Graphics Cards

[skycyclepilot]

I have a PowerColor RX7800-XT Fighter.  It's power runs at 270 watts when gaming, but there are regular spikes to 330 watts and more, also spikes below the 270 watt baseline.  See below, circled in red.  Is anyone else seeing this, or should that power graph be flat at 270 watts while gaming?

[FunkZ]

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@skycyclepilot wrote:

should that power graph be flat at 270 watts while gaming?

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No, power draw can fluctuate in game depending on load. If you are playing a more CPU intensive game or capped refresh for example, the GPU load will be lower and power draw more inconsistent.

If you're concerned about the transient spikes Afterburner is indicating try comparing the output to Adrenalin and GPU-Z logs to see if those are showing similar.