Flonkam
 

rdmetz
Thr fact is the card isn't really stable at anything other than 1080p and it doesn't "feel" good to use the card...

I just wanted others who are looking for the same benefits I was (AAA gaming at 4k max settings with a minimum 60fps) and the real world results they may see when actually playing said games. [Emphasis added--Flonkam]

...knowing that the cards ability to handle 4k is quite limited by its arbitrary power settings more than anything else.

I bought my 2080 Ti Black for the same reason: I have become accustomed to a vsync-locked 60 - 85 fps, and always desire to max all non-gimmick/garbage settings. Until last year, I had always gamed on a CRT, so that I could simply adjust my resolution and refresh rate if it was necessary to maintain glass-smooth vsynced motion.
 
But when my last CRT died and I picked up a 4K display, I suddenly required far more GPU power than ever before, as the resolution and refresh rate cannot be altered (being an OLED, I can't run a lower res 1:1, nor would I want a smaller image anyway).
 
Getting to the point, I wanted to say that I have been gaming in 4K for several months without any issues that I've noticed, but I haven't played anything newer than DOOM 2016. At the same time, I've usually had to apply a lot of multisampling or supersampling, as pixels are fairly large when your eyes are 18" away from a 55" screen, so my 2080 Ti has experienced a considerably higher utilization than it otherwise would with older games.
 
If I understand you correctly, it doesn't really matter what game one is running, or even necessarily that the resolution is 4K, but only that the utilization is 60% or higher--is that correct? What I don't know is whether I have had this throttling and just never realized it. It looks like you are going to return your card, but nevertheless I will try to actually record my clock speeds and report back here on whether or not my card is behaving the same way.

GTXJackBauer
Your GPU usage won't be high on lesser resolution because it isn't as demanding as it would be for 4K.  

GTXJackBauer

rdmetz

GTXJackBauer
Your GPU usage won't be high on lesser resolution because it isn't as demanding as it would be for 4K.  

No I understand that it's that the card isn't able to deliver 100 % gpu usage without hitting 100% power.

Getting only 60% of your card only isn't really what I call proper usage.

I understand but it's also possible it could be some bottlenecking or just the GPU isn't delivering (defective aka RMA time).

Flonkam

jrasero
when will they restock these?  They clearly have stock since they have them on EBAY

I've never heard that EVGA sells theirs cards on Ebay, but you can register to be notified via email whenever a currently unavailable card is in stock.

Cool GTX
Welcome to the Official EVGA ebay Store
 
 
You are buying Directly from EVGA

rdmetz
My old card is returned and my new xc direct from evga and with the associates discount only costed me 90 extra. I'll let you guys know the results of what it does once it's in hand. I have detailed logs of the black cards performance under multiple scenarios and will retest in the same manner.

Then you'll know for sure if it's something worth taking into account when purchasing this card.

rdmetz
OK I'm back after quite a bit due to the fact the first xc card I received was defective and had to be returned (just sent back today after they provided me a cross ship new replacement).

New card is doing great and hit 2010 on air after turning up power limit to 130 (black card could only do 112) and running the oc scan tool (landed on +180 oc with it) at 73c max temp.

Under water these settings turned into a card that hits and holds 2100mhz at 42c max temp.

I'm very happy with the results and is exactly what I was looking for a card that can ACTUALLY hold it's clocks.

Much more stable fps now and in many games where fps bounced around 60 both above and below now I'm seeing fps that stay above 60 always and tend to not fluctuate nearly as much.

Flonkam

rdmetz
Under water these settings turned into a card that hits and holds 2100mhz at 42c max temp.

I'm very happy with the results and is exactly what I was looking for a card that can ACTUALLY hold it's clocks.

Much more stable fps now and in many games where fps bounced around 60 both above and below now I'm seeing fps that stay above 60 always and tend to not fluctuate nearly as much.

I had always thought that a GPU operated and stayed at a given desired clock speed, regardless of utilization, and only reduced the clock speed when the temperature approached the thermal limit, or when utilization is low in order to save power.
 
Does the information that you provided mean that this is in fact how NVIDIA's GPUs normally behave, and the constant clock speed fluctuation of the 2080 Ti Black is unique (Illustrated in the graph of my earlier post #248)? Or is it that cards normally fluctuate, and your card is the unique version that doesn't?