Thermal Imaging
The back of the PCB heats up to 88 C, which is not really that surprising considering this is a 250W TDP card. I wouldn’t touch it though.
| IDLE | LOAD | |||||
| 41.7 C | 24.4 C | 30.9 C | 70.1 C | 28.3 C | 40.7 C | |
| MAX | MIN | AVG | MAX | MIN | AVG | |
 | F R O N T |  | ||||
| 50.6 C | 35.5 C | 45.5 C | 88.4 C | 28.3 C | 64.8 C | |
| MAX | MIN | AVG | MAX | MIN | AVG | |
 | B A C K |  | ||||
| 46.8 C | 26.1 C | 33.9 C | 76.0 C | 28.6 C | 44.6 C | |
| MAX | MIN | AVG | MAX | MIN | AVG | |
 | S I D E |  | ||||
GPU Temperature
The only way to keep this card below 70C under load is by setting 100% fan speed, but since that’s more than 2400 RPM, it is simply not recommended unless you don’t mind a small jet engine in your case.
Fan Speed
Even our custom fan profile wasn’t enough to keep this card from reaching 70C. It only gave us a 1C drop.
Cool Down
It takes around 40 seconds for ARMOR 2X cooler to reach idle temperature. Then the fan stops and the temperature rises again.
| Review Contents | |
|---|---|
| Page 1 | Overview MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ARMOR OC |
| Page 2 | A closer look MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ARMOR OC |
| Page 3 | Testing platform & methodology |
| Page 4 | GAME Battlefield 1 |
| Page 5 | GAME Deus Ex: Mankind Divided |
| Page 6 | GAME The Division |
| Page 7 | GAME Doom |
| Page 8 | GAME HITMAN |
| Page 9 | GAME Metro: Last Light |
| Page 10 | GAME Rise of the Tomb Raider |
| Page 11 | GAME Sniper Elite 4 |
| Page 12 | GAME The Witcher 3 |
| Page 13 | OVERCLOCKING MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ARMOR OC |
| Page 14 | BENCHMARKS 3DMark Fire Strike ● Time Spy ● VRMark ● Unigine Superposition |
| Page 15 | THERMAL EXAMINATION GPU Temperature ● FLIR Photos |
| Page 16 | STABILITY Core Clock ● GPU Usage ● Memory Usage ● Power Consumption |
| Page 17 | Conclusion |
