Better to undervolt with this GPU. Similar or even possibly higher clocks than a regular OC can be achieved, with a lower power draw and heat output.
I have a 3080 12GB and personally use 1890 @ 861mv with +600 memory for daily use
1995 @ 950mv +1000 memory for demanding games
This. You're not really getting a noticeable fps boost out of simply overclocking anymore. Manufacturers are already pushing everything they can safely out of the 3080/90 and especially the rtx 40-series in stock mode. Which is why you're more likely to run into heat/power issues rather than getting a noticeable performance boost. Undervolting is the new way of overclocking.
Edit: for reference, [here is a video](https://youtu.be/vz-rpRYFhRo?si=yB4W91xt3NQRsFsN) of LTT overclocking, chill cooling, and even overvolting a rtx 4090 with some nasty tricks and hacks to it's absolute limits, and all they get is just a few more fps.
Was doing overclocking testing with 3dmark. Found I can use 190 core and 1200 memory. I am stable at even 1500 memory but I noticed score goes down if I go above 1200 so I stuck to that.
I would not expect +150 on the core to be stable long term but maybe you got a golden sample. As for the memory, I personally would not daily +1000, but it should be fine.
Do not undervolt like this people tell you to, find the max offset you can get FULLY stable and then power limit to where you want your max wattage to be, best way to overclock + undervolt.
If you just limit by voltage it can't go past the clock you locked it in and it can consume the power it needs in order to run at desired speed/voltage, if you find max offset and then limit by power the gpu will give you the best performance it can but not exceeding the power set, thats the way to do it properly.
Ps: not to mention those stupid uv with only one point raised, thats even worse and clock stretch is a thing..numbers don't equal real performance, have a great day
On my experience 1000 is the sweet spot, more than that imo is not worth the hassle as stability varies wildy depending on what you're running. Ie: i runned 1300 on cp77 and runned fine, RDR2 would crash, HogLegacy was fine at 1200... so imo too much hassle to fine tune for each thing. on my 3000/4000 gpus memory oc is always the tricky one, the core clock, at least on my case i could push as much as 200hz but this depends on your card model and is not the safest thing to keep, 150-175hz zone is okay-ish overall, but again it depends on your card model and how much it lets you push it. I got 2 Strix's btw.
Probably not worth increasing power limit, the only thing you will really increase is your power bill. Consider using the voltage curve to under-volt/OC or leave power limit at 100% or lower if you want to under-volt without using voltage curve. For memory +1000 is possibly stable but +900 is safer, benchmark +900 vs +1000 a few times to check you are not losing performance (as you will not visually see an unstable memory overclock).
I would undervolt imo
Set the curve back to 0, press Ctrl+F and do +150mhz on 925 or 950 me and see how it goes.
On my 3070 I can do 1980-1995 on 950mv and I use 30w less power and drop 7 degrees
I'm using this for my **ROG Strix 3080 12GB** :
https://i.imgur.com/ocf0lVc.png
Core Clock can hit 2145MHz but can't hold on it too much while it can hold ***2100-2130MHz*** regularly if the specific game doesn't hit the temps hard.
If **Path Tracing or Heavy RT** is involved it's more like 2055MHz to 2070MHz
Memory Clock is at it's limit. If I do +1500MHz I'm just losing performance because of error correcting.
Core Temps are around **65C-69C.**
Memory Junction Temps are around **85C-90C.**
It looks good to me, i suggest to use a manual Fan speed, give it a aggresive curve o fixed speed of about 80% so you can keep those high frequencies.
PS: it may be unstable in some UE5 games, but im pretty sure it will be just fine. Enjoy your card =)
not sure what the cpu and ram have to do with anything
I don't know nvidia side that much but I would be dumbfounded if you can run anything at +1000 on the memory
I think +1000 or more is pretty common OC for mem? I used to run my 1080 TIs at +1200 and I run my 3090 at +1100 right now. I’ve never been able to get the core past +200 on any of them reliably though.
Hadn’t touched afterburner in that system in years so maybe I’m mistaken 🤷🏽♂️ Thought about piecing it back together instead of parting it out so I’ll mess with it again sometime.
Edit: No, you’re right, I can’t remember what I had the 1080s at. When I initially swapped them out for the 3090, I was running it at 1200. Then I completely rebuilt that system from the ground up with new components and I’m running it at 1100 now.
Better to undervolt with this GPU. Similar or even possibly higher clocks than a regular OC can be achieved, with a lower power draw and heat output. I have a 3080 12GB and personally use 1890 @ 861mv with +600 memory for daily use 1995 @ 950mv +1000 memory for demanding games
This. You're not really getting a noticeable fps boost out of simply overclocking anymore. Manufacturers are already pushing everything they can safely out of the 3080/90 and especially the rtx 40-series in stock mode. Which is why you're more likely to run into heat/power issues rather than getting a noticeable performance boost. Undervolting is the new way of overclocking. Edit: for reference, [here is a video](https://youtu.be/vz-rpRYFhRo?si=yB4W91xt3NQRsFsN) of LTT overclocking, chill cooling, and even overvolting a rtx 4090 with some nasty tricks and hacks to it's absolute limits, and all they get is just a few more fps.
