GPU running at higher core clock than advertised.

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Unforgettable98

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So a few hours ago I was planning on overclocking my GTX 1060 (GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD 6GB ). I ran a quick benchmark at stock speeds to get a comparison for later. To my surprise I saw that my core clock had reached a maximum of 1949MHz. But wait a minute, it was advertised as a max OC Mode boost clock of 1797MHz. Why is it that my card is running roughly 150MHz faster than the boost clock was advertised? Also, it is still safe to overclock?
 
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Dunlop0078
That is GPU boost 3.0 at work, that card will overclock itself assuming temp limit and power limit allow. I have an msi gaming 1060 with a boost clock on paper of 1808mhz in practice it will boost to 1974mhz with no manual OC. With a manual OC i can get it up to about 2080mhz before I start crashing. You can likely push a bit past 1949mhz with a manual oc before it starts to get unstable
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That is GPU boost 3.0 at work, that card will overclock itself assuming temp limit and power limit allow. I have an msi gaming 1060 with a boost clock on paper of 1808mhz in practice it will boost to 1974mhz with no manual OC. With a manual OC i can get it up to about 2080mhz before I start crashing. You can likely push a bit past 1949mhz with a manual oc before it starts to get unstable
 
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