Overclock and undervolt your Radeon GPU (made easy)

Overclocking your Radeon card made easy.

[@pet3580]

10:47 sorry but that comparison is wrong. Lower temp has nothing to do with lowering the voltage there. It was lower because your fan was spinning twice the speed in the second run. Try running the two settings at the same fixed fan speed and I guarantee that the first -stock- will be the cooler.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

You are correct, I actually noticed this while editing. That being said, it's still a great reinforcement of how a little tweaking can net both better performance and lower thermals! Thanks for watching.

[@weyo14]

Voltage slider is more of a offset. So if you lower voltage but raise clock speed the algorithm will also raise voltage and won’t just lock it.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Yes, it will work automatically as well. But for greater stability and consistency, manually adjusting is the move! I tried to keep it simple here, didn’t want to get into any more detail than necessary.

[@intermilan9731]

​@@n.o.b.s.8458Manually adjusting how?

[@nilskrzypczak7764]

Good video but next time make the music quieter

[@KillWija]

i have the same exact card as you so glad you made this video hopefully your settings work well with mines cause im a beginner at this and dont understand most of this stuff lol

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Ha ha no problem man, it takes a lot of trial and error! Try just going a little higher on your voltage, lower on your max frequency and it shouldn't be too bad. Like I said, find a setting that's stable and save the profile! It saves a lot of headaches. If you're trying to get maximum performance, be prepared to mess around for a while as you might get random crashes and such. Definitely use a benchmark tool and let it run for a while to make sure everything is stable!

[@KillWija]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 man am I able to pay you to overclock for me? I been trying since yesterday and it seems like I get better fps stock than when I overclock

[@makasi60]

thank you from france I have a 6600 rx and it helped me to understand a little with the subtitles of course my English is not good enough to understand everything but thank you very much good luck to you 👍

[@Sneyser373]

With the xfx Rx 6600, I’m currently running 2790 core clock and 1900 memory clock and it’s currently stable

[@Sneyser373]

With no voltage btw

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

@@Sneyser373 very nice! Could have done real well on the silicone lottery. From personal experience, I’d recommend running a long benchmark (30 minutes plus) to ensure stability. I had 2 games that didn’t like my settings at one point. Happy gaming!

[@bonk-ing]

Still going strong? if I do anything above 2700 the thing crashes no matter how I tweak it

[@janissprudzans8631]

My card runs normal with OC Max 2800MHz, Min 2600MHz, Voltage 1055mV, Max memory frequency 1900Mhz + Fast Memory Timing.

[@bruh-yp5dc]

0:40 dont forget OR youve had it for a year and are just now trying to overclock it lmao

[@jeremya.salgados.9111]

Gracias amigo, lo probaré

[@LionSix18]

Como te fue????

[@jeremya.salgados.9111]

@@LionSix18Hola, le estuve probando varias configuraciones y siempre me daba errores y problemas con la imagen, así que solo le modifique los rpm de los ventiladores y así lo deje, creo que esto no ocurre en todos los modelos, la mía es una Powercolor y no creo que ocurra en todas las powercolor o quien sabe, la verdad me rinde muy bien y al desactivarle el modo cero rpm me han disminuido las temp

[@anaslossantos]

For me whenever I start a game it goes back to Standard settings somehow.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Are you seeing any error messages? Something like "radeon software has stopped and reset to default configuration"? If so, that would be considered a crash, and your most likely solution is increasing your voltage and/or decreasing clock speed. If that's not what happening, you may have forgotten to save after you change your settings.

[@nybrasgs2289]

I have: minimum frequency 2431. Maximum: 2531. Voltage: 1120. RAM frequency: 1760. Fan speed: 25/35/45/55/65. Temperature: 30/50/58/67/75. Energy Limit % : 20

[@daf676]

how was it? did it increase the fps?

[@MatejVulic1]

I have a problem.. when I got my rx6600 and I played fortnite.. I got a solid 180-200 fps in the graphics mode low and tsr low.. and then I messed with graphics like putting it all on epic.. now i get 140 on low..Help please?

[@covidbryant6412]

What is the power usage of 6600 when you have it undervolted and vsync on?

