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GPU Overclock??

Hey guys, I was wondering if it is possible to overclock the gpu. And if it is, would it really make a noticeable difference?
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yes its possible, assuming you know what your doing with the kernel. and in my experience, not much. depends on the difference you are looking and what you conciser making a difference, bench scores? game performance? i wouldn't worry about it to much. </opinion>

I like to play games on n64oid. Great app but I feel like my heavily overclocked cpu alone can't handle the more graphically intense games like zelda. I just want to see a little less lag.
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I've used a certain rom that had GPU overclock to 400. I noticed no difference. I wouldn't bother IMHO.

[Q] Nexus 7 performance on games

Hi everybody. I have read in a lot of forums here in xda that with rasbeanjelly and Franco.kernel or with other custom ROMs, they achieve to have no lag at games such as NFS most wanted or GTA vice city at max settings... Or have scores on quadrant benchmarks such as 7000+. The highest I could get is 5000, with rasbeanjelly and Franco.kernel/trinity kernel. Also in the games above, I have lag.. 20-25 fps. How is that possible? What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance
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Tegra 3 is the issue
If I helped out, hit the thanks button.

So how in other users it performs well and in my n7 not? tegra 3 is a quad core and I think it could perform better than a dual core... Such as gs2 or galaxy nexus, I think that the problem is the opt. of the apps.. However as I said others have no lag, how is that possible?
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If all apps were optimized, it would be great. Since most aren't, they are junk. Note 2 and s3 processor dont need apps to be optimized. Only tegra 3. Others have flashed custom kernels and roms to improve performance but most aren't that great.
If I helped out, hit the thanks button.

You are right about the note II and s3.. As for my problem, i have also installed the same ROM and kernel the spesific person installed on his nexus 7 who reported that he has no lag.. (And he wasn't the only one:/) what am I doing wrong?
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tsiape said:
You are right about the note II and s3.. As for my problem, i have also installed the same ROM and kernel the spesific person installed on his nexus 7 who reported that he has no lag.. (And he wasn't the only one:/) what am I doing wrong?
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Depends on someone's perception really. My friend's S3 has no lag playing vice city or nfs:mw, but my nexus 7 has lower framerates (in the case of nfs:mw) and stutter (in vice city), even after overclocking the GPU.
It's because the games haven't been optimized properly for tegra 3. But if you play THD games, you'll see they look awesome and are smooth.
I've noticed something else. Ever since I updated my nexus 7 to 4.2, it has been stuttering at times (sliding through the app drawer and homescreen) and some apps take longer than usual to load up (like the email client). It was silky smooth when I first got it.
Anyone else notice it too? I'm thinking of reflashing the whole stock 4.2 ROM again...or is it just a 4.2 issue?

I have downloaded some THD games such as shadowgun and dead trigger.. And it was noticeably much more smoother and with better graphics.. But the next day I tried dead trigger on an iPhone 5.. And it was 47748 times smoother:/ I am really annoyed that developers don't seem to care that much for applications on Android
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Yeah I have p.m.ed someone but never got an answer...
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tegra 3 is good. better than s3 or s4 but you must wait till be optimized. half year....i think. and then it will be ultra smooth on any game and on games you mentioned. its new device. needs time.
if you dont like ****ty performance sell it like me or wait till real talented developer buy it for yourself
when i buy qualcomm s3 device it was more laggy than s1 but half year after its faster than tegra3 now. so choice is yours. no one kernel or rom now brings more performance. try miui rom or sparksco saber. its best now. other developers know **** about performance and stability

Okay thanks!
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[Q] Less perf after overclock

Hello,
I overclocked my cpu to 1944mhz and gpu to 487mhz using fauxclock (i'm rooted with faux kernel)...
But when i benchmark i have lesser scores (1600 on geekbench and 13000 on antutu)...
Can someone explain me why
Thanks

Thermal throttling.
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Eric-1987 said:
Thermal throttling.
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Hi,
Probably, yes. Plus Faux kernel is not the kernel to run benchs. Faux focused on "real" performance on daily use (UI, games) and his kernel is not a kernel for benchs. This is not a critic and I didn't say the other kernels are not optimized for daily use
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Yes, I play games to test my kernels, it's the BEST benchmark of anything, way better than any synthetic benchmarks
I also play NSF, DeadTrigger, Temple Run, AngryBirds and MetalSlug series to check all different aspect of gaming performance. My kernel may not score the highest in synthetic benchmarks, but it does well in real Games and Apps :victory:
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my kernel is very smooth for normal apps and games but does poorly with these artificial apps like benchmarks and stress tests
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But you can try another governor or tweaks some governor settings.

Thanks for the answer i noticed higher fps on real racing 3
That mean the kernel isn't good for bench that's it !
Btw is it possible to disable thermal throttling

Poustic said:
Thanks for the answer i noticed higher fps on real racing 3
That mean the kernel isn't good for bench that's it !
Btw is it possible to disable thermal throttling
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No. Don't even think about it. Another possibility is that your phone can't handle the 1.9 overclock, hence lagging.
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[Q] Kernel issues

Hi
First post. Will try not to look the idiot or ask what has already been asked. Here goes, I am unable to find a kernel that actually improves my phone, i currently have the following -
Nexus 4
ROM - PSX V1
Moto x mod (great addition)
Stock kernel
I have tried two or three kernels including the new Trinity one which gave me a worse performance. Would someone point me in the right direction?
Could i also say a big thanks to PSX developer for a great ROM.
Regards.

