Safe GPU Temps & OC

[IamPROJECT]

Hey everyone, I've been searching the web about what the safest GPU temps are, and have gotten a wide variety of answers, with some people saying that they wouldn't trust above 70 degrees C, to 80-90 is fine, can I get a definitive answer please? Thanks.

[Crunchy Dragon]

From what I've seen, 80 is fine. Anything higher than 90 you should be extremely wary of as it comes close to the max operating temperature.

[Jurrunio]

Safety limit is 90C, but optimal temperature for operation is on or below 70C. It's ok to let it climb a bit higher up to 80C if that means the fans dont spin as hard and loudly

[Psittac]

Most people consider "max operating temperature" the temp that it hit's under full load in a prolonged stress test, not gaming.  Same goes for cpu, so daily operational temps should be at or below said max temp. (don't forget your max temp is different in the winter than the summer)

[faziten]

7 hours ago, IamPROJECT said:

Hey everyone, I've been searching the web about what the safest GPU temps are, and have gotten a wide variety of answers, with some people saying that they wouldn't trust above 70 degrees C, to 80-90 is fine, can I get a definitive answer please? Thanks.

General question.

General answer: keep it under 100ºC.

 

Being comfortable with it or not has nothing to do with hardware, so "trust" is not a thing.

Next time ask for a particular brand, model and version then you'll get a definitive answer.

 

cheers.

 

 

[Guest]

I try and keep my under 80 because they will last longer

[Frankenburger]

Check reviews of reference model cards. You'll find that most GPUs are designed to operate in the low to mid 80c range, and pretty much all GPUs will start thermal throttling at 86c unless overwritten. That said, having your GPU operating at 82-84c over extended periods is not likely to seriously hurt the lifespan of your device. My old reference GTX 680 is still going strong and runs at 84c.