NVIDIA GeForce “Kepler” Series GPUs To Offer Dynamic Overclocking
It seems NVIDIA is taking a new approach to clock speeds with their new Kepler series graphics cards. According to scarce details, the plan for Kepler is to use dynamic clock speeds that ramp up when needed. While overclocking is known to shorten the potential lifespan of a product, it seldom has any real bearing on enthusiasts. NVIDIA, however, wants to offer the better performance that overclocking offers for the general consumer and that’s where the dynamic clocking comes into play, much like Intel’s Turbo Boost and AMD’s Turbo Core. The cloock speed boost looks to be in the 5-7% range, which while not significant will influence benchmark results, but can still boost user experiences in some situations. The big question now is if this tech will help or hinder NVIDIA’s partners when it comes to pre-overclocked graphics cards.
Heise.de web-site reports that Nvidia GeForce “Kepler” graphics cards will support Dynamic Clock Adjustment technology, which will overclock graphics boards automatically in cases when the speed is needed by 5% – 7%. While such speed boost is hardly truly significant, provided that it will be fully automatic, it will not only have influence on benchmark results, but will also boost user experience in some cases.
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