Overclocking Intels HD Graphics

[Insert_Nickname]

Well, has anyone tried and what are your experiences...?

Yes this is -slightly- crazy and pointless... I know...

 

[chimaxi83]

I did on my 2600K/HD3000. I was only using it for Company of Heroes. Overclocked to 1.8GHz at +0.10 offset. Provided pretty decent gameplay at 1920x1080, high settings with no AA or shadows. You definitely won't be playing any Battlefield, but it might be decent for some games.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

I did on my 2600K/HD3000. I was only using it for Company of Heroes. Overclocked to 1.8GHz at +0.10 offset. Provided pretty decent gameplay at 1920x1080, high settings with no AA or shadows. You definitely won't be playing any Battlefield, but it might be decent for some games.

What the ****, 1800MHz...!?

I was not even considering that as possible...:thumbsup:

I was only tinkering with an HD2000 (Q0 Stepping) for fun, just to see how high it would go. I was not expecting any earth-shattering performance jump...

 

[ShintaiDK]

1800Mhz is a 450Mhz OC from the max Turbo. Basicly a 33% OC. Doesnt really sound that much in percentage compared to regular CPU OCs. Well "much" but not "uncommon".

 

[Insert_Nickname]

1800Mhz is a 450Mhz OC from the max Turbo. Basicly a 33% OC. Doesnt really sound that much in percentage compared to regular CPU OCs. Well "much" but not "uncommon".

You are right. I am continually surprised at the overclocking potential of Intel chips, they are really impressive...:thumbsup:

This particular HD2000 has a maximum turbo of 1GHz (baseclock 650MHz). The fastest version of the HD2000 is the one in the i5-2500T running at 1250MHz, so that should be doable. Lets see if we can't get past 1500MHz... Currently stability testing @ 1300MHz...

 

[chimaxi83]

I got it up higher, nearly 2150MHz, but it wasn't always stable. 1800 was a decent jump with nearly stock volts. Again, integrated isn't the best thing since sliced bread, but works in a pinch.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

I got it up higher, nearly 2150MHz, but it wasn't always stable. 1800 was a decent jump with nearly stock volts. Again, integrated isn't the best thing since sliced bread, but works in a pinch.

Compared to -some- of the previous Intel graphics decelerator, the HD2000 and up is actually useful...:thumbsup:

Anyone here remember Intel "Extreme" Graphics 1/2. The only extreme feature was how extremely slow they were. They couldn't even do basic Direct2D rendering properly...! I have "fond" memories of actually using one as a work computer for a while. Complete with screen-tearing and other graphics anomalies...:whiste:

 

[ShintaiDK]

Compared to -some- of the previous Intel graphics decelerator, the HD2000 and up is actually useful...:thumbsup:

Anyone here remember Intel "Extreme" Graphics 1/2. The only extreme feature was how extremely slow they were. They couldn't even do basic Direct2D rendering properly...! I have "fond" memories of actually using one as a work computer for a while. Complete with screen-tearing and other graphics anomalies...:whiste:

Just like AMD/nVidia cards with Hypermemory and other statements of the lowest cards to sound good?

 

[Insert_Nickname]

Compared to -some- of the previous Intel graphics decelerator, the HD2000 and up is actually useful...:thumbsup:

I should have quantified that statement. Useful for video decoding and basic desktop work...

 

[Insert_Nickname]

Just to let every one know how my little experiment went, I actually got the HD2000 up to 1500MHz stable. I could post at 1800MHz, but it was not completely stable at that speed...

Overall that's a free 50% overclock (baseclock 650MHz, turbo 1000MHz), and I must say I am pretty impressed...

(OK, not -that- impressed for its still unable to run most newer titles, but it does make you wonder what Intel could do with f.x. the HD4000...)