GPU temperature concern?

[gigguh]

ok recently, i got an ASUS RTX 2080 super and it has been doing just fine. however, when i boot up my system ASUS GPU tweak pops up and shows i'm idling at 26c and when i game i go up to 38C.

the reason im worried is because - 38C = 100F which is hot. 100 degress on a gpu? is this something i should worry about? i should probably mention i did a stress test and my gpu went up to 50C, i got really worried and decided to unplug my computer. since 50c = 122F i didn't want to risk my GPU from overheating to that.

here's a picture of the idle temp

https://imgur.com/a/ouKAwJV

is there anything i can do to prevent the overheating?

[Omega]

The GPU is fine up to 80°C-90°C (185°F-194°F). If the GPU overheats it will slow down to reduce heat and prevent damage so you don't have to worry about this.

[PAX]

Don't ever just unplug a running pc.

[gigguh]

Originally posted by Omega:

The GPU is fine up to 80°C-90°C (185°F-194°F). If the GPU overheats it will slow down to prevent damage so you don't have to worry about this.

are you sure? that is incredibly hot i have never heard that a computer part is allowed to run that hot.

Originally posted by S U C T I O N:

Don't ever just unplug a running pc.

ok i know you're not ever supposed to do that, but my gpu started overheating at 50(122F)

[Komrade]

Originally posted by gigguh:

Originally posted by Omega:

The GPU is fine up to 80°C-90°C (185°F-194°F). If the GPU overheats it will slow down to prevent damage so you don't have to worry about this.

are you sure? that is incredibly hot i have never heard that a computer part is allowed to run that hot.

Originally posted by S U C T I O N:

Don't ever just unplug a running pc.

ok i know you're not ever supposed to do that, but my gpu started overheating at 50(122F)

That isn't overheating. To a GPU those temps are cold.

[Omega]

Most modern computer components are fine well up to 90°C. Some others can even go in to the 120°C range.

38°C is about the same temperature you are when having a slight fever, this is cold for a computer.

[Komrade]

I think you're mixing up C and F. 100C is overheating, 100F is ice cold.

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by gigguh:

Originally posted by Omega:

The GPU is fine up to 80°C-90°C (185°F-194°F). If the GPU overheats it will slow down to prevent damage so you don't have to worry about this.

are you sure? that is incredibly hot i have never heard that a computer part is allowed to run that hot.

Originally posted by S U C T I O N:

Don't ever just unplug a running pc.

ok i know you're not ever supposed to do that, but my gpu started overheating at 50(122F)

On your own screenshot the temp gauge is barely filling up 10% of the gauge, why do you think it goes up to 130c if 50c is overheating?

[Zireth]

Originally posted by gigguh:

Originally posted by S U C T I O N:

Don't ever just unplug a running pc.

ok i know you're not ever supposed to do that, but my gpu started overheating at 50(122F)

A GPU doesn't overheat at 50c and fahrenheit isn't going to give you as accurate of a feeling compared to celsius.

think of celsius as more of a percentage than a random number, its helped me learn the degrees of when its a good thing and when its bad.

it overheats at about 80~85ish

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by gigguh:

Originally posted by Omega:

The GPU is fine up to 80°C-90°C (185°F-194°F). If the GPU overheats it will slow down to prevent damage so you don't have to worry about this.

are you sure? that is incredibly hot i have never heard that a computer part is allowed to run that hot.

Originally posted by S U C T I O N:

Don't ever just unplug a running pc.

ok i know you're not ever supposed to do that, but my gpu started overheating at 50(122F)

You must be brand new to all this. How hot do you think the parts in consoles and laptops run? Yea that hot...

The hardware is designed for it, or it wouldn't keep running normally whIle that hot. They typical don't actually overheat until past 100-105*C

Water boils at approx 100*C (212*F)

Now some hardware might thermal throttle above 85*C but this is to actually keep the hardware from getting too hot.

If your gpu is reaching above 80*C then you need better case cooling / airflow and perhaps need to manually adjust the faN curve for your gpu.

[dOBER]

there are many laptops which reach much higher temps then 100°C and have a 120°C limit, this is hot :)

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Not... more like 105*C
But again that is the unsafe area.
Hardware would auto thermal throttle before that temp 100*C area

[Fox Loaf Liz]

If it makes you feel better OP my card is like 44C when idle and 61C when gaming.

[SeriousCCIE]

Yeah mr lizard breath has what I would expect to be the air cooled ideal for gpus for most vintages. it's a good comparison, or baseline rather, to use as an informal metric of what's normal.

You may be above or below it by a few degrees, and that's still OK. When you get too hot for too long, the card will throttle, which is.. by and large, expected, but the longer you can keep the card cooler, the less it'll throttle and the better the sustained average performance will be.


No matter the cooling method, once you hit 90C it is approaching time to worry. If you hit 100C, that is too hot and something is wrong. If you're in the 70s/80s (all in C, not F) then yeah that's hot but not horrible. The basic ideal is lizardbreath's example, and anything lower than of course is good, too.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

But cooler running does help, as newer gpus like gtx 10xx / 16xx / rtx series, they can auto boost clock higher the lower the temp is. As the gpu gets above 70*C and closer towards 85*C the less the card will auto boost.

I prefer to buy the Hybrid gpu models though lately. This was especially good for the Vega64. My EVGA Hybrid 980 Ti and 1080 Ti cards never got above 60*C under full loads all day long.

[Fox Loaf Liz]

I could technically replace the front two 140mm case fans with three 120mm case fans but I already spent more than $1200 on my PC plus having to activate Windows 10 without the knowledge of OS migration left me with spending another 60 bucks. And the fans I've been looking at would cost anywhere from $40-80. So nope, not even gonna bother.