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Is it normal for my GPU temperature to be at 80 celsius? I have a 2080 super.
And i'm testing it in 4K. my fps is fine, my temperature seems a little unsafe.
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Kolibria Jan 8, 2021 @ 4:25pm 
82~ celsius and above is around the warning zone when it comes to playing for extended times on a 2080S, this of course depends on cooling and so on, though it should be fine.
Last edited by Kolibria; Jan 8, 2021 @ 4:27pm
BBSon John Jan 9, 2021 @ 11:28pm 
If the temperature is very stable, it should be at designed operating temperature and is fine. My GPU goes up to 80 deg whenever I play a game with the slightest graphical demand. But my GPU seems fine, 'cos I suppose the GPU was designed to cap at temperature 80 degree. Then the fan power is set to adjust to maintain the GPU at or below the cap temperature. But that probably indicates the GPU is approaching its max capability tho.
Last edited by BBSon John; Jan 9, 2021 @ 11:30pm
nu1x Jan 10, 2021 @ 9:31am 
As per AMD specifications, hot spot temperature on die is safe up to 110 C.
Nvidia may report temps differently, but chips are super resistant to high temps.
And hot spot temps are not representative of the average temp in general.
But you can always clean your dust or adjust GPU fan settings.
Last edited by nu1x; Jan 10, 2021 @ 9:32am
JefferyNothing Jan 10, 2021 @ 9:43am 
Man i don't get why lots of people get temps within the 80s in areas of the world that arent that hot.

I mean i have a 2080 Super and i've never had it reach 80 degrees. The highest i've ever seen it is about 70 but averages 58-65

Perhaps you'd want to consider adding some more fans to your pc or something
Randy Lahey Jan 10, 2021 @ 9:49am 
Lower your framerate. My Sapphire 5700XT was taking off like a jet engine last night while playing because the FPS was up around 165 (at 1440p). I went in and set Radeon Chill to max and min 73 fps (my monitor is 75Hz) and the card usage is now around 55% and temps back to 55C in-game. I play with all the settings maxed out. I suppose enabling Vsync would do the same thing. This game is not optimized for the high refresh rates obviously as I've seen lots of people have this issue. I'm guessing maybe the last update is causing this issue.
Last edited by Randy Lahey; Jan 10, 2021 @ 9:52am
KriKitBoNeZ Jan 10, 2021 @ 12:40pm 
When I play any game that pushes my gpu, it hovers around 79-80 C

It is normal.
PROTOTYPE Jan 10, 2021 @ 12:41pm 
Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:
When I play any game that pushes my gpu, it hovers around 79-80 C

It is normal.
That means your hardware doesn't do well.
KriKitBoNeZ Jan 10, 2021 @ 12:43pm 
Originally posted by PROTECTION:
Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:
When I play any game that pushes my gpu, it hovers around 79-80 C

It is normal.
That means your hardware doesn't do well.


Are you kinda not listening or reading wtf I am saying?
PROTOTYPE Jan 10, 2021 @ 12:47pm 
Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:
Are you kinda not listening or reading wtf I am saying?
...


huh? Come again?
KriKitBoNeZ Jan 10, 2021 @ 12:50pm 
Originally posted by PROTECTION:
Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:
Are you kinda not listening or reading wtf I am saying?
...


huh? Come again?


I have 3 fans on my GPU that only spin up to keep the aforementioned GPU at a never above 80 C ..as is designed.

Those fans have never gone above 55% to keep it at that temp....

...so tell me again about how poorly it works?
Randy Lahey Jan 10, 2021 @ 12:51pm 
Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:
When I play any game that pushes my gpu, it hovers around 79-80 C

It is normal.

It depends on the game and the GPU. I can play other games at high fps and 99% usage and I don't get such high fan speeds and temps. WIth my previous 2-fan, EVGA 1070 the temperature never got above 65C no matter how hard it was pushed. The 5700XT (Sapphire Pulse, 2-fan) obviously runs hotter, but I still don't see fan speeds or temps over 70C/1450 RPM even on MSFS at 1440p/High. Black Mesa (an old Source game) was pushing the temps to 89C and 1900 RPM at 165fps at 1440p. That's way too high.
Last edited by Randy Lahey; Jan 10, 2021 @ 12:53pm
KriKitBoNeZ Jan 10, 2021 @ 12:55pm 
Originally posted by Randy Lahey:
Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:
When I play any game that pushes my gpu, it hovers around 79-80 C

It is normal.

It depends on the game and the GPU. I can play other games at high fps and 99% usage and I don't get such high fan speeds and temps. WIth my previous 1070 the temperature never got above 60C no matter how hard it was pushed. The 5700XT obviously runs hotter, but I still don't see fan speeds or temps over 70C/1450 RPM even on MSFS at 1440p/High. Black Mesa (an old Source game) was pushing the temps to 89C and 1900 RPM at 165fps at 1440p. That's way too high.

The amount of variables. Card? Ambient temp? Game? Case?

Just saying, 80 C isn't bad for a temp when playing games.
Randy Lahey Jan 10, 2021 @ 3:51pm 
Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:
Originally posted by Randy Lahey:

It depends on the game and the GPU. I can play other games at high fps and 99% usage and I don't get such high fan speeds and temps. WIth my previous 1070 the temperature never got above 60C no matter how hard it was pushed. The 5700XT obviously runs hotter, but I still don't see fan speeds or temps over 70C/1450 RPM even on MSFS at 1440p/High. Black Mesa (an old Source game) was pushing the temps to 89C and 1900 RPM at 165fps at 1440p. That's way too high.

The amount of variables. Card? Ambient temp? Game? Case?

Just saying, 80 C isn't bad for a temp when playing games.

Uh, yah...that's exactly what I'm saying. It depends on the game and situation. The whole point I'm making is that Black Mesa should not be this taxing to a video card.
Last edited by Randy Lahey; Jan 10, 2021 @ 3:54pm
~Neon Doom~ Jan 10, 2021 @ 7:35pm 
Originally posted by PROTECTION:
Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:
When I play any game that pushes my gpu, it hovers around 79-80 C

It is normal.
That means your hardware doesn't do well.

this is just false BS your cards can run at 80 degrees no problem i know people who have

2080's and get those temps on most demanding days and its fine I use radeon cards i get 80's in the summer time if its gonna be a long game session i will just up the fan speeds to 3k and the temps sit at 70 max on the hottest days.

Time to worry or at least when my warning lights come on my computer will close the game if it gets to 90degrees+ C and send out an alert
Randy Lahey Jan 11, 2021 @ 1:16pm 
Yes, they CAN take it, but why do it when you can just cap the framerate and drop your temps by 35C? My Sapphire 5700XT runs at around 55C max in Black Mesa when capped at 75fps/1440p. That's plenty fast enough for this game.
Last edited by Randy Lahey; Jan 11, 2021 @ 1:17pm
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