Gpu usually stays on high mem and gpu clock even when games are closed

chikeN456

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I have a r9 280x and it`s memory and gpu clocks usually stay high even after exiting the programs.
Process explorer and msi afterburner both show that gpu load is 1% but still, temps are 50 degrees and clocks are high. What keeps the clocks so high?
 
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Some power management setting most likely. Setting windows power settings to high performance wont do that, so its likely a setting in the amd catalyst software. I know there is a setting in the nvidia control panel that will do just what you describe, im not sure what it is in the amd software.

Dunlop0078

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Some power management setting most likely. Setting windows power settings to high performance wont do that, so its likely a setting in the amd catalyst software. I know there is a setting in the nvidia control panel that will do just what you describe, im not sure what it is in the amd software.
 
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