Graphics Card Temperatures
Graphics Card Temperatures
So here we'll have a look at GPU temperatures. First up, IDLE (desktop) temperatures.
IDLE temperatures are always a tiny bit tricky to read out as Windows Aero could have an effect on this. Overall anything below 50 Degrees C is considered okay, anything below 40 Degrees C is very nice. We threw in some cards at random that we have recently tested in the above chart. But what happens when we are gaming? We fire off an intense game-like application at the graphics card and measure the highest temperature of the GPU.
So with the card fully stressed we kept monitoring temperatures and noted down the GPU temperature.
- The card's temperature under heavy game stress stabilized below 80 Degrees for the card. We note down the hottest GPU reading, not the average.
Now I do want to make a little side note here. The temperature shown is based on minimal airflow. If you have a proper intake of cold air and airflow exhausting hot air, then your average temperature will be significantly better.
The Palit KalmX cooler needs a tiny bit of airflow to do some remarkable stuff. With proper ventilation you will notice load temperature go down to 55 Degrees C easily. So make sure the PC is well ventilated at all times, this will seriously help you on the overall GPU temperatures.
