Should I adjust power limits for Manli RTX 5080 in Death Stranding 2?
This card pulls so much power in Death Stranding 2 it's basically a space heater—honestly ridiculous. With max settings on, the GDDR7 memory was hitting these instant frequency jumps while processing massive terrain data, leading to 10-15ms response peaks that ruined the frame pacing. I tried overclocking the VRAM to force more bandwidth, but that just gave me a 5 FPS boost and some annoying flickering artifacts, which was a total no-go. Instead, I used a tool to bump the power limit from 100% to 110% and optimized the voltage curve for the memory. In side-by-side tests, the terrain loading felt way more natural and the drops basically vanished. I did have a moment where the core temp spiked to 82℃ right after the power bump, but cranking up my case exhaust fans smoothed it out. Now the GPU sits between 68-74℃ and is rock solid. I've backed up the power and voltage profiles, and the core temp remains steady at 68-74℃.
