How to fix voltage spikes on Gainward RTX 5080 Storm OC in Dota 2?
During those chaotic mid-lane brawls, the massive overlap of spell effects caused these micro-stutters that completely messed up my timing. I noticed the core clock on my Gainward RTX 5080 Storm OC was bouncing wildly around 2.5GHz, with voltage swinging between 0.92V and 1.08V, sending frame times skyrocketing from 3ms to 12ms. I first tried enabling NVIDIA Low Latency mode, but while the input lag felt better, the stuttering was still a nightmare. I finally used MSI Afterburner to lock the voltage curve at 0.98V and bumped the power limit to 110%. Checking the overlay, the clock stabilized at 2610MHz and frame times tightened up to a rock steady 3.1-15ms range. I actually hit two driver crashes during the first few attempts until I nudged the voltage to 0.99V. GPU temps stayed between 62-67℃ with fans at 1400 RPM. Verified everything with a 3DMark stress test, and the settings finally stuck.
