More frames per second at no additional cost?
Sure, why not, especially since almost every GPU on the market is unlocked for overclocking.
What is GPU overclocking?
Thats a lot of cycles!
It can vary depending on the graphics card and the PCs cooling, mind you.
Complete the installation wizard then launch.
For now check out the Power Limit and Temp Limit sliders at the bottom-right, within the Fan section.
You won’t actually exceed those set limits.
Just ensure to hit Apply once you’re done.
This can potentially produce a rather distracting whirr from within your PC.
Step 4: Overclock GPU clocks
Now for the awkward bit.
In the middle of the app are the Core Clock and Memory Clock sliders, i.e.
where your overclock is actually set.
If your system remains stable, raise them slightly again.
See the How to test GPU stability section below on how to verify everything is running smoothly.
Is this a tedious process?
Once youre ready to try your GPU overclock configs, poke the Apply icon at the bottom.
You dont need to reset your PC, so its easy to keep coming back and making adjustments.
There are plenty of free-to-download stress tests available for such a purpose.
Im a fan ofUnigine Heaven despite being over a decade old, its still reasonably taxing.
Id also recommend trying a few actual games before declaring your benchmark a success.
Again, if you get a crash, or performance hasnt increased from stock speeds, dont despair.
Just head back into Afterburner and experiment some more.
Why not use Auto OC?
With these tools, the software will detect which GPU you have and apply a preset overclock in seconds.
Auto OC is a great idea, or at least it would be if it worked more reliably.
Even so, you dont want an unstable GPU either.
Luckily, all the tools you need for overclocking a GPU are usable through your desktop.
Dont forget that there are other, less hardware-intensive ways of boosting games performance as well.
