Is this GPU Temperature normal?

[byakuya000]

Hi,

I'm playing Far Cry 4 at 1360x768 resolution and my GPU (Galax GTX 970 EXOC Black) is reaching 77 Celcius. I have V-Sync on and Custom settings recommended by the GeForce Driver.

Is this temperature normal?

 

[Brillis Wuce]

It's higher than it should be. What kind of case do you own, and is it clean on the inside?

My 970 doesn't even reach 69c with a few fans in a mid-tower case.

 

[Rit_86]

Yes. It is normal.
What is your room temperature ?

 

[jimthenagual]

What you want to be sure of is that you are not 'thermal throttling' your card.

77c is at the top end of what I'd personally like to see in my card. For my 970 (EVGA) the default was set to 82c for thermal throttling. I don't know what yours is set to, but it might be throttling itself and keeping the temp down to 77c. I had to use PrecisionX software to set a custom fan curve. By default my fans were barely kicking in to keep noise levels down. I had to make the fans a little more aggressive to keep the temps down. Now I don't hit 70c

Are the fans blowing like a turbine?

One way to tell if your card is throttling to keep temps down is to run a benchmark like Unigine Valley. It will tell you the temperature of your card and what its clock is at. You'll see it clock itself down to keep temperatures down if you are in fact suffering thermal throttling. If this is the case, you need better airflow. There are a number of ways to do this, but I'd start with using Precision X software and set a custom fan curve that is a bit more aggressive. Make the fans at 100% when it hits 80c if it isn't already.

 

[Gam3r01]

It is a bit high, but galax isnt known for having the coolest cards.
As long as you stay below 80C dont worry about changing anything, and under 90 is safe.

 

[byakuya000]

My case is CM N200 Window

Room Temp is around 28-30C

The default fan curve that I saw on MSI Afterburner was
100% on 80C
50% on 60C
40% on 40C

 

[Rit_86]

Just as I was suspecting. At that room temperature, it is absolutely normal. Game on happily

 

[Gam3r01]

Turn the fan speeds up at lower temps if you want to keep temps down, other than that, you are fine.

 

[XxDaBombGamerxX]

That high? My gt 730 only gets up to 44 at PEAK. Turn up your fan speeds or even check to see if the fan on it is dead.

 

[Gam3r01]

Your 730 is also not a 970.

 

[XxDaBombGamerxX]

I know however, for that card the normal idle is 60C. But his is almost at 80C. Yes I know he is playing Far Cry 4 but that is still high

 

[jimthenagual]

GPU max temperature for gtx970 is 98c according to here.

You don't want it getting anywhere near that high of course, and 77c is high (it'll start throttling if you go any higher), but not terrible for a high stress game like Far Cry 4.

 

[byakuya000]

My idle temperature does not reach 60C, it's actually around 36-38C.

I adjust the fan curve so that it will reach 100% speed in 60C.

I will do the Unigine Valley benchmark later to see about the cards performance on high temps.

THank you everyone for the answers.

 

[jimthenagual]

100% at 60c might be a bit aggressive. It'll work of course, but I personally wouldn't want all that noise. You can probably loosen up the curve a bit, go a little higher in temps. Shoot for about 70c -75c or so as a max temp, so you can loosen your fans to meet that goal. That's what I shoot for. My curve is set so that at 70c my fans are at only 60%, and it is able to hold me at 70c-75c with that low a % rpm.

 

[17seconds]

Since your factory preset Temp Limit is 80-82c, then you are doing very well in a hot climate. The Temp Limit can be thought of as a temperature target that your GPU attempts to maintain through increased/decreased fan speeds, voltages, and Turbo Boost clocks. Check PrecisionX/Afterburner for your exact setting. This is really the operating temperature at which your card is supposed to run as a maximum under normal operating conditions.

People that are able to keep their temperatures under that number are going to see higher Turbo Boost clocks, but ultimately, 80-82c is normal. If you're trying to set an aggressive fan profile, you better be getting higher Turbo Boost clocks in return for your effort and noise levels. Otherwise, there's no point in arbitrarily seeking out a lower temperature if there isn't a commensurate payoff in terms of higher Turbo Boosts.

Really, its impossible for anyone to judge your temperature as a number all by itself. We would also need to know if your fans are running abnormally high, or if any of the other Turbo Boost 2.0 variables are doing something funky.

 

[byakuya000]

Hi,

An update just in case you guys want to read it.

I run the Unigine Valley at Ultra Settings with AA set to 4x

It reached 75C and it does not lower the clock speed.

I also monitored the GPU temp while playing FC4 again.
It turns out that it only reach 77C on the first time loading the game, after that it only plays on 50-66C.

Thanks for all your answers. 😀