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GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 HOF Extreme Edition Graphics Card Review – The Best Looking Ampere By Far!

Hassan Mujtaba

GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 HOF Thermal Tests

No graphics card review is complete without evaluating its temperatures and thermal load. The GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 HOF graphics card comes with a triple-fan cooler with 0db fan technology, a massive heatsink that is composed of several aluminum fins and heat pipes, and an extended backplate that covers the entire PCB.

Temperatures
Load (Gaming 30 Minute Burn-in)
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MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X
68
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio
68
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SUPRIMX
66
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X
65
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio
64
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X
64
GALAX GeForce RTX 3080 HOF
64
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
64
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
63
MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming X
61
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG
60

Note – We tested load with Kombuster which is known as a ‘power virus’ and can permanently damage the hardware. Use such software at your own risk!

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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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