Is the Gainward RTX 5080 Storm OC throttling in Black Myth?
Every time a boss unleashed a flashy move, my frame rate would tank from 90 to 50 without warning—it was incredibly frustrating. The Gainward RTX 5080 was spiking between 400-450W, forcing the core clock to bounce between 2.1-2.5 GHz to avoid a meltdown. I tried lowering settings to Medium, but the game looked washed out and the dips still happened, which felt like a total defeat. I eventually used MSI Afterburner to bump the power limit to 110% and set a steep fan curve that hits 100% at 65℃. Monitoring via RivaTuner, the clock finally stabilized above 2.5 GHz with frame times tightening to 10-14ms. I almost panicked when VRAM temps hit 92℃ right after the power bump, but optimizing my case airflow brought it down to 82℃. Core temps stayed at 72-78℃ with fans screaming at 1800 RPM. The input lag is gone, and the game finally feels responsive.
