Understanding the Nvidia boost clock.

[The-Hoff]

I just want a better understanding of the clock speed I am hitting on my 1080.
For instance, If I set 1930Mhz as my core clock, I am then getting a constant 2075mhz during the Fire Strike Stress test. So is the 2075mhz my true clock speed?

And will it hit this in games or is it just the maximum boost I will get if the game calls for it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[The-Hoff]

It is just that I hear people saying they are getting 2000mhz and I wonder if they mean that is their fixed boost speed, because if so they must be hitting 2200mhz during stress testing.

 

[The-Hoff]

My understanding is that each card will have a boost clock depending on which card/ BIOS.

For example EVGA SC has boost clock of 1847Mhz

So, if I set a +100 on the core it will then give it a boost clock of 1947Mhz.

However.... Boost will go even further than that if there is headroom as far as power and thermal go, so would perhaps boost to 2021 (for example) until such time as the temp reached a certain point or the power limit was breached, at which point it would back off the clock.

Is this boost the same for everyone if under the same conditions or does it differ by card quality?

So if I boost from 1930mhz to 2075mhz which is a 145mhz extra boost is this expected?