Hello guys,
I have a question who uses p106-100 gpu.
Here's my settings:
95W
Core: 100
Mem: 1400
And I'm getting 290~298sols.
Now when I tried to lower my power limit to 75W. The card still draws 90W.
Nvidia-shows that it has a power limit of 75W but still consumes 90W. Does anyone had this issue?
Power limit is a percentage based on the card's TDP (thermal design power) which for a p106-100 is 120W. So in your case power limit @ 75% of 120W is 90W.
This answer is correct for Windows only (using Afterburner, PL is shown in percentage). On linux, power limit is in watts.
How did you measure your power draw? If nvidia-smi is showing you 75W then that's how much power your GPU is drawing. If you are using kill-a-watt to measure power draw at the wall, it should show higher number which is normal. How much more it depends on your power supply efficiency. Platinum rated power supplies have 92-94% efficiency, Bronze rated have 80% efficiency, the rest is dissipated on heat. If you are using Bronze power supply for every 80W supplied to the GPU you are drawing 100W from the wall. On top of that add some power that motherboard, CPU, RAM are drawing... it pays to invest in Platinum power supply, over time you will save quite a lot.
As damNmad suggested, try setting individual power limits if you are experiencing incorrect PL and is not related to the above explanation.