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The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 24c – a comfortable environment for the majority of people reading this.Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes.Load measurements were acquired by playing Crysis Warhead for 30 minutes and measuring the peak temperature. We also have included Furmark results, recording maximum temperatures throughout a 30 minute stress test. All fan settings were left on automatic.
The Nvidia GTX 780 Ti runs a little hotter than the reference GTX Titan and GTX 780, but when gaming it never pushed past 77c under load, in our specific environment. This is a significant improvement over the reference AMD R9 290X/290 cooler. Nvidia partners are also likely to be releasing improved GTX780 Ti cooling solutions over the coming months which will further drop load temperatures.
There is quite a discrepancy between the load temperature results when looking at the single fan R9 290 reference cooler (95c when gaming) and the single fan GTX 780 Ti reference cooler (80c when gaming). Nvidia explain that the AMD solution draws a lot of power and that dissipating this is a challenge for AMD because the 290 has a smaller die size. (455 square millimeters against 533 square millimeters from the GTX 780 Ti).
Nvidia sent over the image above, which shows thermal density comparison. This highlights the power per square millimeter, measured in watts per square mm of die area. The image shows that the R9 290X has a higher rating of 0.64 compared against the GTX 780 Ti 0.47 rating.
Absolutely mega – love it ! thanks!
Yeah this is awesome – well impressed myself, but the price is painful. Ah well – plenty of GTX780 non TI bargains right now for close to £400.
I can’t wait to see what MSI do with this one – Lightning FTW!
Ultimate setup? the Kitguru test rig with two GTX780 TI’s and that ASUS monitor. time to start saving. lol.
Best review of the Ti today, took me a long time to read it all. im ordering one today, just need to get the best deal !
They do make good reference coolers – ive read on forums that people say they suck, but I still have a reference GTX780 from ages ago and I had hardly hear it in my case. this is just mega, but ill have to pass until January. Christmas coming up, need to buy presents!
Well this came out of nowhere, I didnt know Nvidia were making so many changes to the shaders/TMUs etc. I think this has to be the limit of this generation of hardware, but its phenomenal. next year I think Nvidia will get Ultra HD 4k smooth at 60fps in most titles at high IQ. next gen.
Or two 780 Ti’s!
I think the R9 290 is the besdt value for money card right now by a long shot. But, and its a big but – I dont want the reference cooler.
I have posted on many forums, such as Sapphire’s asking for release dates of toxic editions etc, but no one is answering. GTX780 Ti is too much money, even though it is clearly the new leader. I want the R9 290 but without the shitty cooling system 🙁 a lot of people are waiting AMD so get your finger out.
Just ordered two for my new rig – great review and very honest.