[@LeoCharles]

The Undervolting is causing popping/cracking issues on my audio. Anybody knows why? If i leave the rx 6600 stock, it doesnt happen (paired with r5 2400g) 😅

[@stavrosloukidus5682]

can i fit 1 rx 6600xt in a 400 watt psu with a ryzen 5 5600?

[@crinamus]

when i change min clock seting i lose fps, why ?

[@exoskele9509]

Hey man! Nice job i did this on an rx 6600 sapphire pulse, since im new on this i kept the clocks , and 100 less on the min side, and i set to 1090 mva, but gpu temperature did not changed and the temps while gaming still on 70-72 what should I do ?

[@najibblitza614]

but gpu fan made less noise

[@weyo14]

1090mv is still high try .950 mv at 2100 mhz min and 2200 mhz max

[@MrGeeKey]

Nothing wrong with your temps

[@lifeisbeautiful7361]

@@MrGeeKey thanks for the info bro

[@YellowLAVA]

Your temps will not drop your gpu will get quieter as the fans will slow down,

[@barcodename3854]

dont you have to update your gpu vbios before u activate re-bar?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

I believe there was a bug previously where resizable bar would have issues, but it’s fixed now from everything I’ve seen. Happy gaming!

[@barcodename3854]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 thanks for the heads up!

[@potato2236_bruh]

Thanks for the video, but music is too loud, so I can't hear your voice clear. I have RX 6600 XT and it sucks in VR. Idk why. Pavlov VR is working poorly on minimum settings

[@Outware0]

Try disabling instant replay, instant gif, in-game replay. You can leave the other recording stuff on.

[@potato2236_bruh]

@@Outware0 if I enable instant replay,the encoder just overloads and everything starts to lag, and the driver crashes

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Super late response here, sorry about that! My non-XT runs Pavlov just fine, so there’s gotta be an issue. I would try using display driver uninstaller, then reinstalling your Radeon drivers. Also ensure that the first two settings I mentioned are enabled: DOCP/XMP and smart access memory. These can have dramatic impacts on performance. Jayztwocents has a great video on display driver uninstaller.

[@potato2236_bruh]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Thanks for the reply. I decided just to buy an RTX 3070, it's more powerful.

[@PlayAnime2023]

Nice vídeo Bro!i'm from Brazil,i Can use the same conf(under) with 6600m?thanks

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

So, for the 6600m you will NOT have much room for overclocking. Mobile gpu’s have much lower power targets and lower performance, and they do not have a lot of headroom for overclocking. This is because laptops (usually) can’t really cool a higher performance chip effectively, and the motherboard isn’t designed for overclocking. You may be able to get more performance, but only maybe a few fps at best. If you are interested in trying to boost performance, a better option would be an external desktop GPU if your laptop supports it. These aren’t cheap, but they can be a huge boost in performance if your laptop has a good processor.

[@lukinjo1231]

Does radeon software need to be running for the settings to work? Like do I have to set it to start up with my pc or something? Or do you just save the profile like you showed and can close the radeon software?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Settings stay how you last set them, regardless of shutdown, game launches, etc. The only exception is if you crash (radeon has a notification by default) then your settings will default back to how they were. Hope this helps.

[@nybrasgs2289]

I lose 10fps with this configuration in the furmark bench, with a difference of only 3° in temperature

[@shakur4269]

hello bro with an rx 6600xt what would u recommend for undervolting with overclocking

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Remember step 0: figure out if you want more performance or a quiet/ longer lasting card. Once you figure that out just follow the same steps I outlined, ignoring the exact numbers. Every single graphics card chip is a little different, so there isn’t a one size fits all approach, this video was more about understanding how to go about overclocking on Radeon!

[@eksep]

Opinion on smart access memory? I currently have it off. Appreciate your time!

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

It’s basically free performance. It used to be buggy but a lot of people use it without issues. I’d turn it on, try it for a week and see if you have any issues. I haven’t found any, even with VR.

[@MrGeeKey]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Have you noticed any spikes regarding cpu power draws after enabling it? I've noticed on a few occasions that my 10400 has been recorded in hw monitor to draw around 230w.(Even though temps werent higher than usual so it must have been spikes in milisecs). This never happened before upgrading gpu.

