gpu memory clock issue

[cfarm99]

having an issue where my memory clock is at max lvl at idle (7751 MHz)

windows 10 home 64-bit

motherboard- ms-7b51 msi

cpu- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz

ram- corsair 16gb 3200MHz

gpu- NVIDIA Geforce rtx 2080 super msi

is this normal...?

[MAXXPRO]

8 hours ago, cfarm99 said:

idle

so it's not idle. check on taskmanager what that gpu is doing (ctrl + shift + esc)

[Mr.Briggs]

in Nvidia Control Panel, do you have it set to Prefer Max Performance? im max mem clock in chrome here

[cfarm99]

5 hours ago, MAXXPRO said:

so it's not idle. check on taskmanager what that gpu is doing (ctrl + shift + esc)

so when i pull up task manager, my gpu is under no load. minimal dedicated and shared gpu usage. utilization 0%-1%

[cfarm99]

2 hours ago, Mr.Briggs said:

in Nvidia Control Panel, do you have it set to Prefer Max Performance? im max mem clock in chrome here

im quite the noob when it comes to pc, but i this this is what you mean?

[MeinChanka]

35 minutes ago, cfarm99 said:

im quite the noob when it comes to pc, but i this this is what you mean?

Under ‘Manage 3D Settings’ there’s a power setting or something similar. I’m not around my PC and I can’t check, sorry

[cfarm99]

37 minutes ago, MeinChanka said:

Under ‘Manage 3D Settings’ there’s a power setting or something similar. I’m not around my PC and I can’t check, sorry

okay. i found it. my 'power management mode' is set to 'optimal power'.

[MeinChanka]

23 minutes ago, cfarm99 said:

okay. i found it. my 'power management mode' is set to 'optimal power'.

Right. Without being at my PC I can’t remember what exactly is says but there will be a lower consumption mode in the drop down. This will make the memory run at really low speeds when unloaded and ramp up when required. 
 

But the memory running at that speed doesn’t matter anyway. It’s the same as changing your DRAM speed from 2133mHz (stock) to 3200mHz (advertised speed) - ie will do no harm. 

[Mr.Briggs]

1 hour ago, cfarm99 said:

okay. i found it. my 'power management mode' is set to 'optimal power'.

I have mine set to prefer max perf. any usage e.g. chrome being open and gpu will go up to base clock (vram too)

only time i see 2d clocks on gpu is when idle with no programs open