At the end of last month, the 60-series GeForce RTX finally came out, which has had high popularity every generation. The RTX 3060 is the cheapest Ampere graphics card so far, and the Gigabyte Eagle (OC) version is also relatively power-efficient. Both in terms of smaller dimensions and relatively lower power draw. However, a detailed analysis is required for the bigger picture, to which we’re inviting you.
Frequency response of sound
Measurements are performed in the TrueRTA application, which records sound in a range of 240 frequencies in the recorded range of 20–20,000 Hz. For the possibility of comparison across articles, we export the dominant frequency from the low (20–200 Hz), medium (201–2,000 Hz) and high (2,001–20,000 Hz) range to standard bar graphs. However, for an even more detailed analysis of the sound expression, it is important to perceive the overall shape of the graph and the intensity of all frequencies/tones. If you don’t understand something in the graphs and tables below, you will find the answers to all the questions in this article. That explains how to read the measured data below correctly.
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in F1 2020@2160p | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -71,611 | 213,574 | -64,261 | 2031,873 | -74,162 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -72,330 | 1076,347 | -75,992 | 4561,401 | -81,229 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -73,926 | 1076,347 | -79,719 | 6267,154 | -85,076 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -71,759 | 1107,887 | -67,416 | 2091,412 | -75,288 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming | 100,794 | -76,045 | 1107,887 | -77,850 | 7034,643 | -74,423 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -72,991 | 1107,887 | -74,724 | 10848,902 | -76,519 |
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in SOTTR@2160p | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -71,937 | 213,574 | -64,455 | 2031,873 | -73,841 |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 106,787 | -74,468 | 213,574 | -71,307 | 4561,401 | -79,260 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -72,952 | 213,574 | -72,275 | 6267,154 | -84,919 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -71,603 | 1140,350 | -67,765 | 9665,273 | -80,642 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming | 100,794 | -75,410 | 1076,347 | -72,321 | 7240,773 | -74,199 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -73,170 | 1107,887 | -75,262 | 10848,902 | -75,397 |
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in CS:GO@2160p | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -72,601 | 213,574 | -64,794 | 2031,873 | -73,810 |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 106,787 | -75,721 | 213,574 | -73,423 | 4695,061 | -77,625 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 106,787 | -75,721 | 213,574 | -73,423 | 6267,154 | -82,711 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -71,103 | 1076,347 | -77,328 | 9665,273 | -77,714 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming | 100,794 | -74,208 | 1076,347 | -70,919 | 7240,773 | -74,402 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -72,346 | 1107,887 | -73,732 | 10848,902 | -72,534 |
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in Blender (Cycles), Classroom | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -72,605 | 213,574 | -70,007 | 2031,873 | -79,089 |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -71,224 | 1076,347 | -85,314 | 5915,406 | -91,953 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -71,224 | 1076,347 | -85,314 | 18245,606 | -90,785 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -71,136 | 987,015 | -89,041 | 7452,944 | -88,237 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming | 106,787 | -81,541 | 1659,995 | -80,568 | 6834,380 | -77,967 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -72,980 | 1243,561 | -95,235 | 7671,332 | -84,980 |
| Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in CS:GO@1080p (coils only) | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
| Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
| Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G | 100,794 | -73,575 | 1974,030 | -90,249 | 6088,740 | -83,145 |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 50,397 | -76,126 | 987,015 | -84,836 | 5915,406 | -83,323 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio | 100,794 | -74,662 | 1317,507 | -81,448 | 6088,740 | -84,631 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | 100,794 | -72,013 | 1659,955 | -90,354 | 8863,094 | -84,530 | |
| Asus TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming | 100,794 | -75,576 | 1140,350 | -81,739 | 9948,487 | -78,734 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | 100,794 | -73,272 | 1659,955 | -83,327 | 7452,944 | -76,372 |
