IP Library Granted Patent US 7,415,604
Granted Patent B2
US 7,415,604 · App. 11/160,590 · Granted Aug 19, 2008

Method for adjusting an operating rate of a graphics card

Assignee: Micro-Star Int'l Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,415,604
App. No.
11/160,590
Granted
Aug 19, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for increasing an operating rate of a graphics card includes: raising a rotation rate of a radiator fan of a graphics processing unit chip of the graphics card to a first rotation rate according to a rate increasing command; raising a voltage inputted to the graphics processing unit chip to a first voltage, and raising a voltage inputted to a memory of the graphics card to a second voltage when the rotation rate of the radiator fan is approximately equal to the first rotation rate; and raising a timing of the graphics processing unit chip to a first timing, and raising a timing of the memory to a second timing when the voltage inputted to the graphics processing unit chip is approximately equal to the first voltage, the voltage inputted to the memory being approximately equal to the second voltage.

Claims (12)

1. A method for increasing an operating rate of a graphics card comprising:

raising a rotation rate of a radiator fan of a graphics processing unit chip of the graphics card to a first rotation rate according to a rate increasing command;

raising a voltage inputted to the graphics processing unit chip to a first voltage, and raising a voltage inputted to a memory of the graphics card to a second voltage when the rotation rate of the radiator fan is approximately equal to the first rotation rate;

raising a timing of the graphics processing unit chip to a first timing, and raising a timing of the memory to a second timing when the voltage inputted to the graphics processing unit chip is approximately equal to the first voltage, the voltage inputted to the memory being approximately equal to the second voltage; and

decreasing the timing of the graphics processing unit chip to a first reduced timing, and decreasing the timing of the memory to a second reduced timing when the rotation rate of the radiator fan is greatly lower than the first rotation rate.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising fine-tuning the rotation rate of the radiator fan according to the temperature of the graphics processing unit chip.

3. A method for decreasing an operating rate of a graphics card comprising:

decreasing a timing of a graphics processing unit chip of the graphics card to a first timing, and decreasing a timing of a memory of the graphics card to a second timing according to a command of decreasing rate;

decreasing a voltage inputted to the graphics processing unit chip to a first voltage, and decreasing a voltage inputted to the memory to a second voltage when the timing of the graphics processing unit chip is approximately equal to the first timing;

decreasing a rotation rate of a radiator fan of the graphics processing unit chip to a first rotation rate when the voltage inputted to the graphics processing unit chip is approximately equal to the first voltage, the voltage inputted to the memory being approximately equal to the second voltage; and

decreasing the timing of the graphics processing unit chip to a first reduced timing, and decreasing the timing of the memory to a second reduced timing when the rotation rate of the radiator fan is greatly lower than the first rotation rate.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising fine-tuning the rotation rate of the radiator fan according to the temperature of the graphics processing unit chip.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2026
From: VIDEOLABS, INC.
To: VL COLLECTIVE IP LLC
Reel/Frame 075777/0264 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: VIDEOLABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 062965/0157 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2005
From: WON, MING-TING; WU, FU-SHUEN; WU, CHI-CHUN; LIAO, KUO-HUA
To: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016203/0487 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 94113701 A · Apr 28, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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