Error message:
55.42.02-6.9.1-bin/bin/nvidia-powerd[9066]: nvidia-powerd version:1.0(build 1)
55.42.02-6.9.1-bin/bin/nvidia-powerd[9066]: Error in getting the NvPCF static configuration
55.42.02-6.9.1-bin/bin/nvidia-powerd[9066]: Failed to initialize Dynamic Boost
55.42.02-6.9.1-bin/bin/nvidia-powerd[9066]: Failed to detach GPU id 256
55.42.02-6.9.1-bin/bin/nvidia-powerd[9066]: Failed to initialize Dynamic Boost
55.42.02-6.9.1-bin/bin/nvidia-powerd[9066]: Failed to detach GPU id 256
I’ve tried it on windows - GPU does dynamic boost up to 115W. On Linux it stops at 80W.
nvidia-smi -q -d POWER
==============NVSMI LOG==============
Timestamp : Tue May 21 20:08:01 2024
Driver Version : 555.42.02
CUDA Version : 12.5
Attached GPUs : 1
GPU 00000000:01:00.0
GPU Power Readings
Power Draw : 26.38 W
Current Power Limit : 80.00 W
Requested Power Limit : 80.00 W
Default Power Limit : 80.00 W
Min Power Limit : 5.00 W
Max Power Limit : 125.00 W
Power Samples
Duration : Not Found
Number of Samples : Not Found
Max : Not Found
Min : Not Found
Avg : Not Found
GPU Memory Power Readings
Power Draw : N/A
Module Power Readings
Power Draw : N/A
Current Power Limit : N/A
Requested Power Limit : N/A
Default Power Limit : N/A
Min Power Limit : N/A
Max Power Limit : N/A
Current Power Limit is set to 115W on Windows. Tried with both stable and beta drivers. On windows drivers used were version 535*. How does the GPU get NvPCF on Windows? How does this differ on Linux?
nvidia-settings reports it’s available:
Attribute 'DynamicBoostSupport' (thrud:0[gpu:0]): 1.
'DynamicBoostSupport' is a boolean attribute; valid values are: 1 (on/true) and 0 (off/false).
'DynamicBoostSupport' is a read-only attribute.
'DynamicBoostSupport' can use the following target types: GPU.