which graphic settings are the heaviest for gpu?

[fork]

I've played a few relatively heavy gpu games like Rise of Tomb Raider and Witcher 3. Although they're not as near as RD2. I've always managed to play them on high settings at comfortable 60-65º C on my 3060 ti. I bought RD2 and on medium settings the gpu goes to an insane 77-80º C. I know gpus are meant to run hot, but I'm afraid of burning it

Which settings can I change to achieve 60-65º C without sacrifying much on the visual side (still have the game look good). I play for long periods of time so I dont want my gpu to be at 80ºC for hours on end.

Thank you

[carl]

best setting is to limit fps to 60 to reduce gpu temps
If not next is resolution , shadows and reflections

[ESOS]

I'm the worst in terms of CPU & GPU temperatures because I play on laptop, it's gaming laptop but it still hot.
It even worse because I live in hot tropical country, the ambient temperature is 32~35 so the fan can't get cool air to cooling the CPU & GPU.
I just finished play RDR2 and when I checked the temperature my CPU reach above 90.
I'm using default setting, I didn't change anything and the game let me have everything set to ultra by default.

[fork]

Originally posted by Esos:

I'm the worst in terms of CPU & GPU temperatures because I play on laptop, it's gaming laptop but it still hot.
It even worse because I live in hot tropical country, the ambient temperature is 32~35 so the fan can't get cool air to cooling the CPU & GPU.
I just finished play RDR2 and when I checked the temperature my CPU reach above 90.
I'm using default setting, I didn't change anything and the game let me have everything set to ultra by default.

dude if you keep playing at 90ºc your pc is gonna fry real soon

[BlazeD]

Maximum / Ultimate settings...

duh

[ESOS]

Originally posted by dssobral97:

Originally posted by Esos:

I'm the worst in terms of CPU & GPU temperatures because I play on laptop, it's gaming laptop but it still hot.
It even worse because I live in hot tropical country, the ambient temperature is 32~35 so the fan can't get cool air to cooling the CPU & GPU.
I just finished play RDR2 and when I checked the temperature my CPU reach above 90.
I'm using default setting, I didn't change anything and the game let me have everything set to ultra by default.

dude if you keep playing at 90ºc your pc is gonna fry real soon

Yeah I know, I just don't know it reached 90 when I play during the day usually I play at night with AC on, and the temp around 70.

[carl]

for laptops best solution is to undervolt the cpu by around 50-60 mV. It should drop temps by at least 5 degrees

[-Шasтe|Мanageмenт-]

Water physics can surprisingly demanding.

[fork]

Originally posted by BlazeD:

Maximum / Ultimate settings...

duh

There are settings which are more demanding than others.. for example after some research I just tested on my pc that I can have texture settings on ultra with my gpu at constant 60°C, but if I turn on MSAA even just to x2 the lowest option the temperature rises to 67-68°

[EbonHawk]

There's a chart down the page aways here that explains the cost of each feature..
https://www.hardwaretimes.com/red-dead-redemption-2-pc-performance-guide-best-graphics-settings-for-60-fps/

[Cheap_Trick]

#1 graphic demand is water quality...#2 is Mirrors...#3 is any kind of particle system...#4 is Anti-Aliasing. RDR looks great with both AA settings turned off. Use this report as a guide.

Lastly, don't try to run everything ultra high def using a monitor setting thats already maxed out. RDR looks great at 1600x900 1080p and expect framerates to run higher in this setting. I get 25-53 fps. Run the RDR built in FPS test. Turn all graphic settings off from Ultra to either Medium or High....don't try to push your system because you see options for Ultra. Most systems will run better and last longer by avoiding any attempt to push the processors to their max abilities. If youre looking for the highest framerates, this is the checklist to follow. RDR looks extremely good using Medium settings across the board. No need to run High or Ultra. My system is a dated AMD A-10, 28 Gb ram (ddr-3) GTX-1060 (6Gb)...all is excellent with a mix of medium and high. Particle systems, Raytracing and AA are your most demanding decoding operations.

[Damien]

Constant over 90c with the CPU is not ok, GPUs can easily go over 100c and still operate. Every modern system has a fail safe when reaching the limit the system will shut down. You won't "FRY" anything just by stressing the system to it's limits. You fry stuff when you overclock and over volt without adequate cooling solutions. Now should try to provide more information about your system than just "the temps". It's really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard to help people in need when they don't understand to provide such details. With this information I say you are ok and stop being paranoid, just game,

[John Webfishing]

have textures on ultra and everything else on high-medium

[carl]

playing on a laptop in 2021 lol

[BlazeD]

Originally posted by BlazeD:

Maximum / Ultimate settings...

duh

BS
gotta crank 'em up to eleven

[Bongo]

If you want to reduce temperatures
-clean gpu
-increase fan speed
-cap/limit your frame rate
-undervolt/reduce voltage

With that being said 80c as a maximum is perfectly fine. your gpu is not made of water and boils at 100c. Also, all modern card have build in limits to prevent any damage from overheating.

I highly recommend you to check out the 2 videos hardware unboxed has on youtube for best visuals to performance on red dead 2.