GPU Watt spikes like crazy

[Itnozetr3]

im doing nothing, im just on my desktop, bored and tired, and then i decided to play roblox, i noticed something was off, i usually get around 100+ fps on a roblox game, but this time i only got 21 - 80 frames, so i pressed alt + z to check the performance stat, and i saw 400w power usage

 

note : after the incident i decided to do DDU, but after i reinstalled the drivers, it doesnt do anything, the watt still goes up to 400w

 

 

any help will be appriciated, thanks

[porina]

Try another tool like GPU-Z to double check the reported numbers. If it remains, power reading may have gone faulty, thus the card puts itself in limiting mode. The GPU itself isn't taking that power, otherwise temps would be way higher, this is just the reporting.

[Itnozetr3]

On 4/27/2024 at 4:25 PM, porina said:

Try another tool like GPU-Z to double check the reported numbers. If it remains, power reading may have gone faulty, thus the card puts itself in limiting mode. The GPU itself isn't taking that power, otherwise temps would be way higher, this is just the reporting.

Hey, sorry I replied too late, heres the GPU-Z, you said that power reading may have gone faulty, so how do i fix this?
do I need to visit a Expertise?

[porina]

23 minutes ago, Itnozetr3 said:

Hey, sorry I replied too late, heres the GPU-Z, you said that power reading may have gone faulty, so how do i fix this?

It does look like the power reading is off, thus it goes into power limiting.

 

Option 1: find someone who can repair GPUs. I don't know where to start looking for this.

Option 2: look up "shunt mod". This is a technique used by some extreme overclockers to enable their GPUs to run at higher power limits than normal. Maybe this could be used to work around the fault, but I have no personal experience in using this. 

[Itnozetr3]

21 minutes ago, porina said:

It does look like the power reading is off, thus it goes into power limiting.

 

Option 1: find someone who can repair GPUs. I don't know where to start looking for this.

Option 2: look up "shunt mod". This is a technique used by some extreme overclockers to enable their GPUs to run at higher power limits than normal. Maybe this could be used to work around the fault, but I have no personal experience in using this. 

damn alright, i think ima go with option 1 or option 3, just buy a new card

[porina]

If you decide to get a new GPU, this one should be repairable by someone who knows what they're doing. I'd guess the hit to the resale value wont be too extreme.

[Itnozetr3]

3 minutes ago, porina said:

If you decide to get a new GPU, this one should be repairable by someone who knows what they're doing. I'd guess the hit to the resale value wont be too extreme.

thanks for the advice