Kepler BIOS Tweaker problem

[pavle]

Hello
I also tried to change the Boost and I couldn't, If anyone can help I would appreciate

The model is GV-N740D5OC-2GI
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/gigabyte-gt-740-oc-2-gb.b2994

It seems to me that the specification on the page is incorrect. The board's memory clock is 2500 MHz (Elpida in my case) and not at 3500 Mhz.

I want to change from 1071 MHz to 1202 MHz in Bios, I tested....OK

Standart Bios Rom of GV-N740D5OC this attached

Here is your BIOS with 1202MHz clock, checksum corrected. Your VRAM is standard for GT 740, which is 5012MHz effective (1253MHz real) - not much lower than OC version (5400MHz effective).

 

[Rafael.luc]

Here is your BIOS with 1202MHz clock, checksum corrected. Your VRAM is standard for GT 740, which is 5012MHz effective (1253MHz real) - not much lower than OC version (5400MHz effective).

Thanks @pavle, worked well

The biosmod was set to "Boost" for GPU frequency 1202 MHz, shown only in Nvidia Inspector

- Adjusted Max Performance in Driver Nvidia

 

[Rafael.luc]

I copied all the values (Boost States and Clock States) from the EVGA GT740 FTW Card, using Kleper BIOS Tweaker which has the same clock as I chose.
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/evga-gt-740-ftw-2-gb.b2956

I increased the memory clock to 3200 MHz, Biosmod is safe, as I still have a margin for Overclocking (+- 1240 MHZ for GPU and 3360 MHz for Memory).

GPU-Z and Nvidia Inspector now shows the new GPU clock value

 

[pavle]

Well I'm glad it works for you, touch VRAM when under load - Elpida chips tend to get hot. Wouldn't want to ruin your graphics card for a few % difference.

 

[Rafael.luc]

Well I'm glad it works for you, touch VRAM when under load - Elpida chips tend to get hot. Wouldn't want to ruin your graphics card for a few % difference.

In fact, no manufacturer has increased the memory clock.

I measured with an electric thermometer, the memories increased the temperature a little, but the GPU IC also increased temperature which indicates more stress on the memory controller, I returned to 3000 MHz on the memories as a safe setting.

Room temperature 16°C - PC cover closed - Software: Heaven benchmark - Clock GPU 1202 MHz

Idle:

37°C GPU and 33° C Memory

Load:

57° C GPU and 49°C Memory @ 2500 MHz
59° C GPU and 50°C Memory @ 3000 MHz
61° C GPU and 52°C Memory @ 3200 MHz

Video card consumption

Idle PC 70.47W - 15% (PSU is 85% efficiency) = 59.89 W

Full Load 165.26 W
GPU 100%
18% of CPU (95W)
165W - 15% (PSU is 85% efficiency) = 140.47 W
CPU 18% of 95W = 17.1W

GPU 100% = 140.47 - 17.1 - 59.89 = +- 63.48 W

 

[Methanoid]

Hello
I also tried to change the Boost and I couldn't, If anyone can help I would appreciate

The model is GV-N740D5OC-2GI
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/gigabyte-gt-740-oc-2-gb.b2994

It seems to me that the specification on the page is incorrect. The board's memory clock is 2500 MHz (Elpida in my case) and not at 3500 Mhz.

I want to change from 1071 MHz to 1202 MHz in Bios, I tested....OK

Standart Bios Rom of GV-N740D5OC this attached

Flash the BIOS in this thread maybe?

Advanced Users Assistance needed:

I have a Quadro K4200 which is GK104 with 4GB. I know it overclocks to GTX670 clocks okay with previous BIOS mods BUT it doesn't boost same way, having ONLY 4 entries in boost table vs 46 on GTX670's boost table. Similarly 3 profiles in Boost States vs 4 on GTX.

I *could* try cross flashing to GTX670 4GB but Quadro has 2 DP and 1 DVI and one fan and one 6 pin power connector. GTX670s (mostly) have two fans, DVI, HDMI mainly, so probably not a smart choice.

Is there any way to add more entries to Boost Table (or activate those empty ones) and more profiles to Boost States, so I can adjust the K4200 BIOS closer to GTX670 without mucking up the DP outputs etc?