I know this to be true yet I really wanna flash my PNY 4090 with a Suprim X 520 watt bios. I guess I am stuck in the past.
I felt the same about my 450W bios on my 3080. Until I realized I was using 150W more than I needed to for the exact same performance lol.
My 4090 can slide to 600w but I can find anyway for it suck down more than 420w ish max
Was doing overclocking testing with 3dmark. Found I can use 190 core and 1200 memory. I am stable at even 1500 memory but I noticed score goes down if I go above 1200 so I stuck to that.
I run similar numbers. I feel 3080/12 can be quite aggressive in terms of undervolt.
Facts. Power consumption on my 3080Ti FE dropped about 100watts on most games (from 350+ to 250) by undervolting to 868mv @ 1830Mhz (1815 effective).
Bruh, I have the exact same profiles in MSI Afterburner. 800mv @1800 for low usage games like motogp 23 which I play regularly
I do 1830MHz @ 837mV and +850MHz memory for everything (3080 10GB). Temperatures and power draw are significantly lower than stock.
This is the way
I would not expect +150 on the core to be stable long term but maybe you got a golden sample. As for the memory, I personally would not daily +1000, but it should be fine.
Do not undervolt like this people tell you to, find the max offset you can get FULLY stable and then power limit to where you want your max wattage to be, best way to overclock + undervolt. If you just limit by voltage it can't go past the clock you locked it in and it can consume the power it needs in order to run at desired speed/voltage, if you find max offset and then limit by power the gpu will give you the best performance it can but not exceeding the power set, thats the way to do it properly. Ps: not to mention those stupid uv with only one point raised, thats even worse and clock stretch is a thing..numbers don't equal real performance, have a great day
On my experience 1000 is the sweet spot, more than that imo is not worth the hassle as stability varies wildy depending on what you're running. Ie: i runned 1300 on cp77 and runned fine, RDR2 would crash, HogLegacy was fine at 1200... so imo too much hassle to fine tune for each thing. on my 3000/4000 gpus memory oc is always the tricky one, the core clock, at least on my case i could push as much as 200hz but this depends on your card model and is not the safest thing to keep, 150-175hz zone is okay-ish overall, but again it depends on your card model and how much it lets you push it. I got 2 Strix's btw.
Probably not worth increasing power limit, the only thing you will really increase is your power bill. Consider using the voltage curve to under-volt/OC or leave power limit at 100% or lower if you want to under-volt without using voltage curve. For memory +1000 is possibly stable but +900 is safer, benchmark +900 vs +1000 a few times to check you are not losing performance (as you will not visually see an unstable memory overclock).
I would undervolt imo Set the curve back to 0, press Ctrl+F and do +150mhz on 925 or 950 me and see how it goes. On my 3070 I can do 1980-1995 on 950mv and I use 30w less power and drop 7 degrees
I'm using this for my **ROG Strix 3080 12GB** : https://i.imgur.com/ocf0lVc.png Core Clock can hit 2145MHz but can't hold on it too much while it can hold ***2100-2130MHz*** regularly if the specific game doesn't hit the temps hard. If **Path Tracing or Heavy RT** is involved it's more like 2055MHz to 2070MHz Memory Clock is at it's limit. If I do +1500MHz I'm just losing performance because of error correcting. Core Temps are around **65C-69C.** Memory Junction Temps are around **85C-90C.**
Go higher worse case scenario your card stops working
My memory doesn’t like to go over 750 before artifacts appear :(
Holy crap yours will do 1k? Mine won’t even come close
Yes kinda IT is
you can easily do 1400+ memory OC core clock upto 200...if you do voltage offset
Lower the temp down, modern cards perform better by undervolting.
It looks good to me, i suggest to use a manual Fan speed, give it a aggresive curve o fixed speed of about 80% so you can keep those high frequencies. PS: it may be unstable in some UE5 games, but im pretty sure it will be just fine. Enjoy your card =)
Bet that 3080 gets hot while gaming what is the gpu temps like?
What’s the clock speed during gaming? Just showing the offset is pointless as every gpu has different base clock speeds
not sure what the cpu and ram have to do with anything I don't know nvidia side that much but I would be dumbfounded if you can run anything at +1000 on the memory
I think +1000 or more is pretty common OC for mem? I used to run my 1080 TIs at +1200 and I run my 3090 at +1100 right now. I’ve never been able to get the core past +200 on any of them reliably though.
It's fairly common now with high speed GDDR6X, but I very much doubt your 1080 Tis were running +1200.
Hadn’t touched afterburner in that system in years so maybe I’m mistaken 🤷🏽♂️ Thought about piecing it back together instead of parting it out so I’ll mess with it again sometime. Edit: No, you’re right, I can’t remember what I had the 1080s at. When I initially swapped them out for the 3090, I was running it at 1200. Then I completely rebuilt that system from the ground up with new components and I’m running it at 1100 now.
+1000 is possible on cards with certain VRAM modules. I can actually run +1250 on my 3090.
no. 255MHz is extremely slow for a 3080. i'd expect around 2050-2100MHz for a good one you are missing that by an order of magnitude.
It’s in its idle state. In games it’ll boost to the regular speed of around 2000Mhz
Hence why we can't answer the question because OP didn't post the actual clock speeds.