Palit GTX 1060 Super JetStream 6GB Review

Our acoustic measurements are less precise on this mid-range test system, the noise floor of the totally quiet testing room is 35 dBA as measured with a Benetech GM1351 Digital Sound Level Meter.

We take our measurements with the decibel meter protruding off the front-top section of the chassis, overhanging by exactly 1 inch. The underlying noise level of the system, generated by the 800 RPM Noctua case fans and H100i with fixed 700RPM fans is 39 dBA, thus anything above this level can be attributed to the graphics card since the PSU is passive for most of it's power capability.

Noise levels were measured after 10 minutes of load under three scenarios: Furmark GPU stress test, Unigine Valley looping at the Extreme HD preset and desktop idle.

Acoustic performance was excellent and matched the MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X, despite being clocked higher. Fan speeds were around 1200 RPM (50%) under heavy gaming loads which is totally inaudible for the 90mm fans used. If we're being picky the MSI card is still the better cooler since it operates at lower RPMs under heavy load (around 900) on its slightly larger fans and exhibits lower temperatures.

At idle the fans turn off and enter into a passive state, producing no noise.

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