Temperatures

Temperatures are amazing - among the lowest of any R9 290X we've tested so far. However, The MSI Lightning does, however, achieve these results by producing a lot of noise. Other cards are significantly quieter and only a few °C warmer, a small difference that is in my opinion worth the noise reduction.

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 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 the measurement on the pins of a coil or a capacitor near the GPU voltage regulator.