GeForce 260 GTX / 280 GTX Overclocking Thread

[nfm]

Seems like there are more and more users with 260 GTX / 280GTX. Post you overclocks here, don't be shy .
Please if you can, include actual core, shader and memory clocks.

[nfm]

Card: eVGA GeForce 260 GTX
Cooling: Stock
vGPU: Stock
vMem: Stock
GPU: 774Mhz
Memory: 1269Mhz
Shader: 1566Mhz

3DMark06 shot, card is not 100% stable:

[GAR]

756/1512/2600 seems stable so far, ati tool stable, crysis stable and grid stable, those 3 put the most stress on a card.

BFG GTX 260

[junkmonk]

756/1512/2600 seems stable so far, ati tool stable, crysis stable and grid stable, those 3 put the most stress on a card.

BFG GTX 260

is that on the stock cooler?

[Linchpin]

eVGA GTX 260 SC @ 795/1590/2580 with stock air cooler at 60%. 100% stable. Just need to dig up my GPU-Z validation.

[Kondik]

Mine was born special

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ddg53/

[GAR]

is that on the stock cooler?

Yup. 60% fan speed.

[GAR]

eVGA GTX 260 SC @ 795/1590/2580 with stock air cooler at 60%. 100% stable. Just need to dig up my GPU-Z validation.

Very nice card man, i think thats the best ive seen so far,

[BenchZowner]

Brand: Asus
Model: ENGTX280 ( GeForce GTX 280 ) ( Card #0 )
Cooling: nVIDIA Reference Cooler ( stock )
GPU Voltage: Stock
Memory Voltage: Stock
Fan Duty Cycles (%): 60%
GPU Core Clock: 756MHz
SPs Clock: 1566MHz
Memory Clock: 1404MHz ( GDDR3-2808 )

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Brand: Asus
Model: ENGTX280 ( GeForce GTX 280 ) ( Card #1 )
Cooling: nVIDIA Reference Cooler ( stock )
GPU Voltage: Stock
Memory Voltage: Stock
Fan Duty Cycles (%): 50%
GPU Core Clock: 729MHz
SPs Clock: 1512MHz
Memory Clock: 1323MHz ( GDDR3-2646 )

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Brand: Gigabyte
Model: GV-N28-1GH-B ( GeForce GTX 280 )
Cooling: nVIDIA Reference Cooler ( stock )
GPU Voltage: Stock
Memory Voltage: Stock
Fan Duty Cycles (%): 50%
GPU Core Clock: 729MHz
SPs Clock: 1512MHz
Memory Clock: 1332MHz ( GDDR3-2664 )

Full stable clocks ( 6 continuous gaming hours with Crysis and Call Of Duty 4 )

[Nunzi]

evga 700,1506.1300

[Malik]

Some results of my 260



I think this score will be better with higher fsb - i will try

and photo with old and new gtx:

[Kondik]

Looks like I hit the max with GTX280

702 / 1484 / 1296 if I give Shaders + Core 750/1500 It ends up with an blank screen after 2 - 3 minutes of benching so probably PWM overheating, they're now on load around 100 oC

[Cassell98]

best I can do is 715/1430/1265 any ideas why I cant get my shader clock any higher?

[xplozion]

BFG GTX 260 OC2

Mine is:


OCing it more day by day.

Temp never go up 53, stock cooler + freezing room :P
Today i will go way high and do some stress test

[xplozion]

eVGA GTX 260 SC @ 795/1590/2580 with stock air cooler at 60%. 100% stable. Just need to dig up my GPU-Z validation.

How long have you stress test under this clocks?
Very nice clocks, will try to get mine there!

[Waxking1]

Best I can do is 756/712/1296. By the way, CPU-Z doesn't validate your score. It doesn't even report the clocks correctly.

nfm,
Your 3Dmark06 scores are way too low. Your SM2 and SM3 scores should be over 8000 as mine are at a lower clock.

malik,
Your 734/1566 is as good as I have seen. I'll have to try running Vantage to see how my graphic scores compare. I can't make it through 3D06 at 1566.

The shader is the stumbling block on these card. You have to go from 1512 to 1566 as there is nothing in between. Since you can only clock your core up to 1/2 the speed of the shader, then this limits the core to 756.

[GAR]

Just got myself an Asus GTX 280, its an overclocking DUD when it comes to shader, 702/1404/2600 is max......do you guys think i should replace the thermal paste.

[WeldZilla]

Nice to see a thread about clocking these cards only.



For a single card that can be had for under $240 this card shines bright.

WZ

[Waxking1]

Just got myself an Asus GTX 280, its an overclocking DUD when it comes to shader, 702/1404/2600 is max......do you guys think i should replace the thermal paste.

I would if it were my card. What are your temps like? I don't see why a 280 shouldn't clock near what a 260 will do if you keep the temps down. Your shaders are the problem. I'm not sure where the shaders jump to after 1404 on the 280. Too bad the clocks aren't able to go up one at a time. That's why I'm stuck at 756/1512 on my 260. The next jump for the shaders is 1566 and I'm not completely stable at 1566. I wish I could set the shaders on 1550 Your core would probably go higher but unless you can bump up the shaders you are stuck at 702.

I've seen where a lot of the 280s get stuck at 1404. I've got a 280 coming in on Monday and I'm sure I will change out the thermal paste. Hope I can get over 1404.

[MomijiTMO]

Just got myself an Asus GTX 280, its an overclocking DUD when it comes to shader, 702/1404/2600 is max......do you guys think i should replace the thermal paste.

Hey there. So far do you think it's a big improvement over the GTX260?

[Kondik]

Just got myself an Asus GTX 280, its an overclocking DUD when it comes to shader, 702/1404/2600 is max......do you guys think i should replace the thermal paste.

Good to see you back GAR.

My Gigabyte GTX 280 with changed GPU grease for MX2 and 2x Noctue P12 1300 Direct blow fans has max Freq. 702/1458/1296*2 [ BIOS Modded FAN profile ]

This is the last Stable freq before the card starts to produce artifacts.
The max Temps are 77 GPU 69 Memory 68 PCB 92 VRM [ on the max OC ]

[GAR]

Hey there. So far do you think it's a big improvement over the GTX260?

Nope, its not a big improvement at all, the GTX 260 overclocked to 756.1512/2300 is a fast card and very close to an overclocked GTX 280. The only reason i got this card is because it was $40 bucks more than my GTX 260.

Good to see you back GAR.

My Gigabyte GTX 280 with changed GPU grease for MX2 and 2x Noctue P12 1300 Direct blow fans has max Freq. 702/1458/1296*2 [ BIOS Modded FAN profile ]

This is the last Stable freq before the card starts to produce artifacts.
The max Temps are 77 GPU 69 Memory 68 PCB 92 VRM [ on the max OC ]

Thanks man. I will try to re-apply the paste and report back with results.

[dnottis]

Water cooled -

[nfm]

Card: eVGA GeForce 260 GTX
Cooling: Stock with side 120MM fan, stock thermal paste
vGPU: Stock
vMem: Stock
GPU: 756Mhz
Memory: 1269Mhz
Shader: 1512Mhz
PSU: OCZ PowerStream 520W

[GAR]

Nice temps!!! I dont do water cooling because i upgrade and change parts so much....but those are some nice temps for full load....im going to try to take the voltage down, since the gtx 260 didnt gain any voltage with 1.18v vs 1.12, im thinking it wont hurt the gtx 280 to run at 1.12v.....imma try it see what happens, it should decrease temps a bit.