Sapphire Nitro+ RX 470 OC Graphics Card Review
John Williamson / 8 years ago
Noise, Power Consumption and Temperatures
Noise
Sapphire have incorporated a 0dB fan mode which only turns on the fans once the temperatures surpass 52C. As a result, the GPU is silent when browsing the web, streaming video and playing casual games. Under load, the noise output is quiet and a vast improvement on the Sapphire reference model.
Power Consumption
As expected, the total system power consumption is pretty low given the X99 platform but it’s not as efficient as the GTX 1060 or the GTX 1070.
Temperatures
The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 470 is engineered to run at 75C but from my experience, the average temperature hovers around 71C. This is a superb result which showcases the cooling solution’s proficiency.
