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GPU Memory Temprature is always high

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Hello, I have this gpu ASRock RX 5500 XT and memory temps are always around 80C in a Air Conditioned room (24C). Is this safe for my gpu or is it high?
If it's high can you give me suggestions, the gpu has never been opened and still using every paste stock.
The game I used it on is Horizon Zero Dawn.
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Hello, I have this gpu ASRock RX 5500 XT and memory temps are always around 80C in a Air Conditioned room (24C). Is this safe for my gpu or is it high?
If it's high can you give me suggestions, the gpu has never been opened and still using every paste stock.
The game I used it on is Horizon Zero Dawn.
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If the "always" means always when gaming then its normal. Typically even in more modern air cooled GPU cards, VRAM temp is around 75~85C when gaming.
VRAM chip heat is transferred to the card heatsink with thermal pads. Those tend to wear after a few years.
Also in order to have the right perspective, you have to know what was the temp of VRAM when the card was new and if it changed/increased overtime.
 
That's about what to expect, my reference 7900XT also had similar memory temps, it's fine.

Btw your screenshot shows 0C.
 
That's about what to expect, my reference 7900XT also had similar memory temps, it's fine.

Btw your screenshot shows 0C.
I'm sorry but I thought It was memory temprature beside the gpu temprature. I think there is no temperature monitoring module on my card? If i ever wanted to check the temperature then how will i ever check it?
edit: the 1st row has GPU1 and GPU2 temps shown in MSI
 
I'm sorry but I thought It was memory temprature beside the gpu temprature. I think there is no temperature monitoring module on my card? If i ever wanted to check the temperature then how will i ever check it?
edit: the 1st row has GPU1 and GPU2 temps shown in MSI
Try HWiNFO64 sensors mode

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Yes, it seems your card does not have VRAM temp sensor.
To my experience on small cards like yours VRAM temp should be somewhere between the two GPU temps you're getting, because the whole heatsink is small so temperature tends to even out everywhere.
 
GDDR6(X) likes to run hot anyway so nothing new here. My 3080's VRAM gets to low 60s with a fullcover waterblock, aircooled modern VRAM gets hotter.
 
GDDR6(X) likes to run hot anyway so nothing new here. My 3080's VRAM gets to low 60s with a fullcover waterblock, aircooled modern VRAM gets hotter.
According to AsRock this GPU comes with 14Gbps GDDR6
 
this GPU does not seem to monitor VRAM Temps at all. And 80°C Hotspot or in this case a delta of less than 20°C is decent for any modern Radeon GPU.
 
Have you done any modding in order to decrease the temps?

mine gddrx6 is nearly at 80c while gaming and I want to solve this problem for good. which pad do you recommend?
 
Temps in the gpu row are the gpu chip and hotspot
 
GPU Hotspot Temprature is the VRAM Temprature on AMD Cards, i think from the rx7000 series they started to show vram temprature in hwinfo, but also in adrenaline software you can find it under the metric overlay
GPU Hotspot is GPU Hotspot and not VRAM Temp
Adrenalin do not report VRAM temp on the tuning page.
You can see it if you go to "Metrics"

GPU VRAM is a another sensor and not GPU Hotspot.

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Have you done any modding in order to decrease the temps?

mine gddrx6 is nearly at 80c while gaming and I want to solve this problem for good. which pad do you recommend?
80c is fine and safe
GPU Hotspot is GPU Hotspot and not VRAM Temp
Adrenalin do not report VRAM temp on the tuning page.
You can see it if you go to "Metrics"

GPU VRAM is a another sensor and not GPU Hotspot.

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So GPU Memory Junction is the VRAM Temprature than in HWINFO?
Sorry, i totally understand it wrong all the time than!
 
Max temps for GDDR6 are 105c so if you are only seeing 80c then your all good
 
GPU Hotspot is GPU Hotspot and not VRAM Temp
Adrenalin do not report VRAM temp on the tuning page.
You can see it if you go to "Metrics"

GPU VRAM is a another sensor and not GPU Hotspot.

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I actually found memory temprature in the "Metrics Overlay" because the temp is the same and behaves the same as the "Memory Junction Temprature on HWINFO" i this actually the Vram Temp?
 

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I actually found memory temprature in the "Metrics Overlay" because the temp is the same and behaves the same as the "Memory Junction Temprature on HWINFO" i this actually the Vram Temp?
Yes, "GPU Memory Temperature" showing by adrenalin metrics overlay and "GPU Memory Junction Temprature" by HWiNFO64 is the same sensor.
According to HWiNFO author this is the hottest spot among all memory chips and usually the upper operating limit is about 105~110C

 
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