How to OVERCLOCK & UNDERVOLT RX 6950XT | ADRENALIN 2022 Easy Tutorial

[@AncientGameplays]

As always, leave your doubts in the comment section, cheers! I had to send back this card before comparing the Stock vs OC for this video, but I advise you look at the review I made of the 6950XT because I show everything you need to know there :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYa9nJmrn52fbNU

[@erfgthygreas1709]

3 degrees cooler but 10% less frames with these settings. I have 6950 XT red devil

[@yoaamosali2638]

i got ASrock 6950xt R5 7600x AM5 got real boost in wild hearts like 20-40 fps to become 120fps but noticed that the gpu utilizes 60-70% and cpu 70-80% what did i do wrong ?

[@bakkerdz]

#AncientGameplays Hey bro! maybe as a temporary solution (650w gold psu) could handle the system... until I can buy a suitable power supply? r5 5600 x + rx 6950 xt (at 1080p resolution) ??no oc system.

[@Kage0No0Tenshi]

Amazing experience but I do not know with one to focus on GPU temp 70C and 90C with one is what idc, rx vega 56 shower me hbm temperatur but here I do not know if second one is vram or hotapot on core.

[@Kage0No0Tenshi]

Thanks a loot, got me some hours to get 1120mV 20%power 2600-2800Mhz, 2280Mhz mem stable for me, vid help me where I should start with my overclock, at 70% GPU usage I hit 200-250W and timespy run goes 363W stable for hours, I did feel that fan on GPU was too slow was fan speed at 50% when temp was 70C and hot spot hit for a second 97C scared me so I am using 70% fan curve at 70C and now avg temp 66C in timespy run for 20 loop. When I rise power target I feel that 1120mV jump to 1200mV some times to make it stable but works great.

[@Buruleque]

When I set fans speed above 65% in my 6800xt, helps a lot with immersion while playing flying simulators.

[@AncientGameplays]

😂💪

[@l.j.4577]

Same here undervolted and full power Fans = F16c Viper in Dcs sound ok‘ish + a bit of a Dicen in the background 😂 but either way I love my 6900xt :)

[@evp159]

Lmfao

[@christophermullins7163]

😭🤣

[@Voltrid_]

This helped me so much, I have a merc 6950xt xfx, temps dropped about 15c under load and the performance boost was good, 2 hours into my game and no crashes so far, also my power consumption dropped drastically. Yes I did every step mentioned, thank you very much.

[@AncientGameplays]

Glad I helped 💪💪

[@strgzr.]

mind telling how much Watts your card pulls at max and maybe average in stock and undervolted? getting the same card in a few days. thanks

[@Voltrid_]

@@strgzr. With these setting’s barely hitting 150 watts temps always under 50c, i mainly play halo infinite which is a poorly optimized game, with stock settings it used to hit up to 220 watts with over 65c

[@tobytoxd]

@@Voltrid_ Wow, 70 watts less is a great result! Waiting for my XFX Merc 6950xt to do exactly that! :D

[@proximityfpv1722]

You're a god send. Had a 5700xt and got a 6900xt - you've always helped me with ADM stuffs. Thank ou!

[@akarshadithya5479]

same here brother, upgraded from 5700xt to 6900xt

[@mistermbp382]

me too I started with a 1060, then 5700xt, 3070ti finally the rx 6900xt

[@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup]

Can't believe I just now saw this. Very helpful tutorial bro. Good job walking ppl through all the little steps, making it easy for even new people to follow along. I feel like if more people just got used to using this software, they'd realize how nice it actually is, compared to Nvidia's options.

[@AncientGameplays]

Thank you

[@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup]

@@AncientGameplays 💯

[@JonLaRue]

Thank you so much for creating this video. I discovered you from 6950XT launch. You're great for the community and your English is excellent!

[@AncientGameplays]

Thank you very much for your words!

[@Dude3ro]

my 6950xt arrives today i cant wait to apply the over/under clock it worked great on my 6700xt. thanks again for another amazing video

[@itzrelaxedgamer]

Just upgraded from a rx 6700 xt yo a rx 6900 xt. Can't wait to overclock it with your guide once again. This guy is a legend everyone. Shows you all the steps and explains everything well.

[@woody9673]

You sir, are a lifesaver! I just got a new 6950 XT AMD Design, and i experienced random crashes/shutdowns while playing/starting games... i dont know why and how, but undervolting/overclocking somehow solved the problem! Was looking for a solution for over a week and was already really frustrated... Really appreciated! =)

[@AncientGameplays]

Great to hear! Maybe you were hitting the power roof or your PSU couldnt handle the power peaks, which were fixed with UV 💪💪

[@tlj8252]

If your power supply is not big enough that can explain you crash in game too

[@noobydoo3433]

Hey bro been following your overclocking guides since my r5 1600. I now upgraded to r7 5800x3d + xfx speedster merc 319 rx6950xt. I followed your tutorial once again and will see the results hehe. I only increased the fan speed to 55 since I'm in a tropical country. Cheers bro! You are my AMD Jesus!

