Hey Mirco, Your 1-3% claim is based on the webpage you linked ?
Is it reliable to compare GPU performances for gromacs with those of 3D videogames ? Thanks! 2015-06-11 13:21 GMT+02:00 Mirco Wahab <mirco.wa...@chemie.tu-freiberg.de>: > On 11.06.2015 13:08, David McGiven wrote: > >> We're finally buying some Intel E52650 servers + NVIDIA GTX980 cards. >> However, there's some servers that come with only PCI-e 3.0 x8 slots and >> others with x16 slots. >> Do you think this is relevant for gromacs performance ? And if so, how >> much >> relevant ? >> > > It's more important to select PCIe 3.0 mode. Then, the difference > between 16x and 8x is imho very low (1-3%). > > M. > > > P.S.: > http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GTX_980_PCI-Express_Scaling/ > > -- > Gromacs Users mailing list > > * Please search the archive at > http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/GMX-Users_List before > posting! > > * Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists > > * For (un)subscribe requests visit > https://maillist.sys.kth.se/mailman/listinfo/gromacs.org_gmx-users or > send a mail to gmx-users-requ...@gromacs.org. > -- Gromacs Users mailing list * Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/GMX-Users_List before posting! * Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists * For (un)subscribe requests visit https://maillist.sys.kth.se/mailman/listinfo/gromacs.org_gmx-users or send a mail to gmx-users-requ...@gromacs.org.