Gigabyte RX 6900 XT Gaming OC Review

We take our noise measurements with the sound meter positioned 1 foot from the graphics card. I measured the noise floor to be 32 dBA, thus anything above this level can be attributed to the graphics cards. The power supply is passive for the entire power output range we tested all graphics cards in, while all CPU and system fans were disabled. A reading under load comes from running the 3DMark Time Spy stress test for 30 minutes.

Interestingly, Gigabyte's Gaming OC is a little louder than the reference card. Not by a whole lot, but the Silent BIOS is 2dBa louder, while the OC BIOS is 4dBa louder. In our testing, the Silent BIOS saw the fans run at 57%, or 1790rpm, while the OC BIOS ramped things up to 62%, or 1950rpm. Contrast that with the three fans on the reference card, which spin at around 1450rpm, and it's not hard to see why the Gaming OC is a little louder.

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