Should I lock core clocks for Gainward RTX 5070 Ti in Tekken 8?
The moment the smoothness kicked in, I realized how much frequency swings were killing my game. During heavy exchanges, my Gainward RTX 5070 Ti Snow Step OC 2.0 was bouncing between 1900MHz and 2500MHz, causing the FPS to swing wildly from 110 down to 60. It felt terrible. I tried ramping up the fans to lower the temp, and while I hit 58℃, the clocks kept jumping—a complete waste of time. I eventually used an overclocking tool to force the core clock to 2410MHz and tweaked the voltage to 1.06V for absolute stability. The monitoring panel showed a perfect flat line for the frequency, and frame times stabilized at 11-14ms. I actually tried locking it at 2600MHz first, but the game crashed after ten minutes, so I backed it off by 190MHz. VRAM usage stayed between 7.2-8.1GB and power draw was around 180-195W. Switching to this locked performance mode made a world of difference, with core temps steady at 58-63℃.
