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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio 10 GB GDDR6X Graphics Card Review – 2nd Generation Tri-Frozr Cooling Put To The Test!

Hassan Mujtaba

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio Thermal Tests

No graphics card review is complete without evaluating its temperatures and thermal load. The MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio 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 which covers the entire PCB.

Temperatures
Load (Gaming 30 Minute Burn-in)
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120
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120
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio
72
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio
67
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
66
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X
64
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z
63
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Lightning X
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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