Undervolt your RTX 4080 for more FPS and Lower Temperature! - Tutorial

[@rynesherman9099]

Thanks, man! I just got a rog strix 4080 and she was running hot! I used your 3060 tuning video for my tuf 3060 and knew you would have one for the 4080! Thanks again. Cooled down my whole setup!

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback! :) I’ve also got a few build videos on the channel and more coming, if you like the content consider subscribing as it really helps the channel! I really appreciate you sticking around for the new tutorial, I’ll have one for the RTX 5000 series too

[@pf100andahalf]

I have a 4090 and have set the curve to 2850mhz at 995mv. I got the number 2850mhz from the max effective clock I was getting with a normal full overclock as reported by hwinfo, then lowered the voltage to the lowest to maintain that frequency. Now I get almost the same performance with 50 to 100 less watts power usage.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

My man, that’s a really good undervolt! The RTX 4090 is better binned than the RTX 4080, so you generally can push it 100Mhz higher, as I talk about in my 4090 UV video. It’s the way to go, thanks for commenting!

[@johnballesta2544]

This guy was manually undervolting to 700mv and still getting 3000mhz. But not effective clock speed, it was really 1807mhz. Clock stretching and the 1.7v limit on the newer cards are 🧢

[@AqepbxVondx]

Do u have step by step instruction? I got 4090 and I want to undervolt too

[@pf100andahalf]

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[@MMmagze]

I think i hit the silicon lottery because my 4080 does 2840 at 975 and it could go lower voltage even down to 925 but it is not stable in overwatch. Everyother game was fine at 925. Ow is an undervolting hell.

[@jonboy602]

Short, clear, and to the point. Nice!

[@ImWateringPSUs]

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[@russellspeir6092]

You always have precisely the right tutorials I’m looking for and you make it super easy to follow. I really appreciate you’re time and effort!

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback! :) I’ve also got a few build videos on the channel and more coming, if you like the content consider subscribing as it really helps the channel!

[@mRsnow-aku]

​@@ImWateringPSUscan u show the FPS before and after?

[@ballafps2479]

installed my 4080 today, awesome video out there helped me alot ! Thanks!

[@ImWateringPSUs]

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[@ArticulateArena]

what do you press at 1:45 to drag it down?

[@vitaliyd.8861]

Thanks man!

[@sgtalien2179]

went from 280watts on my 4080 78 degrees to 168watts to 63 degrees same fps less power usage. so good thx for the video :)

[@ImWateringPSUs]

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[@arunchitrapu6111]

My game keeps crashing after doing this. Any solution??

[@Dude30977]

I can’t click in the void. I can only raise the frequency to 2550MHz then can’t click anything else. I also have a 4080 Super. I know it’s barely different but maybe it matters. Nevermind I got it to work. Thank you man! You’re the best!

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Ahahahahaha I’m glad you made it in the end! Thanks a lot for the comment and the support, consider dropping a like to subscribe for more :))

[@28KKaann]

What clock should i set a 4080 laptop gpu?

[@루나더캣김]

Undervolting 2850mhz at 975mv and an additional 1500mhz ram clock is optimal for my 4080. Less power and more performance.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful, thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback :) Consider subscribing if you wanna support the channel & for more tutorials!

[@Sprinkles-BtE]

I've been experimenting with this all day following the advice from this video with my new 4070 Ti Super (which is based on the same gpu die as the 4080, just stripped down a bit). It most definitely works but one thing I notice while using 3dmark TimeSpy as my testing: With the curve flattening at 900mv as instructed, Timespy's framerate will stutter harshly right before starting the scene on both graphic tests before smoothing out for the rest of the segment's completion. This does not happen with a regular, unflatten curved. Also, on the second graphic test, in the beginning until about the middle of the segment, my memory clock will stay strangely underclocked before restoring to my set value. Again, this doesn't happen with a regular curve. I tried at 925mv as well and it's the same behavior. This may be just isolated to 3dmark/TimeSpy, but my fear is, it may cause obscure stuttering & frametime issues when GPU load is fluctuating wildly while in-game (for example, transitioning from low-load-indoor to high-load-outdoor - just a theory though). If someone could test 3dmark TimeSpy with their flattened curve undervolt with their 4070 or 4080, that'd be ideal. I eventually came to realize, you really get the same desired effect by just using MSI afterburner's Power Limit slider while maintaining the smooth curve and you don't get those harsh stutters nor the weird memory clock behavior. After finding my most aggressive but still stable overclock setting (+230 which raises the entire curve evenly, +2000mhz memory), simply sliding the Power Limit percentage down effectively accomplishes the same thing (lower temps, lower power consumption) while still getting the benefits of higher boost clock speeds for when a given scene isn't as GPU intensive, where a flatten curve wouldn't allow because you set a harsh cut-off point in frequency as well. So in essence, if I want my system to go as fast as possible, I now just slide my Power Limiter to 112% (the limit). If I want to reduce temps/power-draw, slide it down to say 88%... or as far down as you want to go, really. I feel this is a better solution... at least for me. Regardless, I really appreciate the video as it gave me the understanding necessary in MSI's Afterburner freq/voltage curve editor which allowed me to find my solution. Thank you!

