3DMark Time Spy versus Unigine Valley - Performance Comparison
3DMark Time Spy versus Unigine Valley - Performance Comparison
I'm not someone who's trying to modify my GPU and CPU before upgrading.
My CPU is working well, staying stable at 4.5 after long stress tests with AIDA64.
My GPU has been successfully OC'd to 980ti, achieving a 98.8% score on 3DMark Time Spy, which indicates stability according to their guidelines. However, I haven't managed to get any successful results with Unigine Valley or Heaven.
So, is my performance stable if it passes the 3DMark stress test but not the Unigine tests?
The games you play seem less demanding on the system compared to Unigine benchmarks. Possibly bad drivers? Another cause of instability besides the GPU? 🤷‍♂️
With Asus Realbench, Heaven, and Superposition, I achieved a solid GPU overclock of +135 cores and +650 memory.
Applying those settings in games like Tales of Zestiria and Dragon Star Varnir artifacted, Unreal Engine titles (Redout: Enhanced) crashed or froze completely.
I don’t own any AAA titles right now—probably wouldn’t have fared much better.
Running them the other way improved stability... +95 cores, +550 memory, passed the 8-hour stress test without issues.
I recommend testing your GPU overclock in various games initially—preferably using different graphics engines—to observe its behavior. Once you identify a stable overclock through stress tests and benchmarks, proceed to the games. This approach helps ensure the GPU isn't truly stable before applying it to actual performance evaluations.
The games you play seem less demanding on the system compared to Unigine benchmarks? Maybe the drivers are the issue? 🤷‍♂️
Through Asus Realbench, Heaven, and Superposition, I discovered a solid GPU overclock of +135 cores and +650 memory.
Applying those settings in games like Tales of Zestiria and Dragon Star Varnir artifacted, Unreal Engine titles (Redout: Enhanced) crashed or froze completely.
Currently, I don’t own any AAA titles—probably wouldn’t have been much better.
Switching the approach made things run much smoother... +95 cores, +550 memory—passed the 8-hour stress test on Realbench without problems.
That’s my experience, and it makes it hard to picture your situation.
I’ve heard Control can be quite unstable, which might help you find a stable GPU overclock, though I don’t own the game myself.