Nvidia Quadro P620 High IDLE power consumption

[Boomstick777]

Hey guys, is there a way to bring down the Quadro consumption at IDLE? It's supposed to be circa 6w but it's using around 17.5w. It's on a 4K display at 60hz. Latest Quadro drivers. PCIE power management set to maximum power savings.

 

[Boomstick777]

Thanks arknor, I'm just using a single 4K monitor at 60hz. I did find a thread where other people 620's report 17.6 w in IDLE, maybe this is just for this HP variant. I can't seem to find a HP BIOS Update tool either, to try that. I can see Dell have one but not HP. Like you say, it isn't massively high power usage, but would prefer it to be around 6w ideally.

Other things I've tried are disabling hardware acceleration: and turning on optimal power in Nvidia settings...

 

[Boomstick777]

This is an issue with the Arc cards, where there's a difference between idle power between manufacturers and no firmware update available.

You could try some of their tips, you never know...

High Power Consumption when Intel® Arc™ Graphics Card is...

Configuration required to enable an idle low power consumption profile for Intel Arc Graphics Desktop cards.

www.intel.com

Thanks Tetras, you might be thinking of the Arc thread? This is for an Nvidia Quadro P620 that won't go under 17.5w even at IDLE. Supposed to go as low as 6w, might just be the HP version of the card stays at 17.5w..

 

[Boomstick777]

FWIW I just checked a retail P620 I have in a machine. Currently running idle with no monitors connected and it's at 17.3W Board Power

(Even a P400 is 12.8W idle - although that is a HP model)

Thanks Armageus, seems this is just standard then. Appreciate you sharing that

 

[Boomstick777]

I'm pretty sure the tips in the post I linked are something you can do with any card. I suspect it might just save you a watt or two (if anything), but you never know and should only take a minute or two to try.

Thanks Tetras, appreciate your suggestions, will give these a try.