What happened to my FPS after I overclocked and why did it drop?
What happened to my FPS after I overclocked and why did it drop?
I recently increased the settings on my CPU and GPU, but my performance dropped despite everything appearing fine and no signs of damage or overheating. Could this be a bottleneck issue? I own an RTX 2060 and a Ryzen 2700X.
What GHz did you increase the 2700X to? If you're using the original cooler, consider returning it to stock settings since the processor already achieves nearly its full potential with its built-in boost clocks. Overclocking might yield a slight performance boost, but only if proper cooling is available. Otherwise, too much heat could lead to throttling when under stress.
Full system specifications requested, including PSU make and model, CPU/GPU temperatures and gaming usage, as well as RAM/SSD/HDD usage.
And which games are experiencing reduced performance and at which resolution? Additionally, what level of overclocking was applied? A Ryzen 2700X typically reaches around 4+ GHz at default settings, potentially up to 4.2GHz in some less demanding titles, meaning you may see slightly slower clock speeds in certain games compared to stock or with Precision Boost enabled.
Don't assume temps with a gpu. There's only one sensor for temps on gpus and that's in the gpu processor itself. Does not take into consideration the VRM's, vram or other mosfet/heatsink around the board. It's not hard to overdrive the VRM's into thermal throttle at 90°C or more, and be seeing gpu temps in the 60's.
Same can be said about the VRM's in some motherboards, if voltages are excessive, they'll cook, yet the cpu may not show as such.
I'd strongly suggest that you read up Alot on OC if Ryzens, do's and do not's, limitations of coolers and your motherboard in particular, pbo boost and it's 3 sections etc. Before any attempts at OC.
Most OC on gpus does not require any voltage changes, probably does not need or warrant maximum power limit settings etc. My gtx970 at 124% OC required no additional voltage, power limit at 114% out of 125%. Raising the power limit just created instability as there was too much available power through the VRM's, raising temps too high.
I was achieving 70+ frames in Rust but now I'm seeing around 40-60. In siege I was getting 160+ now I'm falling below 120 into the 80s to 100s.
My 2080 Ti begins to slow down when the temperature hits 40°C, dropping from 2125 to 2055 at 60°C. Consider increasing the fan speed. Also, try disabling OC and check if performance improves.