Inno3D RTX 4070 Ti iChill X3 Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the Inno3D RTX 4070 Ti iChill X33. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Time Spy Extreme5. Game Benchmarks6. Clock Speed7. GPU Temperatures8. Memory Temperatures9. Acoustics10. Noise-Normalised Temperatures11. Power Draw12. Triple 8-Pin Power Investigation13. Overclocking14. Closing Thoughts15. View All Pages

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.

There's very little to split between the iChill X3 and Gaming OC in terms of noise-normalised GPU temperatures. The iChill X3 does run fractionally hotter, but only by a couple degrees when looking at the Hot Spot temperature. Both are clearly excellent cooler designs.

Likewise for the memory thermals, the iChill X3 actually comes in 2C cooler, but the results are so low anyway it's not hugely consequential.

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