OK this is weird.

[maazster]

I have a 1280x1024 and a 1920x1200 monitor, men i benchmark my 6950 with the 1920x1200 monitor the max temp i get is 81 degress C using Unigine Valley with all maxed out with 8x AA.

When i disconnect the big monitor and plug in the 1280x1024 monitor and benchmark using unigine valley using the same setting apart from the resolution, i get 87 degrees C max.

Why is the reason behind this phenomenon i mean the load on the card cant be higher than benshmarking at a higher resolution, can it?

[werto165]

Well did you allow it time to cool off, before trying the second monitor?

[maazster]

Well did you allow it time to cool off, before trying the second monitor?

Yes. In both tests were at 37 degrees before the benchmark.

[werto165]

It could be ambient temperature and a whole host of different variables, I would really worry about it. That temperature won't "kill" your card.

[BlackMamba]

maybe the 1024p runs at higher frame per second? 

[Ciccioo]

i already heard that fast rendering at higher framerates can heat up the gpu more than heavy (1080p) rendering at lower framerates, but do i know why that happens? nope

 

we can suppose that the graphics card has a bunch of discrete units working together to create the frame (shaders, ROPs...) but they have different timings to do their things, so it happens that, say, the ROPs have to wait for the shaders to finish their job, and while they wait, they cool down

 

at very high framerates though, the GPU is pushing out so many frames that the "waiting time" of the ROPs (in this example) is almost negligible and doesn't let them rest for enough time to dissipate some heat

 

could be total BS

[maazster]

i already heard that fast rendering at higher framerates can heat up the gpu more than heavy (1080p) rendering at lower framerates, but do i know why that happens? nope

 

we can suppose that the graphics card has a bunch of discrete units working together to create the frame (shaders, ROPs...) but they have different timings to do their things, so it happens that, say, the ROPs have to wait for the shaders to finish their job, and while they wait, they cool down

 

at very high framerates though, the GPU is pushing out so many frames that the "waiting time" of the ROPs (in this example) is almost negligible and doesn't let them rest for enough time to dissipate some heat

 

could be total BS

So is my card safe at 87 degress when using valley or should i down clock it.

[Ciccioo]

So is my card safe at 87 degress when using valley or should i down clock it.

eh it's fine, leave it like that

you only get those temps while you benchmark, so it shouldn't be a real threat in terms of graphics card lifespan

the card will throttle if things get out of control