Here we present the average clock speed for each graphics card while running Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition for 30 minutes. We use GPU-Z to record the GPU core frequency during gameplay. We calculate the average core frequency during the 30-minute run to present here.
The reason the Strix proved to be the fastest-running RTX 4080 yet is as a result of its high operating clock speed. With a rated clock speed of 2625MHz, it boosted well over 2800MHz during our testing – in fact, averaged over our thirty minute stress test, it operated at 2862MHz. That's about 140MHz faster than the Founders Edition, and 40MHz faster than its next-closed rival, the Palit GameRock OC.