[@AncientGameplays]

Cheers, Have a nice day!

[@noobydoo3433]

@@AncientGameplays oh my Im not sure if this is accurate but from almost 300w playing gtav its down to 89w to 100w while 350w to 150w and below in re3 remake with the same performance. Locked it at 144hz though since my monitor can only output that. I noticed it pumps out more watts when i unlock the framrate hehe. Im just using msi afterburner btw.

[@busfahrer09]

@@noobydoo3433 hey nooby, can you tell us exactly what options and numbers you did chose, I want to buy the same card next month with Starfield but want to save on energy cause the PC will probably run 24/7 :) I'm a little perplexed here that the Watt usage goes down for you but in 4:19 he pulls 'Power Limit' slider to the right. Isn't that the exact opposite we'd do? -.- What's the avg Watt usage for you now, 100-150W sounds like I don't even need another PSU then

[@tobytoxd]

@@busfahrer09 I heard the same from a friend, who also runs this card between 80-150 watts. You need to undervolt and in addition cap your fps at a fixed number or reduce the Power Limit to a certain gpu performance and power consumption, that you like.

[@Avear777]

Used your exact settings and I've had brilliant performance so far, thanks! Ran into trouble with GTA V and Star Wars Squadron crashing for some reason, so I had to make default game profiles for them. Still need to test which settings actually effected them, but no problems in any other games, and a definite improvement in benchmarks. Great videos 🤘

[@PortableFreezer]

How did you download them? Did you also have to download some app to get access to them?

[@robertmccracken6930]

​​@@PortableFreezerHuh? Download what? You copy the settings directly off this video. As for software it's the Adrenaline Driver for AMD 6950XT. Just hit alt R and it will pop up. Also you can get his settings in the linc in the video description

[@PortableFreezer]

@@robertmccracken6930 look in the description, there's a download of the settings

[@evp159]

This vid is a year old atleast and bro still responded to my question. Very rare in this youtube space. I appreciate that and will recommend to everybody 💯

[@AncientGameplays]

I try to do my best

[@legitrob9527]

Lower temps, More performance, man your tutorial is GOLD! thanks a lot!

[@AncientGameplays]

You're welcome 💪💪

[@ЕвгенийТанцюра-ю1ъ]

Thanks, my 6950xt now has a bit fps more, and much colder than stock :)

[@jakemcallister9680]

Thank you so much. Followed your video to the letter and things are running so smooth. Card is whisper quiet, temps are great and best of all, my wattage is down with my performance being absolutely perfect. You are a legend! Now if I can figure out why my smart access memory is not working lol.

[@ellypsis603]

Found that on my 6950 XT AMD version, 2400-2500mhz at 1100mv doesnt crash, power draw between 230-280w depending on the games and never exceeding 66c with 60% fan speed. Pretty good 🙏

[@AncientGameplays]

Indeed :D

[@zylo9531]

Did you do anything to VRAM?

[@ellypsis603]

@@zylo9531 set to 2382mhz in adrenalin so it gives 2375mhz real clock 2375 x 8= 19000MHZ

[@clawwill34]

I have the same card. AMD reference 6950XT. I had to go back to 1120mv cause Diablo 2 Resurrection and Stalker Anomaly both crashed after 15-20 min at 1100mv but besides that we have the same settings. What is your Power tuning set to? Max?

[@ellypsis603]

@@clawwill34 sorry, i no longer have the 6950xt, sold it. For power tuning, always set to the max

[@Fragil1ty]

Fantastic video, explained really thoroughly and not overly long! Helped me achieve very stable overclocks/undervolts on my XFX 6900XT Merc319, etc. Good stuff, thanks again. Keep the awesome content coming!

[@AncientGameplays]

Thanks for watching

[@MyAkikan]

Which sets you achieve? On my 6900xt nitro+ from sapphire i put Min 2479 Max 2579 And 1150mV And 15% IS max power i Can have and personal fan curve with 100% at 80° and 80% at 70°

[@indoraptor12345]

Thanks for the vid! I was able to overclock my GPU and get Darktide running at a smooth 60 fps even during the most intensive hordes.

[@hallo-mt5tx]

thank you so much just got a 6950xt, this helped me reduce power consumption and fan noise a lot

[@On10964]

Thanks a lot for describing for real.You are amazing.İt helps a lot with my 6900XT SE.

[@Craig468]

Great video. I used this video as a guide to get more out of my msi 6950xt. I noticed the vram hit my performance alot when set to high. Took a while, but little by little I got the perfect overclock settings using this video as a guide.

[@AncientGameplays]

Thats because of vram errors

[@JustGiverEHD1]

just bought the XFX rx 6950 xt on sale during the black week sales, and your video helped, THANKS 🙂

[@AncientGameplays]

Glad it did :D

[@u4eatowgunner933]

Thank you, I was not having luck with VRAM until I saw this. Great vid

[@ShotokanEditor]

Still using your guide''s 6600xt overclock and still a beast. ty bruh

[@AncientGameplays]

Thank you :D

[@Micahf999]

Just got a 6950XT and found out this amazing video

[@packetcreeper]

As someone who is getting ready to move to an AMD Radeon card for the first time, thank you for this video!