[@4bader574]

Hello , is it ok to run the card at 100% rpm allways when i play? , because i have no problem with the noise + i have a loud fan in the background that covors the card fan noise

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

You will increase wear on your fan itself. I’d personally recommend upgrading your pc fans (arctic or noctua would be my recommendation) and using an app called fan control. Fan control allows your pc fans to spin up with your gpu, for much better cooling in your case. I want to cover this in a video eventually, but jayztwocents has a video already!

[@RubixCarmine]

So my Power Tuning option is maxed out at 0. There is no space to slide to the right to reach 1-20. Is this a PSU problem? I know very little about all this stuff, so that's my only guess. I can't find anything on why so far.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

To simplify this down, the manufacturer of a gpu (let’s say Asus) will build everything on their board, except the Radeon chip. Because Asus selected these parts themselves, they decide how much they want you to be able to adjust power limit. Cheaper models might only have a +10 offset, while higher end options might go up to something like +25. It all depends on the manufacturer’s choice. I have two theories why your card doesn’t let you change power limit: 1) your gpu is from a low-quality manufacturer, like biostar. They make cards VERY cheaply and there’s no room for overclocking. 2) your gpu has a “bios switch”. This is a small slider on the gpu that has two separate bios settings, usually one is for silent mode. You may have accidentally flicked this switch over to the other bios option, which may not allow you to change the power limit. Research your specific gpu to see if it has a a bios switch. This issue has nothing to do with your power supply.

[@RubixCarmine]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Thanks for the info. All this stuff is so confusing to try and look up.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

@@RubixCarmine yeah man, there’s a lot to learn! Using the Radeon software, you can’t really do much damage so feel free to play around. For basic overclocking, max your voltage and see how high you can bring the core clocks up. Then, test stability in a benchmark and move on to vram tuning. Last step is just ensuring that your gpu is staying at a good temperature with fan tuning. Honestly it’s more trial and error than anything else! If you’re concerned about reliability, just leave your settings stock. You aren’t going to have night and day improvements from an overclock, maybe 5% or so. For reference, that’s the difference between 70 and 73.5 fps.

[@camarkusdracul6857]

Which brand is this? And do you know something about MSI RX 6600 Mech 2x power limit? It can't go above 100 watts

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

XFX swft 210 is my model. I’m not familiar with that card’s ins and outs. The process itself is exactly the same, trial and error, ensure stability and then game!

[@camarkusdracul6857]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Thank you

[@bachirhaouache3951]

What do you think about 75⁰ while gaming in this card, sapphire pulse version?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Short answer: That's totally fine! Long answer: For a long lifespan from your card, the lower the temperature, the better. Based on how much you're willing to spend for a good case, extra fans for your case, how high you want to run your GPU fan, you'll find a healthy range. There's a tradeoff between temperature, cost and operating noise from your computer. Graphics cards will start to reduce performance at higher temperatures. Different gpu chips will throttle at certain ranges, but usually anything below 90c will be technically fine in terms of your chip not being damaged, and not having thermal throttling issues. Hope that helps!

[@bachirhaouache3951]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Many thanks, brother. So much fruitful and beneficial answer. You are the best, indeed ❤.

[@tosejancevski8680]

I want to undervolt my rx6600xt XFX swift 210 so did i need to change power limit ? I dont want overclock

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

You don't strictly need to, but you can get lower temps and better performance by raising the power limit a little bit. You can watch the livestream I did for some more details on this!

[@MrGeeKey]

No, but for best results increasing the power limit may allow for better undervolting

[@fingerstyle9165]

the problem when i save ever restart to pc or shutdown go back to defaut

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

You have to apply the settings first (too right) and then it should stay regardless of restarts. If you’re having issues, you can also “export” your profile, save to desktop and import that profile if it ever resets.

[@fingerstyle9165]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 i know that sir

[@hexaldecima6839]

Hey man, I have an AMD RX 6600 (MSI 8G) and I keep getting Driver Timeouts whenever I set my frames higher than 1920x1080. Interestingly, when I lower my Max Frequency to about 10%, it never crashed and appeared to be stable on Unigine Heaven and other games. Is this normal?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Sounds really bizarre to me. First thing I always like to check for is thermals. Is your card getting above 75c? do your fans whir like crazy? If so to either, it's probably an issue of either broken fans in your case, or you case being caked in dust. Aside from that, I'd disable Radeon Super Resolution, Radeon boost and any settings under "graphics" to troubleshoot (personally I've had issues with those, but not radeon enhanced sync). Finally, if none of those solve your problem, I'd guess it's a driver problem. Use DDU to remove all old gpu drivers on your computer. It's a bit hard to explain but J2C has a great video on the process here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGmyfZuLdrV3p5I

