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GTX 1080 Clock fluctuation on idle

chekri_sc
Level 7

‎11-07-2018 10:32 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 07:49 PM by Community Admin

Hello,

The core and memory clock on my GTX 1080 keeps fluctuating on idle. There are no processes running in the back ground. The fans on the GPU also keeps turning ON and OFF. Has any one faced this issue. I have attached a screen shot of the clock.

Thanks for your help. If this is not the right place please let me know where to post.
Sai.

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Nate152
Moderator

‎11-08-2018 11:07 AM

Hi chekri.sc

Welcome to the ROG forum !

First, open the Nvidia Control Panel, manage 3d settings and set Power Management to optimal power, then restart your pc and check to see if your GTX 1080 is throttling down.

If that didn't help.....

Try uninstalling your current version of GPU Tweak II and reinstalling the Nvidia driver, run CCleaner after uninstalling GPU Tweak II to clean the registry then install GPU Tweak II version 1.8.3.5.

Scroll down to the first .zip file in white.

https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?103504-GPU-Tweak-II-Beta-Testing-Program

Install Nvidia driver 416.81

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/139606/en-us

After the license agreement, select custom/advanced install, uncheck the 3d vision driver and the HD audio drivers, then check the box that says perform a clean installation.

How is your GTX 1080 after doing this ?
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kevin_bradford1
Level 9

‎11-08-2018 12:15 PM

Hi

I have been having the exact same issue on first boot up, the gpu clocks don't idle the only cure is a restart of the system

I have uninstalled and cleaned restarted with nvidia drivers and gpu tweak and this hasn't solved it, ive tried different versions of both software still the same issue, always on a cold first time boot, im using the new formula xi if that helps im also using gpu tweak 1.6.7.0 and latest nvidia driver.
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Mr__Fox
Level 12
In response to kevin_bradford1

‎11-13-2018 01:47 PM

chekri.sc wrote:
Hello,


The core and memory clock on my GTX 1080 keeps fluctuating on idle. There are no processes running in the back ground. The fans on the GPU also keeps turning ON and OFF. Has any one faced this issue. I have attached a screen shot of the clock.


Thanks for your help. If this is not the right place please let me know where to post.
Sai.



kevin.bradford1 wrote:
Hi

I have been having the exact same issue on first boot up, the gpu clocks don't idle the only cure is a restart of the system

I have uninstalled and cleaned restarted with nvidia drivers and gpu tweak and this hasn't solved it, ive tried different versions of both software still the same issue, always on a cold first time boot, im using the new formula xi if that helps im also using gpu tweak 1.6.7.0 and latest nvidia driver.

If either of you have a high refresh rate monitor (120Hz or higher) see if temporarily manually setting the refresh rate to 60Hz allows the GPU to correctly idle down to 135Mhz when there is no GPU load. I've noticed this issue is worse on Windows 10 than Windows 7 and something about the newer NVIDIA drivers does something odd to cause this when the refresh rate is high (like we all prefer it to be).

I do not use GPU Tweak and do not have it installed, so I would not blame GPU Tweak for this.
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Nate152
Moderator

‎11-08-2018 12:24 PM

Hi kevin.bradford1

Have you tried GPU Tweak version 1.8.3.5 as listed above ?
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kevin_bradford1
Level 9

‎11-08-2018 12:29 PM

Hi Nate

Yes I tried that previously and still get the same issue I re installed 1.6.7.0 last night
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Nate152
Moderator

‎11-08-2018 12:41 PM

All right

If you have Geforce Experience installed, try uninstalling it and see if this brings the clock speed down at idle.
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kevin_bradford1
Level 9

‎11-08-2018 12:43 PM

ok ill give this a try and get back to you,

As several restarts done as I have switched back to 1.8.3.5 and every restart they down clock its always on that initial first time cold boot up.
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kevin_bradford1
Level 9

‎11-08-2018 12:47 PM

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Did a restart and it happened so I have attached it so you can see what the clocks are doing
Ill give the GeForce thing a try
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kevin_bradford1
Level 9

‎11-08-2018 12:52 PM

Hi Nate

Uninstalled GeForce experience, shutdown and rebooted clocks stay the same on startup
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