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.
Noise-normalised thermals continue to show the X3 OC in a very positive light. The GPU temperature is 8C cooler than the Founders Edition, while we continue to see a significant improvement to memory thermals, with the GDDR6X now operating 16C cooler than the Founders. This is impressive stuff.