GTX 1080 Overclocking

[xthetenth]

Business failure? It may have been a lost leader, but it had to have been made to get to HBM2. Not sure you get that? Where would big pascal be w/o Fiji?

They could've just sat on the tech.

 

[thesmokingman]

They could've just sat on the tech.

And that would achieve what?

 

[tential]

Business failure? It may have been a lost leader, but it had to have been made to get to HBM2. Not sure you get that? Where would big pascal be w/o Fiji?

You do realize that Nvidia can use hbm2 without Fiji using hbm one first? Nvidia just isn't idiotic enough to have used hbm 1.

 

[Arachnotronic]

You do realize that Nvidia can use hbm2 without Fiji using hbm one first? Nvidia just isn't idiotic enough to have used hbm 1.

Pretty much this.

 

[thesmokingman]

You do realize that Nvidia can use hbm2 without Fiji using hbm one first? Nvidia just isn't idiotic enough to have used hbm 1.

AMD had the lead advantage and because they were the original partner. They had lead access to HBM. If it failed then there would not have been continued development to get to the second generation.

This ridiculous, you ignore basic R/D paths. You don't go to gen 2 if you don't even know if gen 1 works. Should AMD have just squandered their lead development time on HBM in general? Whose got more expertise in the area now?

 

[sirmo]

i see alot of downplaying on this gpu, as if its a total fail or something...
http://wccftech.com/nviidia-gtx-1080-review-roundup/

lets remind to ourself that is 30% faster then the last gpu king gtx980ti, and whatever it comes from overclocking is all good...i dont believe max oc will be 2.1ghz, wait for custom gpu's with better cooling and then hit that 2.5ghz barrier...

Is it though? Because from what I am seeing once it warms up it downclocks and those figures aren't as impressive.

The card isn't a fail. But it's pretty underwhelming for the price.

 

[tweakboy]

Dude enjoy your new card,, this guy wants to OC for what ?

 

[Keysplayr]

Is it though? Because from what I am seeing once it warms up it downclocks and those figures aren't as impressive.

The card isn't a fail. But it's pretty underwhelming for the price.

Agreed on the price. But as far as underwhelming, I wonder how much faster the fan would need to spin to sustain the clocks. 65%, 75%, 90%?
I'd love to know.

 

[Raising]

Here's a 1080 on a custom acelero air cooler at 2.1ghz and around 54ºc

Now imagine what an aftermarket 1080 with increased power delivery can do, I think default 2ghz base clock will be a reality.

 

[Azix]

Some results are pretty bad. Doesn't even maintain boost clock for Tomshardware. At 22 degrees celcius ambient. It would look like they pushed the cards decently to reach performance targets already.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-pascal,4572-11.html

Temperature And Clock Frequency

As Nvidia showed off the GeForce GTX 1080 at its press day in Austin, Texas, we kept asking ourselves how the card repeatedly showed up in demos at temperatures under 65 °C. In order to circumvent its thermal limit, we tried setting the fan to a 100% duty cycle, and that ended up being the simple solution.

In our standard setup with an ambient temperature of 22 °C, we measured 68 to 69 °C. In another room at 20 °C, and using a less demanding Full HD workload, we finally replicated Nvidia's 65 °C demo. The noise that's created isn't bad when you're in a large hall full of journalists and EDM blaring over the speakers. But it's much more apparent in an office.

And unfortunately, real-world temperatures after three minutes of warm-up look a lot different than what we saw during Nvidia's press day. It doesn't take long for the card to hit its temperature target and hover around 83 to 84 degrees Celsius. That number rises to 85 degrees during the stress test.

Focus on the overclocking run's orange line. At the beginning of our test, we registered a remarkable 2126MHz that finally stabilized at 2088MHz. Running at 1920x1080 not only saves 34W of power that isn't converted to heat, but it also facilitates GPU Boost rates above the 2.1GHz level.

The 1080 hits its temperature target by dropping the GPU's clock rate. During a gaming loop, it falls all the way down to its base frequency, leaving nothing left of GPU Boost. This gets even worse during our stress test, where the core clock dips below the 1607MHz that is supposed to be the GeForce GTX 1080’s floor.

Nvidia's direct heat exhaust cooler does do its job, but the GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition does face clear and restrictive boundaries that make overclocking completely pointless for sustained or challenging loads. Admittedly, the load’s a lot lower if you dial back to 1920x1080. But who buys a $700 graphics card for Full HD?

 

[Sweepr]

Here's a 1080 on a custom acelero air cooler at 2.1ghz and around 54ºc

Now imagine what an aftermarket 1080 with increased power delivery can do, I think default 2ghz base clock will be a reality.

Computex can't come soon enough. I have little doubt increased power delivery and improved cooling will do wonders for this beast. Nevertheless, many gamers will be satisfied with >30% faster than Geforce GTX 980 Ti performance (stock), especially if you're coming from older (pre-2015) GPUs.

 

[AnandThenMan]

"A NEW TECH"

Who writes this stuff?

