Is it typical for the core clock to behave this way? I'm experiencing frame drops on my R9 380 Nitro.
Is it typical for the core clock to behave this way? I'm experiencing frame drops on my R9 380 Nitro.
I've been attempting to push my GPU overclock for several weeks now. My worry is that I noticed it's experiencing some issues, meaning when I run Valley, Witcher 3 or Overwatch it loses frames occasionally, appearing as minor slowdowns. I began monitoring my core clock during those runs and found it to vary excessively, sometimes not even hitting the speed I set. While it's normal for fluctuations to occur, I'm unsure if this level of variation is reasonable, especially under heavy usage. This video captures the afterburner monitor and Valley gameplay, clearly showing these pauses—they aren't missing frames, they're actually freezing and sometimes align with the changes. On AB you can observe how the core clock shifts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2iblOJFSpw
PD: Regardless of whether it's overclocked or at default settings, it will still exhibit these unusual slowdowns.
What's your CPU and PSU? Which driver version are you using? You can try turning off the "power efficiency" option in the Radeon settings - gaming - global settings. Yeah! That fixed it! Power efficiency is bad; it still changes sometimes but that's normal in this situation... Thanks!