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    Why is Graphics Card GPU and Memory clocks running slow?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by jared_good, Mar 31, 2010.

  1. jared_good

    jared_good Notebook Consultant

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    So using the tool GPU-z, it tells me my graphics cards Default GPU clock speed is 550MHz and Default Memory clock speed is 888MHz, but when I check the real time stats, my graphics cards clock and memory speeds are running at only 250.0MHz and 200MHz. Why is it doing this? And no stealth mode is not on. This test was ran while i was doing nothing on my laptop liking no gaming or intesive graphics hungry applications.
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    jared_good, Mar 31, 2010
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  2. DHC

    DHC Notebook Evangelist

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    It downclocks itself while you are doing nothing graphically intense to save power and lifespan.

    Try booting up a game/program and see your clocks shoot up :).
     
    DHC, Mar 31, 2010
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  3. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    They throttle back when not underload in order to conserve power. No need for them to run at max clock when it's unneccessary. Just as DHC stated
     
    DR650SE, Mar 31, 2010
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  4. ZenithNoesis

    ZenithNoesis Notebook Evangelist

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    if it was running at 550mhz and 888mhz all the time, your computer would stop work in a few years. on top of that, the fans would be running at full blast non-stop to keep the gpu's from overheating. did you honestly think the gpu only got hot because it was superficially displaying something on the screen? it will get hot any time it is running at its highest clock speeds.
     
    ZenithNoesis, Mar 31, 2010
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  5. AtolSammeek

    AtolSammeek Tokay Gecko

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    I dont think you would like a laptop sounding like a vacumm all the time haha.
     
    AtolSammeek, Mar 31, 2010
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