I've noticed that my GTX 1070 graphics card isn't drawing enough power, which is leading to poor performance. It's only pulling around 70 watts, but benchmarks I've seen indicate it should be drawing closer to 150 watts. My temperatures are fine, and I even replaced my power supply, but the issue is still happening. This problem started occurring after I upgraded my motherboard and CPU. Any ideas on how to fix this?
2 Answers
Are you running any monitoring software like MSI Afterburner? It can give you real-time stats on power consumption and help diagnose the issue further.
You might want to check your PCI-E lanes using GPU-Z. It’ll help you see if the card is properly connected and getting sufficient data. Sometimes, if the lane configuration isn't correct, it can limit performance.
And what should I be looking for in GPU-Z?
Yes, I've got that running.