GPU power limit

[Zeebedy]

Hey guys,

If I reduce the power limit in afterburner to 90% from 100%

Will that help bring temps down a little bit?

How will it impact performance too?

 

[Zeebedy]

thanks for all the input guys!

The card is a 4070ti Super.. and runs well in most games, but in particular on Path Of Exiles 2 after a couple of hours playing, the game is in the low 80s with fan speed around 50%..

I was wanting to just step the power back a bit if it would have impacted the gaming temps on it.

 

[Zeebedy]

It’s crazy I play cs2 at 1440p over 300fps and the GPU is hardly breaking a sweat.

I then go on POE2 and it totally changes!

 

[Zeebedy]

just ran POE2 last night and the temps peaked at 79c and averaged around low 70's..

is it possible that the card being new needed to "bed in" and get temps down?

 

[Zeebedy]

Those aren't high temperatures for a GPU under stress.

GPU itself isn't the concern, it's specifically the power cable and connector itself (speaking from experience, PC in our household having had a 4090 cable connector melt into the card).

yeah, I made sure I connected the cable to the GPU properly as I was worried about the cable melting etc..