
ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Super STRIX OC Review
Overclocking »Temperatures

Temperature & Noise Comparison | ||||
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Idle | Gaming | |||
Temp | Noise | Temp | Noise | |
ASUS RTX 2080 Super STRIX OC | 33°C | 28 dBA | 66°C | 37 dBA |
ASUS RTX 2080 Super STRIX OC (Quiet BIOS) | 46°C | Fan Stop | 76°C | 31 dBA |
EVGA RTX 2080 Super Black | 50°C | Fan Stop | 77°C | 38 dBA |
EVGA RTX 2080 Super FTW3 | 44°C | Fan Stop | 68°C | 36 dBA |
EVGA RTX 2080 Super FTW3 (OC BIOS) | 38°C | 27 dBA | 67°C | 37 dBA |
MSI RTX 2080 Super Gaming X Trio | 51°C | Fan Stop | 72°C | 32 dBA |
NVIDIA RTX 2080 FE | 36°C | 29 dBA | 72°C | 35 dBA |
NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super FE | 36°C | 29 dBA | 78°C | 36 dBA |
Palit RTX 2080 Super GameRock | 34°C | 27 dBA | 74°C | 33 dBA |
Palit RTX 2080 Super GameRock (2nd BIOS) | 50°C | Fan Stop | 75°C | 31 dBA |
Zotac RTX 2080 Super AMP Extreme | 48°C | Fan Stop | 84°C | 37 dBA |
Fan Noise
While the default BIOS does not offer fan-stop capability, the feature is included in the second BIOS that's easily activated by using the on-board switch. However, with 28 dBA, even the default BIOS is very quiet in idle.
With the default BIOS, gaming noise levels are slightly worse than with the NVIDIA Founders Edition, but the difference should barely be noticeable. My recommendation is to use the quiet BIOS all the time as it makes the card extremely quiet even when fully loaded. Actually, in that mode, the ASUS STRIX is the quietest RTX 2080 Super we ever testing, sharing the throne with the Palit RTX 2080 Super in quiet mode. The performance difference for the quiet BIOS is less than 1%—definitely worth it.

