No GPU Power Managment

[andymcandy]

I just updated to 10.9.3 and installed the nvidia web drivers linked a few pages back with the nvda_drv=1 kernel flag. Tested with the itunes visualizer, which was locking me in at the base clock, and it throttles up and idles back fine now. Finally not MAF about mavericks now. Thanks for the info everyone.

 

[SantosGpz]

I just updated to 10.9.3 and installed the nvidia web drivers linked a few pages back with the nvda_drv=1 kernel flag. Tested with the itunes visualizer, which was locking me in at the base clock, and it throttles up and idles back fine now. Finally not MAF about mavericks now. Thanks for the info everyone.

This made my night. I just gave the web drivers another shot, added the .plist command and it's actually working! Sweetness!

-Santos

 

[batutta]

+1 Web drivers work for me, full power management! All I did was install the new web drivers, and in the menubar selected the web driver and restarted. Didn't change any boot flags.

 

[enzo2012]

Works me as well. However, I have OS X default driver selected in the Nvidia panel, and power management continues to work. I've tested with all apps that previously triggered the bug.

 

[ppcnostalgic]

Same here. Web Driver works and my Quadro 2000 now it throttles down well. Hp Z400 10.9.3

 

[Blackote]

I have been able to get power management on my GTX570 however after sleep the frequencies are all full throttle and require a reboot to step back down.

Have be you guys been able to get gpu speed stepping after wake from sleep

 

[user1690]

I can confirm this fixes the bug i was experiencing with the GPU staying at its highest clock speed. Opening VLC or playing any games on Steam would trigger this bug. The web drivers fixed it, now the clock doesnt even increase unless its required, after using VLC or playing games the clocks cycle back down.

Here is my Setup:

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-DS3H (UEFI BIOS: F9)
CPU: Intel Core i5 3470S
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600
OS: Mavericks 10.9.3
GPU: EVGA GTX 660 FTW 3GB
Driver Used: Web Drivers (http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/334.01.01f01/WebDriver-334.01.01f01.pkg)
Boot Flags: -v nvda_drv=1
Bootloader: Chimera 3.0.1
System Definition (SMBIOS) : iMac13,2

 

[Blackote]

Anyone have a fix for power management after sleep?

 

[user1690]

I apologize if this is obvious but, anyone who updates to 10.9.4 with the drivers i linked above installed? The system will notify you when it boots in Verbose (If you have the system set to boot that way) and also when you login that the Official built in drivers were force loaded as the Web ones arent compatible anymore. To resolve this, open the Nvidia control panel and check for an update. It will find newer files (334.01.02f02). Let it install those drivers, reboot and everything should be back to normal

 

[SantosGpz]

I apologize if this is obvious but, anyone who updates to 10.9.4 with the drivers i linked above installed? The system will notify you when it boots in Verbose (If you have the system set to boot that way) and also when you login that the Official built in drivers were force loaded as the Web ones arent compatible anymore. To resolve this, open the Nvidia control panel and check for an update. It will find newer files (334.01.02f02). Let it install those drivers, reboot and everything should be back to normal

So are you confirming that power management still works under the 10.9.4 update?

-Santos