GTX 1060 with 6GB core clock performs better in games than expected.
GTX 1060 with 6GB core clock performs better in games than expected.
I recently acquired an EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC ACX 2.0 and started overclocking it. I only achieved +70 core and +130 memory, which is surprising given my GTX 1060 3GB could easily reach +180 and +465. According to GPU-Z, the Core clock reads 1677MHz and Boost is at 1905MHz. The unusual part is that when running games or benchmarks, the display shows a clock around 1980 and even exceeds 2000 MHz, despite not having overclocked significantly. Why is this happening? Is there a way to influence this behavior?
Certainly early cards of the tenth generation will boost their performance to a degree depending on factors with Nvidia GPU Boost 3.
Certainly early cards of the tenth generation will boost their performance to a degree depending on factors with Nvidia GPU Boost 3.
Yeah, that's GPU boost 3.0 handling its performance, with the official boost clocks being the confirmed limits you'll reach. Anything beyond that is just normal behavior. For a deeper technical view, GPU Boost 3.0 will automatically push the GPU further if it detects sufficient power and temperature capacity. It will reduce speed once you hit your power ceiling and will continue adjusting until the official boost clock, depending on whether temperatures remain acceptable.