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it could be useful still, but I take responsibility in not having a dedicated tutorial for the RTX 4070 Ti Super yet, I’ll try to push it out asap. There’s a better way than just PL. Stay tuned :)

[@slugstory]

Hell yeah thanks

[@MouthBreatherGaming]

0:08 Reducing "the annoying coil whine" my WHAT has?

[@thekfabri2381]

This work for msi ventus 3x 4080?

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Yessir, 100%

[@mariolp2999]

thanks.. well done best plain, fastest, simplest tutorial on youtube...

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful, thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback :) Consider subscribing if you wanna support the channel & for more tutorials

[@KaldekBoch]

Great stuff mate. The only thing you forgot to say was to let go of the Shift Key at 1:43 in the video.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Very true! Thanks a lot for pointing it out

[@cinefreak2307]

Thanks for the information. Howeverf I have a doubt. My card is an ASUS 4080OC version. So it's already overclocked from stock. Will this undervolt with +1000 memory clock have any issues? I'm new at this, and I am trying to stop my card's fan from revving up out of nowhere. This problem started recently, when the fans go to 100 % and overrid my MSI curve when they reach 70C.

[@arjanvink9361]

Thx for the help, you've got yourself a new subscriber. Since 2 days i,m the proud owner of a 4080 Asus Noctua. Out of the box it runs on 2715mhz with a powerdraw of 310W on 62 degrees 50% fan speed and is completely quiet. If you put your ear next to the card i only hear some coilwhine. I,m curious to see what your recommended settings will do...

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback :)

[@PrinceVinc]

Why can you just increase the Memory clock by a whole 1k without any issues? A little more reason there would be nice.

[@Chris-cc5jh]

I try the 2 different way on my zotac 4080 trinity oc but when I play the game i got crashes

[@dimitrismakridis]

which undervolt do you run during gaming sessions? Performance UV or Efficiency UV?

[@archxnme2706]

Tried this on a badly optimized game and it did wonders. Cheers!

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback :) Consider subscribing if you wanna support the channel!

[@semetry]

Will this be good for rtx 4080 super?

[@Michael-xs7rz]

mines been boosting to 2820 @ 1.075mv without any tunning so Id really like to know also

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Yes it will! I’ll have a full tutorial coming out on the channel very soon (2 weeks max) so consider subscribing to see it!

[@DynamicOST]

i love you

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Subscribe then :p

[@engjds]

Thanks, I can now play manic miner at 2000+ fps!

[@joshbrobud8358]

Why doesn't the factory do this ?

[@googlehelpdesk]

It'd take a fat minute to see what's stable on thousands of cards.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Exactly!

[@jedrula77]

All depend on silicon lottery. Never set untested OC to load with windows start. Just save one profile for 2D and one for 3D. MSI automatically select right profile ane you can save more energy. With verticlal (L can dellette this line or set)line on set voltage clock no drop in iddle mode-+40W more power eat.

[@supermir168]

Works on laptop?

[@AqepbxVondx]

can i use msi after burner on asus 4090?

[@shindel3138]

Youuu finally

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I promised I would’ve made it😂

[@TrinidadGhost2004]

Just found this video…. This worked!!! Thanks

[@lunatik147]

by undervolting you lower the stability of the card no? I'm asking why Nvidia 's enginers didn't set it lower , even more in the actual economical context which energy cost is more and more absurd..

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Nope you won’t if done right. They don’t set it lower because with higher maximum boost clocks you can claim a higher generational improvement and higher scores on certain benches

[@sanbait]

а что делат ькогда некоторы игры отказываются запускаться с включенным афетбернером?

