I have uploaded the new CUDA3.1 application for everyone.
Remember to use SWAN_SYNC=0 for maximum performance (at the price of one CPU core).

Let us know the performance improvement.

gdf

For 65nm GTX260 too?

Anyone with a CUDA3.1 driver will receive it.
(Windows only for now)

gdf

Anyone with a CUDA3.1 driver will receive it.
(Windows only for now)

gdf

Any testing with non-GTX 4X0 cards? It appears pretty good so far for these, but I haven't received any CUDA3.1 WU's on my slower / older cards. Just wondering how many of these beta's have been run on those systems.

Got 6.05 cuda tasks, what to do to recieve 3.1 tasks? Beta 3.1 run nice on my GTX260.

Got 6.05 cuda tasks, what to do to recieve 3.1 tasks? Beta 3.1 run nice on my GTX260.

The best you can do is make sure you have "Run test applications" checked on your Prefences and then hope you get one.

From what I can see this is a fairly small beta (I think it was 20 WUs), most likely because it tested really well in the lab and so far I have not seen anyone posting an error for this beta. Congrats to the GPUGrid team on this and I look forward to this version of your app's release. Hopefully the performance increases will allow you to increase overall WU size to help the project but still remain about the same average runtime we crunchers see now.

:thumbs up:

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Thanks - Steve

Test 3.1 tasks I run OK http://www.gpugrid.net/forum_thread.php?id=2199&nowrap=true#17785, I have understood, that are available standard 3.1 tasks. Standard 6.05 2.2/2.3 cuda tasks crashes on my 65nm GTX260.

Test 3.1 tasks I run OK.
I have understood, that are available standard 3.1 tasks.

I don't think a standard GPUGrid application that uses 3.1 has been released yet.

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Thanks - Steve

Got 6.05 cuda tasks, what to do to recieve 3.1 tasks? Beta 3.1 run nice on my GTX260.

You just need to install cuda3.1 drivers.

gdf

Test 3.1 tasks I run OK.
I have understood, that are available standard 3.1 tasks.

I don't think a standard GPUGrid application that uses 3.1 has been released yet.

And what about the 6.09 version in the apps? It's not among the ACEMD beta versions. Only the windows version available at the moment.

The first post says:

I have uploaded the new CUDA3.1 application for everyone.
Remember to use SWAN_SYNC=0 for maximum performance (at the price of one CPU core).

Let us know the performance improvement.

gdf

I have installed WHQL 257.21 since 06/15/2010 at host ID 31329 and beta 3.1 tasks run OK....but still recieving (and deleting) standard tasks as 6.05 cuda.

Test 3.1 tasks I run OK.
I have understood, that are available standard 3.1 tasks.

I don't think a standard GPUGrid application that uses 3.1 has been released yet.

And what about the 6.09 version in the apps? It's not among the ACEMD beta versions. Only the windows version available at the moment.

The first post says:

I have uploaded the new CUDA3.1 application for everyone.
Remember to use SWAN_SYNC=0 for maximum performance (at the price of one CPU core).

Let us know the performance improvement.

gdf

My bad ... I was not reading closely.

Might I suggest that we all just crank through whatever WUs GPUGrid gives us rather than cherry picking the new ones? This way we can finish up the old ones and move everything to the new as soon as possible.

For point hunters ... make sure you don't cancel too many or the server will shut you off for a while ... possibly a long while ~ many hours!!!

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Thanks - Steve

For point hunters ... make sure you don't cancel too many or the server will shut you off for a while ... possibly a long while ~ many hours!!!

I know that, but my 65nm GTX260 crashes any CUDA 2.2/2.3 task. It was usable a year ago and from that time I am crunching other project on it, but not GPUGRID. I load (and cancel) task time to time to not reach daily quota. Sometimes i recieve 3.1 beta task that rise daily quota.

GDF, are you sure that server should send standard tasks for non-Fermi class GPU with 257.21 drivers as CUDA 3.1?

For point hunters ... make sure you don't cancel too many or the server will shut you off for a while ... possibly a long while ~ many hours!!!

I know that, but my 65nm GTX260 crashes any CUDA 2.2/2.3 task. It was usable a year ago and from that time I am crunching other project on it, but not GPUGRID. I load (and cancel) task time to time to not reach daily quota. Sometimes i recieve 3.1 beta task that rise daily quota.

My post was not directed towards you, it was just a general warning for people who do not already know the consequences if they abort to many.

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Thanks - Steve

For point hunters ... make sure you don't cancel too many or the server will shut you off for a while ... possibly a long while ~ many hours!!!

I know that, but my 65nm GTX260 crashes any CUDA 2.2/2.3 task. It was usable a year ago and from that time I am crunching other project on it, but not GPUGRID. I load (and cancel) task time to time to not reach daily quota. Sometimes i recieve 3.1 beta task that rise daily quota.

GDF, are you sure that server should send standard tasks for non-Fermi class GPU with 257.21 drivers as CUDA 3.1?

It should. I will check the log files.

gdf

Got anybody any of these new v6.09 WUs?
I'm still getting only v6.05.
I guess we have to wait the queue to run out of v6.05 before we'll get v6.09.

My fault. The server was not giving out cuda3.1 jobs to anyone.
Now it should be fixed.

gdf

Thanks GDF, it works now. Great.

6.09 Cuda 3.1 beta is running good on my 55nm EVGA 260s. As did the previous versions also, with moderate overclock.
Just 1 WU completed so far but it seems to be 5 to 10 percent faster than 6.05 was.
Time per step seems 2x faster than I usualy see.

For Linux, when ?

Please.