GPU Temperature's seem a bit high?

[Shifty]

literally only noticed this cause I wanted to check some stats so I enabled AMD Adrenaline performance stat overlay in game,

noticed I was getting GPU hot spot temps at 103c on my 6800 XT, I was not experiencing any throttling from the GPU and game was running at 150ish fps but it seems shockingly high considering all other games get around 80-90c max hot spot temp.

is there a guide to optimize BG3 to fix this issue that anyone knows of? and is this a common issue with BG3?

edit: Radeon™ RX 6800 XT GAMING OC 16G

[Shifty]

I should also mention I have not overclocked the cpu which is a ryzen 9 5900 X and not overclocked the gpu either, please help i want to play but the temps are concerning?

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

AMD runs hot, that's normal.

[Ghost]

I noticed with mine that the fans weren't even running. Had to go through the software stuff and do it myself.

If you have the Adrenaline software that should've come with the GPU, go to Performance, GPU, Tuning Control, Manual Tuning and make sure to disable Zero RPM. Can enable the Advanced Control/Fine tuning and set your fan-speed/temperature settings there as well. Make sure to hit apply when you're done.

[Yab]

This game does put the GPU to work a lot in my case as well, so I assume it is normal.

[Shifty]

Originally posted by Ghost:

I noticed with mine that the fans weren't even running. Had to go through the software stuff and do it myself.

If you have the Adrenaline software that should've come with the GPU, go to Performance, GPU, Tuning Control, Manual Tuning and make sure to disable Zero RPM. Can enable the Advanced Control/Fine tuning and set your fan-speed/temperature settings there as well. Make sure to hit apply when you're done.

thanks!!

[droggen]

Originally posted by Ghost:

I noticed with mine that the fans weren't even running. Had to go through the software stuff and do it myself.

If you have the Adrenaline software that should've come with the GPU, go to Performance, GPU, Tuning Control, Manual Tuning and make sure to disable Zero RPM. Can enable the Advanced Control/Fine tuning and set your fan-speed/temperature settings there as well. Make sure to hit apply when you're done.

Yea AMD dashboard is hot garbage I had my own fan set up in there and it would always remove it and set to a default so my PC would be sitting in the 100c as well I use another fan control now and it works great highest my PC hits now is 83-89c.

[Lix]

Well, 150 fps is a little bit high, you can cap it and will sure help with the temps. I cap mine at 60fps and my gpu never get past 70c. Also i'm using msi afterburner with a custom voltage/frequency curve, it helps with temps and energy consumption.

[RACHMANOVSKI]

My machine noticably cooler with Vulkan version of the game but noticably hot when run on DX11 (which is most of the time).

Weird thing is: i got better FPS on Vulkan (but crashes *a lot* more).

[KOHb]

Try to limit FPS to your monitor refresh rate.

[Ghost]

Originally posted by RACHMANOVSKI:

My machine noticably cooler with Vulkan version of the game but noticably hot when run on DX11 (which is most of the time).

Weird thing is: i got better FPS on Vulkan (but crashes *a lot* more).

Vulkan is less intensive and uses less power, but it's also far more unstable at the moment.

[Shifty]

Originally posted by Criminal Horse:

Try to limit FPS to your monitor refresh rate.

i have a 165hz 1440p monitor, maybe i should just go lower though, ill give it a try

[Zaris]

According to a quick google search the 6800XT has a 96°C hot spot max temp defined from AMD which means you're still in the normal range with 103°C.

To dump down temp you can:
- limit fps to 60 because this game doen't need high fps anyway (ingame menu, MSI Afterburner)
- underpower the card (MSI Afterburner, reduce max voltage from 100% to ~85%)
- install a custom cooler on your gpu (water cooler reduces hot spot temp from 96 to 72°C according to a tutorial, custom air cooler maybe ~10°C)

[Cirrus]

Originally posted by Zaris:

According to a quick google search the 6800XT has a 96°C hot spot max temp defined from AMD which means you're still in the normal range with 103°C.

To dump down temp you can:
- limit fps to 60 because this game doen't need high fps anyway (ingame menu, MSI Afterburner)
- underpower the card (MSI Afterburner, reduce max voltage from 100% to ~85%)
- install a custom cooler on your gpu (water cooler reduces hot spot temp from 96 to 72°C according to a tutorial, custom air cooler maybe ~10°C)

I do not understand most of this. If max is 96 (did not verify any numbers) 103 tells already that card is broken. However I think 6800xt has higher max hotspot. 110 is max my opinion.

Secondly to say _anything_ about normalcy of temp we would need to know the exact model of card. AMD maximum temps are absolutely not normal for better cooled cards. Asus TUF gaming 6800xt hotspot is normal around 82 degrees. Not 100 degrees. Reference garbage can go to 100.

But for controlling max temps your suggestions are valid in some degree. However for example I really doubt afterburner has max core voltage slider that can be set to 85%. That would be strange. It has power limit percentage slider that would suit better for this task.

However all in all game basically cannot ”heat your card” too much. Card can be pushed and it is what it is then. Only if card is broken it heats too much. And for estimating does it work normally we would need to know model.

[desrtfox071]

Games do not control GPU heat levels. This should be handled by your PC hardware. Your GPU should be able to run indefinitely at max load without overheating. If, you are overheating, you'll need to either throttle the card (not ideal) or correct your heating issue.

[Swimfan]

I also have this problem where this game is more taxing for my GPU than Elden Ring for example (I can clearly hear my fans whereas with ER they are quiet).