GTX 1060 underperforming, bottleneck / DPC Latency, latest drivers

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  1. djanthony93

    djanthony93 Guest

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    Hello,
    my brand new MSI GTX 1060 is probably being bottlenecked by idk. Here are my specs:
    - i5-3470
    - Asrock H77 PRO4/MVP
    - Corsair Vengeance 2x4 GB DDR3 1600
    - EVGA Supernova G2 550W (brand new)
    - HDD Caviar Blue 1TB
    - Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB
    - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

    and here is a screenshot of my GPU specifications:
    gpuz.techpowerup.com/16/08/17/sm5.png

    Here are a graph from LatencyMon during a Rocket League game:
    i.gyazo.com/f50cba87119b7fe09387c367b87461cc.png

    Here are an AfterBurner graph showing pretty much everything (.hml file):
    drive.google.com/file/d/0B5xlzsbEBWT3VUpwZDZMNWg3MUU/view?usp=sharing

    img: i.gyazo.com/ec92d0c31dfa1b18e80d1261df9c5f4f.png

    I did Heaven / 3dmark benchmarks and my results are equal to other users.
    My fps during the log recordings with Rivatuner were 75 to 90, no more. I've seen some other guys with similar specs getting 144 fps locked maxing out the game. I also experiencing fps drops in games like Ark, Rust and Paragon, dropping to 30-35 fps in a sudden. I used 368.81, 369 and latest drivers, no fix.

    PS: sorry for the links but I wan;t be able to post them
     
  2. lexer98

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    Your card seems that is not boosting, only 1500mhz at Full load ... instead of 1700-1800mhz if AF is reading the clocks correctly.
    Change Power Management in NVIDIA Control panel to "maximum performance " under the 3D Settings, also set your Windows Power Plan to "High Performance".
     
  3. djanthony93

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    Already did that, no help. Maybe the PCIE slot is bottlenecking my GPU? Take a look in the GPU-Z screenshot.
    Anyway the card runs at 1924 mhz while gaming, look at the hml file
     
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  4. Undying

    Undying Ancient Guru

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    That system is decent, it should not bottleneck a 1060. Do you monitor GPU/CPU usage, clocks, temps while gaming? It will help determine what happens when fps drops.
     

  5. MrBonk

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    When you have it set globally, you need to reset the driver sometimes for it to kick in. (Restart PC easiest for most users)


    But also, really you are just seeing the wonders of GPU Boost, it's a POS for GPU overclocking. If you aren't running the latest AAA game, or whatever arbitrary logic going on underneath. The card won't boost right, or will boost inconsistently.

    Nvidia should really just give people a fixed OC mode.
     
  6. dr_rus

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    GPU boost is a function of temperature more than anything else. If you think that boost is lowering the frequencies below what you want them to be then you have to increase the cooling on the card in any way. Do note however that even a 50MHz difference is unlikely to result in more than some <5% of performance loss - you won't be able to notice that with a naked eye and it certainly isn't a case of 70-90 to 144 fps difference.

    From the images there you can say that the card is boosting properly and there are no heat problems. So what you have is pretty much what you get with this card. Those who report 144 fps where you have 70-90 are likely running with a different game settings.
     
  7. djanthony93

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    I saw a lot of Rocket League videos showing that a GTX 1060 can easily be locked at 140 fps maxing out the game, even with lower CPUs. As you can see from imgs I posted I'm experiencing DPC latency while gaming and I'm using a PCIE 2.0 x16 slot @ x4.
     
  8. Undying

    Undying Ancient Guru

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    Are you sure card is running x4? Thats a bandwidth bottleneck. It needs to run x16.

    You tried other pcie slot on the board?
     
  9. dr_rus

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    DPC latency can affect sound production environments but I've yet to see even one case where it actually have any effect on games performance. It's an urban legend at this point basically.

    As for PCIE - why are you running it in 4x slot? You should check your MB configuration and make sure that it's running in 16x mode. 2.0 or 3.0 - doesn't really matter much.

    Still, it's very unlikely that PCIE b/w is the reason for a 50% performance loss in Rocket League. Check the game's settings. Make sure that you don't run in some DSR resolution for a start.
     
  10. djanthony93

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    The card fits into the main slot but I'm not able to slip it completely, anyway you can see from here:
    i.gyazo.com/1db7bd4db91fdd732c76f7dea3596911.png
    and here:
    i.gyazo.com/ce290beecc588bf4e0b29afef1abf50d.png

    how that slot is working
     

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    I'm not running any DSR resolution, also I set the PCIE speed link to Gen3 in the BIOS settings, but that is the only slot I'm able to use
     
  12. dr_rus

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    This is a PCH slot most likely. It may result in a big performance loss probably.
     
  13. sathyrion

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    Hi.

    Having same clock issues with my new Zotac GTX 1060 Amp.
    Happens in all my games and will vary from running 1100-1500 mhz.
    Have to manually increase power limit to 116 and reset or overclock and reset to get 1900+ mhz.

    Tried with newest driver and newest MSI Afterburner (Thought maybe it was afterburner doing this, but it happens even if AB is closed down).

    Even if I set a custom overclock profile to load on boot it still happens.

    Anyone have any new info on this?
     
  14. dr_rus

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    Post the AB monitoring charts at least to see what your utilization and temperatures are.
     
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    I can upload when I get home from work.

    But temps are at 60-70c using custom fan profile. Maxed out at 78 without fan profile.
    And utilization is at 60-99% depending on the game and scenario.
    Powerlimit is around 80-106% (stock 100% limit set)
     

  16. Xtreme512

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    if you are running on pcie x4 then its a bottleneck, try refitting your card to top pcie slot. check power usages as well in afterburner.
     
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    You might want to try an older driver. This is what this site mentioned in their latest GTX 1060 3GB review:
     
  19. Skwelcha

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    I have similiar problems with my 1060 and some games like cs:go, but I can fix that with nvidia profile inspector and choosing "0x00000003 PREFERRED_PSTATE_PREFER_CONSISTENT_PERFORMANCE" for the game I want to play.
     
  20. X7007

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    I think it happens with similar issues with the 1080GTX ...

    My card also randomly stuck on 749 Mhz again.
     

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