 

[railven]

Here's a 1080 on a custom acelero air cooler at 2.1ghz and around 54ºc

Now imagine what an aftermarket 1080 with increased power delivery can do, I think default 2ghz base clock will be a reality.

Here is to hoping custom PCB cards aren't that far off. I might get a Founder's Edition just to tinker with.


@Tom's data:
I figured 100% fan would help maintain those OC's, but woof if it's anything like the blower on the 980 Ti (which it probably is) it definitely gets loud.

Custom all the way this time for me.

 

[therealnickdanger]

https://youtu.be/w-3fi1ovAP0

Custom hybrid cooling nets a 2.1GHz lock while staying quiet and cool. We really need custom cards ASAP. The FE is a travesty for the asking price.

 

[tential]

https://youtu.be/w-3fi1ovAP0

Custom hybrid cooling nets a 2.1GHz lock while staying quiet and cool. We really need custom cards ASAP. The FE is a travesty for the asking price.

How will aib cards beat out a water cooled reference card by that much? At 2.1 ghz on water will a beefed up pcb really makes a difference.

 

[dark zero]

So... nVIDIA has a lot of potential with the 1080... however that doesn't mean that if they made such a very succesful card would make the higher tier (1080 Ti and the Titan X"2") would be failed??
Unless nVIDIA stabilished the true max clock at 2.5 Ghz and cannot be increased anymore even with water cooling and 2 8-pins ports, I see an absolute killer product from them.

 

[SPBHM]

they had the cooler at 100% on the nvidia event for a reason I guess...
it's a shame the founders edition is just an early adopters fee and not an actual special cooler like the Fury X had or something, because the early custom watercooler tests look rather good it seems.

 

[wilds]

It is too bad they didn't use their 250W reference cooler. It would have made the FE far more compelling. I am sure they have that one saved for Titan P.

I am not against their "Founder's Edition" with the additional $100 tacked on. I am against the idea of a $700 GPU with the most minimal cooler possible. Perhaps Nvidia wants a ~1.7 GHz GTX 1080 floating around benchmarks. The conservative clockspeed is sort of expected. Sort of reminds me of 680 -> 770 or 7970 -> 7970 GHz.

I definitely agree that nearly all aftermarket 1080's can sustain 2+ GHz no problem.

 

[Azix]

this card is nothing but reference now. Since the partners are selling it as well. All that crap they said definitely doesn't make sense now - not that it did before.

 

[Taylor18]

LOL Here's an interesting one.



They thought they had a stable O/C @ 2GHz. Then after about 10 minutes that happened.

If someone really wants a 1080 I can't imagine any worse of a purchase than these reference "Founders Editions". Pay an extra $100 and get a pretty poor cooling solution for your extra money. I'd wait for the custom cards and hope they charge a more reasonable price. $700 and the card does this? And there were rumblings of guaranteed O/C's in excess of 2GHz.

After 10 mins it tanks? Lol....that does sound like a crazy overclocker. Flounder edition is looking like a foolish buy. Wait for the custom cards is good advice.

 

[therealnickdanger]

How will aib cards beat out a water cooled reference card by that much?

Didn't say they will, just pointing out that the reference design is not good for OC.

After 10 mins it tanks? Lol....that does sound like a crazy overclocker. Flounder edition is looking like a foolish buy. Wait for the custom cards is good advice.

LOL

 

[IntelUser2000]

Some results are pretty bad. Doesn't even maintain boost clock for Tomshardware. At 22 degrees celcius ambient. It would look like they pushed the cards decently to reach performance targets already.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-pascal,4572-11.html

Running at 1920x1080 not only saves 34W of power that isn't converted to heat, but it also facilitates GPU Boost rates above the 2.1GHz level.

I guess it lives up to the name.

 

[Voxata]

I'm not sure why people are surprised, reference cards not being a solid OCer. However, if I recall correctly somewhere it was claimed these founders edition cards are binned and supposedly real good... I have my doubts. Still, the temps seem wild considering the massive reduction in power. With just 1 8pin, shouldn't this thing be well tamed?

 

[wahdangun]

I'm not sure why people are surprised, reference cards not being a solid OCer. However, if I recall correctly somewhere it was claimed these founders edition cards are binned and supposedly real good... I have my doubts. Still, the temps seem wild considering the massive reduction in power. With just 1 8pin, shouldn't this thing be well tamed?

why people seems to surprise, its not about its reference crap blower or inadequate pcb, but because NVDIA claimed it as a crazy overclocker AND charging $100 more.

so instead of furry X cooling and VRM, we get R9 290X crappy style blower with even worse PCB design, and they demand $100 more ?

 

[Freddy1765]

why people seems to surprise, its not about its reference crap blower or inadequate pcb, but because NVDIA claimed it as a crazy overclocker AND charging $100 more.

Source? I don't recall nVidia claiming the card to be a crazy overclocker.

I don't understand why so many people are up in arms about this cooler. Maybe it's because I'd never consider a reference card to begin with; I could not care less about the Founders Edition, all I take away from these reviews is GP104 performance.
The price does have me worried though. It's really going to suck if AiBs end up selling their entry-level custom cards (Windforce, Twin Frozr..) at $700 and upwards.