Re: [AMBER] Restart less efficient than Initial

From: Adrian Roitberg via AMBER <amber.ambermd.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:54:03 -0400

That should not be happening.

If I have to guess, you are either running your restarted simulation in
a different GPU type, or someone else is also using that same GPU.

Adrian


On 4/20/26 11:44 AM, ULPG:Hickey.Niamh via AMBER wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> I was able to get my simulation to restart using the below command.
>
> srun pmemd.cuda -O -i md_WT4.in -p sim_cg.prmtop -c md.ncrst -o md_2.out -r md_2.ncrst -x md_2.nc
>
> I have noticed that my restart efficiency is 3 times slower than my initial efficiency. Has anyone else noticed this/is there a potential fix for this?
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Niamh
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