r9 285 problem.

[Akamii]

Hello guys, i just bought r9 285 dual-x and im facing weird problem, my gpu usage while playing anygame or even browesing is not stable its like 98% usage then 0% then 55% then 0% then 88% then 0% ! also in msi afterburner the memory clock speed is dropping from 1400mhz to  150mhz ! always ! idk if this is normal with the r9 285 or not, but in game i got like 15fps improvement as my old card was hd 7730 ! the price range is huge between 7730 and r9 285 and all that money just for 15fps?! also i cant play any online game on ultra stable fps ( note the fps doesnt even hit 50fps ) is that really normal to you guys or there's a problem here in the gpu ?!! im really disappointed every min i discover a problem.. i cant really enjoy my day please just inform me if this is normal or this is card faulty or i have to do something to solve this problem?

 

 

and is there's any r9 285 user to tell me if this fps rate is normal or not ?

[Tedster]

What are your temps like?

[Lawliet93]

Increase your power limit to 20%.

[Akamii]

What are your temps like?

idle : 37C , in game up to 61C

[Akamii]

Increase your power limit to 20%.

how?

[johnnysasaki]

First of all, tell us the rest of your PC specs. What games are you playing and the resolution. If by online, you mean MMOs, the CPU gives biggest boost in those games. You might want to note, that r9 285 *isn't* really an ultra graphics settings card, even at 1080p, not in 2015 anymore anyway. Also your core and memory clock goes down like that cos the card has idle mode.

[Lawliet93]

how?

Go to MSI afterburner and there should be a option called power limit, get that to 20%.

[Lawliet93]

First of all, tell us the rest of your PC specs. What games are you playing and the resolution. If by online, you mean MMOs, the CPU gives biggest boost in those games. You might want to note, that r9 285 *isn't* really an ultra graphics settings card, even at 1080p, not in 2015 anymore anyway. Also your core and memory clock goes down like that cos the card has idle mode.

It depends on the games he is playing. I have a R9 280 OC and it is enough for games at ultra settings, but, you won't get 60fps. We can say, that he has a problem with the GPU (those clock fluctuations aren't normal). As I said, his best bet is to increase the power limit and maybe change the power delivery setting in windows to maximum performance.

[Akamii]

First of all, tell us the rest of your PC specs. What games are you playing and the resolution. If by online, you mean MMOs, the CPU gives biggest boost in those games. You might want to note, that r9 285 *isn't* really an ultra graphics settings card, even at 1080p, not in 2015 anymore anyway. Also your core and memory clock goes down like that cos the card has idle mode.

specs:

CPU : FX-6300

PSU: Thermaltake smart se 730w

mobo : 78lmt-s2p rev5 ( ye its low mobo but i dont oc anything so its causes 0 problems)

RAM : 4GB ( just enough for my online games)

 

playing online games like : blade and soul "PlayBnS Pserver"

Ghost recon phantoms

Survarium

Archeage

WarFrame

Nosgoth

..and much more.. so its not all about mmo cpu based games, and even if its cpu based how i only get 15fps by upgrading to r9 285 from hd 7730 ?

res : 1366x768  and using dvi to vga convertor.

 

checked google and seems like i found a person have the same problem on the same card, also found another ppl having the same problem but not the same card ..

[Akamii]

Go to MSI afterburner and there should be a option called power limit, get that to 20%.

is it safe? im using 78lmt-s2p rev5 mobo, not able to oc

[Akamii]

It depends on the games he is playing. I have a R9 280 OC and it is enough for games at ultra settings, but, you won't get 60fps. We can say, that he has a problem with the GPU (those clock fluctuations aren't normal). As I said, his best bet is to increase the power limit and maybe change the power delivery setting in windows to maximum performance.

but is this normal? everyone gets r9 285 should do the same steps or what? i wanna know if this is normal or not first .

[Lawliet93]

but is this normal? everyone gets r9 285 should do the same steps or what? i wanna know if this is normal or not first .

