Is 57C normal idle for GPU?

[Code-E]

Just wondering if this a normal idle for an RX480. A while back my mobo seemed to be reporting the wrong temp for CPU, I finally found a program that seems to give good info, but I forgot to follow up with my GPU. 

The average system temp is about 37C, it's also cold as hell in this room, 57C seems a bit high to me.

 

If this isn't normal is there anything I can do to get it cooler?

 

EDIT: I keep my system clean and it's in a well ventilated area

[AresKrieger]

Could be the GPU's sensor or the GPU might not turn on fans until a threshold temperature beyond what you're getting.

 

If load temps seem normal it is mostlikely the latter

[Wolf10K]

well you did buy a toaster of a graphics card 
memes aside 
that should be fine if you know your fan are off 
stock settings on most gfx card have the fan initially shut off when not in use then ramp up when in use 
so manual setting of the fan curve should help if you havent already done so 
if you have already done so and its still hot here are some options 

take it appart clean and replace thermal paste 
make sure you have good air flow in the "case" or environment(inside of the case)
 consider another card 

thats all i can really think of

[Himommies]

4 minutes ago, Wolf10K said:

well you did buy a toaster of a graphics card 

at least it's not a 290x

[Code-E]

5 minutes ago, Wolf10K said:

well you did buy a toaster of a graphics card 
memes aside 
that should be fine if you know your fan are off 
stock settings on most gfx card have the fan initially shut off when not in use then ramp up when in use 
so manual setting of the fan curve should help if you havent already done so 
if you have already done so and its still hot here are some options 

take it appart clean and replace thermal paste 
make sure you have good air flow in the "case" or environment(inside of the case)
 consider another card 

thats all i can really think of

Hey now, it gets the job done...kinda  

 

From what I can see on my system, and from what I can see on the card, the fan is running at all times.

Hoping it's a sensor issue, but I'll check it under load. Then probably get ready to redo the thermal paste

[NicekillBG]

Sounds normal to me

had a 280 then 390

same temps idle as yours 

[Code-E]

It maxed out at 81C and then seems like it started thermal throttling and is sticking at 77C. Maybe it's not as bad as I thought

 

EDIT: I'll probably still replace the thermal paste, but thanks for the help!

[Coaxialgamer]

1 hour ago, Himommies said:

at least it's not a 290x

that's efficient when compared to vega ...

[TheKDub]

2 hours ago, Code-E said:

Just wondering if this a normal idle for an RX480. A while back my mobo seemed to be reporting the wrong temp for CPU, I finally found a program that seems to give good info, but I forgot to follow up with my GPU. 

The average system temp is about 37C, it's also cold as hell in this room, 57C seems a bit high to me.

 

If this isn't normal is there anything I can do to get it cooler?

 

EDIT: I keep my system clean and it's in a well ventilated area

If it's anything like how I've got my GTX 970 set up, the fans stay off until it gets to ~60c, then they start picking up gradually as the temperature increases towards 74c where they cap out.

Keeps it silent at idle, and it's a perfectly reasonable temperature. My card is currently sitting at 56c with just the case fans and CPU fan going.

[dragonhart6505]

Radeon Crimson Settings doesn't turn them on until around 60/65c. If youre worried about idle temps, use Afterburner to setup a profile. I keep my RX460 around 34c with a really quiet speed of about 30%. On load I don't let it go above 60c at about 70% fan.

[Code-E]

13 hours ago, dragonhart6505 said:

Radeon Crimson Settings doesn't turn them on until around 60/65c. If youre worried about idle temps, use Afterburner to setup a profile. I keep my RX460 around 34c with a really quiet speed of about 30%. On load I don't let it go above 60c at about 70% fan.

I don't seem to actually have control over any of my fans. I remember coming across this problem when I was having my original temp issues a while back. I'm hoping the card is just reporting the wrong numbers...which seems to be an unfortunate thing about my system. Like speccy thinks my CPU is running at 85C right now, and other programs say 40C lol

[dragonhart6505]

3 hours ago, Code-E said:

I don't seem to actually have control over any of my fans. I remember coming across this problem when I was having my original temp issues a while back. I'm hoping the card is just reporting the wrong numbers...which seems to be an unfortunate thing about my system. Like speccy thinks my CPU is running at 85C right now, and other programs say 40C lol

There's a cog next to the Fans section in Afterburner. That's for user profiles. Turn off Auto and set the slider to 100%, you should hear the fans kick up. Also, you're gonna want the Beta for AB

 

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/msi-afterburner-beta-download.html

 

You might need to go into settings to enable fan control. It's a tab of it's own, not hard to find

 

As for the readings...idk. Afterburner tells me all the info I need so I just use that