Is my GPU underclocked?
Is my GPU underclocked?
Based on my investigation, the GT 940mx's base clock needs to exceed a thousand Megahertz, yet in the MSI afterburner it displays only 400 to 1000 Megahertz. When I attempt to overclock, it caps around 700 Megahertz. Any advice?
well firstly, it's a laptop GPU, so it has a strict thermal envelope. Those GPU's downclock themselves, when the max power delivery isn't needed. Its to save power (it being a laptop!)
If you are playing a game, the GPU should bump up to it's base clock, and then turbo clocks if required. This is game dependant.
Also, i wouldn't be OC'ing the GPU that much, specially on a laptop. Unless it's a gaming laptop which clearly is designed for OC'ing, then you should avoid it as the cooling solution in a laptop is not that forgiving for the extra heat.
edit: try running a game, and alt-tab out of if it to see what MSI afterburner says whilst gaming. It should say the base clocks. 1.1ghz or whatever the base is for your model GPU
No success yet... facing issues with 796Mhz when playing GTA V Ultra during benchmarks
What model is this laptop? If it isn't built to be overclocked, avoid doing so. Doing so could damage the device or cause overheating problems.
AlfreyCruz :
Its an F5-573g....
that's not an OC'able laptop. You can do it, but as I mentioned it's not designed for OC'ing. You run the risk of damaging components, PSU failing and performance degradation. I would not OC that system.
Like I mentioned, check MSI Afteburner, whilst playing a game. Alt-tab out of the game to see if it's running at it's rated base clock. If so, then your good to go. You know it's just the idle downclock causing the drops in mhz of the core. this is normal in all modern cards. it's a power saving feature.
796 to 862 mhz during playback... planning to update drivers. Want to check if it makes a difference.
Edit: I also took out the OC as you mentioned... lols