Have you tried Franco...?
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did you try adjusting settings to your needs? considering the trinity kernel maxes at 1026mhz by default, until you adjust the cpu speed yourself.

So if I reinstalled trinity and used trickster to increase the cpu, I might get better results?
I haven't tried franco just yet.
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Right after a bit of trial and error I reckon I have cracked it.
PSX v1
Moto x
Trinity kernel
Results from antutu
22400
Results from Quadrant
9500
Up from 16500 and 6300.
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Improvement is a subjective in this context. In what way? Faster? More features? Better battery life? Better sound quality? Better color? Smoother?
Benchmark means nothing. It is possible to apply the Samsung's dalvik cheat patch to your rom which will increase your benchmark score but yield no real world performance. With some settings you might get great benchmark, but the phone might get hot with poor battery life. Moreover, most benchmark programs do not tell the real story about performance. Antutu and Geekbench doesn't even work correctly with 4.4 and ART. iOS7 might get good scores sunspider javascript, but there are times when Android web performance outright beat it.
This thread falls in the category of "What is the best kernel/rom?" which is against XDA rules so I can;t help you. Research each kernel and read about its features and users feedback and find what is right for you. A lot of time stock kernel will give the best stability and battery life.
I use kernels mainly for features. There are other bigger factors about the operating system that determine battery life and performance.

What I wanted was faster and this certainly is faster. So I'm happy. Thanks for all your help.
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Rlumby said:
What I wanted was faster and this certainly is faster. So I'm happy. Thanks for all your help.
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Use latest PSX rom, put phone in freezer for 1hour, set CPU to 1800MHZ performance, GPU to 533MHZ performance if possible, raise overall cpu voltage, stop all background app, run benchmark.

Rlumby said:
Right after a bit of trial and error I reckon I have cracked it.
PSX v1
Moto x
Trinity kernel
Results from antutu
22400
Results from Quadrant
9500
Up from 16500 and 6300.
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there you go

[Q] Real Racing 3

Hey all,
I'm not sure whats happening but im getting less than 25fps on real racing 3. It's all stock, I've restored this phone to see if it was an app but nope.
I'm on 4.4.2 all stock. Low frame rate. No apps opened.

Don't post the same question twice. You didn't even wait a full 30 minutes
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Spastic909 said:
Don't post the same question twice. You didn't even wait a full 30 minutes
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chrome crashed, i refreshed the page, 2 send. i'm new to XDA and not currently got the knowledge to know how to delete a post. :good::laugh:

try this app and set it to MEDIUM settings.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lt.hitex.rr3graphics&hl=es

Good app, I have used it myself, if it even lags in MINIMUM settings, (in my case it didnt) you can try other games like Asphalt raceing series or Drag Raceing. Good luck!
Regards,
Nexus

Try with purity rom+ franco kernel, I play with extrahigh graphics and runs smooth

I play Real Racing on my Venue 8 tablet and it runs without lag, of course since I have 2GB RAM. How much ram do you have?
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aarongillion63 said:
I play Real Racing on my Venue 8 tablet and it runs without lag, of course since I have 2GB RAM. How much ram do you have?
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As its a nexus 4 he would have 2gb too...
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it should not lag, on my old note 2 which has a weaker chipset RR3 was smooth
undervolt the cpu, maybe its throttling
Also if you get NFS: Most Wanted, that should be constant 60 FPS too, tested it on my Nexus

I don't know what makes your game lag, maybe because rom you are using?

Overdose1986 said:
Try with purity rom+ franco kernel, I play with extrahigh graphics and runs smooth
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would a custom rom change performance? im using a custom kernel though, hellcore. which seems to have fixed the lag

carlosmg2 said:
try this app and set it to MEDIUM settings.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lt.hitex.rr3graphics&hl=es
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as default, its set to low i think- its all horrible graphics compared to my moto g which runs real racing smoothly.

Νexus said:
Good app, I have used it myself, if it even lags in MINIMUM settings, (in my case it didnt) you can try other games like Asphalt raceing series or Drag Raceing. Good luck!
Regards,
Nexus
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thankyou mate, but performance shouldnt change from lets say your nexus to mine, they're all the same? my nexus is clean, nova launcher, and afew social apps (facebook, instagram, snapchat)
anyhow, hellcore seems to have fixed the issue

Mashed_Potatoes said:
it should not lag, on my old note 2 which has a weaker chipset RR3 was smooth
undervolt the cpu, maybe its throttling
Also if you get NFS: Most Wanted, that should be constant 60 FPS too, tested it on my Nexus
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it is UV, 1512 is at 1075, 1050 rebooted when got hot so it wasnt so stable

EDO48 said:
I don't know what makes your game lag, maybe because rom you are using?
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stock rom and kernel