970 100% on all games

[Sir_TechMonkey]

Hello, I have recently discovered my 970 FTW is always at 100% power consumption when playing any game. Why is that and should I be concerned? Luckily it goes down when I go off the video game to around 13. I don't play demanding games, and I always play at ultra/high settings at 1080p.

[Clockwork_princess]

nope that’s good, it’s a problem if your CPU is 100 and your GPU is at a low usage 

[Moress]

Thats generally how GPUs work. They ramp themselves up to keep up with a workload until they hit either Powerdraw/voltage, thermal or stability limits. In this case your GPU is hitting its power limit before it hits the others. (Which is normal when you have a decent cooler and don't raise the power limit)

[Ashleyyyy]

well, you could turn vsync on in your games, which would lock the framerate at whatever refresh rate your display is. that way it doesn't waste power rendering 200+ fps, when in reality that's useless, because you can only see 60 of those, because that's how fast your display refreshes per second. if you do this, you will see lower power draw. unless you play close to the limit of the card. 

[Gameking002]

the GPU just tries to achieve as high a framerate as it can achieve, so yes, it ramps up to maximum power.

[Im_Ben]

11 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

well, you could turn vsync on in your games, which would lock the framerate at whatever refresh rate your display is. that way it doesn't waste power rendering 200+ fps, when in reality that's useless, because you can only see 60 of those, because that's how fast your display refreshes per second. if you do this, you will see lower power draw. unless you play close to the limit of the card. 

You can see more than 60.... but I agree on your point.

[Bananasplit_00]

16 minutes ago, firelighter487 said:

well, you could turn vsync on in your games, which would lock the framerate at whatever refresh rate your display is. that way it doesn't waste power rendering 200+ fps, when in reality that's useless, because you can only see 60 of those, because that's how fast your display refreshes per second. if you do this, you will see lower power draw. unless you play close to the limit of the card. 

there are benefits to higher framerates on a 60Hz panel, like input lag and frame latency go down

[Ashleyyyy]

8 minutes ago, Megabmin said:

You can see more than 60.... but I agree on your point.

not if your display only reflashes 60 times a second. same principle if you have a light flashing once per second, you are not gonna see the light flas more often... ever. 

 

4 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

there are benefits to higher framerates on a 60Hz panel, like input lag and frame latency go down

okay, didn't know that. you get screen tearing though.. .

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, firelighter487 said:

okay, didn't know that. you get screen tearing though.. .

i dont tend to notice any screen tearing tbh, and VSYNC can really screw with other things, especially input lag, so i never touch it

[gbergeron]

19 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

i dont tend to notice any screen tearing tbh, and VSYNC can really screw with other things, especially input lag, so i never touch it

It's obvious... screen tearing is obvious.. not sure why some people doesn't see it tho

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, gbergeron said:

It's obvious... screen tearing is obvious.. not sure why some people doesn't see it tho

i have noticed it a couple of times, like an amount less then i have fingers, after playing games basically every day the last 5 years. its really not a problem i have in the slightest