Temperature, power consumption and nuisances:
Temperature:
To record temperatures, we opted for the Superposition stress test in Extreme mode. We opted for three 5-minute runs with 10-minute intervals between each test. We took advantage of this benchmark to record the graphics card’s power consumption for the table above.
To find out the Idle temperature, after completing the three stress test loops, we let the card rest for 20 minutes before taking the temperature reading. Bear in mind that most boards benefit from “0 dBa” technology, so the fans cut out below a certain temperature, often between 50 and 55°C. It therefore takes longer to dissipate heat after a period of stress testing or gaming. A card that does not benefit from this technology will be noisier than others at rest. A quick reminder: our temperature readings are taken in Open-Air. In a closed case, the cards will inevitably be warmer.
As we expected, the cooling system does the job perfectly. While we were disappointed by the temperatures obtained with the Gigabyte RTX 4060 model (69.6°C), here the difference is obvious, with a temperature of 49.3°C. The other good news is that noise levels are perfectly controlled, with a speed curve perfectly crafted by Asus.
Power consumption (full configuration):
We use a wattmeter to measure power consumption at the output of our PSU. Our modular power supply is a CORSAIR AX1600i. The result is the average total power consumption of our configuration. Only the graphics card changes between each reading. This makes it easy to calculate the difference between each graphics card.
As we suspected, the overall power consumption of our ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4060 OC Edition configuration was another excellent surprise, with an average of 209 watts. Please note that the benchmark used only applies to the GPU. For gaming use, the overall power consumption of our configuration will be higher, but this applies to all our graphics cards.
This result confirms the work carried out by NVIDIA on the ADA Lovelace architecture, in conjunction with the new finesse engraving. Our RTX 4060 is now the queen of these graphics, and therefore the graphics card with the lowest power consumption in 2023. As soon as we get our hands on the PCAT tool or the new version of the ElmorLabs PMD Power Measurement Device supporting 12 4 pins, we’ll update this chart, isolating only the graphics card.
