gtx 1080 degradation, is it normal?

[illyasviel_1]

I purchased an msi gaming x gtx 1080 8g in june, i could get it to a stable 2050 mhz. But over time that clock speed has gradualy gone down, now if i put it any higher than 2000mhz it starts to artifact. Is this because of it gathering dust and higher temps as a result? or is it something else.

Thanks.

 

[InvalidError]

When you are pushing the absolute limits of what a fresh-out-of-box chip can handle, its performance can change over time due to break-in and other factors. The "free performance" you are getting with overclocking comes out of the safety margin built into the product to avoid instability and failure from aggressive clocks and voltages. Running into issues when running a chip beyond its official specifications is to be expected.

 

[Kewlx25]

How hot does it run?
What voltage is it running at?

Could be that newer drivers are allowing the GPUs to stretch their legs, allowing them to work harder.

But it isn't beyond expectation that if you push the GPU to its limit, that limit will have some initial creep back a bit as it "settles". There's a lot of capacitors that keep the power stable, and these cards pull a lot of amps with their low voltages.

 

[Just Another Guy]

Are you still having the problem? Asking as the one I got on ebay has gone an awful lot worse than when I got it

 

[emdea.emdea22]

Can confirm this is also happening to my 1080 ftw hybrid (which didn't once go past 65c). I was running it at max voltage with EVGA precision and over time it did become unstable and had to lower clocks. I remember reading an article a while back of nvidia responding to why it chose to lock the voltage to 1.1v saying that rapid degradation would follow if users would push beyond that - i thought it was bullshit at the time but it turns out they might have been right or at the very least designed it so you would buy a new one in a couple of years (you never know with nvidia...)

 

[Peter Martin]

Overclocking burns up in ruins hardware. Maybe there’s a lesson here to be learned. Overclocking is great when you have lots of money to buy new hardware

Most every GPU sold is already optimize to what it can legit handle what it was tested for and what it’s assured to work for.