How to check if GPU or CPU is overclocked? 4 easy ways to know.
If you are going to buy the old GPU or CPU. For your pc setup. But you are worried about the overclocking of that old or second hand GPU/CPU. And want to learn how to check if gpu is overclocked.
Then in this article, I will talk about the four easy ways. By following them.
You can know or check. Is your CPU or GPU overclocked or not?
To check if GPU or CPU is overclocked:-
- Use GPU-Z to know if your GPU is overclocked.
- For GPU you can also use MSI afterburner.
- And use CPU-Z. To know CPU is overclocked.
- Or you can also go to BIOS. To check CPU is overclocked.
So these are those four ways. By following them you can check if your CPU or GPU is overclocked.
If you want to learn about. These four ways step by step. Follow me ahead in this article.
I will teach you how to check if gpu is overclocked. With the screenshots.
What you need to look for in an Overclocked CPU or GPU
So, you know the four steps. To see if your CPU or GPU is overclocked.
But, how do you compare the data to know exactly? If your CPU or GPU is overclocked.
No matter. Which type of CPU or GPU do you have in your laptop or PC. Do a google search or check the CPU or GPU.
Manual to know about the stock speed of the CPU or GPU. Once you know your CPU or GPU stock speed.
You can check the current speed of your CPU or GPU. By using one of the ways. I have talked about.
And compare the current speed of the CPU or GPU with the stock speed.
If the current speed of the CPU or graphics card is more than the stock speed of CPU or GPU.
Then the CPU or GPU has been overclocked.
How can I tell or know if my CPU or GPU is overclocked?
So, from here you will learn step by step. How you can look for if your CPU or GPU is overclocked or not.
For that, we will check the current speed of the GPU or CPU. Let’s know how you can do that.
Use GPU-Z to know your GPU clock frequency
Credit: SkyGpu.com
The first option to check the GPU clock frequency is to use the GPU-Z. Which is the easiest. Follow this link and download the GPU-Z software.
After downloading. Install the GPU-Z in your pc system. So GPU-Z can give you the actual GPU clock frequency.
Now open the GPU-Z. The single window will be open. I have shared the screenshot.
It will look the same. I am doing this on my laptop. If you have a pc. You can do that on your computer too.
After opening the GPU-Z. You will get different options. Like Graphics cards, Sensors, Advanced, and Validation.
By default, the window will open in the graphics card option. What you need to do is check the speed of your GPU or graphics card.
You will get various terms. But you have to pay attention to the GPU clock and Default clock.
The default clock is the speed of the GPU. You will get what the manufacturer has announced.
And the GPU clock speed is at what speed. Right now the GPU is running. If the GPU clock speed is more than the default clock.
Then your GPU has been clocked in the past.
Use MSI Afterburner to check if GPU is overclocked
Credit: SkyGpu.com
And the second option is to check. If your GPU is already overclocked?
Download the MSI afterburner. In your PC or Laptop. Then install the MSI afterburner. In your system.
And open the MSI afterburner. If you have successfully installed the software.
MSI afterburner will show the current speed of the GPU or Graphics card.
Then go to the official manufacturer site or in the manual of your GPU.
And try to know the default speed of the GPU. If the current speed of the GPU or graphics card is more than the default or stock speed of your GPU.
It means. Your GPU is overclocked. If current speed is similar to the default or stock speed. Then GPU is not overclocked.
Use CPU-Z to know the clock frequency of the CPU
Credit: SkyGpu.com
To know if your CPU is overclocked. You have to install the CPU-Z. In your system.
For this. Here is the CPU-Z download link. Download and install this software in your system.
After that, open the app. You will have different options like CPU, Memory, SPD, Graphics, Bench, and Mainboard.
By default, the software window will open on the CPU. And here you have to pay attention to only the Clocks Section.
Where you can see Core Speed, Multiplier, and Bus Speed. My CPU is 6th Generation i3 Processors.
The default speed is 2.00 GHz. You can also know this by multiplying two terms.
I hope so. Your CPU-Z window is open right now. Look at the two terms. Multiplier and Bus Speed.
In the Multiplier bracket. Take the right hand side number. In my case, it is 20.
And the Bus speed is 99.78 Mhz. Now we multiply the 20 and 99.78. The result is 1995.6 Mhz.
In the Ghz it is near to the 2 GHz. Which is similar to the official announced speed.
So, my CPU is not overclocked. Because the current speed of the CPU is similar to the. What is the default speed of the CPU?
Check the CPU in BIOS
In this, you will need to go to the CPU bios of your computer or laptop. To get into your CPU Bios. You can follow this article on Tomshardware.
When you get into your system CPU in Bios. You have to pay attention. To the two terms.
CPU frequency (CPU FSB frequency) and multiplier (CPU ratio or CPU core ratio). CPU frequency can be denoted by different names.
When you get both the terms. You can multiply them with each other.
If the result is similar to your CPU stock number. That means your CPU has not been overclocked.
If the CPU frequency is more than the stock. It means. Your CPU is overclocked.
I have just bought the new GPU.
If you have just bought the new GPU and wanted to know that. If your GPU is pre-overclocked.
You can do that by looking at the package of your GPU. If there is written OC on the box or package.
If it means your package is already or pre-overclocked.
If you want to downgrade the GPU. I will not suggest it until then. There are some issue that you may want to fix.
By downgrading the GPU.
Conclusion: How to check if gpu is overclocked.
So, these are four ways by following them. You can know that. Is your GPU or graphics card overclocked or not?
When you are going to buy an old or second hand GPU or CPU. You should always check.
If you are looking for the answer. About whether your GPU or CPU is overclocked in the past.
Then this article might not be useful for you. Because it’s hard to know. If someone has overclocked and then downclock the GPU/CPU.
For the sale. Still, you can go with that old GPU or CPU. If that is not used for a long time. So that's how to check if gpu is overclocked.
See you next time…
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