[@sweettangoTIMMY]

The perfect amount of tutorial I needed! Thanks :)

[@ImWateringPSUs]

You're way too kind, thanks a lot for commenting too!

[@mikeclardy5689]

I came here just for the info, but also may considering applying this to my sis's 3060ti. she's been playing palworld, and idk why but that game refuses to utilize her card to any reasonable degree. She's paired with a 3950x that i also Oc'd and Co'd for her, so her chip is running at max speeds. Theres no bottleneck there. Im thinking if i undervolt and co her gpu, it might utilize whatever headroom i give it better so at least it isnt perma locked to 60fps with crap 1% lows and stutter. Also to some of you below saying this tip works for some of your games but not others, thats normal. I have a 4080 that i have several setting presets for specifically for this reason. Sometimes the setting you oc with or uv with are too aggressive for an application, as in it might not have enough power to maintain that load. Or, you could just be hitting the ceiling of what your silicon can do. So for example, i have an "every day clock" that i know runs at any setting or game and gives me a nice little boost. Then i have my max clock i know this card can even possibly run at 1440p (my monitor res). my everyday clock for the core during boost is 2940 with memory running at 12000mhz. My max stays between 3020 and 3050 with the same 12000 on mem, however my max clock crashes when i rt at 4k.... also makes my gpu hit the mid 70s in temps. hence why i made the every day clock. I would recommend you make presets as well, start with your most functional aggressive uv or oc and then work your way back towards stock till you find a compromise. also you need to be testing your settings on the most stressful game you own or intend to play with everything cranked.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback :) Consider subscribing if you wanna support the channel!

[@TheLoraxOfDeath]

You are always legitimately a god. Doing God's work so we don't have to.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

You’re waaaay too kind to me ahahaha, glad I could help out and thanks a lot for the kind words, they mean a lot to me

[@rizwanaly]

Will this apply on 4070 ti super as its the same chip board and architecture with minor changes?

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Absolutely yes! But I’ll try to make a dedicated tutorial asap

[@jakubholecek3151]

I uv my 4070ti super to 2700mhz 950mv with around 220w power draw and temp went down by 7 degrees. I got better performance than stock :)

[@RoyZASTEROiD]

im playing only cs2, i was set 2600MHz and 900 mV - for now everything is normal. Is this/my values(MHz and mV) are good/normal or what? thanks.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Yes, they’re pretty good! I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback :) Consider subscribing if you wanna support the channel!

[@SuaveIsDaddy]

Your very underrated 🙏 keep up the good work

[@ImWateringPSUs]

You're way too kind, thanks a lot!

[@arel508]

Hey, can you please make a tutorial for the 7900xtx as well? I would be glad to have a tutorial for the msi afterburner because i am using it because sometimes the adrenaline and the msi afterburner not working well together, the msi afterburner resets the adrenaline settings and the fan curve etc.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Hi there, yessir I’ll try to make it asap! Haven’t really had the chance to test many AMD cards so far

[@patrykkk4209]

Could you help me with UC rtx 3070ti to get more fps? OR OC idk what is better. I have laptop msi gp66 vector with i7 12700h rtx 3070ti 150w and 16 gbr ddr5 2x 8gb 4800 hz. Maybe i cano OC \UC sometgins else than GPU?

[@ImWateringPSUs]

You can write me personally if you need one-on-one help

[@nottsoserious]

These coolers are already SO overbuilt. MF runs at 60 degree celsius under full load. Not sure if undervolting is needed

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Ahahaha that’s a fair point! But less power draw/noise/coil whine :)

[@nottsoserious]

@@ImWateringPSUs yeah I might undervolt mine later because of some minor coil whine... I'll save this guide though!

[@mela6979]

would this work for rtx 4080 super?

[@MarkVelasquez-t3v]

Yes

[@pistopit7142]

Hi. Thanks for this guide. I get very nice smooth gameplay with quiet fans now on my 4080 MSI X Trio after applying the exact first option setting from your video. One downside however is that if I start Cyberpunk it crashes on startup or at best lets me play few minutes then it crashes anyway. If I revert GPU to default settings the game runs fine but then obiviously power consumption and fans noise increases. I play Cyberpunk in 4k at max settings with balanced DLSS. Could you advise what setting I could manipulate to overcome this problem with Cyberpunk? Perhaps I should increase/decrease memory clock a bit? Change (under)voltage curve to be less agresive (less undervolting)? Many thanks again for this guide.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback! I’d say lower your core clock by 100Mhz and (if it still crashes) your VRAM with 300Mhz. I’ve also got a few build videos on the channel and more coming, if you like the content consider subscribing as it really helps the channel!

