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| System Name | Skunkworks |
|---|---|
| Processor | 5800x3d |
| Motherboard | x570 unify |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-U12A |
| Memory | 32GB 3600 mhz |
| Video Card(s) | asrock 6800xt challenger D |
| Storage | Sabarent rocket 4.0 2TB, MX 500 2TB |
| Display(s) | Asus 1440p144 27" |
| Case | Old arse cooler master 932 |
| Power Supply | Corsair 1200w platinum |
| Mouse | *squeak* |
| Keyboard | Some old office thing |
| Software | openSUSE tumbleweed/Mint 21.2 |
Disappointing. The cooler works fantastic, but it is defeated by XFX's horrible tuning of the card. Why is it drawing so much power? This is the same company whose flagship 480, the XFX 480 GTR black, not only ran faster then a reference card but drew less power in the process. They seem to have done the complete opposite here.
The card does not spin its fans on idle. This is hardly the first GPU to do this, and ALL of them hover around similar idle temperatures. Nothing out of the ordinary there, and is the choice of the AIB, not AMD.
Second, at load this GPU is pulling 285+ watts of power, peaking at ~300. 77C under such conditions is just fine. Go look at nvidia cards with comparable power draw, and you will find similar temperature results. Again, not the fault of AMD, just simple physics, especially given 7nm is much denser then 14nm, and with such a small die its amazing they're able to remove this much heat at all.
Finally, look at the power consumption more closely. This card is drawing 65+ watts more power then the reference design, and running at a higher voltage. The temp and power usage results are the result of XFX not tuning their card right, not AMD themselves.
Stop blaming AMD for XFX's shortcomings and physics. Nvidia is going to have the exact same problem with 7nm whenever they get there.
Why are you blaming this on AMD?
The card does not spin its fans on idle. This is hardly the first GPU to do this, and ALL of them hover around similar idle temperatures. Nothing out of the ordinary there, and is the choice of the AIB, not AMD.
Second, at load this GPU is pulling 285+ watts of power, peaking at ~300. 77C under such conditions is just fine. Go look at nvidia cards with comparable power draw, and you will find similar temperature results. Again, not the fault of AMD, just simple physics, especially given 7nm is much denser then 14nm, and with such a small die its amazing they're able to remove this much heat at all.
Finally, look at the power consumption more closely. This card is drawing 65+ watts more power then the reference design, and running at a higher voltage. The temp and power usage results are the result of XFX not tuning their card right, not AMD themselves.
Stop blaming AMD for XFX's shortcomings and physics. Nvidia is going to have the exact same problem with 7nm whenever they get there.
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