[@hexaldecima6839]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 I solved the problem... Kind of. What happened was the base clock that AMD sets my gpu is 2559, when in fact the base clock of gpu is only 2044. So, AMD overclocks my gpu out of the box without proper stress tests. At the moment, I'm not getting crashes after lowering the frequency of the gpu. Thanks AMD. XD

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

@@hexaldecima6839 wow I didn’t see that coming! Ha ha. As an FYI, that’s on MSI because they did the tuning, and marketed the card as ‘overclocked’. If you want to, you can still try a small overclock, you’ll just need to increase voltage for stability. It sounds like you got a chip that doesn’t have much headroom though! Congrats on fixing the problem!

[@chapz_fnmf4961]

why do i have 0% power limet

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

I’m not quite understanding. If you go to manual settings, then enable power limit changes, you should be able to slide it up to at least 10%

[@chapz_fnmf4961]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 thats odd i have the rx6600xt is that different

[@Kevin-oj2rb]

some models have the power limit setting locked, like the Msi Mech

[@RubixCarmine]

I have this same issue. I have RX 6600 non-XT. It starts off with 0% as the maximum and only lets me lower it into the negatives. It won't go any higher than 0. I can't find anything on why it's doing it and I'm so PC illiterate.

[@Chaserbl]

1200 rpm vs 2500rpm looooooooool

[@MrGeeKey]

Dude, 0 rpm under 60 is standard, your fans are spinning for no need even while the card is idling, and i believe fan speed relates to hotspot not gpu

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

Using 0 rpm is your call. If you prefer silence that’s fine, but many times we experience bursty workloads that suddenly require gpu usage. When this happens, your card has to work to cool off additional heat suddenly, resulting in sudden high rpm spikes, along with less effective cooling (as the chip is already hot). This also means your gpu will reduce boost MHz speed to keep temperature under control. As for hot spot vs gpu, the biggest factor is actually mounting pressure and cooling design for the difference. It’s the same components being worked, but a better cooling solution will keep a small difference between the two (such as 5 or 10c in high-use situations). Gamers nexus tests for this if you want more information. Hot spot can get quite high safely, but high gpu temp will cause throttling for protection. My angle is graphics card longevity and consistent performance. For both, having consistently low temperatures is what you want. Keeping your card at 60c won’t ruin it, but your fans will regularly ramp up and then turn off (which I find annoying) and it does hurt the lifespan of your card as opposed to consistently low temperature.

[@MrGeeKey]

@@n.o.b.s.8458 Look, more than 5 years ago all gpu manufacturers agreed that there is no need to spin the fans below 60 on gpus. It's not only a matter of quieter case, but by going with it you are prolonging longetivity of your fans and reducing the amount of dust that they are sucking into the heatsink. Besides their electromotors also use power and heat up. So I dont think your arguments are valid but are the matter of personal preference and I'm ok with that. But there is no merit it claims that the gpu itself will benefit from it. Regarding hotspot I dont think you understood me. I ment that gpu temps under fan options in wattman are in regard to hotspot temps and not gpu temps. Regarding bursty loads, and dont know in what scenario this is in regard to. Cpu and gpu adjust clock constantly in regard with the loads, but fans spin in regard to the temps, and temps increase gradually.

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

@@MrGeeKey you seem to know your stuff, I’ll just say that this video is targeted at people who have never previously undervolted or OC’d. Clock speeds do constantly adjust according to a variety of parameters, including thermals. By running your fans consistently, your help eliminate brief periods of throttling by preventing fans from having to rapidly spin up, cool down and stop. I will say that in gaming this probably DOESNT matter, barring rare situations where there’s something that doesn’t require heavy GPU usage. However, because I also do video editing, photoshop and music production, I aim to eliminate potential issues that can arise in all of those scenarios. Sounds like overall our goals just differ slightly. Last thing I’ll add is that I’m also using fan control, so my case fans spin in accordance with gpu or cpu fans based off of usage. This is another reason I run things the way I do and help keep temperatures under control consistently.

[@templarioraven]

Que software usas para medir la temperatura?