GPU Boost Sucks! How to Disable?

[UaVaj]

who else hates GPU Boost?

looking to completely DISABLE this useless power saving feature. (for evga 680 4gb)

when one is engaging in max eye candy gaming. does power consumption really matter that much?

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obviously with tri sli - all gpu load is in never peg at 100%. this fluctuation induces some stutter. manageable stutter that only some can detect it.

now add gpu boost - depending on gpu temperature fluctuation. gpu speed is constantly being adjusted inducing stutter. this stutter is way apparent and intolerable. like a quick split second pause every time temperature crosses the "throttle/boost" points. so annoying. even the other half who only game once in a blue moon was able to notice it.

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every time starting a gpu intensive game from a lower gpu temp. it would continue to stutter/pause at those "throttle/boost point". once temperature are stabilized. smooth gaming. getting up to stabilized temperature is a constant stutter. this is gpu boost epic fail.

this is on the same stupidity level as cpu core parking.
fine for tablet surfing the net checking email, clearly not for a performance gaming desktop.

*** at least give the end user the ability/option to disable it.

 

[omeds]

Bios flash

 

[Jaydip]

Yup use the TI bios.

 

[lavaheadache]

I too hate gpu boost 2.0. It's a silly feature on the highend. I want to control what my cards do.

 

[hawtdawg]

I run the skyn3t bios on my 780's. It makes OCing work like it used to.

 

[gradoman]

Not sure why you're getting so much stuttering. And I'm also not sure why anyone would want max clocks in every game at all times...

With that Skyn3t bios, the only thing I got was slightly less performance a bit more heat.

 

[UaVaj]

gradoman
thanks for being devil's advocate.
stutter perception varies from person to person. plus some of us simply prefer stability over heat and performance.

omeds, jaydip, hatdawg, gradoman
will look in this mod. any pointer/links will be appreciated.

 

[gradoman]

For Skyn3t:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1393791/official-nvidia-gtx-780-owners-club/0_100

There is an "easy flash" tool that makes it very simple to backup your bios and flash the custom bios. In addition to getting rid of GPU Boost, it allows you to push the power target to crazy levels -- if you're on air you don't want to push it too far with or without increased voltage.

Be sure to check to see which model card you have and which bios goes w/it.

As for stuttering, I haven't seen it outside of BF4 at times in single player (not sure what's causing it), Far Cry 3 with my GTX 680s and 780s (stutters on everything, no?) and Unreal Engine based games.

 

[OCGuy]

Yikes Hawaii doesn't even have a base, it is all "boost".

 

[cmdrdredd]

Stuttering can be a lot of things. It probably is not the GPU boost doing it.

GPU Boost also wasn't designed for power saving. Cards idled at low clocks way before gpu boost was introduced.

 

[UaVaj]

gradoman
thanks for that link, however my trisli are evga 680 4gb.
will search tonight.

 

[Carfax83]

Hmm, I have SLI and I've never had any stuttering issues with GPU boost. In fact, my GPUs are always at max boost provided the game can use that power. The only time they down clock is for games that don't need the full core speed.

But if you have Tri-SLI, it might be different as it's much harder to consistently load all three GPUs.

 

[FalseChristian]

GPU Boost 2.0 is weird. I set my overclock to 1070Mhz and the boost clock goes to 1202MHz. I don't understand. I though it was in 50Mhz increments. I miss my 2 GTX 460 1GB where I could just overclock them to what I want and have it stay there during 3D gaming.

 

[p_monks33]

I think he has a 680 if I'm not mistaken, skyneet will not work for him. He is on GPU boost 1.0.

 

[flexy]

A LOT has been said about GPU Boost...anyway...

This GPU "Boost" in reality is not a boost, it's a limitation.
NVidia knows that. Bravo to their marketing department.

This limitation feature marketed cleverly as "boost" has various criteria where the maximal attainable overclock of a card will be limited. The theoretic headroom (maximum unrestricted boost frequency) is RARELY available in "real life scenarios"....it's hypothetical numbers which only make sense as marketing gimmick.

I can only talk about my old GTX 660 TI which (with my current bios) CAN, if it wishes so, boost up to 1228.

