The GPU keeps reaching its maximum power usage.
The GPU keeps reaching its maximum power usage.
I purchased a new card - gtx 1060 Windforce OC 6GB and attempted to overclock it. When I enabled monitoring in MSI afterburner, it indicated my card was consistently reaching power limits, both with and without overclocking. Here is a graph: http://i.imgur.com/CR9h0dah.jpg Is it typical for my card to hit power limits? And regarding voltage limits? If monitoring shows the card hitting voltage limits, could that be harmful to the GPU?
Hello!
This is normal, as GPU's enjoy eating as much power and voltage as possible when pegged with a benchmark or game. They will take as much power as possible to ensure as much system stability as possible, and there is nothing to be worried about here.
There is still headroom for custom overclocks, and if necessary of course you can turn up the voltage and power limits, though I'd be careful with using that feature seeing as a couple of my friends fried their cards being careless with the sliders. This doesn't mean you should be scared of utilizing more power and voltage, it just means to put your research into safe limits for your specific brand of card.
Hope this was of some help!
- Nate of Ralleon Custom Built
Hello!
This is normal, as GPU's enjoy eating as much power and voltage as possible when pegged with a benchmark or game. They will take as much power as possible to ensure as much system stability as possible, and there is nothing to be worried about here.
There is still headroom for custom overclocks, and if necessary of course you can turn up the voltage and power limits, though I'd be careful with using that feature seeing as a couple of my friends fried their cards being careless with the sliders. This doesn't mean you should be scared of utilizing more power and voltage, it just means to put your research into safe limits for your specific brand of card.
Hope this was of some help!
- Nate of Ralleon Custom Built
NateTech :
Hello!
This is normal, as GPU's enjoy eating as much power and voltage as possible when pegged with a benchmark or game. They will take as much power as possible to ensure as much system stability as possible, and there is nothing to be worried about here.
There is still headroom for custom overclocks, and if necessary of course you can turn up the voltage and power limits, though I'd be careful with using that feature seeing as a couple of my friends fried their cards being careless with the sliders. This doesn't mean you should be scared of utilizing more power and voltage, it just means to put your research into safe limits for your specific brand of card.
Hope this was of some help!
- Nate of Ralleon Custom Built
it hasn't been dangerous to overclock gpu's in years. gpu manufacturers put power and voltage limits in there cards so that they can't be destroyed due to negligence. e.g. my card has a base voltage of 1.063v and my limit is 1.093v the card will physically not go over that. also my power limit is set to max out at 116%. you can't break anything unless you're doing it too a very old gpu which no one has because they are obsolete and even the best from 5 years ago cost under $50 today. I've put my limits too 100% of what they are capable off and have never broken a card in my life