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EVGA GTX 1070 always at base speed

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So I recently noticed my EVGA GTX 1070 FTW was running at a clock speed of 1607Mhz (2042Mhz under gaming load).

 

This is the graphics card I have: https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P4-6276-KR

 

I already tried all "Power Management Mode" options in Nvidia, nothing changed.

 

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Why do you want it to be clocked at 2024mhz on idle? it's a waste of energy, GPUs will boost their frequency on demand.

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7 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Why do you want it to be clocked at 2024mhz on idle? it's a waste of energy, GPUs will boost their frequency on demand.

Agreed. Also, why is your card running at 1607 Mhz while idling? that's still too high for my liking.

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On 14-6-2018 at 7:29 PM, Snipeon said:

Agreed. Also, why is your card running at 1607 Mhz while idling? that's still too high for my liking.

Idk why it's running at 1607 at idle. That's what I'm trying to ask.

 

On 14-6-2018 at 7:19 PM, Princess Cadence said:

Why do you want it to be clocked at 2024mhz on idle? it's a waste of energy, GPUs will boost their frequency on demand.

I don't want it to be that high at idle.

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Gaming laptop: ASUS GL552VW: i7 6700HQ - GTX960M 2GB - 8GB DDR4 2166Mhz RAM - 1TB 7200RPM HDD

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7 hours ago, xDanielxOossiex said:

Idk why it's running at 1607 at idle. That's what I'm trying to ask.

 

I don't want it to be that high at idle.

Oh... In that case, that's a bit more tricky. Start by making sure it still doesn't clock down even if you disable all background processes. Shadow Play also has a reputation for keeping your clock speeds up.

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8 hours ago, xDanielxOossiex said:

Idk why it's running at 1607 at idle. That's what I'm trying to ask.

 

I don't want it to be that high at idle.

Are you running dual monitors? If so, you're out of luck. Across all my Nvidia GPU's (260, 440, 570(s), 580(s), 650 ti boost(s), 970, 980, 980 ti, 1070) when you have more than one monitor connected, it just doesn't downclock at idle whatsoever. An easy workaround I found was using my intel graphics for the second monitor, as I don't use it for games anyways. 

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1 hour ago, Vegetable said:

Are you running dual monitors? If so, you're out of luck. Across all my Nvidia GPU's (260, 440, 570(s), 580(s), 650 ti boost(s), 970, 980, 980 ti, 1070) when you have more than one monitor connected, it just doesn't downclock at idle whatsoever. An easy workaround I found was using my intel graphics for the second monitor, as I don't use it for games anyways. 

Wow that's odd... I have two running off mine with around 300mhz idle speed and a third tiny one for cam to run on on the igpu. Granted I'm amd though but I'd expect the same for these 

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12 hours ago, O9B0666 said:

Wow that's odd... I have two running off mine with around 300mhz idle speed and a third tiny one for cam to run on on the igpu. Granted I'm amd though but I'd expect the same for these 

Now my 390x and Fury both DO downclock on idle. So theres that. 

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On 16-6-2018 at 5:25 AM, Vegetable said:

Are you running dual monitors? If so, you're out of luck. Across all my Nvidia GPU's (260, 440, 570(s), 580(s), 650 ti boost(s), 970, 980, 980 ti, 1070) when you have more than one monitor connected, it just doesn't downclock at idle whatsoever. An easy workaround I found was using my intel graphics for the second monitor, as I don't use it for games anyways. 

When I got my new SSD, I installed fresh windows onto it and now the idle clockspeed is at 139Mhz.

Main gaming pc: Lian-Li Lancool II Mesh Performance - Ryzen 5 5600X - MSI GTX1080Ti Armor - AMD Wraith Spire RGB - ASUS TUF Gaming B550 Plus - Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 2x8GB 3200MHz - 500GB M.2 (and a few other drives)

 

Gaming laptop: ASUS GL552VW: i7 6700HQ - GTX960M 2GB - 8GB DDR4 2166Mhz RAM - 1TB 7200RPM HDD

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