In reality, a modern game which is halfway demanding will quickly hit ONE or the other criterium where this maximum attainable clock freq. is limited. (The available headroom shrinks).

These criteria are...Overvolt Limit, Power Limit, Utilization Limit, Temp of the card etc.

I have a Gigabyte with an otherwise great cooler (so I hear) but even under best conditions and now with additional fans and even holes cut into my case, DEMANDING games easily hit 70C after some time, like The Secret World. (Blame my shitty case, nevertheless 70C should not be an issue nor a reason to limit anything)

70C is a joke-temperature for a GPU, nevertheless GPU "Boost" (aka: GPU LIMIT) kicks in because it thinks it needs to clock down my card several MHZ at 70C.

This just one example about the nonsense and annoyance of what GPU boost is.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Though you can control some of those limits manually so I dont see the problem. If you overxloxk, you will always be beyond the stock boost clocks anyway even once it hits the limits you mention.

 

[dosel38]

download precision x from EVGA and then set the power target to the max it can go that way it doesnt throttle down. Also make a fan curve with that software to keep temps down to begin with. I go 30%,30c to 60%, 60c proportional and from 60 c to 70c i set it at 75% at the 70C temp mark and set polling update to 5000, the hysertesis to 3, and check mark the next thing

 

[SlickR12345]

The key is fan management. Make a manual fan targets where it runs at 100% even before 70c, so you don't get lower frequencies.

In fact I use to set my fan to 100% at all times before I start a game, then just select the auto option when I quit the game.

 

[UaVaj]

obviously this gpu boost cannot be killed. so how do one go about taming it.

who is a gpu boost expert? who understands the inner working of gpu boost?
what triggers it to throttle? obviously temperature is one of those trigger. anything else?

ready to bios mod.

thanks.

 

[skipsneeky2]

I have no issues with boost on my 770,i force maximum performance in the control panel and the less demanding games run my core at 1058 and the others run my core straight to 1150.:thumbsup:

If i recall the 680 cards can be flashed to a 770, not sure if boost 2.0 would work with a flashed 680.

 

[toyota]

I have no issues with boost on my 770,i force maximum performance in the control panel and the less demanding games run my core at 1058 and the others run my core straight to 1150.:thumbsup:

If i recall the 680 cards can be flashed to a 770, not sure if boost 2.0 would work with a flashed 680.

I have seen others claim that too and its simply not true. I have tested that on a 660ti, 670, 770 and 780 in non demanding games and maximum performance does NOT stop the card from dropping below base clocks. it still only uses as much speed as it needs so if you have vsync on or other cap is there then the clocks will still drop.

 

[OCGuy]

obviously this gpu boost cannot be killed. so how do one go about taming it.

who is a gpu boost expert? who understands the inner working of gpu boost?
what triggers it to throttle? obviously temperature is one of those trigger. anything else?

ready to bios mod.

thanks.

Did you try the fan speed suggestions in this thread?

 

[skipsneeky2]

I have seen others claim that too and its simply not true. I have tested that on a 660ti, 670, 770 and 780 in non demanding games and maximum performance does NOT stop the card from dropping below base clocks. it still only uses as much speed as it needs so if you have vsync on or other cap is there then the clocks will still drop.

Every game in my library is forced maximum performance,all the way from UT99 my oldest to BF3 my most demanding and Evga Precision OSD reports 1058 and 1150 when pushed.Had a couple 670s that dipped below base but unless OSD is reporting wrong numbers,my 770 isn't dropping below base clocks period.

 

[toyota]

Every game in my library is forced maximum performance,all the way from UT99 my oldest to BF3 my most demanding and Evga Precision OSD reports 1058 and 1150 when pushed.Had a couple 670s that dipped below base but unless OSD is reporting wrong numbers,my 770 isn't dropping below base clocks period.

sorry but I dont believe it as again I have tested this on 4 different gpus with various drivers and it did not work in every game.

 

[Grooveriding]

Just flash a skynet BIOS. Boost is crap and it completely removes it. Your card runs at max clocks while gaming under a high load, but still downclocks and downvolts otherwise. It also increases the hidden power target cap, squeezing more performance out of the cards.

If you have EVGA cards it doesn't void your warranty either.