GT 710 Overclocking
I have a DDR3 GT 710 2GB Passive Edition from ZOTAC. As you all might already know, it is not ideal for gaming. Hence, I intend on overclocking it to gain a couple of frames for GTA 5 (gives about 35 max, drops down to 11 occasionally). I have read many articles online about how it is a low end card, which means that it has pretty high overclocking headroom, but mine seems to hit the dead-end at just about 100 to the core clock and 250 to the memory clock, which give me no gains. Any reasons as to why this is the case and how to overcome it?
Best Answer
Low end cards do not have high overclocking headroom. Pretty much every GPU within a given series uses the same basic silicon, and then gets binned based on performance. Your card is a low end card because it performed so poorly in the binning tests. Cores were disabled, the clock was limited, etc. because of defects in the silicon. Trying to unlock those cores or push the clock speed will just lead to instability.
The only real option you have is to get a better GPU. If budget is a consideration, you might be able to find a used GTX 1080Ti or GTX 1650Ti or similar for relatively cheap. Even a GTX 970 would be a vast improvement. However, since you haven't said what the rest of your system is, it's impossible to tell if you would hit other bottlenecks, such as because of your CPU.
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Quick Answer about "GT 710 Overclocking"
- Increase core clock speed +50 mhz, then test.
- If okay, bump to +100 mhz, then test and so on.
- If you have screen flickering, tearing, artifacts, no display, blue screens, or restarting of your PC, that means you hit a wall with your overclocking.
Is the GT 710 good for gaming?
The Nvidia GT 710 is an absolute powerhouse of a GDDR5 GPU, it is a solid graphics card, that is still in high demand for its ability to still run great PC Games from the past.Is the GT 710 a good card?
The Pny - Verto Nvidia Geforce Gt 710 2gb Ddr3 Pci Express 2.0 Graphics Card is an excellent graphics card for my Windows 10 Dell computer. It provided me with terrific graphics and a very clear image. I use it a great deal in online gaming and surfing the web. No distortions or problems at all.Which processor is best for GT 710?
GeForce GT 710 is a direct rebrand of GeForce GT 620 v2. Gaming benchmarks put its performance somewhat below Radeon HD 6450. We recommend a modest processor (Pentium G) and 4GB of RAM for a system with GeForce GT 710.What is the GT 710 equivalent to?
We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GT 710 from AMD is Radeon HD 2900 PRO, which is slower by 1% and lower by 5 positions in our rating.Overclocking the Nvidia GT 710: Can it catch Intel integrated graphics?
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Based on a comment the OP left on an answer:
i3 6100 - CPU 4GB 2133Mhz (SK Hynix) Single Channel - RAM
Your hardware is really scraping the lower end of the system requirements for GTA V. You can find details on these system requirements at https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/203428177/Grand-Theft-Auto-V-PC-System-Requirements, but to summarize, while your i3 might be enough based on online comments and videos, the 4 GB of RAM is really low, especially considering it's single channel. It appears that if you upgrade your RAM to 8 GB dual channel memory, that could probably help improve the lower end of your framerate. Then for your GPU, a 1050 can get you to a stable 1080p60, as shown in this video:
I recommend that you search YouTube for benchmark videos for the hardware you're interested in and see if anything in that manner strikes you as acceptable. For context:
is a video of your current setup.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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