MSI GTX 1060 6GB Gaming X Review

Temperatures 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. GPU-Z was used to record the maximum temperature, fan profiles were left to their default behaviour.

Delta temperatures are presented below to account for small fluctuations in room temperature, but for all the testing present in this graph the temperature ranged from 21.4 to 23.5 degrees Celsius.

Despite quieter operation temperatures are barely affected – in a 23 degrees Celsius room the typical operating temperatures were in the low 60s. MSI doesn't compromise on noise or cooling performance.

The passive idling temperature is a little higher than some other cards, in the mid 40s, but this is certainly nothing to be concerned with.

Thermal imaging shows that the card stays cool all-round with a peak PCB temperature of 52 degrees – the two large fans and backplate are both doing a stellar job.

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