Please assist in boosting the performance of "Gainward Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080Ti Phoenix GS 11GB"
Please assist in boosting the performance of "Gainward Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080Ti Phoenix GS 11GB"
Hi,
I'm checking if overclocking "Gainward Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080Ti Phoenix GS 11GB" with MSI Afterburner is possible. Would it work without using the OC tool from Gainward? I prefer Afterburner for my display setup and want to avoid installing many programs long-term. Do you think this approach makes sense? Also, how does it compare to Gainward's tool in terms of performance? Please let me know.
Best regards, Sunface
The optimal method involves stress testing using the game Control. Apply the highest settings at 4k resolution, enable full DXR, and utilize DLSS. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkQ9xRPUaZg
The card will perform better thanks to improved temperatures and stable water cooling, keeping the temperature low. It usually stays within the high core frequency range. You can also increase the voltage on the GPU without risking overheating. Whether the extra performance is worth it depends on your budget.
Using two 2080 Ti or 2080 cards will likely need water cooling to prevent both from overheating and running too hot. The top card also has limited space since the lower card blocks airflow, causing heat to circulate.
I previously used a crossfire setup with two 290x cards, but the top one failed because it became 10-20°C hotter than the bottom one.
No, I was inquiring about the temperatures your GPU was experiencing while playing games.
The GPU has a maximum temperature threshold of 84°C. If it was already near that point, overclocking would likely cause it to reach that limit.
You can definitely overclock in air, but because of Nvidia's temperature-sensitive GPU Boost algorithm, the boost levels depend on available power and thermal capacity.
If the card was already warm, attempting an OC would offer little advantage.
The main problem with RTX cards is achieving stable RT/tensor cores. Control is the most effective stress test—DLSS works as a shader, not a tensor. Overclocking usually succeeds in Control but fails in other games. You might stay stable at +65 to +80 cores for most titles, but will freeze in Control with anything above +40. The same applies to RAM; Metro Exodus and Control are ideal for pushing vRAM overclocks. Your overclock will become unstable in Control well before thermal problems appear.
I also believe I don't overclock much. Your points seem reasonable.
Perhaps I'll invest in a water cooling solution.
For now, the performance is still adequate.
Thanks.