[@AncientGameplays]

You're welcome

[@NoConsideration21]

Thanks for this big dude, gonna test incrementally and find out my 6950xt's sweet spot!

[@max1iq795]

VERY good video. My temps went down as did the noise, and my fps went up!

[@chrisasmith75]

Was having bsod of death, voltage and heat spikes with my xfx merc 319. This not only fixed all my issues but also improved my 1% lows by almost doubt in rdr2. Thank you so much for this awesome video.

[@informedchoice2249]

For those of us looking at the 6950XT but concerned about power draw can you discuss how much you can limit the power consumption whilst maintaining stability and relatively decent performance. As a virgin OC'er my 1st OC is going to be a UC in fact. I want to sacrifice some performance in favour of power efficiency; I thihk many people may look at the 6950XT price and think similarly. Thanks.

[@kylejohnson6788]

Mine is undervolted and overclocked big time and under max load I'm pulling 395 watts. If you have a 850 watt power supply or better you should be golden and have no need to give up performance.

[@informedchoice2249]

@@kylejohnson6788 Thanks Kyle, mine is more of a money saving approach. My FR's are good enough. I thought I might just throttle it a little and save money. The info I've read said it was still decent even UV'd only slightly and far better on power. Not sure how it affects warranty though. There was a 1250 on sale for £20 more than an 850 so I thought sod it, go big!

[@anthonybaker5199]

Thank you. I really appreciate your help. I just about to give up on the AMD graphic card. I just brought a Red Devil rx 6900 xt ultimate coming from a RTX 3080 10gb. With your setting help me out big time. I love the card now. Thanks again. 👍🏾

[@AncientGameplays]

Great to hear that! Big hug!

[@shawndeo4399]

You should test your overclocks with Port Royal, you will find that lower clocks sometimes will give you better performance. For example I can overclock my 6900 XT with core clock set at 2550Mhz-2650MHz but, when I reduce the clocks to 2450Mhz-2550Mhz with voltage set at 1050mV, I get much better performance. Could be the reason why (from your graphs) your overclocks without SAM enabled is not giving any extra performance. You actually got less performance in Assassins Creed as per your graphs.

[@AncientGameplays]

I believe it is due to the game and drivers, as most games did benefit from OC/UV. From my experience it improves with time

[@shawndeo4399]

​@@AncientGameplays I totally agree about that but, the point I was trying to make to everyone is that, if you set your overclocks too high it will hurt your performance score significantly.🤓

[@techsshadow3929]

Thanks for this.

[@midniteoyl8913]

@@shawndeo4399 - This is absolutely true. At a certain point, AMD just ignores what you set anyways so going higher that that point just means less performance as it goes into what is effectively 'safe mode', using more voltage, maxing power draw, and lowering consistent clocks.

[@piero1307]

@@midniteoyl8913 This happens because if you raise the frequencies too high the wall is the lack of power, I added another 40 watts with more power tools and now the higher the frequencies the more performance I get (2.8-2.9 GHz) on mia asus tuf 6950xt

[@nishaybennie2149]

Thanks for all the guides, you helped my rx 6600, stay cool, and perform much better.😎

[@AncientGameplays]

Thank you :D

[@URI_06]

what setting did u use for your 6600???

[@AncientGameplays]

@@URI_06 watch my 6600 video

[@nishaybennie2149]

@@URI_06 i used fabios settings from the rx6600 video he made, i was lucky enough, that my gpu could do the exact settings he had in his video.

[@SteveMavronis]

I just used your settings for the RX 6950 XT reference card I have and very pleased with the results! I am using a new aggressive fan speed/temp F1:25/30, F2:30/50, F3:40/65, F4:55/80, F6:80/95. But in Quake Champions 1440p@165Hz Ultra except no bloom or ragdoll gore, getting lower temps and GPU Pwr readings in-game while monitoring metrics overlay. Thank you for the tips!

[@indoperfect4080]

thank you my bro, grettings from Iquique, Chile. Just got a red devil 6950xt from the amazon warehouse and this tutorial made the trick. thanks again

[@Gotnatt]

I just got placed 84/100 in timespy with my 5800X3D/6950XT, thanks for the explanation!

[@AncientGameplays]

Nice to hear! Enjoy

[@jevadetok3989]

got the 5800X3D + 6950XT too, what are your settings

[@FactsBrakeStupidity]

Great guide and suggestions! These settings worked perfectly for me! Also, I have an ASRock Phantom Gaming 6950XT!

[@chris3xg]

OMG Thanks so much for this guide! I was getting Apex Legends crashes after 20 to 30 minutes of playing and streaming it. It was very frustrating to lose the current gameplay and unexpectedly stopping the stream. I had Apex running on highest settings in 4k HDR with my custom overclocks for my Asus TUF 6900 XT + Ryzen 5950X. Thess custom overclocks worked on other games but failing on Apex. I needed custom overclocks as I stream and play on the same PC. Also, I'm doing resolution scaling/conversions and recording/instant-replays in Streamlabs at the same time, and also using Radeon Super Resolution to use the game in 1440p and scale it to 4k. SO, my setup is kind of complex when it comes to software components and their processes. Now, with your guidance, I can fully and freely play and stream at highest settings and stream with a very good quality on the output. Thanks so much man. You honestly gained my paid subscription in your channel.

