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Topic: How to understand GPU power usage? (Read 644 times)

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July 08, 2017, 05:20:44 AM
#8
99% usage is normal if you are mining Wink

the 184 is your TDP limit (if you didn't change it from 100% in Afterburner than this is the real TDP of your card).

depends from what you mine you can optimize your settings now in Afterburner.

My power setting in Afterburner is 85%, not 100!

So you have ~ 215W TDP, due to your setting down to 85% you are at 184 TDP but you are even not close to that limit.

And the values from that program seem to be correct as if i take ~ 50W for the rest of the computer + adding all values there from my GPU's im close to the W i take from wall - the few W on top are the normal loss through efficiency of PSU.
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July 08, 2017, 01:18:40 AM
#7
GPU utilization is not power draw. Also you cant set "85%" power in MSI, you can adjust the power limit or the core voltage. "85% power" means nothing to anyone. Further, reported wattages are generally about 50W less than actual wattage at full load, maybe because it doesn't report PCIe draw.
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Activity: 95
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July 08, 2017, 01:08:43 AM
#6
99% usage is normal if you are mining Wink

the 184 is your TDP limit (if you didn't change it from 100% in Afterburner than this is the real TDP of your card).

depends from what you mine you can optimize your settings now in Afterburner.

My power setting in Afterburner is 85%, not 100!
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Activity: 168
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July 07, 2017, 08:50:48 PM
#5
99% usage is normal if you are mining Wink

the 184 is your TDP limit (if you didn't change it from 100% in Afterburner than this is the real TDP of your card).

depends from what you mine you can optimize your settings now in Afterburner.
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Activity: 95
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July 07, 2017, 11:58:25 AM
#4
This is my results after overclocking.


Per this screen, my power usage is 138-147w, right? Whats 184w mean then?

"Volatile GPU-Until": 98-99% => Is it ok or too much?
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Activity: 252
Merit: 250
July 07, 2017, 04:47:57 AM
#3
Sapphire TRIXX give you Amper Volt and Watt usage of each gpu but idk how accurate is it

best solution is wall meter cost like 10$
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July 07, 2017, 02:55:21 AM
#2
Open a command line with (Windows Key + R > cmd > enter) and go to "C:\Program Files\ NVIDIA Corporation\NVSMI" and type in "nvidia-smi.exe" - you get the current power usage in W and the current TDP in W Smiley
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Activity: 95
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July 07, 2017, 02:51:10 AM
#1
Hi,

I am running 5x1070 and overclocked by "MSI After Burner".
I want to know if there is any way to check power usage for each card?
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