GPU hitting power limit, question

[code99]

Hi

 

I have an RTX 3080 (ASUS TUF OC model)  and while playing red dead redemption 2 (the most demanding game i have) I see that my gpu utilization goes to an average of 80% but my powerlimit is maxed out.

 

Is there something that i can do about this?

 

I've already set afterburner powerlimit as high as it can go which is 110%

 

Temps are as follows (averages):

 

GPU - 65 degrees

CPU - 68 degrees

 

My cpu is a bit outdated, its an i7 4970. I used to have bottlenecks with this cpu the past few days but it ran with the stock intel cooler and its temps were always at 100 degrees and 100% utilization. I slapped a noctua nh d15 cooler on it (i had it bought for my upcoming cpu upgrade) and now the temps are more than fine (less than 60 degrees) and utilization roughly at 80% average. 

 

Anyway, my point is, im curious about gpu powerlimits. I never overclocked anything in my life, this being the first time i even care about it. 

 

So, other than afterburner, anything else i can do?

 

PS. Sorry if i ask some stupid questions but hey, i gotta start somewhere

[Hairless Monkey]

15 minutes ago, code99 said:

So, other than afterburner, anything else i can do?

Technically yes, there are a few things you can do to increase the power limit. But they are all rather complicated for a beginner and for 99.9% of people it is not worth it. I think you can be happy with the performance that you are getting. If not, a CPU upgrade would get you a noticeable amount of extra performance from the RTX 3080.

[code99]

Just now, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

Technically yes, there are a few things you can do to increase the power limit. But they are all rather complicated for a beginner and for 99.9% of people it is not worth it. I think you can be happy with the performance that you are getting. If not, a CPU upgrade would get you a noticeable amount of extra performance from the RTX 3080.

Yeah a cpu upgrade is coming next month with amd's new lineup.

 

As for gpu powerlimit, i know there were some mods you can do (like physical mods on the card itself) but thats not something im interested in doing. Was hoping that tehre were some software thing i can do otehr than afterburner

 

Thanks!

[Hairless Monkey]

1 minute ago, code99 said:

Was hoping that tehre were some software thing i can do otehr than afterburner

Well there is. You could flash the card with a vbios with a higher power limit. But you could brick the card.

[code99]

Right. I heard about that.

 

I might consider doing that at some point but not right now. Maybe next year

[Mick Naughty]

Shouldn’t have an issue flashing. Quite rare to have an issue. That along with a shunt mod are the only fixes. 
But even if you flash it, you can hit power limit. You can have the bar go to 200% isn’t a guarantee fix. 
Can overall cause stability issues as well. 
Wouldn’t worry about it myself, running the card cooling will yield more performance than raising the power limit will.