[@AncientGameplays]

Well, I am happy to hear that, you might have interest in other videos of mine I am sure

[@chris3xg]

@@AncientGameplays Yes, I am following up now with your "Best AMD Radeon Settings (2022)" video. Thanks again, and will keep looking forward to more awesome videos from your channels

[@AncientGameplays]

@@chris3xg thank you for the support

[@robertmccracken6930]

I set a linear fan curve for my 6950 and it dropped the max temps by a little over 10° c. Now I can't wait to try the undervolt and check for even more of a difference.

[@dabidflor9563]

Just picked an open box 6950xt for $598 cant wait to see what it does.

[@jukojo_hantā]

My 6900 XT was already at 2550Mhz by default, so I went with 2600 min and 2700 max, and see how it goes.. 😊

[@karolbartoszewicz2496]

Hi, well done tutorial video. Thank you :) I'm new to AMD gaming gear. Just got 6900 XT Asrock phantom gaming. Initially didn't want to overclock it but after i saw your video - tried OC/UV. Now it runs on: 2400-2500 MHz 1150mV VRAM 2110MHz (with default synchronization) Power limit maxed out. SAM enabled. Nice performance uplift in Vermintide 2 (only game I tested for hours now), temps in check. No crashes so far, so I believed it's pretty stable. Same settings, newer game: Darktide.: some glitches /artifacts(?) started to appear. Tiny flickering pointed-down-triangles around light sources; some other weird geometric light effects on environment textures. The longer I played the more it was intensified. I noticed VRAM clock's were constantly around 2100Mhz (but overall GPU usage rarely peaked around 98%. More often it was lower.) I'm fairly new to overclocking - Is it possible that VRAM clock alone was responsible for this?

[@AncientGameplays]

It is just that your CPU and RAM can't push more frames, don't sweat it

[@karolbartoszewicz2496]

@@AncientGameplays I don't intend to. FPS capped in-game at 60. Resolution 3360x1440. Later I'll check if stepping down from some video settings fix the issue. After all, Darktide recommended GPU for 'high' is rtx 4080 ^^

[@karolbartoszewicz2496]

hah, i found this now: "The release notes for the 22.11.2 update for AMD software said "Texture flickering or artifacts may occur during Warhammer 40,000: Darktide™ gameplay." under 'Known Issues'. And then in 'Important Notes', "AMD is working with the game developers of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide™ to resolve issues with texture flickering and artifacts seen during gameplay.""

[@fAED_]

Hey there. I bought same GPU. I will try OC/UV and will tell you my results. Running it with a 5600x, 3200Mhz CL16. With just AMD Adrenalin OC feature, I get 21,400 (GPU only) score.

[@uhhh684]

Finally had time to watch, great vid.

[@AncientGameplays]

Thank you :D

[@TheChosenOne_310]

I love your accent and you explain things clearly. Thank you

[@darkahrii]

1120 mV was somewhat stable for me, but once every few days when I play games that use 100% GPU, I get a blackscreen and the PC reboots. I boosted it up to 1125 and it's working fine now

[@AncientGameplays]

yes, some games are more demanding than others

[@darkahrii]

@@AncientGameplays the game in particular was Minecraft with shaders by the way, not sure how it's so intensive lol

[@reitastatic3386]

If you are talking java, its just a poorly optimized game. And tbh its the most demanding game i play too because of that lol. ​@darkahrii6312

[@chuchof3tt669]

just installed my new Sapphire 6950xt (up from a Gigabyte 6700xt Eagle) ... and came to my fav youtuber for anything AMD, thanks man!! In regards for fanspeed / noise... well back on Vega64 I had a ref model .. most of the time running at 100% ... It's safe to say I'm not bothered by noise.. or maybe I'm just already losing part of my hearing thanks to those days... 😂😅

[@melonpilnk4575]

Something not mentioned in the vid: the vram is ecc, so make sure to check the run to run performance since it will silently decrease before instability occurs

[@HastyRhombus760]

More fan less temps is by far better for the hardware. I have a good 5.1 200 watt Altec Lansing sound system hooked up to my PC and do not hear anything while gaming. High temps kill hardware.

[@retrygl]

Bro had to give you like for that Giga-Chad moment

[@AncientGameplays]

Thanks hahah

[@MyAkikan]

I tried m'y 6900xt nitro+ with min 2479 max 2579 - 1150mV and 2150 fast timing VRAM at moment seems toi work pretty well in all games lol and il playing too Star Citizen which isnt perfectly optimized and its stable. I think you made a good job hère! Now i have toi more compare to sée if i Can win more power

[@AncientGameplays]

Glad to hear 💪

[@giandonatopotenza3536]

Thanks!!! Greetings from italy fratm!! ❤️

[@AncientGameplays]

You're welcome

[@carloscruz7317]

your channel is so underrated.

