I just got my new 2080Ti FTW3 Ultra. I play a lot of BF3, 1080p on a 144hz monitor. My gpu clocks stay extremely low, I don't think I have seen them go above 1400ish mhz at any point (they are usually in the (600-800mhz range), temps are in the 30c range still and usage sits around 30ish %. Fps remains maxed out at 80ish fps. No matter what I do I can't get the gpu to be more useful in this title. It acts like its in a lower power state, I have tried putting more load into the gpu, still doesn't change things. Things I have tried...
 
Fresh Windows 10 Pro (1903) install, I did this after physical installation of the gpu to get things clean for driver install. I am using the latest driver as of this date from Nvidia. I have tried every power option in Nvidia settings and rebooted after each change, to no avail. Any ideas ? Please help.
 
System specs:
 
650 watt Be Quiet Straight Power 11 PSU
Asus VII Hero x470
AMD R9 3900X
EVGA 2080Ti FTW3 Ultra - bios is turned on to (OC mode)
16GB 3200mhz
 
For comparison, the 5700XT I pulled out of this system is faster in (2) games I have tested so far. BF3, Remnant: From the Ashes.
 
 

aka_STEVE_b
for starters, the 650 W is teetering on the low side for that card ( but probably passable ) - so have you used 2 different psu cables to the card ?  Not the y-splitter off one line...
 
Next , that card is complete overkill running at 1080p resolutions - it is not even going to warm up 
 
and are you running BF3 in DX12 mode or DX11 ?    ...because DX11 generally makes the vid card work harder than dx12 does..
 
I know you said you messed with all the nvidia settings , but double check you have the most important one on "maximum performance" ..
 

Yeah, I have tried Maximum perf, still makes zero change. To my knowledge, BF3 only uses DX11, as there isn't a toggle for it in game that I can see. The PSU I have is a great quality unit, I have ran several Vega 64s, a VII on before all this and never had an issue with power delivery. I shouldn't be anywhere near my limit on load w my setup. However, I did see the psu requirement at 650 watt, but like I said. Yes, I am using 2 8pin connectors, no splitter.
 
Yeh I dunno. 

Try and switch back to the 'normal' vbios switch. OC mode only forces the fan to keep running or to run at 100%. It has no affect on GPU clocks or performance. 

updates -->
   https://forums.evga.com/EVGA-GeForce-RTX-2080-Ti-2080-XCXC-Ultra-BIOS-Update-m2858793.aspx
 

Well for compare. I can fresh install windows 10 again, put the 5700XT back in and get basically 144fps lock on Ultra. I did just this last night, and got those same results. Hard to see a bottleneck there.

https://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2897251
 
That should make it run at full clocks.

DeadlyMercury
btw what are you using to control gpu frequency and power load?
did you tried to run MSI Afterburner and set power limit?

I haven't tried anything to control frequency/power load. Only change I made before starting up for the first time was switching the bios over to OC mode.

So, I tried some things last night. I am under the impression everything is working order due to some benchmarks runs I made last night. As an example...
 
(Benchmarks)
 
Super Position : 1080P Extreme - score 8771
Uni-engine Heaven : 1080P, Max Settings - score 4451
 
So I am inclined to think at least in regards to benchmarks, all is ok. Seems inline with others with a stock 2080ti setup.
 
(Back to Battlefield 3) it came out in 2011...
 
I realize, that 1080p is not enough monitor for this 2080ti. However it is a 240hz panel and was hoping to get more fps as much as possible at least in this title vs the 5700XT which already does 144fps more or less locked. So I guess this 2080ti needs more work to even ramp up clocks, when I do add DSR 4.0X (4k) at which point I see clocks go to 1900mhz + I can only still get 90ish fps, at 1080p 70-90fps. Same basically same fps w more or less load. Must be cpu limited w the 2080ti in this title. Your thoughts ?

Try to load the GPU  with Nvidia dsr/technology
(excerpt)
Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR) will have largest impact, enhancing any game that supports resolutions above 1920x1080. What does DSR do? Simply put, it renders a game at a higher, more detailed resolution and intelligently shrinks the result back down to the resolution of your monitor, giving you 4K, 3840x2160-quality graphics on any screen.
 
https://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/dsr
 
How to enable Dynamic Super Resolution in games

I was thinking - putting the GPU under load-  would make sure the CPU was not a bottleneck & it should increase the seen GPU activity / MHz
 
If it is a Game issue it will not Help

try any older Nvidia driver yet ?  Sometimes the new ones are Not the Best ones
 
I use DDU to cleanup between drivers
 
GPU-Z -- the Sensors Tab, while gaming will show GPU performance details