Computer components are produced with a certain "margin of safety". That is, a graphics card or processor designed for standard operating speed may function slightly faster. This leads to accelerated wear and tear, but allows you to squeeze the best out of your computer. Of course, you shouldn't expect big gains, but 10-20 percent extra speed is quite achievable.
Instructions
Step 1
Download the program to configure the parameters of the video card. For a long time, AMD video card drivers have a special option for adjusting the frequency of the core and memory of the video card. Similar capabilities are available in the Geforce graphics driver from nVidia. Despite this, the MSI Afterburner utility is deservedly considered one of the best ways to speed up a video card today.
Step 2
Launch any browser and go to https://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm. You will be taken to the download page for the installation package of the program. Click on the Download link and wait for the download to finish. If you wish, you can find other sources, but this is the official site of the project, where the latest version of the utility is always available.
Step 3
Install Afterburner. Double click on the downloaded file and answer the questions of the installation wizard. If in doubt about the settings, just click the Next or Next button until you see the message that the installation is complete and the Finish or Finish button.
Step 4
Run MSI Afterburner. By default, after installation, the program will automatically open. If it doesn't, click the Afterburner airplane icon on your desktop. The main application window will open, as well as the diagnostics panel, which displays the current frequency of the video processor, memory, temperature and fan speed, if your video card sends this data.
Step 5
Adjust the settings you want to speed up your graphics card. The two most important values that affect the speed of your graphics accelerator are the core frequency and the video memory frequency. In the central part of the utility window, you will see two sliders labeled Core Clock and Memory Clock, respectively, they mean the frequency of the core and memory. To the right of these switches, in the green window, the current or standard operating frequency is displayed.
Step 6
Move the sliders or enter the desired values directly in the frequency box, then click the Apply button to apply the settings. Be careful and increase the frequencies gradually, in small steps. After applying the settings, run the stability check of the video card.
Step 7
To do this, click the "К" button in the upper left corner of the utility window. The built-in Kombustor test will start - about five or ten minutes of its work is enough to conduct an initial stability test. If the computer does not freeze in the process, then you can increase the frequency further.
