Gigabyte RTX 2060 Windforce OC running hot

[TwistedFed]

Hello guys.

 

I am having a battle with my GPU for quite a while now.

I bought my GPU 9 months ago and since then its thermal throttling, even playing games like fortnite. My GPU reaches 83C°C in COD after only 3-5 minutes on high settings. Playing fortnite on epic settings after 15 minutes, custom settings after 30-60 minutes.. I got a Cougar MX 330 with 5 fans, front panel x2 to blow in air, back panel x1 to blow out and top panel x2 to blow out. I cleaned my rig with an air sprayer, my room temperature is 20°C average.

 

I dont want to replace the thermal paste since it will void my warranty. I tried undervolting it from 1.125 VDDC to 0.95 and 0.925, still reaches about 80°C but this was not an option for me anymore since my GPU crashed 2 times yet.

 

 

Is there anything else I could do? Probably just send it back and ask Gigabyte to replace or fix it? I have researched a lot but I might get some good suggestions here  thanks for reading my wall of text.

 

 

Sorry, I forgot to mention my rig:

 

Amd Ryzen 5 2600

MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC

Gigabyte RTX 2060 Windforce OC

16GB DDR4 3200MHZ Corsair Vengeance LPX

Cougar MX 330

SeaSonic M12 Bronze II Evo Edition

 

 

[Slottr]

83 is fine

[Jurrunio]

4 minutes ago, TwistedFed said:

Probably just send it back and ask Gigabyte to replace or fix it?

yes

[TwistedFed]

2 hours ago, Slottr said:

83 is fine

why would I be fine seeing my GPU thermal throttling evey game?

I watched dozen of videos on youtube and none of these cards were above 79°C while playing games that loads the GPU more than FN does.

 

2 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

yes

I will try it. Im not optimistic, lets see tho

[Mark Kaine]

I did pretty extensive tests (for my impression anyway)  and found out my 1060 literally starts throttling at 60C,  only about 20-30hz core clock,  but that's way earlier than I thought (and read) the card would...  So I definitely can imagine similar things with the 2000 series but if you even notice is another question entirely of course. 

 

I just set my fan curves that it basically never reaches more than 59C even under high load so it's not an issue. 

 

 

3 hours ago, TwistedFed said:

I bought my GPU 9 months ago and since then its thermal throttling, even playing games like fortnite. My GPU reaches 83C°C in COD after only 3-5 minutes on high settings. Playing fortnite on epic settings after 15 minutes, custom settings after 30-60 minutes.. I got a Cougar MX 330 with 5 fans, front panel x2 to blow in air, back panel x1 to blow out and top panel x2 to blow out. I cleaned my rig with an air sprayer, my room temperature is 20°C average.

Honestly that sounds like you need better cooling, I'm unfamiliar with that case though so I can't really give you any tips.

 

Biggest factor for me was an intake fan at the bottom which pushes fresh air directly to the GPU,  that alone was worth a whopping 10C difference,  but I'm aware not all cases have bottom intakes so it's likely not an option for you. 

[TwistedFed]

10 hours ago, Mark Kaine said:

I did pretty extensive tests (for my impression anyway)  and found out my 1060 literally starts throttling at 60C,  only about 20-30hz core clock,  but that's way earlier than I thought (and read) the card would...  So I definitely can imagine similar things with the 2000 series but if you even notice is another question entirely of course. 

 

I just set my fan curves that it basically never reaches more than 59C even under high load so it's not an issue. 

 

 

Honestly that sounds like you need better cooling, I'm unfamiliar with that case though so I can't really give you any tips.

 

Biggest factor for me was an intake fan at the bottom which pushes fresh air directly to the GPU,  that alone was worth a whopping 10C difference,  but I'm aware not all cases have bottom intakes so it's likely not an option for you. 

Thanks for your reply.

I will try the GPU in my friends computer, he has a rx 590 that never overheats playing cod. If my card still reaches 83 degrees within minutes I will send it back

[Mark Kaine]

3 minutes ago, TwistedFed said:

Thanks for your reply.

I will try the GPU in my friends computer, he has a rx 590 that never overheats playing cod. If my card still reaches 83 degrees within minutes I will send it back

Your welcome. 

Well,  honestly though,  83 seems high - is still normal though. 

What did you set your fan curve at?  I'd probably test it with full tilt 100% fan curve if it then still is that high temp that's surely a bit concerning. 

I set my fan curve slightly higher under load and slightly lower when not under load and also off earlier than the default MSI setting and that was also good for a few C. 

