Question RTX 2060 not drawing enough power

[kobo410]

GPUz while playing OW

Core clock tanks when the GPU is under load? dips in the core clock whenever im full screen, and then when I tab out, it returns to the normal clock speed, causing frame issues. PSU is EVGA 600W bronze 80+.
I have installed latest drivers, and also rolled back to previous versions. BIOS is up to date.

 

[4745454b]

Is there while gaming? You have some odd things going on there. Core clock is 600MHz, yet it's reporting 100% load. Fan speed is only 30%? And you are only using 70% of the TDP/Power you can use. Whats the story about this card? If i had to guess I'm thinking you bought it used, and it was flashed with a mining bios. This is stopping the card from doing what it should do, play games.

 

[kobo410]

Is there while gaming? You have some odd things going on there. Core clock is 600MHz, yet it's reporting 100% load. Fan speed is only 30%? And you are only using 70% of the TDP/Power you can use. Whats the story about this card? If i had to guess I'm thinking you bought it used, and it was flashed with a mining bios. This is stopping the card from doing what it should do, play games.

So this was a "new" RTX2060 that I got from ebay for 250GBP, but when it arrived it had quite clearly been repackaged, as it was not in its original packaging. Just a generic MSI box with paper cushioning. The card itself looked in very good condition though.
I had it for 2 weeks and it was running as I would expect the 2060 to run, a significant upgrade from my GTX970. However these symptoms started appearing about 2 weeks after use, with no prior changes made to the computer other than updating the NVIDIA drivers.

I suspected that there was something wrong but I couldn't figure out why anyone would bother putting a performance cap on it but set a timer for 2 weeks before it activates?

 

[4745454b]

other than updating the NVIDIA drivers.

Or maybe that's the issue? I'm not sure why the original drivers gave you good results.

 

[Koekieezz]

GPUz while playing OW

Core clock tanks when the GPU is under load? dips in the core clock whenever im full screen, and then when I tab out, it returns to the normal clock speed, causing frame issues. PSU is EVGA 600W bronze 80+.
I have installed latest drivers, and also rolled back to previous versions. BIOS is up to date.

whats ur full pc specs?

 

[HardWHEREjedi]

to my knowledge, theres not a mining bios for 2060s. thats most commonly going to be found on radeon polaris cards and sometimes 5700xt. its not unheard of though. effectively locking in oc/uc settings but realistically there are multiple ways to get the same effect, easier and reliably.
you could always install nvflash, save a backup of current bios. download the factory bios for that EXACT model card then open them both in some text editor and compare. for now, i wouldnt suggest trying to flash the bios unless you have a way to boot using 2060 as 2ndary gpu, incase the flash fails
im a hardware tech only just stretching my pcb/smd wings. really only here hoping to come by a different take on possibilities bc i have a 2060super showing similar symptoms on power draw but cc isnt low. as soon as drivers load , the core starts spiking up to 2010mhz every few seconds, getting worse until it crashes. in my case, if im quick and get into afterburner and drop cc by 200or more , its stable and smooth. since I lacked the skill at the time, i just slapped it on a mining rig but 3 2070super fixes later ill probably reopen the investigation. hopefully my recent levelups come with some new passive perk in my card-smithing tree.
im thinking its it's the boost controller or maybe failing shunt resistor .
ill let you know if i gain any new insights

also, maybe run mats &mods on it. doubt its a vram but might reveal an unknown system that narrows it down

 

[Multyspeed]

GPUz while playing OW

Core clock tanks when the GPU is under load? dips in the core clock whenever im full screen, and then when I tab out, it returns to the normal clock speed, causing frame issues. PSU is EVGA 600W bronze 80+.
I have installed latest drivers, and also rolled back to previous versions. BIOS is up to date.

Do you have MSI Afterburner ?
Reinstall the driver using DDU first. Put your power and temp limits to max in the afterburner.