Following on from our stock thermal and acoustic testing, here we re-test the operating temperature of the GPU, but with noise levels normalised to 40dBa. This allows us to measure the efficiency of the overall cooling solution as varying noise levels as a result of more aggressive fan curves are no longer a factor.
Noise normalised thermal performance continues the clear trend from our testing today, in that the GamingPro OC is a huge improvement over the Ventus 3X, reducing GPU and VRAM temperatures by 9.7C and 12C, respectively. However, it isn't a match for the much larger (and much more expensive) Vanguard SOC, which is in another class.