gtx 1060 overclock

[byronas100]

Hey i have the msi gtx 1060 6gb gaming x and i want to overclock it with the msi afterburner. do you have any good tutorial suggestion?

[Streetguru]

10 minutes ago, byronas100 said:

Hey i have the msi gtx 1060 6gb gaming x and i want to overclock it with the msi afterburner. do you have any good tutorial suggestion?

Likely not really worth it at GPU boost already does a lot for the card
 

 

[Jurrunio]

14 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Likely not really worth it at GPU boost already does a lot for the card

 

We want more from everything

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

We want more from everything

 

[sazrocks]

58 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Likely not really worth it at GPU boost already does a lot for the card
 

 

Sure, but there's still probably a significant amount of headroom (100-200MHz).

[Gravesnear]

Definitely worth it. I don't recall the actual figures in my head but some of the games that my card would give me the occasional hiccup when stock run perfectly with the overclock, though some older titles don't seem to like the overclock at all but that's what saving presets is for.

 

I found this guide by JayzTwoCents to be particularly helpful:

Let us know how it goes!

[Gravesnear]

For what it's worth I just ran some benchmarks. In Time Spy the OC gave an extra 6.3% on average over stock across different resolutions using only the graphics tests. My 1060 6gb comes stock overclocked with a 1809MHz boost clock, and my overclock is 2135MHz boost clock, near the limit what the gp106chip can do on air. I believe your card ships with a 1784MHz boost in the default mode so you'll probably have a similar performance increase assuming you achieve the same clock. Just remember to test the stability in a few games/synthetics before diving into a game for real. Good luck!

[byronas100]

thank you

[Brandon Cassie]

These cards generally benefit more from a decent memory OC, around +450MHZ, feel free to keep going until you start noticing artifacts, I can personally set mine to +650 without issue and +100 on core, though not precisely 100 thanks to GPU boost, it still provides a higher clock speed.

[Darkseth]

@Brandon Cassie Did you try some Benchmarks / Games with your +650 Memory OC, and compared it with a 450-500 Memory OC?

 

Apparently, after 500-550+ Mhz, even if it remains stable, Performance does decrease, because it runs too fast, gives out errors, and the ECC comes into effect, decreasing performance.

 

 Several users could confirm that, having more Benchmark points with for example +500, than with +700 Mhz.

 

 

But i agree, GTX 1060 (well.. Most modern cards.. aka, Cards in modern Games) are pretty Bandwidth bottlenecked --> Overclocking Memory can in many cases increase the performance linear.

+10% Memory Clock speed --> +10% direct fps.

 

In some cases, OCing the Memory brings more fps, than OCing the Core clock ifselt ^^"

 

 

 

@ Thread: If you don't want to undervolt, OCing is easy.

 

1. OC the Memory first. It works very great. +400 to +500 is kinda a sweet spot (more performance, before ECC kicks in)

 

2. when that is stable, use Offset, and give +xx Mhz into the Core Clock. Do that, while having for example, Superposition Benchmark running, or better, Witcher 3 in 4k (skellige forest.. that area is the most taxing in the game), go up in small steps. Keep an Eye on temperature (don't let it go above 80°C. 83°C is the Nvidia Temp target, however, your Gaming X cooler is so strong, you should never see 80°C at all), the final Boost clock, and the Voltage. 1.05 Volt or 1.043 Volt should be the max you get there.

Once you get freezes, you should go down 1-3 steps again, and continue further stability testing (longer sessions etc).

 

If you found a value, that runs stable without freezes, save it as a profile, and voila. Overclocked.

 

3. You can g further. Set the "Voltage" slider to +100 (ignore the number, it allows Pascal to go up to 1.093 Volt) after unlocking it in the settings, increasing power consumption + heat further, but allowing for a bit higher Clock speeds too, if you need it.

But keep in mind, the higher your voltage + Core Clock goes, the more you destroy the Power efficiency ^^ Like, for 2% more performance, the Card consumes 30% more Power~.

[Brandon Cassie]

21 minutes ago, Darkseth said:

@Brandon Cassie Did you try some Benchmarks / Games with your +650 Memory OC, and compared it with a 450-500 Memory OC?

 

Apparently, after 500-550+ Mhz, even if it remains stable, Performance does decrease, because it runs too fast, gives out errors, and the ECC comes into effect, decreasing performance.

 

 Several users could confirm that, having more Benchmark points with for example +500, than with +700 Mhz.

 

 

But i agree, GTX 1060 (well.. Most modern cards.. aka, Cards in modern Games) are pretty Bandwidth bottlenecked --> Overclocking Memory can in many cases increase the performance linear.

+10% Memory Clock speed --> +10% direct fps.

 

In some cases, OCing the Memory brings more fps, than OCing the Core clock ifselt ^^"

 

 

 

@ Thread: If you don't want to undervolt, OCing is easy.

 

1. OC the Memory first. It works very great. +400 to +500 is kinda a sweet spot (more performance, before ECC kicks in)

 

2. when that is stable, use Offset, and give +xx Mhz into the Core Clock. Do that, while having for example, Superposition Benchmark running, or better, Witcher 3 in 4k (skellige forest.. that area is the most taxing in the game), go up in small steps. Keep an Eye on temperature (don't let it go above 80°C. 83°C is the Nvidia Temp target, however, your Gaming X cooler is so strong, you should never see 80°C at all), the final Boost clock, and the Voltage. 1.05 Volt or 1.043 Volt should be the max you get there.

Once you get freezes, you should go down 1-3 steps again, and continue further stability testing (longer sessions etc).

 

If you found a value, that runs stable without freezes, save it as a profile, and voila. Overclocked.

 

3. You can g further. Set the "Voltage" slider to +100 (ignore the number, it allows Pascal to go up to 1.093 Volt) after unlocking it in the settings, increasing power consumption + heat further, but allowing for a bit higher Clock speeds too, if you need it.

But keep in mind, the higher your voltage + Core Clock goes, the more you destroy the Power efficiency ^^ Like, for 2% more performance, the Card consumes 30% more Power~.

Works fine for me at +650 with a decent improvement (~15%) as opposed to +450-500 in both synthetic benchmarks & actual games, not putting errors past it however. Not the case with everyone unfortunately as you've rightfully pointed out with error correcting, which is why I initially recommended +450.