[SOLVED] Core clock dropping after 15-20 min of mining (2060 super)(MSI afterburner)

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I just recently started mining on my 2060 super, I'm using nice hash (to mine etherium using gminer)
I had set my settings as +0 on the clock , +1050 on the memory , 71% on the power and 75 C on the temperature .
It starts out fine with all the things adjusted according to the settings , the Core clock is usually around 1500-1560 trying to manage the temperature I guess , the temperature stays at a constant 74-76 C . I get around 43 MH/s . Everything is fine until around 15 mins of mining when suddenly the Core clock goes down between the 900-1050 and the temperature also drops down to 67-68 C , so I don't think its that the Core Clock is not stable , but the temps also go down , so it could be some sort of power saving or something. Only the core clock drops , the memory clock is a constant 7850.
I tried the same setting but with -200 on the Core clock, so the Core clock is at around1200-1250 , but just like the earlier after 10 mins the clock drop downs to 1000 and so does the temperature .
I tried various settings with core clock and even the power settings and setting it to a 100%, but the core clock still drops so I don't think its a case of power limit.
I don't know what else to do or try, I also tried re-installing afterburner and restarting but nothing helps , the core clock always drop and drops my hash rate to 35 MH/s rate.
Again im new to this stuff ,so any and all would be appreciated.
Thanks

Update : I changed my Memory clock to +1000 & +900 , but the Core Clock still drops to 1065 , but even at those core clock my Hash rate is a constant 43.69 MH/s, how is that possible and my temps also drops to 70 C . should I be concerned about it or just let it run, cause I'm getting the same hash rate at lower Core clock and temperatures .
 
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Solution
You need to see what your card is capable of doing.
Setting an overclock speed based on what you have read is futile.
Download Fur Mark or OCCT and run the Graphics stress test with error checking on.
If you have errors ,one or more of your memory chips is overheating or not able to run at your overclock speeds.
Appears you are getting errors of some sort.
If the driver detects errors it will downclock the card until a reset.
Looks like your memory overclock is unstable and causing errors.
Just asking ,if the memory clock is causing issues ,why is that the core clock drops while the memory clock sits at a stable 7850.
 
You need to see what your card is capable of doing.
Setting an overclock speed based on what you have read is futile.
Download Fur Mark or OCCT and run the Graphics stress test with error checking on.
If you have errors ,one or more of your memory chips is overheating or not able to run at your overclock speeds.
 
Solution
I’d be hesitant to call recommended settings as “recommended”. A better term for it would be “baseline”. Those “recommended” settings are more like a baseline for tuning your specific gpu.

What configuration worked for somebody else doesn’t necessarily mean it would work for you.

you need to run heaven, furmark or another stress test and find the highest stable overclocks for you.

out of sheer curiosity ive been mining ethereum for awhile now with my rtx 2060 in this “2miners” pool to a random wallet address using the gminer software and it seems my core clocks and temps fluctuate from time to time, but the hashrate as reported by the miner software remained stable. I tried this “t-rex” miner and the clocks seems to be more stable.

it seems to me that its just the way it is… or i just set it up wrong. Take this with a grain of salt, i am completely oblivious when it comes to this mining thing.
 

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