[@AncientGameplays]

Well, thanks 💪💪

[@jeremyeder2487]

Excellent video. I followed the settings exactly though on an xfx6950xt and green screened twice within 30 minutes. I guess I’ll have to play with the numbers a little more.

[@BuLlDoG9502]

For me the vram tuning speed was the culprit every single time with that settting it green screened. Set fast timing but leave max mhz at 2300 or below and it will be fine. I thought it was the voltage setting but when i undervolt it just crashes it dont turn green screen. I have an asus tuf rx6950xt

[@akarshadithya5479]

I m using 6900XT Toxic air. If i use auto OC or Rage mode, it mostly averages at 2500Mhz. After trying out 10 iterations of clocks n voltage in cyberpunk benchmark. I started with your clock n voltage values and iterated upon them My settings are 2500mhz min, 2750mhz max voltage 1140mV or 1150mV Mem clock at 2150Mhz(max limit) and fast timings power limit +15%(maximum allowed on Radeon software) I was able to get game clock of 2690Mhz in Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark. Going to 2800Mhz game will simply crash. Will post more updates soon. But its result in fps is not that big , compared to the heat its putting out probably 10fps more in Raster mode and 5fps more in RT mode. Edit : Turned of fast timings, because it was giving stutters in gameplay, but them mem oc still works and core OC at 2680Mhz

[@arnauddupont7170]

That's a really good guide ! ⭐ To try the stability of the OC/UV what are the best tools/games ? There's some like OCCT, Furmark, etc but that's mainly for the GPU (and the driver limits the frequency when it detects them), not the VRam. (OCCT can do that but they say that it doesn't detect errors due to OC very well) Seems to be stable GPU @2649MHZ ; @1,115V ; VRam @2350MHz.

[@gavinsanchez7028]

Ive got an asrock phantom gaming 6950XT that i was using at its stock settings (its overclocked out of the box). At stock i was getting around 140fps in diablo 4 at 1440p ultra with over 300watts power draw and almost 100°c hotspot temp. After your tutorial i was able to fine tune it and diablo 4 now runs at 160fps and only 230watts with hotspot temp at 80°c. Keep in mind, i have a hyte y60 case so it was an impressive improvement

[@xseraphim4543]

Hi, I have the same card. What are your settings, mind sharing them with me?

[@gavinsanchez7028]

Same profile as the video with some minor tweaks. Power slider all the way up 2500mhz min 2600mhz max 2412mhz on the vram with fast timings 1100mV on the voltage, although I'm sure it can go lower. I was able to get 1080mV to work but I'd rather stay at 1100 to be safe.

[@xseraphim4543]

@@gavinsanchez7028 Thanks! I have been playing on 1080mV for 2 weeks now and had no issues yet.

[@HitokiriShin]

Much, much appreciated! 2500/1120 runs like a charm on my 6950 XT Sapphire Nitro+ Pure. 👌🏻

[@AncientGameplays]

Great!

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[@AncientGameplays]

Great to hear 💪

[@noble9759]

Haven't overclocked with amds software and it seems to work a bit cleaner compared to MSI. So I thought I'd watch. I'm attempt in the future to overclock my red Devil 6950xt to the breaking point to participate in some of the world records. I set a unofficial world record for overclocking a 3060m which is funny as hell. I wanna see where I can bring this 6950

[@HasanAhmed-oi3mx]

tried it todaywith yoru settings, but i turned fans to 90% cause why not. And now its so much better. i was hitting 100-105 degrees on Spiderman remastered High/Max settings, and now im hitting 85-90 max. so 10degrees lower is a complete win

[@user-bonk]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Voidknight45]

Not going to lie he is a gega chad

[@muhammadsakib5963]

lol.i love this channel because of the intro meme

[@AncientGameplays]

Always a reason to laugh haja

[@brovid-19]

You know what's better for ocing? More power tool and remove your power limits. Mines set to 500w 500a :3

[@AncientGameplays]

Yeah, but no thanks...too much power lol

[@brovid-19]

@@AncientGameplays what are you a chicken?! MOOOOOO!

[@rylodinson6100]

on my RX 6900 XT, AC Valhalla is the absolute killer for testing the undervolting, all of my games are fine with 1100 mV but Valhalla will crash to desktop after a few minutes if it's under 1150 mV

[@AncientGameplays]

Some games are way more sensitive yes

[@Sup3riorr]

i got my self a 6950xt literally for free returning a annoying 6800xt. with that said I'm a bit confused, my sapphire 6950xt nitro + I've just bumped clocks to 2700mhz and 1100mv at 15% power target, mem 2350 fast timing and been running it in cyberpunk for 2h straight and its chewing it like a champ. Im kind of amazed tbh

[@AncientGameplays]

You got a good die it seems! Cp2077 isn't very sensitive though. Try mlre games as well 💪💪

[@Sup3riorr]

@@AncientGameplays i will mate. Ill be happy if it stays above 2500 with ok mV. Since i got it for free im happy either way. Keep up the good work for us team red !