 

[pavle]

I have a Quadro K4200 which is GK104 with 4GB. I know it overclocks to GTX670 clocks okay with previous BIOS mods BUT it doesn't boost same way, having ONLY 4 entries in boost table vs 46 on GTX670's boost table. Similarly 3 profiles in Boost States vs 4 on GTX.

I *could* try cross flashing to GTX670 4GB but Quadro has 2 DP and 1 DVI and one fan and one 6 pin power connector. GTX670s (mostly) have two fans, DVI, HDMI mainly, so probably not a smart choice.

Is there any way to add more entries to Boost Table (or activate those empty ones) and more profiles to Boost States, so I can adjust the K4200 BIOS closer to GTX670 without mucking up the DP outputs etc?

Do not cross-flash.
I do not believe there is a way to just add those boost levels to your BIOS.
Quadro has lower TDP and BIOS is adjusted for such. That's why it still works (my GTX 680 and 780Ti stopped working).
Just enjoy your card as it is and be happy you got it.

 

[Rafael.luc]

Flash the BIOS in this thread maybe?

Advanced Users Assistance needed:

I have a Quadro K4200 which is GK104 with 4GB. I know it overclocks to GTX670 clocks okay with previous BIOS mods BUT it doesn't boost same way, having ONLY 4 entries in boost table vs 46 on GTX670's boost table. Similarly 3 profiles in Boost States vs 4 on GTX.


Is there any way to add more entries to Boost Table (or activate those empty ones) and more profiles to Boost States, so I can adjust the K4200 BIOS closer to GTX670 without mucking up the DP outputs etc?

Ideally Nvidea Quadro is for dynamic response or peak performance with TDP limitations while GTX is for maximum load (Gaming)

From a quick search, the Quadro K4200 has 3 phases while the GTX 670 has 4 phases

In principle, Quadro would not be suitable for overclocking.

Is there any way to add more entries to Boost Table (or activate those empty ones) and more profiles to Boost States, so I can adjust the K4200 BIOS closer to GTX670 without mucking up the DP outputs etc?

Boost Table from what I understand, it is for the Power Saving - Mode set in the Driver, it makes different Underclock levels at different loads. If you adjust for Maximum Performance - Mode in the Drive, the card will always remain at its maximum clock from the Boost Table.

I believe that just by changing the GPC Max value in Boost States, your card will have a "Boost" similar to my first Biosmod. But to do this you would have to monitor the Vcore temperature.

 

[Rafael.luc]

Officially, Nvidia has delisted NVENC for the 600 series and some of the 700 series (GT 710/730 and 740)

https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-and-decode-gpu-support-matrix-new

Working in OBS Studio (30.2.2) with the latest driver

For video editor Shotcut the version that works is 23.09.29. Later versions will have an error in the Encoder via Hadware

 

[Methanoid]

Thanks for that info... Not gonna use my Kepler cards for encoding, have Pascal for that and Intel Quick Sync on other machines that do better quality encodes

 

[Rafael.luc]

Thanks for that info... Not gonna use my Kepler cards for encoding, have Pascal for that and Intel Quick Sync on other machines that do better quality encodes

It will probably suffer the same fate as Kepler in 2026, where a hardware feature was purposefully disabled by Nvidia.

Nvenc is still the most common and most likely to work when you use Linux.

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/5908

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/vlxwnv

 

[Methanoid]

EDIT

 

[pavle]

If you look into that BIOS with Maxwell BIOS editor: you can try increasing Power table tab values for 10 or 20% more power available, VRM's should be good (eVGA).
Then you have Boost table tab - max. table clock can be 1506.5 (that's why you don't see it reaching 1500 with original settings).
Boost states tab should be corrected for higher clocks (P00 and 02 profiles - all values with same percentage differences as original I would guess).
Finally in the Common tab you could set boost clock to 1506.5 and observe how it behaves.

 

[Methanoid]

EDIT

 

[pavle]

I guess then the safest method is afterburner instead of an experimental BIOS. I usually only lower power and operating temperature in my GTX BIOSes.