Thermodynamics dictates that energy transfers can never be 100% efficient, and in the case of a GPU, it is the electrical resistance of the components (mainly capacitors and transistors) that causes the majority of generated heat. Efficiency is the ratio of desired output (the GPU’s output si...
Generally, overclocking your GPU is safe, with little chance of damaging your hardware. If there’s an issue, the laptop or PC will crash or produce visual artifacts, which is a good warning that your game is about to crash.However, you can damage your GPU if you decide to become a re...
and ensure there is adecent inflow and outflow for effective heat dissipation. Your graphics card wants fresh air and needs to dissipate all the heat it outputs. The cooler your GPU is, the better temperature overhead you will have for the overclock. ...
That’s pretty much what adding a laptop graphics card does, but for on-screen visuals instead of sound. By the way, if you’re wondering what the difference between a GPU and a graphics card is, when it comes to laptops they’re essentially the same thing. It’s a slightly different...
VRAM is a specific type ofRAMdesigned specifically for and works exclusively with the GPU. As such, it’s optimized to perform better than the system memory, but only in the tasks that are assigned to it by the GPU. Due to their need for cooperation, the VRAM is placed very close to ...
When selecting a GPU, consider factors like VRAM capacity, clock speeds, and ray tracing capabilities. Also, ensure your power supply can handle the GPU’s power requirements. For more information on GPUs, check out our guide onwhat is a GPU. ...
Undervolting is basically this same principle in reverse: instead of saying “run the GPU at a higher frequency for the same voltage,” you’re telling it to “run the GPU at the same frequency for lower voltage.” You’ll get around the same performance as you would at ...
Ti: Indicates it will perform better than a similarly named GPU. For example, the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti outperforms the GeForce RTX 1660. Super: Slightly improved version of an existing GPU (similar to Ti designation). M: No longer in use, but previously indicated a “mobile” or laptop GP...
TheColorful RTX 3080 Vulcanis an example of a 3080 model with better VRAM cooling than Nvidia's reference card, so the memory didn't get quite as hot. However, we still found we achieved the best result by dropping the power limit to 80-90% and then setting the GPU core clocks to th...
is a lot faster than System RAM and a GPU Core does not have the level of Caches (L1, L2, L3) that a CPU has. Put together, this means for the GPU to be able to access the VRAM as fast as possible, and for signal integrity reasons, the VRAM has to be soldered onto the GPU...