V sync and clock speeds

[nunocv]

I was having wierd clock speeds while playing games, and while I was playing ESO I've noticed that when I had V Sync on my clock speeds would come down from 1433(without v sync) to 1240 and even 1113!

Is this normal?

 

GPU: GTX 970 Strix
Boost Clock 1433 MHZ

Tempuratures all normal, and no voltage added, just max power to 120%. Using Asus Gpu Tweak (Before I was using MSI's, but was having the same problem, tried Asus to see if it fixed the problem)

[GDRRiley]

yeah because it does not need the extra horse power.

PS; nice GPU same as me.

[nunocv]

yeah because it does not need the extra horse power.

But per example, in a city I wasnt getting 60fps, and the clock speed wasnt raising to match the 60 fps... Is this just bad gaming optimization?

 

BTW i Just noticed this when i installed windows 10, while I had windows 7 i guess this didnt happen, if it did, I didnt really noticed!

 

Indeed nice gpu

[GDRRiley]

But per example, in a city I wasnt getting 60fps, and the clock speed wasnt raising to match the 60 fps... Is this just bad gaming optimization?

Maybe or the GPU is to hot.

[TheRetiredSlave]

But per example, in a city I wasnt getting 60fps, and the clock speed wasnt raising to match the 60 fps... Is this just bad gaming optimization?

 

It depends on the game, really. Some games are really CPU-heavy, so if the CPU isn't fast enough, the GPU will spend a lot of its time waiting for the CPU to give it instructions. 

 

MMOs are notorious for this. In heavily populated areas, getting a constant 60 FPS isn't likely even on a crazy high-end machine. 

[nunocv]

Maybe or the GPU is to hot.

My gpu doesnt even get past 60°C... But while in Unigine always at the max clock, so I guess I dont have to worry?

[nunocv]

It depends on the game, really. Some games are really CPU-heavy, so if the CPU isn't fast enough, the GPU will spend a lot of its time waiting for the CPU to give it instructions. 

 

MMOs are notorious for this. In heavily populated areas, getting a constant 60 FPS isn't likely even on a crazy high-end machine. 

My worrie here is if my GPU is damaged or something... 

[GDRRiley]

My worrie here is if my GPU is damaged or something... 

no you are fine.

[TheRetiredSlave]

My worrie here is if my GPU is damaged or something... 

 

If it can run a very stressful program like Unigine at max clocks without overheating, crashing, or creating funky lines on the screen, then it's probably fine. 

 

Like I said before, it really depends on the game itself and how well the developers programmed it. Some games just simply won't run at a rock solid 60 FPS on any system due to the game developer not optimizing it properly. There's not much you can do, really. From what you've said, I believe the GPU is working properly.

[nunocv]

no you are fine.

 

 

If it can run a very stressful program like Unigine at max clocks without overheating, crashing, or creating funky lines on the screen, then it's probably fine. 

 

Like I said before, it really depends on the game itself and how well the developers programmed it. Some games just simply won't run at a rock solid 60 FPS on any system due to the game developer not optimizing it properly. There's not much you can do, really. From what you've said, I believe the GPU is working properly.

 

Im realived... Thanks for the help guys!