ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua OC Review - Just Wow 63

ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua OC Review - Just Wow

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Manufacturer: ASUS
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Temperatures

Temperature & Noise Comparison
IdleGaming
GPUNoiseGPUHotspotMemoryNoiseRPM
ASUS RTX 3080 Noctua39°CFan Stop67°C78°C76°C23.4 dBA928 RPM
ASUS RTX 3080 Noctua (Performance BIOS)37°CFan Stop58°C69°C68°C29.8 dBA1371 RPM

I changed the noise testing methodology a while ago, so the older data for other RTX 3080 graphics cards can't be compared directly. I'm still including it here for reference. I'm now measuring at a distance of 50 cm; previously, I measured at a distance of 100 cm. The temperature data should be directly comparable, plus or minus a degree or two.

Temperature & Noise Comparison
IdleGaming
GPUNoiseGPUNoiseRPM
ASUS RTX 3080 TUF OC42°CFan Stop63°C35 dBA2014 RPM
ASUS RTX 3080 TUF OC (Quiet BIOS)43°CFan Stop71°C31 dBA1562 RPM
Colorful RTX 3080 Vulcan OC43°CFan Stop67°C35 dBA1745 RPM
Colorful RTX 3080 Vulcan OC (Turbo BIOS)44°CFan Stop72°C37 dBA1912 RPM
EVGA RTX 3080 FTW348°CFan Stop74°C31 dBA1715 RPM
EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 (OC BIOS)27°C26 dBA68°C34 dBA1968 RPM
MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio44°CFan Stop76°C32 dBA1500 RPM
MSI RTX 3080 Suprim X44°CFan Stop77°C29 dBA1350 RPM
MSI RTX 3080 Suprim X (Gaming BIOS)45°CFan Stop67°C34 dBA1988 RPM
Palit RTX 3080 Gaming Pro OC49°CFan Stop72°C36 dBA1965 RPM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition34°CFan Stop78°C36 dBA1977 RPM
ZOTAC RTX 3080 Amp Holo48°CFan Stop77°C35 dBA1855 RPM
ZOTAC RTX 3080 Trinity50°CFan Stop73°C32 dBA1520 RPM
Testing notes & interpretation
  • GPU temperatures listed here are based on GPU-Z measurements of the on-chip temperature sensor.
  • We report these GPU temperatures under a constant load for ease of comparison, as well as an idle state most end users will experience often. This combination helps dictate cooling needs and provides context for how well the thermal solution performs.
  • Please note that GPU temperature is contingent on a variety of factors. Some, including clock speed, voltage settings, cooler design, and production variances, are beyond the control of the end user. Others, such as ambient temperature, case design, and airflow pathway affecting the GPU, can be mitigated to certain extents.
  • The data in the table above shows results for similar cards, achieved in identical conditions during previous TechPowerUp reviews.

Thermal Analysis

For this test, we first let the card sit idle to reach thermal equilibrium. Next, we start a constant 100% gaming load, recording several important parameters while the test is running. This shows you the thermal behavior of the card and how the fans ramp up as temperatures increase. Once temperatures are stable (no increase for two minutes), we stop the load and record how the card cools down over time.

GPU Clock, Voltage Temperature, Fan Speed over Time


We also ran the same test for the "Performance" BIOS:


Fan Noise

Noise Testing Details
  • The tested graphics card is installed in an open bench system. The system does not emit any noise on its own, all components are passively cooled.
  • All cards are loaded with the same test: a custom-engineered game-like load in Unreal Engine 4 that always renders the same frame at 60 FPS to minimize variance.
  • To ensure 100% loading of the GPU, the render complexity is set dynamically so that each card operates at peak performance without being CPU limited.
  • We're not using Furmark because it creates too high a load that forces fans to run faster than what is encountered during typical gameplay.
  • Noise results of other cards on this page are measurements of the respective reference design.
  • We let the card heat up and wait for fan speed to no longer change. Depending on the fan-control algorithm, this can often take quite some time.
  • Noise level measurements are conducted using a 1/2" calibrated measurement microphone that records onto the host PC using a digital audio processing pipeline. The microphone is recalibrated at least once a month.
  • Measurement distance is 50 cm. Our previous noise-level measurements took place at a distance of 1 m. We reduced the distance to be able to better distinguish acoustics of the very quiet graphics cards.

Fan Noise Idle
Fan Noise Gaming
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