Question Did i undervolt my 2060 correctly?

[wildenstein]

For this test i have used ARK Survival with max settings. My stock settings were 1785Mhz, 1.050v, 160w. With these my temparture was around 83c and my core clock was unstable. With the undervolt these are my settings, 1785Mhz, 0.862v, 115W. The current temparture is at a steady 74-75c, the core clock is completely stable and i had zero FPS loss. So with 0 FPS loss i went 45W down and 9-8c lower with a more stable frequency. Are these results good? and if not what can i do to improve them? My GPU model is "KFA2 RTX 2060 6GB "

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Are these results good?
Without any additional info, I'd say, yes, you've done great!

You could change the thermal paste and pads for a higher quality one. That should alleviate some more on your temps. What is the make and model of your case? Number of fans in your case and their orientation?

 

[Phaaze88]

Who can really say? There's far too few samples(games). There's no one size fits all application here... but if Ark is all you play, then I guess it's ok, but still...

Fluctuations in core clock should be expected, and with how the built in Gpu Boost works, it's nigh impossible to sustain a 'stable frequency' across several different applications; 'cause the moment the frequency does change, you'll then be led to think it unstable and have to start all over...
Besides, it's meant to overclock as high as it can until it runs into a limit.
"NVIDIA's dynamic overclocking mechanism, GPU Boost 4.0, dynamically adjusts clock and voltage based factors such as render load, temperature, and power, to deliver max performance." No real input from the end user necessary.


KFA2 2060 is one of several models with a low total board power limit of 160w compared to some other 2060 models. Even the 2060 FE has a max of 190w. The vendor probably isn't too confident with the cooler they used, or they cut corners with the power delivery to lower the cost of the product. In other words, this model's boost curves won't go as high as others.

 

[wildenstein]

Who can really say? There's far too few samples(games). There's no one size fits all application here... but if Ark is all you play, then I guess it's ok, but still...

Fluctuations in core clock should be expected, and with how the built in Gpu Boost works, it's nigh impossible to sustain a 'stable frequency' across several different applications; 'cause the moment the frequency does change, you'll then be led to think it unstable and have to start all over...
Besides, it's meant to overclock as high as it can until it runs into a limit.
"NVIDIA's dynamic overclocking mechanism, GPU Boost 4.0, dynamically adjusts clock and voltage based factors such as render load, temperature, and power, to deliver max performance." No real input from the end user necessary.


KFA2 2060 is one of several models with a low total board power limit of 160w compared to some other 2060 models. Even the 2060 FE has a max of 190w. The vendor probably isn't too confident with the cooler they used, or they cut corners with the power delivery to lower the cost of the product. In other words, this model's boost curves won't go as high as others.

I've tested 2 more games "BF 2042, RDR 2" and i had the same results with the temps going down by 8-9c with the same FPS. I guess i understood the core clock changing wrong. I thought it was better for it to be stable but seems like that isn't the case. As for the KFA2 2060, the company definitely cut corners to reduce the price because i got this card for 80$ used and it still had a 3 month warranty when i got it.

 

[Phaaze88]

I guess i understood the core clock changing wrong. I thought it was better for it to be stable but seems like that isn't the case.

That only applies to Intel Core-i cpus(so far). Everything else currently dynamically adjusts itself.