GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G Video Card Review

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Power and Temperature

To test the power and temperature we perform a manual run-through in Cyberpunk 2077 at “Ultra” settings for real-world in-game data.  We use GPU-Z sensor data to record the results.  We report on the GPU-Z sensor data for “Board Power” and “GPU Chip Power” when available for our Wattage data.  For temperature data, we report the GPU (Edge Temp of the GPU) as well as Hot Spot (Junction Temperature) when available for our temperature data.

The findings show that the GIGABYTE Aorus GeForce RTX 3060Ti Elite 8G uses 268Watts at the board level in default and 270Watts in the overclocked run-through.  Both of these values are over the 200Watt specifications quoted on the GIGABYTE webpage for the product.

Temperatures were not an issue. The video card was run on “automatic” settings with the BIOS switch set to the “OC”  setting. The recorded fan speeds were 88%-89% in overclocked and default GPU clocks. This is a testament to the Windforce cooling system on the Elite.

Here is the GPU-Z sensor data for our temperatures. Overclock is on the left and the default, the out-of-box video card is on the right.

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Rick Patterson
Rick is an avid gamer that enjoys the latest and greatest video cards in his rigs. For the past few years, he's shared that expertise with The FPS Review's audience as a GPU reviewer.

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