A gentle boost for a Zoltac 1070 TI mini
A gentle boost for a Zoltac 1070 TI mini
Increasing the clock by 150 to 2050 causes a crash in Heaven but not in the Valley. A +125 adjustment works well for both.
I can run it smoothly with a +125 to the clock. I completed four passes of Heaven benchmark, followed by four of Valley benchmark, then a single pass of the 3dMark benchmark, all at full settings. When I tried a +150 clock, I faced instability—like the Heaven benchmark briefly locking or crashing. Interestingly, after boosting memory by +600, I didn’t see any artifacts or issues during testing. My temperatures stayed at a maximum of 60°C with both +125 clock and +600 memory. Is it normal or risky to overclock my memory this much without problems?
I wouldn't be surprised by a +600 on the memory work. I suggest starting with +500 as a baseline. It's not dangerous, but if it becomes too high you'll start to notice. As long as the cards remain cool (which they do), you're safe. Just avoid changing the voltage, only changes in voltage affect lifespan. Raising the power limit isn't a voltage adjustment. You're good.
Do you have a stress test designed specifically to evaluate VRAM performance?
You don't have to go beyond standard benchmarks for stress testing. The most effective test is playing games. If you start seeing unusual artifacts, lines, or colors—signs that your VRAM OC isn’t stable—you’ll probably catch it quickly. Just reduce the overclock a bit. I’d say +600 is sufficient; you might even push a little more. But keep in mind...going further won’t really boost performance much beyond a few milliseconds per frame.
The benchmark results display clock speed changes only in fixed steps because the tests are designed to check specific increments, not adjust dynamically based on user settings.