Overclocking
GPU-Z is currently unable to show the GPU overclock. Monitoring it with the sensors on 2nd tab works though.
Overclocking works roughly the same as on the Radeon RX 7900 Series. What's most important is that you MUST lower the GPU voltage, or you won't see meaningful performance gains.
My test method is the following:
- Bump the maximum allowed GPU frequency by like 400 MHz to make sure it doesn't end up limiting you in any way. If you set it too high, the card will become unstable.
- Now find the maximum stable memory clock. Increase memory frequency gradually and run benchmarks. At some point, the FPS will stop climbing and go down. This is your maximum frequency. You can set higher clocks and there won't be artifacts, but performance will be reduced due to the error correction kicking in.
- Once you've figured out memory, gradually lower the GPU voltage until the card is no longer stable, then back up a little bit for extra stability.
- Done
Testing notes & interpretation- Overclocking results listed in this section are achieved with the default fan and voltage settings as defined in the VGA BIOS. We choose this approach as it is the most realistic scenario for most users.
- We present two data points: maximum OC & FPS at default power limit and maximum FPS at maximum power limit
- On cards where the maximum power limit is the default power limit, the default power limit FPS will be used and the results get marked with a *
- Each GPU, including each GPU of the same make and model, will overclock slightly differently based on random production variances.
- The data in this table shows comparable overclocks using identical conditions from previous TechPowerUp reviews.