NVIDIA Fan Curves (GTX 1050 Ti Reference)

The user's GTX 1050 Ti runs a passive/quiet fan curve baked into the GPU BIOS.

Typical Stock Fan Curve

Temp Range	Fan Speed	Behavior
< 50°C	20-31%	Idle floor — stays at minimum for silence
50-55°C	30-40%	Start of ramp
55-65°C	40-60%	Moderate load
65-75°C	60-80%	Sustained load (gaming, rendering)
75-80°C	80-90%	Heavy load
80°C+	90-100%	Thermal protection

31% at 44°C is normal: The card was in P0 (active perf state) with 7% util, but 44°C is well below the 50°C ramp threshold. The fan stays at its idle floor.
Perf state matters: P8 (idle) → P0 (active) transition happens when the card has work. Temp can climb to ~50°C before the fan responds meaningfully.
Fan at 0% or [N/A]: Means the card relies on passive cooling or the fan hasn't spun up yet. Some Pascal cards have a zero-RPM mode below 50°C.
No user-side fan curve tool: Custom fan curves require nvidia-settings (X11) or third-party tools — not available in headless/server setups.

The GTX 1050 Ti (and other budget Pascal GPUs) cannot report power draw via nvidia-smi:

nvidia-smi --query-gpu=power.draw returns [N/A]
The card has a 75W TDP, runs off PCIe slot power only (no 6/8-pin connector), and lacks the power monitoring hardware/BIOS support
This is not a driver issue or misconfiguration — the sensor simply doesn't exist on this hardware
Cards that do report power: GTX 1060+, RTX series, and higher-end models with dedicated power sensors
What to tell the user: "The GTX 1050 Ti doesn't have a power sensor. It's normal — the card literally can't tell us. Nothing to fix."

If asked "why is the fan at X% when temp is Y°C":

Check perf state (P0 = active, P8/P12 = idle)
Compare temp against the curve above
Under 50°C at 20-31% = perfectly normal, BIOS prioritizes quiet
If temp exceeds 55°C and fan stays below 40%, something may be wrong (check for dust, thermal paste, or fan failure via nvidia-smi -q -d TEMPERATURE)