic intensive settings, I got ~90-124 Fps, the game lags a bit but powermizer stuck at level 1.
I tried a lot of different settings in modprobe.conf and xorg.conf.

For example:

Code:

Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x0"

or

Code:

Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x1; PerfLevelSrc=0x2222; PowerMizerDefault=0x3; PowerMizerDefaultAC=0x1"

Neither works as expected. I can't switch to performance level 2. :/

Has anybody a similar behavior?
I searched a lot but found nothing which could help me.

Thanks for your help!

AkaBkn · 12-08-10, 09:28 AM

Not even one advice?

Please any help. This really makes me installing Windows...

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AkaBkn · 12-21-10, 10:48 AM

just realized that this is in the wrong forum - can someone please move this to the linux driver forum. thanks

12-01-10, 06:56 AM	#1
AkaBkn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3	Nvidia performance level issues (PowerMizer) Hello there. This is my graphic card: Nvidia Quadro FX 1800M (1024 MB DDR5, 72 CUDA Cores) I have the latest proprietary drivers installed ( 260.19.21 / Linux-x86_64 ) and I can play games and 3D hardware acceleration works. The graphic card supports 3 performance levels (found in nvidia settings -> PowerMizer: 0 [low] - 2 [high]). However, the powermizer switches only between 0-1, the highest will never be used. Even if I play warsow with 1920x1080 and other graphic intensive settings, I got ~90-124 Fps, the game lags a bit but powermizer stuck at level 1. I tried a lot of different settings in modprobe.conf and xorg.conf. For example: Code: Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x0" or Code: Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerEnable=0x1; PerfLevelSrc=0x2222; PowerMizerDefault=0x3; PowerMizerDefaultAC=0x1" Neither works as expected. I can't switch to performance level 2. :/ Has anybody a similar behavior? I searched a lot but found nothing which could help me. Thanks for your help!

12-08-10, 09:28 AM	#2
AkaBkn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3	Re: Nvidia performance level issues (PowerMizer) Not even one advice? Please any help. This really makes me installing Windows... (

12-21-10, 10:48 AM	#3
AkaBkn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3	Re: Nvidia performance level issues (PowerMizer) just realized that this is in the wrong forum - can someone please move this to the linux driver forum. thanks