Temperatures / Noise levels
Fan Speed
Auto |
RPM |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
1'129 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
1'040 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
780 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
780 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
1'040 |
NVIDIA Reference |
1'250 |
|
|
50% |
RPM |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
1'493 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
1'910 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
2'180 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
2'180 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
1'450 |
NVIDIA Reference |
2'060 |
|
|
70% |
RPM |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
2'078 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
2'650 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
3'100 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
3'100 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
2'000 |
NVIDIA Reference |
n/A |
|
|
100% |
RPM |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
3'023 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
3'770 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
4'380 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
4'380 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
2'900 |
NVIDIA Reference |
4'240 |
|
More is better |
Noise Level
Auto |
dBA |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
33.2 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
32.0 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
32.0 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
32.0 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
32.0 |
NVIDIA Reference |
33.2 |
|
|
50% |
dBA |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
37.1 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
36.6 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
37.1 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
37.1 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
34.3 |
NVIDIA Reference |
39.8 |
|
|
70% |
dBA |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
43.0 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
42.7 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
44.4 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
44.4 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
40.2 |
NVIDIA Reference |
n/A |
|
|
100% |
dBA |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
51.4 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
51.2 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
52.3 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
52.3 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
50.0 |
NVIDIA Reference |
56.2 |
|
More is better |
For the noise level results, we measured the noise
level using a decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) located at 1 meter away from the
graphics card.
Idle Temperature
Auto |
Temperature |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
30 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
32 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
29 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
30 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
30 |
NVIDIA Reference |
32 |
|
|
50% |
Temperature |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
29 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
31 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
27 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
29 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
29 |
NVIDIA Reference |
30 |
|
|
70% |
Temperature |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
28 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
30 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
26 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
28 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
29 |
NVIDIA Reference |
29 |
|
|
100% |
Temperature |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
28 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
29 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
26 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
28 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
27 |
NVIDIA Reference |
29 |
|
More is better |
Idle, temperature is
taken after 15 minutes @ lowest, 40 %, 50 %, 70 % and 100 % fan speed.
Room Temperature: 25°C
Temperature under Furmark
Auto |
Temperature |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
83 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
90 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
90 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
90 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
73 |
NVIDIA Reference |
90 |
|
|
50% |
Temperature |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
71 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
81 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
80 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
83 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
71 |
NVIDIA Reference |
83 |
|
|
70% |
Temperature |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
63 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
72 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
73 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
75 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
63 |
NVIDIA Reference |
76 |
|
|
100% |
Temperature |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
56 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
62 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
58 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
63 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
56 |
NVIDIA Reference |
68 |
|
More is better |
For FurMark, temperature is taken
after 15 minutes of GPU Burn test at lowest, 40 %, 50 %, 70 % and 100 % fan speed.
We stopped the test when the GPU temperature hit 90°C.
Room Temperature: 25°C
Temperature and
fan speed under BattleField 3
Auto |
Temperature |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
DirectCU II OC |
69 |
ASUS GeForce GTX 780
Poseidon Platinum |
71 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
GHz Edition |
67 |
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780
OC V2 |
70 |
MSI Twin Frozr Gaming
GTX 780 |
66 |
NVIDIA Reference |
79 |
|
More is better |
For BattleField 3, temperature and fan speed
values taken are the highest achieved after 1 hour gaming @ auto fan
speed.