MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ARMOR Review

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.

• Table of 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