Overclocking a 1080ti
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Am I likely to get any more out of this card? The picture was took when it wasn't under stress.
I'll admit I don't really know what I'm doing, the card is a Pallit game rock one, this one I think.
https://www.palit.com/palit/vgapro.php?id=2853&...
I think the max memory tops out at 12MHz so if I'm right and its DDR then that's as high as it goes right?
As for the GPU it maxes out at pretty much 2000MHz when under stress testing, again is that its maximum it can go? it tends to sit about 70 deg at that speed, I've set a pretty aggressive fan curve on it to try and keep it cool.
What I don't understand is the GPU voltage offset, should I just slide it up to 100% or increase it slowly, what exactly does it do, it can't just increase then voltage by 100% can it. I'm also not sure what the prioritize slider does in the bottom right.
Assuming the card is already at max, what newer generation cards would give a decent improvement on what I've got. I'm using it for flight simulator 2020 and its really struggling to get decent graphics in VR, I've already overclocked the CPU (i7 8700K) to 5GHz which has made a bit of a difference, what would you do to get better performance?
I'll admit I don't really know what I'm doing, the card is a Pallit game rock one, this one I think.
https://www.palit.com/palit/vgapro.php?id=2853&...
I think the max memory tops out at 12MHz so if I'm right and its DDR then that's as high as it goes right?
As for the GPU it maxes out at pretty much 2000MHz when under stress testing, again is that its maximum it can go? it tends to sit about 70 deg at that speed, I've set a pretty aggressive fan curve on it to try and keep it cool.
What I don't understand is the GPU voltage offset, should I just slide it up to 100% or increase it slowly, what exactly does it do, it can't just increase then voltage by 100% can it. I'm also not sure what the prioritize slider does in the bottom right.
Assuming the card is already at max, what newer generation cards would give a decent improvement on what I've got. I'm using it for flight simulator 2020 and its really struggling to get decent graphics in VR, I've already overclocked the CPU (i7 8700K) to 5GHz which has made a bit of a difference, what would you do to get better performance?
Download MSI Afterburner and use the one click OC and see.
https://www.msi.com/blog/get-a-free-performance-bo...
https://www.msi.com/blog/get-a-free-performance-bo...
scottyp123 said:
Am I likely to get any more out of this card?
Assuming the card is already at max, what newer generation cards would give a decent improvement on what I've got.
Okay - overclocking a 1080ti will get you marginal gains in things like benchmarks but it tends to introduce little stutters in games. The reason is that the card ends up hitting its power limit under big moments of load/stress and those little stutters can spoil the experience. So after time, even running my gpu watercooled, I just left them at factory presets.Assuming the card is already at max, what newer generation cards would give a decent improvement on what I've got.
A 2080ti is a good step up on a 1080ti. It is the one that I did. In the newest cards a 3070 is the equal of a 2080ti and in some cases a couple of % better.
Anything less than a 3070 probably isn't going to feel like a big enough step up to make it feel like it was worth the money but a 2080ti or 3070 will definitely be an improvement. If you can magic up a 3080 at retail price, that would be a huge step from your 1080ti and be even a noticeable amount better than 2080ti/3070.
RW
Cheers, it is a bit jittery now but overclocking it has certainly helped with making the game play better, I've backed the slider off slightly and its just about as good as it will get now I think.
I thought that it would be a waste of time getting something like a 2060 even though its from a newer generation. What makes a newer generation card better though if the clock speed is the same as my 1080ti, I've thought this about processors too, my i7 is running at 5GHz but the latest one only boosts to the same anyway, its got more cores but dont most games only use a single core anyway?
I thought that it would be a waste of time getting something like a 2060 even though its from a newer generation. What makes a newer generation card better though if the clock speed is the same as my 1080ti, I've thought this about processors too, my i7 is running at 5GHz but the latest one only boosts to the same anyway, its got more cores but dont most games only use a single core anyway?
The clock speed (how many GHz your CPU runs at) is just about how quickly it synchronises everything, and also how long the quickest operation takes. However many operations take longer, and so take several clock cycles / ticks.
Between generations there are improvements on many instructions as to how fast they run, reducing the number of ticks/clock cycles they take.
So while your CPU many not tick any faster, it'll get more work done in each tick, and so be faster. Same idea with the GPU.
Between generations there are improvements on many instructions as to how fast they run, reducing the number of ticks/clock cycles they take.
So while your CPU many not tick any faster, it'll get more work done in each tick, and so be faster. Same idea with the GPU.
scottyp123 said:
Cheers, it is a bit jittery now but overclocking it has certainly helped with making the game play better, I've backed the slider off slightly and its just about as good as it will get now I think.
I thought that it would be a waste of time getting something like a 2060 even though its from a newer generation. What makes a newer generation card better though if the clock speed is the same as my 1080ti, I've thought this about processors too, my i7 is running at 5GHz but the latest one only boosts to the same anyway, its got more cores but dont most games only use a single core anyway?
