Roundup: 14 GeForce GTX 460 1 GB cards!
by Damien Triolet
Published on February 16, 2011
Infrared thermography: graphics cards in load
Stock GeForce GTX 460 1 GB
Asus ENGTX460 TOP
Club3D GTX 460
EVGA GTX 460 EE
Gainward GTX 460 GS
Gigabyte GTX 460 OC
Gigabyte GTX 460 SOC
MSI N460GTX Cyclone OC
MSI N460GTX Hawk
Sparkle Calibre X460G
Twintech GTX 460
Zotac GTX 460
Zotac GTX 460 AMP!
In load, it’s the power stage that undergoes the biggest increase in temperature and gets over 100 °C, up to 130 °C on the EVGA. The only exception, is Gigabyte's SOC model which stays under 85 °C. In terms of the GPU, it’s the Sparkle Calibre X460G which carries the day.