Acoustics
The acoustic performance of a graphics card is an increasingly important consideration for PC users and Gamers these days. While fan noise is unlikely to ruin the gaming experience, no one likes a noisy graphics card and no one will argue with the fact that quieter is better. Many users are willing to sacrifice temperatures to gain a noise advantage, but with better cooling solutions being developed it is increasingly common to be able to get both better cooling and better acoustic performance than a reference solution on most custom cooled graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD partners. That said both AMD and Nvidia have stepped up their game too with regards to acoustics on their reference coolers. Ultimately, acoustics will always be a big deciding factor when there is often very little differentiation between graphics cards using the same GPUs.
Find details of our acoustic methodology on page 3.
Please upload this gpu-bios in gpu-z..bios is not listed in techpowerup-index.i need it!thx
Just purchased one of these on Ebuyer for £190 with the AMD Gold Award…..that is a bargain in my books. Especially after this very good review and recommendation.
power consumption is for full system right? so it is okay using 550W psu?
i use i5 2500k but never overclocked
A 550w PSU will be fine as long as it is a good brand, Corsair, Seasonic, Be Quiet, etc….
i use enermax triathlor FC 550W, the review said it is decent one