A new GPU overclocking world record has been set by AMD, using its budget Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU.
Splave and AMD Collaborate to Break GPU Frequency World Record at AMD's Office; Overclock Radeon RX 9060 XT to 4.769 GHz
There is only a single official 4.0+ GHz dGPU overclocking record ever registered, and that's by Splave on the GeForce RTX 4090. SkatterBencher also previously pushed the GPU frequency to 4.25 GHz, but it was on the integrated graphics on the Arrow Lake processor. These are the only two GPU OC world records to have ever crossed the 4.0 GHz mark, but AMD just broke both these records by pushing one of its RDNA 4 discrete GPUs to over 4.7 GHz.
AMD collaborated with the prominent overclocker Splave, who achieved a staggering 4.769 GHz on the Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU at the AMD Markham office. Splave was optimistic about reaching 4.4 or 4.5 GHz, but he wanted to push to 5.0 GHz. Even though 5.0 GHz remains out of reach for now, he managed to push the world record closer to that milestone than ever before.
Splave used liquid nitrogen cooling to ensure such a high frequency can be reached on the Radeon RX 9060 XT, which officially brings a 3.13 GHz boost clock on the reference card. So, the new frequency record is almost a 1.6 GHz boost over the reference edition, which is also much higher than any GPU OC world record we have ever seen. The video by AMD is quite short, and therefore, we didn't get any additional details.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT can be pushed to 3.3-3.5 GHz using air or liquid cooling, but to push it beyond 4.0 GHz, these cooling methods aren't enough. That said, the performance benefits of such high clocks will definitely be noticeable, but such high clocks aren't sustainable for a long duration. This is why such overclocking instances strictly remain a hobby for enthusiasts.
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