MSI RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z 11GB Review – The £1500 RTX!

1. Introduction2. MSI RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy (1080p, 1440p, 4K)5. 3DMark Port Royal (1440p DXR)6. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (1080p, 1440p, 4K)7. Far Cry 5 (1080p, 1440p, 4K)8. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (1080p, 1440p, 4K)9. Middle Earth: Shadow of War (1080p, 1440p, 4K)10. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (1080p, 1440p, 4K)11. Battlefield V w/ DXR (1080p, 1440p, 4K)12. Final Fantasy XV w/ DLSS (4K)13. Clock Speed14. Temperatures15. Acoustics16. Power Consumption17. Overclocking: 3DMark and Games18. Overclocking: Thermals, Acoustics, Power19. Closing Thoughts20. View All Pages

Here, we take a further look at the impact of our overclock, looking at the increased temperatures, acoustics, power draw, and lastly, the effect had on the average clock speed.

Temperatures

Acoustics

Power consumption

Overview

The card dealt with this overclock reasonably well. Temperatures only went up 2C over stock, though noise did increase to just over 46dB. That is getting a touch on the noisy side, so it could be better. Then again, I would expect most people wanting to apply some serious overclocks with the card are likely to liquid cool it anyway – but we can only comment on how we tested it.

Lastly, it is again not surprising to see power consumption increase even further, with the whole system drawing almost 500W from the wall. The overclocked Lightning Z draws 130W more than a stock Founders Edition RTX 2080 Ti.

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