Is coin mining a good GPU stress test?

F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking Is coin mining a good GPU stress test?

BrildsPvP_
Junior Member

07-12-2016, 05:38 AM

I'm currently working on boosting my GTX 1060's performance while mining Ethereum. The GPU is operating at full capacity, but I'm unsure if it functions as a stress test.
My current settings are 116% power, 92°C temperature, plus 200 cores and 550 memory clock.
Despite this, temperatures have stayed low—still around 74°C with minimal change compared to when not overclocked.
I checked HWMonitor and the GPU clock appears to be about 1500MHz, even though MSI Afterburner shows 2100.
A restart helped, but I'm curious if it rarely uses the boost clock and stays at around 1500MHz most of the time.

BrildsPvP_

07-12-2016, 05:38 AM #1

Hampus07
Member

217

08-01-2016, 08:38 AM

Coin mining typically uses AMD GPUs and often runs at a lower load. It doesn't require high GPU usage.

Hampus07

08-01-2016, 08:38 AM #2

Coin mining typically uses AMD GPUs and often runs at a lower load. It doesn't require high GPU usage.

Hydroforce33
Senior Member

550

08-01-2016, 11:53 AM

Coin mining typically uses AMD GPUs and often runs at a lower load. It doesn't require high GPU usage.

Hydroforce33

08-01-2016, 11:53 AM #3

Coin mining typically uses AMD GPUs and often runs at a lower load. It doesn't require high GPU usage.