RTX 2080 idle power

[MiniMike DK]

Hi guys.

 

My GPU has, in my opinion, as rather high power consumption. Around 35 watt.

Is this normal, or do I have a setting on that causes this?

 

 

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

It is clocked at 1515 Mhz, so it is not idle.

 

What monitors do you have plugged in? Multiple high refresh rate monitors can prevent the card from going to it's lowest power state.

[MiniMike DK]

I only have 1 monitor plugged in.

An AOC Agon AG352QCX - 2560*1080 @ 200hz.

[Mateyyy]

25 minutes ago, MiniMike DK said:

I only have 1 monitor plugged in.

An AOC Agon AG352QCX - 2560*1080 @ 200hz.

Yeah, it's most likely your refresh rate. I have a similar thing happening to me with my 2070 Super.

 

Also, please use quotes (like I just did above) or tags (like this @HairlessMonkeyBoy) so we're notified whenever you reply.

[Roswell]

Try going into Nvidia control panel and change your power settings back to "optimal" instead of "high performance". High performance mode just keeps the clock rate up, it doesn't really improve anything performance wise.

[Jurrunio]

Something like wallpaper engine or internet browser running?

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

14 minutes ago, MiniMike DK said:

I only have 1 monitor plugged in.

An AOC Agon AG352QCX - 2560*1080 @ 200hz.

Be sure to quote me or @HairlessMonkeyBoy so I see your reply.

 

That monitor should not prevent your GPU from properly idling, unless there is something special about 200Hz that I do not know.

Thanks for the info @Mateyyy

 

Try lower the refresh rate to see if your clocks go down. If not:

 

Are you using a "High Performance" power plan in Windows, or are you using a Global Nvidia Control Panel "Power Management Mode" of "Prefer Maximum Performance"?

 

What software do you have open?

[MiniMike DK]

Fixed it!

 

In the Nvidia control panel I had the power mode set to 'prefer maximum performance'.

Tried changing the setting and applying, but nothing happened.

Turns out you have to reboot your system before it takes effect.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

20 minutes ago, MiniMike DK said:

...'prefer maximum performance'...

If you still want to use this mode, you can set it for individual games that you play in the Control Panel by going to the "Program Settings" tab and adding your games to the list.

 

I find that it can make a pretty big difference in some games, so this is how I do it.