MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8 GB Review 56

MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8 GB Review

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Temperatures



Idle temperatures are excellent even with the fans turning off in idle. During gaming, the card also runs much cooler than the reference design, which avoids clock throttling above 82°C.

GPU Temperature Comparison
IdleLoadGaming Noise
MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X52°C71°C30 dBA
ASUS GTX 1080 STRIX45°C68°C33 dBA
Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming42°C70°C34 dBA
MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X51°C72°C31 dBA
NVIDIA GTX 1080 FE36°C83°C37 dBA
NVIDIA GTX 1070 FE39°C83°C36 dBA
Important: GPU temperature will vary depending on clock speed, voltage settings,
cooler design, and production variances. This table just serves to provide a list of
typical temperatures for similar cards as determined during TPU review.


Clock Profiles

Modern graphics cards have several clock profiles that are selected to balance power draw and performance requirements.

The following table lists the clock settings for important performance scenarios and the GPU voltage we measured. We performed these measurements on the pins of a coil or capacitor near the GPU voltage regulator.

GPU
Clock
Memory
Clock
GPU Voltage
(measured)
Desktop215 MHz203 MHz0.625 V
Multi-Monitor215 MHz203 MHz0.625 V
Blu-ray Playback215 MHz203 MHz0.625 V
3D Load1582 - 1987 MHz2002 MHz0.795 - 1.060 V
The card uses NVIDIA's dynamic overclocking mechanism, GPU Boost 3.0. It will dynamically adjust clock and voltage based on render load, temperature, and other factors.

For the graph below, we recorded all GPU clock and GPU voltage combinations of our 1920x1080 resolution benchmarking suite. The plotted points are transparent, which allows them to add up to indicate more often used values. A light color means the clock/voltage combination is rarely used and a dark color means it's active more often.

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