[@user-zs4iv3vf5m]

thanks for sharing, actually , I plan to upgrade my display to asrock 6950xt , I never use such high end card before and scary it keep to noise fan on my working time.

[@AncientGameplays]

You'll be fine

[@miguelangelrodriguezandreu1072]

Mi RX6950xt no es estable por debajo de 1145mv 😞😞 con 1135mv crashea después de unas horas de juego por lo que 1145mv es lo que utilizo y funciona bien. Me sorprende que algunos dicen que pueden mover estable la gpu con -80 y algunos con -100mv, realmente no creo que exista ninguna 6950xt que funcione 100% estable con ese voltaje.

[@fracturedlife1393]

High Comedy to OC/UV Ratio improves fps.

[@AncientGameplays]

Hahaha

[@Donni_10]

Just saying for GPU tuning in frequency , if I let just 100 ( 2500-2600) I loose 50 fps on furmark , but if I let a 500+ diference it gives better fps. ( 2000-2600 getting 380 fps on furmark 1080 preset).

[@AncientGameplays]

Things changed recently ans besides odd scenarios it is better to let the minimum slider untouched

[@NPurri]

so you recommend the minimum to be left at 500 now? @@AncientGameplays

[@baratoideinsectus6010]

Um cara que não gosta de fala vom nativos da sua linguagem de origem, mais fala muito bem inglês o seu sotaque em inglês é top man.

[@Gosagen93]

Never overclocked before: Q1: Do I need to buy a particular version of the 6950 XT to be able to overclock? Q2: What is the reccomended power supply for a 6950 XT if you are to overclock/undervolt? (With a 78003xd, m.2 2tb ssd.., estimate is fine) Q3: Is there any potential damage to hardware when overclocking? Q4: What % gains are expected in frames in 1440p vs 4k when overclocking? (when is it worth).

[@AncientGameplays]

Q1: No, all cards can overclock, some more, some less Q2: You should get a 850W gold PSU and call it a day for the next 10 years. Something from good brands like Corsair, Seasonic and others Q3: Not nowadays as the system would crash or shutdown before that happens Q4: That depends on the system and the game

[@dudden86]

Thank you for this video! I have a question regarding the fan limit. You mention temperatures of 70 degrees and I assume you are talking of the overall temperature since the junction temperatures on my card lands at around 95 for me while really pushing the card. Do you have any data on what your junction temperatures were under load with your reduced fan speed?

[@AncientGameplays]

Hey man, junction temps are 95C are perfectly fine and nothing to worry about. Cheers

[@blueeyednick]

shoutout to the Gigachad

[@andreamichelezucchi8600]

I prefer lower temperatures to silent but hot cards. The idea is that lower temperature make the boost clock a bit higher, but especially increase longevity of the card, since the heat stress it has to go through is much less.

[@andreamichelezucchi8600]

Oh wow, hearting comments on year old videos. That's dedication!

[@kasmidjan]

Behold GIGA Chad Jesus @1:50

[@AncientGameplays]

hehehe

[@brikev]

you should have at least showed the results of your overclocking vs default benchmarks for games. I'd like to see how it will fare out.

[@AncientGameplays]

I do in all my videos, forgot to add them here

[@Alex.UA6]

Great video nice to know we have the same card I will definitely try to settings today to see if it helps with some of the stutters I’m experiencing

[@AncientGameplays]

Go on 💪💪

[@umut6526]

ty very much

[@Novskyy621]

Do you have maybe a pure undervolt (with slight underclock) setting that should be stable for every 6950 xt? With the aim of reducing the power consumption as much as possible with maybe 3% performance loss

[@miniweeddeerz1820]

Get to the performance level you want by pure underclocking. So don't touch any voltages, just decrease clocks and max the power limit for clock stability. That's guaranteed stability. Then reduce voltages as low as they can go and then it'll work good at lower temps and power.

[@Nitrus17]

brilliant video. Bought a 6950xt just when they came out in the UK.

[@AncientGameplays]

Enjoy your card

[@TheFirstSSJ]

I was able to achieve stable 1030 mv on my 6950XT as well as a max speed of 2915MHz

[@AncientGameplays]

Noice!

[@Agonymous]

Thx alot. Your tutorials are the best! Do you know anything about direct storage in amd drivers? are they already included in the new version?

[@raynefear]

Something must be wrong with my card. My 1 year old reference 6950 XT idles at 55-60 degrees 700 RPM (zero RPM doesn't even work, the card is over the threshold within about a minute of boot) and then games at 90-95 degrees 2000 RPM. Undervolting has not helped. Airflow is fine... O11 Dynamic - 3 bottom intake below the GPU, 3 side intake, 3 top exhaust, with a Phantom Spirit 120 SE and my 7800x3d idles mid 40's and games at 65-70. Panels off only changes the temps by 1 degree. Cranking the bottom intake fans that point directly at the GPU to max RPM also only change the temps by 1-2 degrees.

