thats only in heaven benchmark though, which you asked me to run
 
im just not understanding how my system is underperforming in games when compared to others with similar hardware using the same exact in-game settings

What was the clock speed during the heaven bench?
 
I should have clarified too. 
 
Running heaven at stock settings in a windows and not benching gives you a loop of graphics that you can use to help determine if your clocks are stable and heat is not a factor.
 
Are you not using x1 at all? 
 
I use X1 cause it gives you the ICX that allows you to monitor temps all over the card. Also it allows you to get all three fans running the same fan curve for better cooling. It allows you to watch the clocks in real time. The clocks will vary during the bench as they should. Knowing the highs and lows are important to trouble shooting.
 
i got ACO JUST so i could run the bench and get some idea as to what you are seeing and yes, if you are not dinking around with any settings other than setting the preset, your performance is roughly half of what it should be.
 
Its odd considering all your other benches including the heaven bench you ran are not showing any issues with performance.

jinihammerer
What was the clock speed during the heaven bench?

1980 if i recall
 

jinihammerer
Are you not using x1 at all? 

I do to set my OC, but I can't get the OSD to work as easily as afterburner so i run them both [i dont change anything on afterburner except OSD settings] 
 
Should I not do this?
 

jinihammerer
 Its odd considering all your other benches including the heaven bench you ran are not showing any issues with performance.

Yeah that's why im so confused, fresh windows/bios installs didnt change anything. flipping between normal/oc bios on GPU doesn't improve my performance either

Mine was running @ 2265 and mem is +800.

That 2265 was inside the benchmark I was plus 80 in x1 with full power. Here is one all stock no x1 or overclock it showed 2100 inside the benchmark.  My 9900k is @ 5.2.

3DMark Timespy 15063 I was overclocked when I did this run.
https://www.3dmark.com/spy/5318491
 

arestavo
Uniengine (Valley, Heaven) benchmarks haven't shown accurate GPU clock speeds for years.
 
Have you run 3DMark Timespy and posted the result link yet? Because the OPs Timespy results look fine compared to mine: https://www.3dmark.com/co...py/5307126/spy/3628077

He has, all his benches look OK. But his in game benches are wacky and don't make sense. They are running at around half what they should be in game.

I use gforce experience all the time. I have never seen it change or modify any games presets.

I have never had any negative impact from using it worth noting. Certainly not a 50% decrease.

What's supposed to be so evil about it?

Ok thanks.


His clock speeds run as expected 1980 mhz under load but half the framerates.

mistermilus
I don't think its Geforce experience, I've reinstalled windows fresh twice now and manually installed nvidia drivers (downloaded to usb and not connected to internet so windows doesn't do anything funky)

Then at this point I see two steps that you can take, or just one:
 
1. Try the 2080 Ti in another computer (friend's, family, or computer repair shop) to see if the problem follows the card. If it does, RMA it. If it doesn't, the problem lies with the other components.
 
2. If that isn't possible, RMA the card.
 

Had a similar issue caused by loose contact in the PCIe-Slot. I get 90-100 FPS AVG in Assasins Creed Origins @ 1440p with the 2080ti.
Install GPU-Z and check if the lanes for the GPU are at x 16 @ 3.0 (had x 1 @ 3.0).
 

mistermilus
Looks ok to me.

That shows 1 at 1.1 you need to start the render test by clicking the question mark to see what you are really at.  It should be PCIe x16 3.0 @ x 16 3.0

I would for sure try a different slot or reseat it.

Ok, I tried reseating it in the first pcie slot (x16). No matter how many times I try, it still runs @ x1.
 
I moved the card to the pcie x8 slot and it runs @ x8. When I booted into windows after making this change I think the drivers reinstalled automatically since it booted @ 1020x768 vs 1440p. Then reverted to 1440 when I logged into desktop.
 
I ran the AC:OD benchmarks and my FPS jumped up to the 80s with ultra high preset.
 
Does this mean its a motherboard issue for sure? I can try another card if I can replicate the x1 vs x16 issue in the first pcie slot. I have posted in my motherboard manufacturer's website to see what steps I can take to resolve it (really avoiding an RMA here lol)

You overclocked your motherboard at first right?

Try resetting your pc bios to default values.