GPU Throttling during Furmark Burn-In on my ASUS G75VW

Hope I'm posting this in the correct section.

I'm not a gamer, so would usually not realize if there is a problem with my GPU. But I was running the Furmark 15 minute Burn-In test this morning, and it seems my GPU is severely throttling. It does this from the second I start the test until the test ends (see below).

Furmark v1.10.6 - BURN-IN benchmark, 1920x1080 (0X MSAA)
Frames: - time: - FPS:12 (min:11, max:13, avg:12)
>OpenGL renderer: GeForce GTX 660M/PCIe/SSE2
>GPU 1 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M) - core: 950MHz (THROTTLING: -545MHz), mem: 2499MHz, temp: 74C, GPU load: 99%, mem load: 12%, fan: 0%

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I have everything set to high performance in Power4Gear, and maximums set to 100%. Another strange thing: if you'll notice, it shows my fan at 0%. But when running the test, I can hear and feel the fan spinning pretty fast.

Anybody have a clue as to why these things are happening, or possibly have a cure?

 

Furmark is not a good test anymore, mainly because GPU vendors build failsafe measures so that when you run such software, you can't run at full speed.

Typically, Furmark stresses the GPU more than 99% of the games, so it is not as representative. With unlocked bios, I ran furmark and got as high as 93 degreese, followed by throttling to contain the temps. In gaming, it is rare I pass over 80Cs nowadays.

Your temp indicates the first, meaning that the GPU is forced at a lower clockspeed to not get overly hot during furmark. Those temps are nowhere near throttling (93 degrees C). I would rather urge you to try games while using monitoring software like HWMonitor, and I use MSI Afterburner to monitor GPU utilization and clocks. That way you will know if your drivers are properly pushing full performance in games, but gimped clocks for furmark.

 

Many thanks for the reply!! VERY informative!!

One more question:

As I'm not a gamer at all, is there any simple task besides games that would push my GPU off of its apparent base clock of 405MHz (when idling, I presume, looking at what speccy is showing)? Not looking to find the limits of my GPU, just want to make sure it isn't permanently stuck at 405MHz, when it should go as high as 950MHz.

 

Yes, you can get it to run to full clocks by opening the NV Control Panel and going to the tab with the spinning NV logo, that usually brings my clocks up for a few seconds. If you want to have the clocks stay at max longer, there isn't much besides games and benches.

 

Thanks for the help!! You guys are the best.

 

Happy to have helped Now I know you said you don't play games a lot, but GO PLAY THOSE GAMES

 

You are welcome Glad we could help!

No better way to relax and enjoy than with a good game

 

you could try some benchmarks from futuremark like 3dmark, 3dmark11 and vantage and compare them to other owners of the same spec as you and this will show if it is running correctly.

all software can be found in sig below.

 

I personally like GPU Tool to put load on a graphics card. It is not nearly as crazy as others (OCCT, or Furmark).

 

Even GPU-Z is a good option for a simple clock test... it has a 3D mini window it will pop up to verify 3D clocks.

GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility

 

Thanks to all for the help and links!! This is the best place to get help on the internet, I swear!!!!