My GPU Memory Clock

[Pishach]

My GPU is N610GT-MD2GD3/LP (MSI NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 610). In Afterburn, it shows that the default memory clock is 500 MHz
and I can Overclock it up to 650 MHz. But, according to my graphics card specifications, memory clock is 1000 MHz . what do I do now?

 

[DM Gold]

you have 2GB card 500+500=1000
and you overclocked it to 650 so 650+650=1300

 

[Pishach]

Thanks a lot, mate.
And yes, another question! How much can I overclock my GPU? Will it be safe to Overclock?

 

[DM Gold]

you can overclock it as much as the card will take. it will start crashing or drivers stop working etc. and it not safe safe but it ok because the card will crash and or display driver crash before you push it too far

 

[Pishach]

Can I overclock it to 600 MHz?

 

[17seconds]

you have 2GB card 500+500=1000
and you overclocked it to 650 so 650+650=1300

Its actually because the memory is DDR3 (Dual Data Rate), which means that it is running at twice the speed shown on Afterburner. 500 MHz is your idle speed ( x 2 = 1000 MHz), while your gaming speed should be 900 MHz since the gaming clock speed of your memory is 1.8 GHz (1800 MHz).
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-610/specifications

 

[Pishach]

you have 2GB card 500+500=1000
and you overclocked it to 650 so 650+650=1300

Its actually because the memory is DDR3 (Dual Data Rate), which means that it is running at twice the speed shown on Afterburner. 500 MHz is your idle speed ( x 2 = 1000 MHz), while your gaming speed should be 900 MHz since the gaming clock speed of your memory is 1.8 GHz (1800 MHz).
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-610/specifications

But, my default memory clock is 810Mhz. Should I change it to 900Mhz?
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N610GTMD2GD3LP.html#hero-specification (This shows that my Core clock speed is 810MHz)

 

[17seconds]

you have 2GB card 500+500=1000
and you overclocked it to 650 so 650+650=1300

Its actually because the memory is DDR3 (Dual Data Rate), which means that it is running at twice the speed shown on Afterburner. 500 MHz is your idle speed ( x 2 = 1000 MHz), while your gaming speed should be 900 MHz since the gaming clock speed of your memory is 1.8 GHz (1800 MHz).
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-610/specifications

But, my default memory clock is 810Mhz. Should I change it to 900Mhz?
http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N610GTMD2GD3LP.html#hero-specification (This shows that my Core clock speed is 810MHz)

I see. You have slightly different clock speeds than the reference model I linked on the Geforce.com site. You're fine at those clock speeds, since those are the MSI default for that particular card. Afterburner should be saying 810 MHz core and 500 MHz memory, just as you originally stated. I just wanted to make the point that your memory clock speed is 2X the Afterburner value because it's DDR memory; NOT because you have 2GB of memory as was indicated earlier.

So start from your default clock speeds and overclock from there if you wish. Overclock a little, test it out with Kombustor (comes bundled with Afterburner), overclock some more, and repeat until you see anything weird happen (anything at all), Then back down ~10 MHz and leave it at that. You can work the core and memory at the same time, or work each one separately. You should probably begin by expecting ~100 MHz increase maximum on both core and memory, just as a basic frame of reference. It might be much more or much less, but sort of shoot for that as a starting expectation.

Unfortunately, you need to realize that the GT610 is probably the lowest model video card that Nvidia makes and really isn't a gaming card. No amount of overclocking is going to change that, for the most part.

 

[Pishach]

^Thanks a lot! It really helped me.
Cheers!