RTX 4070 ti Power usage not going higher than 200W

[HarryLikesLambos]

Hello, so I've had my 4070 ti for around 2-3 months now, and I've noticed that it never seems to go over 200 watts. The highest I've seen it go is 215 or something, And my fps is uncapped and the gpu usage is 95-99%. and techpowerup shows my model should go to a maximum of 285W (MSI RTX 4070 Ti VENTUS 3X OC)

[YoungBlade]

Is the card performing below expectations? What is the issue if the card is reporting that it's more efficient than you expected?

[HarryLikesLambos]

13 minutes ago, YoungBlade said:

Is the card performing below expectations? What is the issue if the card is reporting that it's more efficient than you expected?

Performance seems completely normal. I was just really surprise to it never goes higher than 200 watts, when the websites etc says its max usage is 285W. Very surprised. i just really hope its not a fake and its really a 4070. although the seller is the official "MSI" (i now checked)

[Hinjima]

5 minutes ago, HarryLikesLambos said:

Performance seems completely normal. I was just really surprise to it never goes higher than 200 watts, when the websites etc says its max usage is 285W. Very surprised. i just really hope its not a fake and its really a 4070. although the seller is the official "MSI" (i now checked)

Try to run a GPU stresstest like Furmark or Unigen Heaven for GPU's and see if it goes above 200w.  Use multiple programs to doublecheck wattage usage

[HarryLikesLambos]

26 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Try to run a GPU stresstest like Furmark or Unigen Heaven for GPU's and see if it goes above 200w.  Use multiple programs to doublecheck wattage usage

I ran furmark and it hit 285W. so im guessing the games im playing just wont push it to its limits. Thank you.

[MadAnt250]

The Graphics Card is performing fine while using less power! Oh no! That kind of good stuff must be bad

 

No really, stop worrying about it and enjoy your games.

[MadAnt250]

1 minute ago, MadAnt250 said:

The Graphics Card is performing fine while using less power! Oh no! That kind of good stuff must be bad

 

For real, stop worrying about it and enjoy your games.

 

[HarryLikesLambos]

5 minutes ago, MadAnt250 said:

 

I was never worried about it.

[Hinjima]

12 minutes ago, HarryLikesLambos said:

I ran furmark and it hit 285W. so im guessing the games im playing just wont push it to its limits. Thank you.

Perfect! Now we know that the graphics card CAN pull 285 if needed   Not all games taxes the GPU fully even if its at 90-95% usage, there are other things that play into account like VRAM usage etc.

 

Now that we know there is nothing wrong, you can enjoy gaming with your new awesome GPU!

[Agall]

21 minutes ago, HarryLikesLambos said:

I was never worried about it.

There's a discussion to be had about GPU usage versus TDP versus clock speed, all of which should be variables to consider. You could be at 100% usage but at a low boost clock for various reasons, which'll be the driving force behind lower TDP. The difference 100MHz can make on the GPU core could net another 80W, as an example, when talking higher clock speeds into the 2.8-3GHz range that RTX 4000 series can reach. My RTX 4090 will draw another 150W just to reach 3GHz as an example.

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43 minutes ago, HarryLikesLambos said:

I ran furmark and it hit 285W. so im guessing the games im playing just wont push it to its limits. Thank you.

Or the cpu holds it up.

[MadAnt250]

I accidentally quoted myself. Oops!

 

[flibberdipper]

20 hours ago, HarryLikesLambos said:

I ran furmark and it hit 285W. so im guessing the games im playing just wont push it to its limits. Thank you.

Different loads draw different power, even if you're at the same utilization and clock speed. With my 2080, something like Cyberpunk will push it right up to 200w (no RT enabled), but other games might only see 170w or even 150w of power draw.

 

Computers are weird, man.

[HarryLikesLambos]

On 1/3/2024 at 8:49 PM, Hinjima said:

Perfect! Now we know that the graphics card CAN pull 285 if needed   Not all games taxes the GPU fully even if its at 90-95% usage, there are other things that play into account like VRAM usage etc.

 

Now that we know there is nothing wrong, you can enjoy gaming with your new awesome GPU!

Thank you, your very helpfull!

[Bagzie]

On 1/3/2024 at 9:12 PM, Agall said:

There's a discussion to be had about GPU usage versus TDP versus clock speed, all of which should be variables to consider. You could be at 100% usage but at a low boost clock for various reasons, which'll be the driving force behind lower TDP. The difference 100MHz can make on the GPU core could net another 80W, as an example, when talking higher clock speeds into the 2.8-3GHz range that RTX 4000 series can reach. My RTX 4090 will draw another 150W just to reach 3GHz as an example.

This, Going from 270w to 355w on my 7900XT nets a 10% performance increase while using 30% more power.

 

On most cards squeezing out a few percent more is not worth it from an efficiency standpoint , Especially the higher up the stack you go.

[Agall]

38 minutes ago, Bagzie said:

This, Going from 270w to 355w on my 7900XT nets a 10% performance increase while using 30% more power.

 

On most cards squeezing out a few percent more is not worth it from an efficiency standpoint , Especially the higher up the stack you go.

During winter time, an inefficient overclock is at least more practical than a space heater  

[Bagzie]

1 hour ago, Agall said:

During winter time, an inefficient overclock is at least more practical than a space heater  

As someone who's boiler broke down a month ago in freezing temperatures I can confirm that furmark + cinebench will indeed turn your pc into a heater.

 

If I had a 13th gen intel I could have kept the whole house warm