 

Basically if my card is at 58C the fans will be at 70%  (just as an example) 

[SavageNeo]

58 minutes ago, TwistedFed said:

s 83 degrees

That is normal. My gpu runs at 88c and does not thermalthrotthle, i think that your gpu is not throtthling you just think so

[TwistedFed]

3 hours ago, Mark Kaine said:

Your welcome. 

Well,  honestly though,  83 seems high - is still normal though. 

What did you set your fan curve at?  I'd probably test it with full tilt 100% fan curve if it then still is that high temp that's surely a bit concerning. 

I set my fan curve slightly higher under load and slightly lower when not under load and also off earlier than the default MSI setting and that was also good for a few C. 

 

Basically if my card is at 58C the fans will be at 70%  (just as an example) 

my fan is at 100% when under load. its a custom fan curve that will run at 100% when it hits 75°C

 

2 hours ago, SavageNeo said:

That is normal. My gpu runs at 88c and does not thermalthrotthle, i think that your gpu is not throtthling you just think so

it is. im monotoring it with gpu-z while I play and when it reaches 83°C it says thermal..the boost clocks also decreases from ~1920 to ~1700 MHz

[Mark Kaine]

2 hours ago, TwistedFed said:

my fan is at 100% when under load. its a custom fan curve that will run at 100% when it hits 75°C

 

it is. im monotoring it with gpu-z while I play and when it reaches 83°C it says thermal..the boost clocks also decreases from ~1920 to ~1700 MHz

I would still test it in another case, like I said airflow can make a huge difference. 

 

And yup that's a lot lol...  My card says nothing but it's very apparent and replicable,  every time it reaches 60 it goes from 2038 to ~2012, and I don't think it's a defect either because it seems to happen to others as well, I think most people just don't notice,  and tbh the difference is really small.  Point is it stays at 2038 for hours on end as long it is under 60C  

[TwistedFed]

Little update: used the GPU on a friends case, it reached 83°C in less than 7 minutes. card throttled down from 1930 to 1860. after 20 minutes it was at 1750-1780 MHz.

Card permanently staid at 83°C.

 

His RX 590 had 66-69°C all the time

[TwistedFed]

Random question: does a semi-modular PSU make a difference in temperature vs a modular one?

[Mark Kaine]

23 minutes ago, TwistedFed said:

Random question: does a semi-modular PSU make a difference in temperature vs a modular one?

Doubtful. 

 

 

Well, reading this topic again I would try to RMA it or somehow otherwise get Gigabyte to replace the thermal paste,  seems really silly that it would void the warranty anyhow  *shifty eyes*

[Lare111]

You probably have the Rev 1.0 version of the Windforce RTX 2060 which has a crappy cooling solution. You can find many cases with Google so you are not the only one suffering from this issue. Those cards run hot.

 

Here's an example:

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/rtx-2060-gigabyte-oc-reaches-80-84-degrees.251769/

 

If I remember right Gigabyte improved the cooling solution with Rev. 2 model which allowed lower temperature and noise. However I'm not sure about the Gigabyte's return policy.

[TwistedFed]

1 hour ago, Lare111 said:

You probably have the Rev 1.0 version of the Windforce RTX 2060 which has a crappy cooling solution. You can find many cases with Google so you are not the only one suffering from this issue. Those cards run hot.

 

Here's an example:

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/rtx-2060-gigabyte-oc-reaches-80-84-degrees.251769/

 

If I remember right Gigabyte improved the cooling solution with Rev. 2 model which allowed lower temperature and noise. However I'm not sure about the Gigabyte's return policy.

I read that thread days ago, its probably the same card. sucks. I will still try to return the card or atleast get the rev.2 model...

 

I just did 2 stress tests, the second one with open side panel, both did read 88°C and had an average temperature of 85-86°C, so it cant be the airflow..!

[Anusthegreat]

Okay I will have to bump the question.. Got my GIGABYTE GV-N206SWF2OC-8GD ver 2.0 a month ago & it looks 83 Celsius is really operating temperature.

I wonder how long it will last, however I also noticed 1900 MHz clock while at 99% load. Can't be the airflow issue - I have 5 fans in a case, all other hardware barely reaches 60 degrees at full load, but not the GPU. I tried to contact Gigabyte support to see what they have to say. I don't see these thermals as a big issue, question is they might not be very good for the hardware - GPU might just lose it in a few months I guess so I'd better replace it or something, dunno yet. I'll let ya guys know what GB has to say.

[Dravinian]

On 12/12/2019 at 12:29 PM, TwistedFed said:

my fan is at 100% when under load. its a custom fan curve that will run at 100% when it hits 75°C

 

it is. im monotoring it with gpu-z while I play and when it reaches 83°C it says thermal..the boost clocks also decreases from ~1920 to ~1700 MHz

The base clock speed of the 2060 is 1320 - 1620 (Boost) MHz?

