Lower Geekbench score Than Older version

[colorzpe]

macOS Version

Monterey

What is your CPU's model?

8700k

What is your GPU's model?

6700xt Ref

Please describe the behaviour in detail.

Geekbench score (opencl,metal) lower than nootrx older version
and lower than 6600xt

What should've happened instead?

Same score or a bit lower or better

If applicable, attach the .gpuRestart, .panic, etc file related to this issue.

No response

[github-actions]

Greetings. It seems like this is the first issue you open on this repository.

We are letting you know that these are for bug reports or feature requests. Most of the reports we receive in this GitHub Organisation are user errors.

For the sake of saving time, here are the most common cases:

• Outdated version of this kext.
• Conflicts with other kexts (e.g. WhateverGreen, NootedRed).
• Issues caused by other kexts like memory corruption (e.g. AirportItlwm).
• Intended behaviour by Apple (e.g. V-Sync or cursor rendering).
• Using cheap hacks like kext/library downgrades (e.g. OCLP, BFixup).
• Duplicate kexts.
• Malformed config.plist caused by configurator software (OCAT, OCC, etc).
• Outdated macOS minor version (e.g. macOS 11.0.0 instead of latest).
• Using beta versions of macOS.
• Using the kext during installation or update. There is a Lilu bug which makes macOS stall during the last install phase.
• Incorrect SMBIOS.

We will never support the use of configurator software, solutions like OCLP/BFixup, or using macOS beta versions.

This issue will be looked over by the respective maintainer when they can. In the meantime, look if you can resolve this yourself via checking the above.

Be patient, we are hobbyists.

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

The workflow policy was changed because on some GPUs it was causing coil whine.

[kadaxo]

The workflow policy was changed because on some GPUs it was causing coil whine.

Coil whine is normal for RX 6000 series. Talking about my GPU on Windows on high load it also whines. So why cut the performance?

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

Well I didn't know that. I'm a Mac user, I have an M3 MacBook Pro. 😆

[kadaxo]

I made some tests with Cinebench, and Cinebench score is normal.

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

Well, I still think the reason it's lower is not because it's wrong but because it was being boosted due macOS' value of COMPUTE_WORKLOAD
edit: might be VR_WORKLOAD instead
edit 2: it's COMPUTE_WORKLOAD, but on big sur 16 would be VR_WORKLOAD. weird

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

NootRX-1.0.0-DEBUG.zip
NootRX-1.0.0-RELEASE.zip

is this build ok

[kadaxo]

NootRX-1.0.0-DEBUG.zip NootRX-1.0.0-RELEASE.zip

is this build ok

Nope. Same metal score. I get 60k+ more metal score with [bfff2a8] commit btw.

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

The previous high scores were a mistake, it was using Compute workload, but macOS uses VR workload. The compute workload will suck out too much power and cause coil whine on some of the GPUs.

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

The current changes use the default workload. These builds use the correct workload.

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

(You should also make sure to use the "Shaneee" PAT patch and not the "algrey" one for better performance if you are on an AMD CPU)

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

@00x0A I remember you had coil whine, can you try the builds in #71 (comment) and tell me if they have coil whine?

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

Merging with #69 as I theorise this is the primary cause now.

[colorzpe]

Sorry for the late response
if new version is correct workload and score
seem like performance worse than native support 6600xt even Vega 56

and this is the version I was referring to previously (normal score)
NootRX.kext.zip

[colorzpe]

Update I'm testing with Cinebench 2024 ,Heaven Benchmark
Heaven Bench Score Same

But Cinebench not

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

Merging with #69 as I theorise this is the primary cause now.

.

[VisualEhrmanntraut]

turns out it wasn't that. However, the issue should be resolved now