[@AMDNetworks]

Thanks, Having issues with latest AMD Software, Hope you can create a tutorial how to do the VRAM tuning via More Power Tools, also need advise how to edit Bios like MPT on older Radeon GPUs for 7900XTX, love to mess with values

[@JaY_PLaY_YT]

im having massive packet loss with 3d applications with my 6750XT. Some games have less packet loss than others. I have tried a ridiculous amount of fixes and the packet loss contiunes. I have a 5900X and 32GB of ddr4 3200MHz trident ram. I had fully removed all previous drivers, lowered the clock speed, increased fan speed, tried FSR, tried turning freesync off and on, updated BIOS, and I even reset windows fully erasing all my data just to stop the packet loss in game, but its unplayable. I upgraded from a 2060 Super and never had this issue. I will be trying the overclocking and all of your settings videos and see if it fixes it. Thank you. PLEASE HELP

[@petersketch1990]

Gonna be smooth Drive.

[@Rancid_Ninja]

Any difference after all these driver updates? Always look at your guides when I get something new but unsure how good a guide from 9 months ago is

[@exhi7378]

if undervolting really gives a lot of benefit, why manufacture dont do that at the first place?

[@AncientGameplays]

To ensure more cards pass their quality tests in order to sell more

[@SEMSEM1091987]

Hey Fabio! i trust your work so much , i was looking for overclocking and undervolt my cpu ryzen 5 5600x , but i couldn't find any video in your channel on this issue & i know you have the same cpu , dunno if you can make a video on this ?

[@DaHSuNnI360]

Already applied the same tips that you mentioned, I opened cs2 after 5mins the pc restarted and settings are default again. Kindly, can I know what exactly was the problem and how can I manage to overclock & undervolt without facing any problems? Specs: Case CoolerMaster TD500 GPU AMD RX 6950 XT Founders Edition Motherboard ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F CPU AMD Ryzen 5600x RAM Corsair Vengeance RGB 16GB 3600 MHZ Cooler Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L Storage 1TB WDBlue SN750 NVME Power Supply Corsair CX750F - Gold 750 W Storage Western Digital 2TB HDD

[@JoseDiaz-xm4vv]

thanks I try on my Rx6900xt the settling

[@AncientGameplays]

Watch carefully :D

[@HardlyCoping]

I know this is an older video but I learned a lot from it. I got a 6900xt reference a couple of months ago and had left it at stock, still fast but not what it could be. I just watched your video an hour ago & started tweaking the Adrenaline settings with your guidance. Performance uplift using UserBenchMark as a guide went from 71st percentile to 97th percentile. 2750min, 2850max 1100mV, memory default at max. Temps are 35 to 40c at idle and stay between 60 - 70c under load. I will tweak it more to see what the absolute max performance is, but I'm super psyched for the improvement so far.

[@gabrielthompson3853]

What settings are you running now? I have the powercolor red devil 6900xt ultimate right now. Are your clocks stable? Your settings seem pretty high but I'm a novice when it comes to tuning so I would love to hear what settings you found to be stable. For now, I'm gonna use the values you put and test it out a bit.

[@HardlyCoping]

@@gabrielthompson3853 Actually I did back off a little bit and landed at 2600min / 2700 max, 1110 mV. This has been stable in everything for hours on end. The previous settings worked well enough but was hit or miss depending on what I was using. Cheers.

[@gabrielthompson3853]

@@HardlyCoping what’s your VRAM set to?

[@HardlyCoping]

@@gabrielthompson3853 Default timing at 2150 MHz, slider all the way to max.

[@tobytoxd]

@@HardlyCopingGreat results! An average of +20% performance is considered: You won the silicon lottery! :D

[@harishvijayakumar6491]

Can you please try to make a video for 6650xt ? Used to have a Vega 56 and have always used your profile lol also love all your videos as well!!!

[@AncientGameplays]

Use my 6600XT video, the steps are the same :D

[@harishvijayakumar6491]

@@AncientGameplays ahhhh okey thanksss

[@zylo9531]

Turning off Power Tuning gave me 7-10 in GPU Temps. I discovered this after doing multiple tests. Same with keeping Minimum Frequency closer to Max. Currently I am running 2412 VRAM with Default Frequency(Min/Max) and 1175 mV, Fans to max 75%(with curve) + SAM Enabled. Getting temps near 68-74. I was hitting Junction temps of 110 with Power Tuning Max. I Have the 6950XT AMD version, may just be a weaker card for temps to be crazy like that... In any case, Thanks for sharing your info. It helped me tune this thing so im not freaking out anymore lol

[@AncientGameplays]

Thank you for commenting and watching :D Some vBIOS work differently, in this card that wouldn't make any difference usually

[@Major774]

I just got the reference model and I figured out that the core clock speed has a direct impact to the hot spot temperature. Yes, on stock settings my hot spot temperature goes as high as 112! But the GPU temperature will be in the 70’s. I set mine (max) at the AMD rated boost clock of 2,310 with a small stable under volt, a custom fan curve as the stock fan curve is not aggressive enough and power tuning is off. So my hot spot temp. will only peak into the 90’s now.

