Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU Mini 4096MB

The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 23c – a comfortable environment for the majority of people reading this.Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes. Load measurements were acquired by playing Crysis Warhead for 30 minutes and measuring the peak temperature. We also have included Furmark results, recording maximum temperatures throughout a 30 minute stress test. All fan settings were left on automatic.


We already know Maxwell is a cool running architecture, and we see that when gaming the Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU Mini runs at around 60c. The synthetic Furmark stress test pushes the card higher than any real world situation, peaking at 68c.

We install the graphics card into our system and measure temperatures on the back of the PCB with our Fluke Visual IR Thermometer/Infrared Thermal Camera. This is a real world running environment.

Details on each test are shown below.

The backplate reads just under 48c after 15 minutes of gaming.

After 10 minutes of dealing with the Furmark stress test, the backplate reads 53.4C. The backplate handles the job very well.

A hot spot appears on the card, close to the SLI connectors. This is the location where a lot of hot air escapes, as the fan is forcing the air in this direction. The temperature in this area shifted between 60c and 62c, averaging around the 61c mark.

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