Trick For Higher 3DMark Scores - TDR RegKey

[Apoptosis]

The TDRDelay is the number of seconds that the GPU is allowed to delay the preempt request from the scheduler. This is effectively the timeout threshold.

It is important to set the TDRDelay registry key to 300 to get the most performance out of 3DMark Vantage.

Use the following instructions to do this:

1. Copy the following text into a .TXT file called “tdr.txt”.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers]
"TdrDelay"=dword:00000300

2. Rename the “tdr.txt” file to “tdr.reg”

3. Place the file on the desktop and double-click it. This will modify the registry entry.

Thought I'd just share this 'little secret' that many overclockers know about. This trick really works well on lower end systems like netbooks and nettops.

[smack323]

nice tip