Inno3D RTX 4080 iChill X3 Review

1. Introduction2. Meet the Inno3D RTX 4080 iChill X33. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Time Spy Extreme5. Game Benchmarks6. Clock Speed7. GPU Temperatures8. Memory Temperatures9. Acoustics10. Noise-Normalised Temperatures11. Power Draw12. Overclocking13. Closing Thoughts14. View All Pages

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.

For our noise-normalised thermal results, we increased fan speed up to 52%, or 1630rpm. This saw the GPU temperature drop to 58.8C, which is still a couple degrees hotter than the Gaming OC, but it is now slightly cooler than the Founders Edition.

Noise-normalised memory thermals are the best we have seen so far however, with a reading of 54C. This does support Inno3D’s claim that a copper baseplate can offer better memory thermals than a vapour chamber, though there’s not much in it.

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