Following on from our stock thermal and acoustic testing, here we re-test the operating temperature of the GPU, but with noise levels normalised to 40dBa. This allows us to measure the efficiency of the overall cooling solution as varying noise levels as a result of more aggressive fan curves are no longer a factor.
Once we normalised noise levels to 40dBa, the Aero OC delivered very similar thermal results to the Ventus 3X, while it ran 2-3C hotter than the Palit GamingPro OC – though that is to be expected as it is a bigger and heavier card.
Noise-normalised memory thermals are all very similar too, with just 4C separating top from bottom in our testing.