PowerColor Red Devil RX 470 Graphics Card Review
John Williamson / 8 years ago
Noise, Power Consumption and Temperatures
Noise
Whenever the temperatures stay under 60C, a 0dB fan mode comes into effect. This creates a silent desktop experience providing other components emit very little noise. In contrast to this, the load noise levels are far from quiet and only a few decibels better than the Sapphire reference model.
Power Consumption
The PowerColor Red Devil RX 470 consumes more power than Sapphire’s reference design due to the 8-pin power connector. Despite this, it’s still fairly efficient and the total system power draw doesn’t exceed 300-watts.
Temperatures
Even though the graphics card’s cooling solution can become loud, its ability to dispel heat is exceptional. More specifically, the GPU operates under 70C and is much cooler than competing RX 470 models.
