Default GPU Frequency
Before we look at performance and overclocking, we need to find out the actual real-world gaming frequency the video card performs. With both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs today, the GPU frequency is very dynamic. What may be quoted as the “Boost Clock” is not necessarily the performance it will actually run at. Typically, GPUs today can exceed the “Boost Clock” dynamically. We need to find out what it actually runs at, in this way we can see how well things like cooling, and power headroom are working.
To do this we will record the GPU clock frequency over time while playing a game. We use Cyberpunk 2077 for this with a very long manual run-through at “Ultra” settings. We also record GPUz sensor data to look at GPU temperature, Voltage, and Power.
According to our graph the real-world gaming GPU frequency on the MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING X however around the 2564MHz mark. It jumps upwards and downwards from there. The average is 2565MHz. Keep in mind it has a Gaming GPU Clock set at 2514MHz and a Boost GPU Clock of 2622MHz. Therefore, it is reaching above the game clock, but not quite hitting the maximum boost clock at any point.
GPUz
According to GPUz sensor data, it topped out at 2574MHz, and the GPU temperature was 68c. The fan speed automatically hit 43% and the GPU Voltage was 1.200V. GPU Chip Power draw was 196W.