Some amd cards have the power delivery and therefore the power limit set to low, so the GPU does note get enough power and lowers the clocks. To quote Chris Jones : "It does you no harm" It was the first thing I did, when I got my Card. Your motherboard might not influence the performance of your card (although, if you have a broken PCI-E connector, it would influence it).

[Akamii]

is it safe? im using 78lmt-s2p rev5 mobo, not able to oc

is it normal to have 0mv here?!! and i cant even adjust it is that normal or its my psu ?!

[Akamii]

Some amd cards have the power delivery and therefore the power limit set to low, so the GPU does note get enough power and lowers the clocks. To quote Chris Jones : "It does you no harm" It was the first thing I did, when I got my Card. Your motherboard might not influence the performance of your card (although, if you have a broken PCI-E connector, it would influence it).

well.. but i asked many ppl here and on other forums and everyone said the mobo has nothing to do with ur gpu performance since u dont oc it

[Airwolf1984]

You have to unlock voltage monitoring and control in the options.

[Akamii]

nvm the voltage monitoring was disabled .. lol

[Akamii]

You have to unlock voltage monitoring and control in the options.

ye sorry

[Akamii]

are you sure its not risky to increase the power usage ?

[Airwolf1984]

Everything done past factory settings is always a risk. Don't increase voltage unless you have to stabilize an overclock. Power Limit can be increase before voltage to stabilize an overclock and is safe to use. It will however increase the TDP thus higher temperatures when the card is fully utilized. High how all depends on airflow and cooling method.

[Akamii]

Everything done past factory settings is always a risk. Don't increase voltage unless you have to stabilize an overclock. Power Limit can be increase before voltage to stabilize an overclock and is safe to use. It will however increase the TDP thus higher temperatures when the card is fully utilized. High how all depends on airflow and cooling method.

look, i have everything on stock and a poor mobo 78lmt, can i adjust the power limit by msi afterburner just to remove the PowerPlay feature on AMD cards so my gpu memory wont downclock to 150mhz as it always happen ..?

[Akamii]

Increase your power limit to 20%.

20% is the maximum in msi afterburner right ?!

[Airwolf1984]

The card will downclock when it's not being utilized. This is normal. If it's doing it while you play a game, then something else is causing it drop. Whether it be the game itself, drivers, thermal throttling, or something in background taking priority.

 

Running at 1366x768 for the R9 285 doesn't scale well in terms of performance gain. You will probably notice a larger performance bump going to 1080p.

[Briggsy]

The core clock frequency should be in a constant state of change if not being maxed out (except in crossfire, where clocks are maxed all the time when gaming/rendering/etc). The cpu is likely holding the card back. With gcn 1.1 and newer, the clock frequency and power are adjusted 100k times per second, in a very granulated fashion. And clocks don't step up or down by 13mhz like Nvidia, they go up or down 1 mhz at a time with AMD. also make sure to run ddu before installing a new card, it's literally the only easy way to wipe old AMD drivers from Windows.

[Akamii]

The core clock frequency should be in a constant state of change if not being maxed out (except in crossfire, where clocks are maxed all the time when gaming/rendering/etc). The cpu is likely holding the card back. With gcn 1.1 and newer, the clock frequency and power are adjusted 100k times per second, in a very granulated fashion. And clocks don't step up or down by 13mhz like Nvidia, they go up or down 1 mhz at a time with AMD. also make sure to run ddu before installing a new card, it's literally the only easy way to wipe old AMD drivers from Windows.

sorry but i didn't get what u want to say

[Akamii]

The card will downclock when it's not being utilized. This is normal. If it's doing it while you play a game, then something else is causing it drop. Whether it be the game itself, drivers, thermal throttling, or something in background taking priority.

 

Running at 1366x768 for the R9 285 doesn't scale well in terms of performance gain. You will probably notice a larger performance bump going to 1080p.

ye something else which is PowerPlay feature maybe? also its not stable downclock its like 98% > 0% or .. 1400mhz to 150mhz then 1400mhz again then 150mhz.. in a sec or 2secs. continuously in gameplay or 2D mode while browsing.