 

You are running it 300mhz above the base boost clock.  I am not surprised it is running quite hot, you are massively overclocking it.

 

Even with it throttling to 1700mhz it is still above the base boost clock.

 

New test before posting, check the date....

[igormp]

41 minutes ago, Anusthegreat said:

Okay I will have to bump the question.. Got my GIGABYTE GV-N206SWF2OC-8GD ver 2.0 a month ago & it looks 83 Celsius is really operating temperature.

I wonder how long it will last, however I also noticed 1900 MHz clock while at 99% load. Can't be the airflow issue - I have 5 fans in a case, all other hardware barely reaches 60 degrees at full load, but not the GPU. I tried to contact Gigabyte support to see what they have to say. I don't see these thermals as a big issue, question is they might not be very good for the hardware - GPU might just lose it in a few months I guess so I'd better replace it or something, dunno yet. I'll let ya guys know what GB has to say.

Those Windforce 2x models have really crappy cooling solutions and get really hot. My 2060S reaches 80~86º easily.

 

However, that's not really a big issue unless you want to push past 2000MHz all times, gigabyte has a nice warranty policy so you shouldn't worry that much.

 

38 minutes ago, Dravinian said:

The base clock speed of the 2060 is 1320 - 1620 (Boost) MHz?

 

You are running it 300mhz above the base boost clock.  I am not surprised it is running quite hot, you are massively overclocking it.

 

Even with it throttling to 1700mhz it is still above the base boost clock.

 

New test before posting, check the date....

Those cards can reach boost clocks past 2000mhz by themselves without any OCing.

[Dravinian]

@igormp Not according to Nvidia, who have the clock speed of the 2060 at 1365-1680mhz on their site.

 

Nor Gigabyte that only record the Boost speed of the 2060 windforce at 1770 and reference the top boost speed of the nvidia card at 1680 as a comparison to say look at me!

 

Pushing it beyond that, is overclocking isn't it?

[igormp]

44 minutes ago, Dravinian said:

@igormp Not according to Nvidia, who have the clock speed of the 2060 at 1365-1680mhz on their site.

 

Nor Gigabyte that only record the Boost speed of the 2060 windforce at 1770 and reference the top boost speed of the nvidia card at 1680 as a comparison to say look at me!

 

Pushing it beyond that, is overclocking isn't it?

Those are the minimum guaranteed clocks. Given enough cooling and power headroom, the cards will clock themselves higher automatically without any overclocking. Mine does close to 1975MHz without touching any config during short bursts, and can sustain 1825MHz during prolonged loads.

 

Higher end cards can maintain clocks of over 1900MHz for long times out of the box.

[Dravinian]

27 minutes ago, igormp said:

Those are the minimum guaranteed clocks. Given enough cooling and power headroom, the cards will clock themselves higher automatically without any overclocking. Mine does close to 1975MHz without touching any config during short bursts, and can sustain 1825MHz during prolonged loads.

 

Higher end cards can maintain clocks of over 1900MHz for long times out of the box.

I did a bit more research, I get what you are saying now.  You are right.

[Anusthegreat]

9 hours ago, igormp said:

Those Windforce 2x models have really crappy cooling solutions and get really hot. My 2060S reaches 80~86º easily.

 

However, that's not really a big issue unless you want to push past 2000MHz all times, gigabyte has a nice warranty policy so you shouldn't worry that much.

 

Those cards can reach boost clocks past 2000mhz by themselves without any OCing.

That's right - I'm on the stock software/hardware settings: GPU-Z shows 1900+ under sustainable load.

 

My concern is when there's some dust on the radiator after a while (gotta be there anyway eventually :< ) temps might get higher than 85 while I believe 90 degrees is kind of maximum operating temperature before GPU throttles which doesn't make any sense to keep using this piece of hardware.

 

I will keep my observations but I'm already thinking to get 2070 or 2080 because there's another reason besides thermals - 1440P resolution FPS count is not so great on 2060.

BTW Gigabyte has already replied to my ticked I created yesterday - they also state these temps are OK..

[igormp]

5 hours ago, Anusthegreat said:

My concern is when there's some dust on the radiator after a while (gotta be there anyway eventually :< ) temps might get higher than 85 while I believe 90 degrees is kind of maximum operating temperature before GPU throttles which doesn't make any sense to keep using this piece of hardware.

As dust gathers and temps rise, the card will reacher lower clocks to keep its temperature "reasonable".

If you want flawless 1440p gaming with low temps, you should aim for a higher end 2070 super or even a 2080 super, after all, that gigabyte was cheap for a reason.