F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking Is the MSI Afterburner GPU usage surpassing the configured threshold?

Is the MSI Afterburner GPU usage surpassing the configured threshold?

Is the MSI Afterburner GPU usage surpassing the configured threshold?

O
OwenBlockATG
Member
Find
67
02-04-2017, 04:46 PM
#1
I have a MSI GTX 1080 ti gaming X. I've set my power limit to 117% with a core clock offset of +85 and memory clock offset of +500. On one benchmark, it was found that the power limit was surpassed, exceeding the set value. The card can consume up to 330 watts, but hwinfo indicated it went beyond +117 to +121, consuming around 342 watts. Anyone know why this occurs? Why is the power limit being ignored? Could this affect the card's performance? It's just a small increase, but it's worrying. Thanks.
Reply
Reply
O
OwenBlockATG
02-04-2017, 04:46 PM #1

I have a MSI GTX 1080 ti gaming X. I've set my power limit to 117% with a core clock offset of +85 and memory clock offset of +500. On one benchmark, it was found that the power limit was surpassed, exceeding the set value. The card can consume up to 330 watts, but hwinfo indicated it went beyond +117 to +121, consuming around 342 watts. Anyone know why this occurs? Why is the power limit being ignored? Could this affect the card's performance? It's just a small increase, but it's worrying. Thanks.

Reply
Reply
A
AthenasLight
Posting Freak
Find
781
02-18-2017, 10:12 PM
#2
My card behaves similarly in certain games as well. Unclear why this occurs; I inquired on the EVGA forums, but they didn’t provide a definitive explanation. Perhaps another member has more insight? I’m hoping so.
Reply
Reply
A
AthenasLight
02-18-2017, 10:12 PM #2

My card behaves similarly in certain games as well. Unclear why this occurs; I inquired on the EVGA forums, but they didn’t provide a definitive explanation. Perhaps another member has more insight? I’m hoping so.

Reply
Reply