We start off by testing how high our GPU clocks go as well as how much power our card uses. We run Final Fantasy XV 4K benchmark as well as Kombustor for this tests so that users will have an idea what kind of usage behavior they can see from these cards.
Given that most cards will boost all the way to their highest potential, the numbers we see here should be a good indicator of what to expect from these cards in general. Results are capture via PCAT or Powenetics for power for maximum card-only data capture.
Idle Temperature and Power Draw
Gaming Temperature and Power Draw
In the chart below, we have stats over time of how the card behaves under Furmark load including clock speeds, fan RPMs and temperatures. This should give a nice picture of how the card behaves under stress load.
Clock Speed Comparison
I’m trying out this new feature of the site to include clock speed graphs during the benchmark. This would indicate how stable a GPU’s clock speed is which is affected by how good the cooling and power tuning is. This is an experimental inclusion and I hope to improve it soon to include more data.