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 used HWInfo64 sensor data to record the results. We report on the HWInfo64 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. As has been discussed in Overclocking, HWINFO 64 was used for data collection.
Power
Here we can see that there have been improvements with respect to power draw at the chip level in the newer video cards. The XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 7700 XT Black Edition draws the least in its default state by 8% over the RTX 4060 Ti. The difference is quite remarkable over the last generation. When looking at the total board power draw, the overclocked XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 7700 XT Black Edition nudges right up to the listed maximum by XFX. The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB FE does remain more power efficient.
Temperature
The value of a custom heatsink and triple fan cooler is very evident in this graphic. The XFX Speedster QICK 319 Radeon RX 7700 XT Black Edition cooler does an excellent job. When the fans are ramped up manually in overclocking the temperatures are essentially identical. The difference is in the 35% range over the RTX 4060 Ti and RX 6750. We see a 45% difference at the RX 6700 XT level. The nice thing about the XFX cooler is how quiet it runs up to about 60%. Most likely one would not hear this inside a case below 60% fan cycle.