My gpu is under preforming need help

[Juan11904]

So i decided to do a unigine heaven benchmark to test my gpu for overclocking, so first i tried doing it without any overclocking besides my cpu and ram and after i got my score of 1809 plus a 34 min fps, then I decided to compare to other results online and found out that someting is def off and i dont know what, The reason i came here for help.

 

the benchmark settings were 1920x1080 ultra extreme tessellation and x8 aa

 

specs:16gb ram 4x4 ddr4 2400 (overclocked to from 2133)

cpu: i5 7600k 4.8ghz oc

gpu:1070 msi gaming x

[GarnetG]

Not sure if its same for nvidia cards but on my amd card i check wattman and it was under clocking automatically i had to manualy set it to normal clock. Mabey something similar is happening to you. 

[Mathieu9836]

It depends on temperature, check with afterburner the GPU clockspeed and temp when it's stable, the GPU may downclock itself because of temperature.

Then use Afterburner and max out power limit and put fans at 100%, compare result when temperature are stable.

[Tan3l6]

The minimum fps is normal, average and high are not.

Have you tried running in windowed mode?

My 1070:

 

[Juan11904]

48 minutes ago, Tan3l6 said:

The minimum fps is normal, average and high are not.

Have you tried running in windowed mode?

My 1070:

 

nah man didnt do anything

[Juan11904]

57 minutes ago, Mathieu9836 said:

It depends on temperature, check with afterburner the GPU clockspeed and temp when it's stable, the GPU may downclock itself because of temperature.

Then use Afterburner and max out power limit and put fans at 100%, compare result when temperature are stable.

checked it and the temp is around 81-82 peak but that because the case is in a very bad spot for air flow but still no change to coreclock or anything 

[Tan3l6]

1)DDU cleaner

2)newest drivers

3)monitor with GPU-Z if there's some problems with GPU/VRAM frequency

[Mick Naughty]

I’d check the task manager. Ensure the gpu is hitting 100%. Or use a gpu program to check. 

 

Using a single threaded benchmark while using an i5 on 1080p may be an issue. 

[Juan11904]

2 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

I’d check the task manager. Ensure the gpu is hitting 100%. Or use a gpu program to check. 

 

Using a single threaded benchmark while using an i5 on 1080p may be an issue. 

the usage seems fine around 99-98 sometimes tho it dips to like 25-30 for a split second and yea gonna try some other benchmark

[Mick Naughty]

1 minute ago, Juan11904 said:

the usage seems fine around 99-98 sometimes tho it dips to like 25-30 for a split second and yea gonna try some other benchmark

That may be the case but you still have to check the cpu, per core as that can change the scores. 

 

I dont have any results on my phone for heaven. Only valley. Have the results of a 1080, 1060-6gb and 3gb for heaven on the saved on pc though. 

[Mathieu9836]

24 minutes ago, Juan11904 said:

the usage seems fine around 99-98 sometimes tho it dips to like 25-30 for a split second and yea gonna try some other benchmark

99-98% is very close to 100%, seeing low GPU load when scene are changing is a normal thing when image goes black and then display another view scene, so i don't think you have a CPU bottleneck. My opinion is you have no temperature headroom, 80C is very high IMO, set fan speed to 100% in afterburner and power limits to max, then retry benchmark. I barely hit 70C with my RX580 and those are running hotter then Nvidia GPUs.

[Tan3l6]

BTW I see similar performance loss with latest fast ring Windows 10 Insider build. But only with full-screen. No idea why windowed mode is working normally.

So I've rolled back to previous version and all is fine. 

[Juan11904]

1 hour ago, Mathieu9836 said:

99-98% is very close to 100%, seeing low GPU load when scene are changing is a normal thing when image goes black and then display another view scene, so i don't think you have a CPU bottleneck. My opinion is you have no temperature headroom, 80C is very high IMO, set fan speed to 100% in afterburner and power limits to max, then retry benchmark. I barely hit 70C with my RX580 and those are running hotter then Nvidia GPUs.

already tried that the gpu was at like 76 degrees but the score stayed the same pretty much

[Juan11904]

Plus i set the temp and power limit on max in afterburner

[Juan11904]

1 hour ago, Mick Naughty said:

That may be the case but you still have to check the cpu, per core as that can change the scores. 

 

I dont have any results on my phone for heaven. Only valley. Have the results of a 1080, 1060-6gb and 3gb for heaven on the saved on pc though. 

 

[Mathieu9836]

78 FPS is an improvement over 71FPS you did previously, don't think you will get 100FPS average with a 1070

[Juan11904]

1 minute ago, Mathieu9836 said:

78 FPS is an improvement over 71FPS you did previously, don't think you will get 100FPS average with a 1070

yea he has an i7 but still even if he did do some overclocking

[Tan3l6]

I know I had an identical problem few months ago, but can't recall how i fixed it. Maybe removed GPU-Z, but yeah, can't say for sure.

Only have a Heaven screenshot to prove it:

Spoiler

 Cleaning old drivers and monitoring GPU frequencies can't harm though.

 

[Juan11904]

Already did what u said and nothing changed and the gpu seems fine nothing out of the ordinary just that the score is of a 1060 not a 1070

[Tan3l6]

5 minutes ago, Juan11904 said:

Already did what u said and nothing changed and the gpu seems fine nothing out of the ordinary just that the score is of a 1060 not a 1070

 

But for example 3DMark Fire Strike score is lower too?

[Mick Naughty]

Guess checking that nothing is on power saver. I perform a clean install when I have issues like this. Very rare I ddu. 

 

Checking gpuz will tell you what’s holding the card back. It should show atleast one thing. 

 

Turns out I don’t have the 1080p results from my 1060 cards on the phone. I’ll have to see those when I get home. 

 

But you can see the loss going from a newer i7 to an older one. Both cards at stock settings and similar temps. 

 

 

[Juan11904]

8 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Guess checking that nothing is on power saver. I perform a clean install when I have issues like this. Very rare I ddu. 

 

Checking gpuz will tell you what’s holding the card back. It should show atleast one thing. 

 

Turns out I don’t have the 1080p results from my 1060 cards on the phone. I’ll have to see those when I get home. 

 

But you can see the loss going from a newer i7 to an older one. Both cards at stock settings and similar temps. 

 

 

That was right at the end of the benchmark

[Mick Naughty]

Well the voltage will normally always pop up. Draw back of pascal. 

 

Seems like a decent open air cooler for that temp and maintaining the boost. 

 

Ive never benchmarked anything in windowed or fullscreen windowed.