NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 Temperature Acoustics and Power Consumption Linus Tech Tips

The video evaluates the Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 focusing on temperature, acoustics, and power consumption in comparison with its contemporaries, including the GTX 680, Radeon HD 7970, 7950, 7870, and the GTX 570. Linus demonstrates the measurements with a system running three GTX 670 cards in SLI, noting that idle power draw from the wall stays under 100 watts even with an overclocked 4.4 GHz 3930K CPU and a 1250 watt power supply. He explains the methodology for gauging gaming load power by observing readings during Battlefield 3 benchmarking, emphasizing that the maximum power figure is a practical, not perfectly scientific, representation of what players can expect. The comparisons show the GTX 670 delivering strong performance per watt, outperforming the 7950 while trailing the 7970, and it is highlighted as cooler at idle and generally more power-efficient than the GTX 680. He also discusses how reference versus non reference coolers affect temperatures and noise, noting that non reference cards from brands like Galaxy can offer significant improvements in cooling and acoustic levels. The review includes visual clips of the cards in idle and load to illustrate noise signatures, and Linus concludes that the GTX 670 sits well within its expected performance and efficiency range, with practical implications for enthusiasts seeking a balanced, less energy hungry high end setup. Finally, he acknowledges the existence of non reference coolers and teases a future comparison video involving multi card configurations at higher resolutions.

Topics · hardware · graphics_cards · power_consumption · thermal_performance · noise · review