[@_Wake_Up_If_U_Can]

My Reference 6950 straight from AMD is reaching 117C junction temp in Heaven Benchmark. The GPU sits mid 50s to 60s depending on how I set the fan curve but that Junction temp keeps climbing almost as if its a nuclear reactor and its water cooling system has failed. I even undervolted down to 1067 and in Heaven Benchmark it still reaches 110C junction temp within a few minutes. I assume either the Cooler was installed with some poorly applied thermal paste or the GPU and Heatsink mating surfaces are not flat. I do not like RMAing products because half the time you get a worse product or they send it back no problem found. I feel like lowering the core hundreds of degrees below its factory clocking is nuts! Imagine if you drove a stick shift but if you went over 1500 rpms the engine would overheat but the cars horsepower and torque were rated at 6500rpms. Would you drive around shifting before 1500 rpms or would you consider it defective? I think some of our cards are defective and probably made by a substandard manufacturer with poor quality control. I do not trust them to fix what they already did wrong the first time. I think we are just going to have to delicately take them apart and fix them. Thoughts?

[@zylo9531]

@@_Wake_Up_If_U_Can yupp, kinda sucks having to lower the performance just to keep temps in control. Its unfair if you pay the price of a 6950 and running it like a 6800. I thought about doing the thermal stuff myself but didnt end up going through with it. Although I seen some videos and it seems like its possible just a bit time consuming. I was going to get the 2mm packplate pads as well. The other option I was thinking of was doing the Iceflow 240 VGA cooler from amazon, where people mentioned it took down atleast -20 off temp. I will say that after this experience with reference cards I will not be purchasing from AMD directly. Their customer service is horrible as well, they dont listen to the problem and ask same questions its very frustrating dealing with them. I did get to a point where they were going to RMA for me but wanted me to send the card first, and see how slow the process(2-3 day replies) was going already I decides not to go that route

[@_Wake_Up_If_U_Can]

I did take it apart. The carbon pad over the core was not centered. It was a little off center. I was unable to easily replace it without damaging the thin carbon pad so I used some spare Thermal Grizzly paste. Temps are still hitting 110C at the junction. I lowered power -10% and made sure memory was set to default and it still slowly climbs to 100C while gaming and 105C in Heaven Benchmark. I decided their factory cooler must be designed to allow their junction temp to run 110C because my setup is best case scenario. I assume the thermal mass and/or the way the heat is dissipated through the heat sink solution must not be capable of pulling the heat out of the center of the core (when you hover over the ? in AMDs adrenaline software for junction temp it says junction is the center of the core) fast enough. I do not like the idea of the junction temp running 110C so I am going to water cool it. EKWB.com already ran out of the all black block I had in my cart so I just swapped to the uglier acrylic looking one that is see through and has RGB (you know, the lights that make everything more powerful and faster and better, add RGB and triple performance /s). Waiting for their tech support to respond to my email to confirm the block for 6900 reference works for the 6950. I kind of wished I had ordered one of the better aftermarket 6950s at this point cause it will have cost less overall, assuming it didn't also suffer from overheating junction temps (that's my non scientific opinion, the amd engineers disagree with me obviously).

[@stephendonohoe2219]

Really really helpful, thanks so much. Quick question I have an 850w psu, will I need to upgrade it if I want to overclock or is it enough?

[@AncientGameplays]

You'll be fine as long as it is a good psu

[@TheRipperXGaming]

Intelcore 5 13600k good enough psu ?

[@TheRipperXGaming]

Please reply to this i know it an old video i hope someone sees this

[@SageLucas]

Hey man, thanks for this guide. I have a Sapphire Nitro+ 6750 XT. I put it to 2700 MHz and 1150mV, and VRAM is 2248 stock, the max is only 2312 for this one. I put the VRAM on max and it doesn't seem to have any issues, even with fast timings. I put left it around 1150mV at the moment, but I'll play around with it more to see how low it can go, in decrements of 10mV. However I lowered the mV to 1100 and I got driver timeouts, that's probably the 1100mV being too low, right? Thanks in advance if you reply.

[@AncientGameplays]

Exactly, keep messing around with the voltage. A hug

[@josu91ita]

Hi! Im using a rx 6750 xt with a ryzen 5 2600x. On some lightweight title and also some benchmark i tried to get most fps as possible but at some point im locked to 160-170 fps with a 50/60% cpu and gpu usage. Do you think in cpu limited? Which gpu do you reccomend for upgrade ? I was thinking about a ryzen 5600 Also i play on a samsung odyssey g7 1440p/240hz, i usually play single player gpu heavy games which i usually cap to 80-90 fps but also i enjoy some gpu-light multiplayer games where id like to have more fps as possible. Thank you!

[@ricardodejong3534]

Great video :) i noticed my Vram clock speed is always maxed when idle ... is this normal ? could this effect performance at all?

[@AncientGameplays]

Performance wont be an issue. Just raises the pdraw ans temps a bit more

[@blueeyednick]

6950xt too op