Temperatures
The cooling solution which graphics card vendors use is one of the main differences that consumers have to contend with. Apart from their acoustic properties, the thermal properties of graphics card coolers are extremely important. Lower temperatures are always better and with AMD and Nvidia opting to use dynamic overclocking algorithms that take temperature into account it is important that graphics card vendors use high performance cooling solutions in order to maximise performance. The era of graphics cards reaching dangerous temperatures are now in the past but the importance of lower temperatures still remains. Lower temperatures mean better stability, longer component longevity and lower fan speeds. That said temperatures are one of the most important non-performance related properties on a graphics card.
Find details of our temperature methodology on page 3.
Bring on the custom coolers!!! My wallet is ready and waiting!
Me too 😀
All Hail AMD..!!!
uk price is under a GTX 780 by about £40…. for titan performance , and anyone complaining about it being hot and using a lot of power never had a gtx 480
Bit cheaper than that actually. Cheapest R9 290X I can see is £430, cheapest GTX 780 is about £500. I make that £70?
ocuk have a gigabyte gtx 780 for £479 , and same place has the pre order for 290x for £429…. so that’s £50 😀 but ofc a faster card for less money is the winner 😀
Fair play 😛