NVidia GeForce RTX 50x0 cards - 70% performance increase, but AI > you

Lambourne said:

They're louder because the power consumption has crept up quite a lot over the years, even midrange cards are now at the level top end cards were 10 years ago (original Titan card was 250 watts, the 5070 has the same and the 5090 more than double that).

Rather than messing with fan profiles I suggest using the power limit feature using MSI afterburner, lower power limit means less heat generated so lower cooling requirements. You will lose some fps but the relationship is by no means linear (cutting power 30% might only cost you 10% fps).

How much you can cut the power budget depends on the game you're playing. No point in putting up with a bunch of noise to run a game at 150 fps when it's just as playable at 100 fps.

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