[@pistopit7142]

@@ImWateringPSUs thanks fo replying. I had to slightly increase the voltage. At 100% usage max temperatures are at 62C with power usage dropping from 300W to 240W. Memory clock on +1400. All working great: same performance, less power and lower temperatures. Thanks again.

[@ghism0]

Un italiano vero! Ahahah grande , bravo ancora! 💪🏼🇮🇹

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Ahahah grazie mille :)

[@ghism0]

@@ImWateringPSUs scusa se disturbo ancora... un videozzo per le cpu ryzen 7 7800x3d / 7950x3d etc... sarebbe interessante anche, ormai mi fido di te per undevolt e overclock ❤ . Buon lavoro

[@mrBytemare]

any tips how to undervolt a 4070 ti super card aswell? :) or can I use this guide for it?

[@ImWateringPSUs]

You can use this video too but I have already recorded a video for the RTX 4070 Ti Super and it’s coming out in two weeks from now :)

[@mrBytemare]

Great! Can't wait! :) @@ImWateringPSUs

[@LeoBoobi]

When i reset everything my clock is at 2805mhz accoring to hwinfo. Can that be ? Im scare to adjust the voltage to 2805 and then accidently am overclocking the hole time.

[@XMG3]

what are you talking about? your voltage is 0.95, not 2805 unless you running a nuclear reactor

[@LeoBoobi]

@@XMG3 youre right sorry. I meant Mhz*** 😅

[@Perrajajaja]

I recently got myself an rtx 4080 super. Would the same strategy apply to that card?

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Yessir! But I actually have a dedicated tutorial for the 4080 Super coming out next week :)

[@Perrajajaja]

You are a hero! I'll wait for that one in that case

[@pavelicii]

Thank you for the guide! I'm fighting coil while sound on my Asus RTX 4080 Noctua, and your settings made it less noticeable, but unfortunately I can still hear it. My FPS is already capped at 120, so undervolting is my last resort. Could I undervolt it even more to get rid of coil whine? If yes, which numbers should I be tinkering?

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful, thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback :) Consider subscribing if you wanna support the channel & for more tutorials! To push it more, try 875mV at 2480/2500Mhz with no memory overclock :)

[@chronodecker6920]

Late to the party, but I'm having the same exact observation with the same GPU, Asus RTX 4080 Super Noctua... Which is a shame in a full noctua build that is ultra quiet. Did you manage to fix it with some other undervolting settings ? Or anything else ?

[@pavelicii]

@@chronodecker6920 no, I didn’t. I ended up returning it. In fact, I couldn’t find a single 4080 without this problem…

[@Miramo111]

Can't you undervolt GPUs in the Bios?

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Unfortunately not

[@Miramo111]

@@ImWateringPSUs Yeah I sadly already found it out in the meanwhile :(

[@z0lid]

Should the settings be the same for a 4080 Super Founders Edition?

[@marxlne]

I used the same settings on my new 4080 Super and it works really well. Power draw dropped from 300+ watts to 200 watts and temps dropped to 55-60 celsius.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Basically the same yes! But I’ll have a dedicated video out soon :)

[@vincentnicolae9440]

What is your PSW rated at mine is 850 Wats the minimum recommended means I can't overclock much at all for my 4080. I don't mess with any thing cos of the limited power supply I heave

[@ImWateringPSUs]

This tutorial works even with a 850W PSU because it will DECREASE your power consumption. Try it out and be sure to subscribe:)

[@vincentnicolae9440]

@@ImWateringPSUs Thank you guess I was doing it wrong cos when ever I overclocked it crashed my games to desktop cos I did not under volt it and I heave limited room to overclock becose of the low 850 wat. I don't think it's gonna make a huge difference an 1000 wat power supply and over is expensive

[@w0lart1]

But why in 3060 rtx we slide down curve and rise it after this, but in this example we rise it first and drop it down secondly ?🤔

[@ImWateringPSUs]

With RTX 4000 we have an issue with effective core clock, so it’s better to do it this way! This method also wasn’t possible two years ago with the previous version of Afterburner

[@w0lart1]

​@@ImWateringPSUsso in general purpose irs more effective to use this version to undervolt my gpu? I just apply it and its seems to work fine to my rtx 3060

[@aeon7748]

Thanks for the tutorial, very helpful and straight to the point.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback! :) I’ve also got a few build videos on the channel and more coming, if you like the content consider subscribing as it really helps the channel!

