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 the Hot Spot (Junction Temperature) when available for our temperature data.
Power
Here we see the power data recorded in GPUZ. The RTX 4070 Ti has a lower demand than the SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT by a significant margin, over 1/3 less. The software does not capture GPU Chip data on AMD cards.
Temperature
This data clearly demonstrates the cooling prowess of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 7900 XT. Despite a 30% greater power draw, the heatsink did its job. Part of the 14% lower temperature was no doubt the fan cycle which was running at 67% versus 35% on the default card and the ASUS card. As we discussed above, the cooling does come with a price. The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 7900 XT fans are noticeably loud at 67%.
This is a screen capture of the GPUZ sensor data for our review video card. The default card data is on the left.