Strange GPU Temps

[Emerald Spanner]

I've recently ran a 3DMark benchmark and noticed that the temps for my GPU (RTX 2070 Super) memory/hot-spot were much higher than the GPU itself by about 30 C (76 C GPU temp vs 102 C Memory temp at peak).

 

Is this normal behavior under a synthetic load like this?

 

I have attached a screenshot of the HWMonitor results after the test.

[Shimejii]

Yeah memory can get hotter due to the nature of the cooling solution. Most times the cheaper coolers dont cool the memory that well.

[necrophagist]

On 4/4/2022 at 1:51 AM, Emerald Spanner said:

I've recently ran a 3DMark benchmark and noticed that the temps for my GPU (RTX 2070 Super) memory/hot-spot were much higher than the GPU itself by about 30 C (76 C GPU temp vs 102 C Memory temp at peak).

 

Is this normal behavior under a synthetic load like this?

 

I have attached a screenshot of the HWMonitor results after the test.

I thought the 2000s series didn't have memory sensors? HWmonitor also shows that my memory and hotspot temps are identical (2080) but whenever someone who has a GDDR6X GPU shows their stats, those two numbers are different. I thought maybe this memory reading was a placeholder and simply copied the hotspot temp.