[@keaty1984]

I have my 4080 on water cooler, what's best to undervolt or overclock?

[@Lynxique]

bro... depends on what u want from it :D wtf is this question

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Very well said! On water, generally you can overclock it. But it depends on your noise tolerance, if you need the extra performance or if you prefer higher .1% lows etc etc

[@vampiszon6620]

Thank you. Now I know what's it all about.

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback :) Consider subscribing if you wanna support the channel!

[@Adem.940]

I did these settings but my gpu is still drawing about 400w...

[@YashvirGaming]

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Try 850mV and around 2400Mhz

[@Adem.940]

@@ImWateringPSUs hello, sorry for late reply, I did as you said, but the voltage doesn't drop below 0.920 even if I set it to 0.850 or lower, and gpu power is at around 330w

[@MC-ny9do]

is there a reason why my curve doesnt look like that ? I have 2 seperate curves for frequency and voltage not just one

[@ImWateringPSUs]

That’s odd, try changing MSI afterburner version! That’s something that happens with AMD GPUs usually, make sure you’re selecting the right card instead of maybe your CPU’s integrated graphics

[@YashvirGaming]

@@ImWateringPSUs But what happens if we apply that settings and in game the whole thing CRASH or give us BSOD

[@Twist-kj2fb]

Thanks for the help my friend!

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I’m really happy it was helpful! Thanks a lot for taking the time to leave some feedback :) Consider subscribing if you wanna support the channel!

[@d4nith3]

Why the OC for the memory clock? +1300MHz? RTX 4080 is the second most powerful gpu currently. Whats the point?

[@ImWateringPSUs]

That’s a good point. But at 4k or at 1440p high refresh rate even the 4080 gets put on its knees! Also the tutorial is meant to be valid for people in the future as well, when the RTX 5080 and 6080 will be out and people will want to get more performance out of their RTX 4080!

[@pf100andahalf]

The point is that it is free performance. Increasing the memory clock gives you higher performance with no downside, so why not do it?

[@sintezxd1192]

​@@pf100andahalfpower coast obviously

[@pf100andahalf]

@@sintezxd1192 There is negligible power cost. Why comment on something you know nothing about?

[@Youch84]

i try to undervolt the 4080 suuper but msi afterburner don't show the voltage, i check the 2 options

[@felipesiedschlagyopan4185]

I want to try the same in my super too later when I get home. Did you manage to apply that? What clocks are you using?

[@Youch84]

@@felipesiedschlagyopan4185 still can't see voltage but i set ti 2550mhz for 925v

[@felipesiedschlagyopan4185]

@@Youch84 Ill try later today and come back to report what I get

[@Youch84]

@@felipesiedschlagyopan4185 thank you, tell me if you find a better seetings 😁🙏

[@felipesiedschlagyopan4185]

Ok, here I was able to activate the options to change and monitor the voltage. My model is Gigabyte AERO OC, with 2595MHz. I'll play around to see if I can perform a light overclock.@@Youch84

[@shindel3138]

After almost a year at the end, an undervolt from our dear friend

[@ImWateringPSUs]

AHAHAHAHHAHA

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Sourcing a 4080 wasn't easy :c I promise, one day I'll have a review sample sent in to make videos for you guys

[@creepyZuck]

didn't know borat was a gamer, a man of many skills

[@ImWateringPSUs]

AHAHAHAHAHA I am indeed

[@Gaetano.94]

Grazie Bello ♥️♥️♥️

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Ahahahaha piacere mio!

[@mesut7825]

With your method, I've lost %9 of performance. No need this much differance. Thanks.

[@unitor699industries]

why 900? and not 1200

[@ImWateringPSUs]

From my testing that’s more stable :)

[@frankjimenez2541]

So my 4080 clock hits 2860mhz on stock, will setting it to 2750 make a drastic difference in performance if I went with the higher performance undervolt? Thanks for your helpful videos!

[@ImWateringPSUs]

Glad I could help! You probably won’t see much performance difference at all, but save a lot of power/noise/temps :) also make sure to use the mem OC’

[@frankjimenez2541]

@@ImWateringPSUs what’s the highest memory OC you think a good card can take? I’m also curious if you’ll have an Overclocking video for the 4080