Gigabyte RX 6900 XT Gaming OC Review

1. Introduction2. Gigabyte RX 6900 XT Gaming OC3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy5. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing6. Control7. Cyberpunk 20778. F1 20209. Gears 510. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint11. Red Dead Redemption 212. Watch Dogs: Legion13. Clock Speed14. GPU Frequency Response15. Temperatures16. Acoustics17. Noise-Normalised Temperatures18. Power Consumption19. Overclocking20. Closing Thoughts21. View All Pages

For our temperature testing, we measure the peak GPU core temperature under load. A reading under load comes from running the 3DMark Time Spy stress test for 30 minutes.

The difference between the two BIOS modes becomes clear when looking at thermals. As a result of its more relaxed fan curve, the Silent BIOS runs hotter, hitting a peak of 76C. The OC BIOS, with its more aggressive fan curve, runs a few degrees cooler, peaking at 72C. Both are improvements over the reference card, but noise levels also play a part in this, as we will see on the next page.

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