Most new games need about 6 true threads to run well (e.g. Horizon zero dawn) so whilst a hyper-threaded 4 core part will run without too many stutters you are limiting your performance.I thought that it would be a waste of time getting something like a 2060 even though its from a newer generation. What makes a newer generation card better though if the clock speed is the same as my 1080ti, I've thought this about processors too, my i7 is running at 5GHz but the latest one only boosts to the same anyway, its got more cores but dont most games only use a single core anyway?
The main reason for newer GPUs though is purely dependant on the newer tech and the resolution/refresh rate you play at - if you are at 1080p/60Hz or even 1440p/60Hz and you are not interested in ray tracing your 1080ti is going to be fine for awhile. If you want ray tracing and are playing at 120Hz then something newer is going to be required.
I'd not swap my 1080ti for a 2060. The first level I would consider swapping a 1080ti for was a 2080 super.
Then if you skip the 20 series and go to the 30 series, you need to get some bang for your buck. You can see your 1080ti on ebay for around £500 and you can get a 3070 on ebay for around £850 (though if you can get one for retail price is it is MUCH cheaper, but incredibly hard to get hold of).
Often when they move up from one series to the next, the benefit can be reduced heat produced by the card for the same performance as the last generation. Which is good. Less power usage, smaller transistors in the cpu and thus less heat.
You are running the flagship gaming card from the 10 series and it takes some beating. The average 20 series card won't beat it.
Hope this info and the info from the others help.
RW
Then if you skip the 20 series and go to the 30 series, you need to get some bang for your buck. You can see your 1080ti on ebay for around £500 and you can get a 3070 on ebay for around £850 (though if you can get one for retail price is it is MUCH cheaper, but incredibly hard to get hold of).
Often when they move up from one series to the next, the benefit can be reduced heat produced by the card for the same performance as the last generation. Which is good. Less power usage, smaller transistors in the cpu and thus less heat.
You are running the flagship gaming card from the 10 series and it takes some beating. The average 20 series card won't beat it.
Hope this info and the info from the others help.
RW
Those values you showed are quite good to be fair. You might be able to get closer to 1600 on the gpu if you increase the gpu voltage offset higher. say 40 or 50. The memory looks as good as you could get.
I've not seen that software to be honest before but the values it is doing are similar to afterburner.
Good luck!
I've not seen that software to be honest before but the values it is doing are similar to afterburner.
Good luck!
Cheers, so it looks like I've got as good as it gets for now, I don't think you can buy the 30 cards anywhere can you? And I certainly wouldn't for the sort of money they are going for anyway, I thought my 1080ti was scandalous at £800 a couple of years ago.
As I said it is mainly to use it on the new flight sim game but if you look at it logically, say £2500 for a PC, another good few hundred for a VR headset, £100 for the game and extras, you are over £3000, and its just a simulation.
Actual real flying lessons seem to be £100 for 30 minutes, thats 30 times you can do the real thing.
As I said it is mainly to use it on the new flight sim game but if you look at it logically, say £2500 for a PC, another good few hundred for a VR headset, £100 for the game and extras, you are over £3000, and its just a simulation.
Actual real flying lessons seem to be £100 for 30 minutes, thats 30 times you can do the real thing.
scottyp123 said:
Cheers, so it looks like I've got as good as it gets for now, I don't think you can buy the 30 cards anywhere can you? And I certainly wouldn't for the sort of money they are going for anyway, I thought my 1080ti was scandalous at £800 a couple of years ago.
As I said it is mainly to use it on the new flight sim game but if you look at it logically, say £2500 for a PC, another good few hundred for a VR headset, £100 for the game and extras, you are over £3000, and its just a simulation.
Actual real flying lessons seem to be £100 for 30 minutes, thats 30 times you can do the real thing.
The point I would make is that you could sell you 1080ti for around £500 and buy a 3070 for around £850. As I said it is mainly to use it on the new flight sim game but if you look at it logically, say £2500 for a PC, another good few hundred for a VR headset, £100 for the game and extras, you are over £3000, and its just a simulation.
Actual real flying lessons seem to be £100 for 30 minutes, thats 30 times you can do the real thing.
A £350 price to change doesn't seem quite so bad considering.
Cheers
RW
Steven_RW said:
The point I would make is that you could sell you 1080ti for around £500 and buy a 3070 for around £850.
A £350 price to change doesn't seem quite so bad considering.
Cheers
RW
Will it be a marked improvement on performance though, I'm not really bothered about the power consumption, I don't want to spend £350 just to save 5p a night on electric.A £350 price to change doesn't seem quite so bad considering.
Cheers
RW
Here's a curve ball, is you game listed on GEforce now?
https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce-now/games/
If so give them a try?
https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce-now/games/
If so give them a try?
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