While someone may find the RX 7900 XT graphics card to be the most attractive within its price range, another may see the RTX 4070 Ti in that position. And both are right, they might just disagree on priorities. Outside of ray-tracing graphics, the Radeon is even attacking the RTX 4080. Admittedly this is at the expense of, say, worse technological balance and also worse power efficiency, but if someone doesn’t appreciate GeForce’s strengths…
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 or tables below, you’ll find the answers to all your questions in this article. This 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] | ||
| Sapphire RX 7900 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -75,1 | 213,6 | -70,9 | 6450,8 | -82,4 | |
| MSI RTX 4070 Ti Suprim X 12G (G), ReBAR on | 97,9 | -77,0 | 1107,9 | -74,1 | 5747,0 | -81,8 | |
| MSI RTX 4080 16GB Suprim X (G), ReBAR on | 71,3 | -77,2 | 1076,3 | -69,3 | 11830,8 | -75,4 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR off | 138,5 | -78,8 | 1107,9 | -78,6 | 2031,9 | -84,8 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR on | 123,4 | -81,2 | 1107,9 | -80,0 | 18245,6 | -83,7 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -83,3 | 1107,9 | -72,4 | 7240,8 | -82,5 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 184,9 | -82,3 | 1107,9 | -71,4 | 6834,4 | -82,2 | |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,8 | 1356,1 | -72,7 | 6088,7 | -80,9 |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,8 | 219,8 | -74,5 | 6088,7 | -81,0 |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -77,0 | 1076,3 | -56,5 | 2031,9 | -69,4 | |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -75,9 | 1076,3 | -56,7 | 2031,9 | -69,6 | |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 138,5 | -62,4 | 1107,9 | -56,6 | 11166,8 | -74,7 |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 138,5 | -61,9 | 1107,9 | -55,6 | 5747,0 | -74,7 |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,2 | 1076,3 | -71,2 | 7034,6 | -76,5 | |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,2 | 1076,3 | -73,5 | 7034,6 | -76,5 | |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -70,6 | 1107,9 | -82,8 | 7034,6 | -83,7 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,6 | 213,6 | -64,3 | 2031,9 | -74,2 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,3 | 1076,3 | -76,0 | 4561,4 | -81,2 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,9 | 1076,3 | -79,7 | 6267,2 | -85,1 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,0 | 1076,3 | -66,5 | 9665,3 | -81,3 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,8 | 1107,9 | -67,4 | 2091,4 | -75,3 | |
| TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -76,0 | 1107,9 | -77,9 | 7034,6 | -74,4 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,6 | 1107,9 | -74,7 | 10848,9 | -76,3 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,0 | 1107,9 | -74,7 | 10848,9 | -76,5 |
| 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] | ||
| Sapphire RX 7900 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -74,4 | 213,6 | -70,8 | 5915,4 | -79,7 | |
| MSI RTX 4070 Ti Suprim X 12G (G), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -77,9 | 1076,3 | -77,9 | 5583,4 | -82,2 | |
| MSI RTX 4080 16GB Suprim X (G), ReBAR on | 190,3 | -78,4 | 1045,7 | -74,4 | 11830,8 | -75,3 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR off | 138,5 | -78,4 | 1140,4 | -78,5 | 2031,9 | -84,7 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR on | 138,5 | -78,3 | 1107,9 | -78,4 | 2031,9 | -84,6 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -80,1 | 1107,9 | -76,5 | 6834,4 | -84,3 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 47,6 | -84,3 | 1107,9 | -75,9 | 6834,4 | -82,8 | |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -68,8 | 1356,1 | -75,7 | 6088,7 | -82,6 | |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -69,5 | 1356,1 | -74,8 | 5915,4 | -83,1 | |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 44,9 | -73,0 | 1045,7 | -50,3 | 2031,9 | -60,5 | |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 41,8 | -72,6 | 1076,3 | -51,4 | 2031,9 | -60,7 | |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 138,5 | -63,1 | 1140,4 | -57,9 | 5747,0 | -74,7 |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | 134,5 | -61,7 | 1107,9 | -58,6 | 5747,0 | -74,2 |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,9 | 1140,4 | -75,4 | 5915,4 | -77,2 | |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,1 | 1107,9 | -75,2 | 5915,4 | -76,5 | |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -70,8 | 1076,3 | -83,6 | 7034,6 | -81,9 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,9 | 213,6 | -64,5 | 2031,9 | -73,8 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 106,8 | -74,5 | 213,6 | -71,3 | 4561,4 | -79,3 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,0 | 213,6 | -72,3 | 6267,2 | -84,9 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,8 | 1140,4 | -66,1 | 9948,5 | -81,3 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,6 | 1140,4 | -67,8 | 9665,3 | -80,6 | |
| TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,4 | 1076,3 | -72,3 | 7240,8 | -74,2 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,2 | 1107,9 | -73,9 | 10848,9 | -76,3 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,2 | 1107,9 | -75,3 | 10848,9 | -75,4 |
| 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] | ||
| Sapphire RX 7900 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | 73,7 | 213,6 | -71,4 | 5747,0 | -76,3 | |
| MSI RTX 4070 Ti Suprim X 12G (G), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -77,9 | 207,5 | -81,6 | 4305,4 | -83,5 | |
| MSI RTX 4080 16GB Suprim X (G), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -79,0 | 1076,3 | -72,2 | 11830,8 | -76,4 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR off | 138,5 | -79,8 | 1107,9 | -77,6 | 2031,9 | -83,4 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR on | 123,4 | -81,0 | 1107,9 | -77,8 | 2031,9 | -83,6 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -79,6 | 1107,9 | -74,2 | 7240,8 | -80,8 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 49,0 | -84,3 | 1107,9 | -80,0 | 6834,4 | -80,2 | |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -68,7 | 1356,1 | -74,7 | 6088,7 | -80,8 | |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -69,3 | 1356,1 | -75,1 | 6088,7 | -79,2 | |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 47,6 | -67,1 | 1045,7 | -49,6 | 2031,9 | -60,1 | |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 47,6 | -70,3 | 1140,4 | -50,8 | 2031,9 | -60,2 | |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 138,5 | -64,1 | 1107,9 | -60,1 | 8610,8 | -70,9 |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | 134,5 | -71,6 | 1107,9 | -66,4 | 8365,6 | -72,1 |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -72,6 | 1173,8 | -74,9 | 5915,4 | -74,6 | |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,0 | 1107,9 | -73,8 | 5747,0 | -74,2 | |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,4 | 1107,9 | -83,1 | 6267,2 | -82,5 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,6 | 213,6 | -64,8 | 2031,9 | -73,8 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 106,8 | -75,7 | 213,6 | -73,4 | 4695,1 | -77,6 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 106,8 | -75,7 | 213,6 | -73,4 | 6267,2 | -82,7 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,2 | 1107,9 | -66,2 | 9948,5 | -77,4 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,1 | 1076,3 | -77,3 | 9665,3 | -77,7 | |
| TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -74,2 | 1076,3 | -70,9 | 7240,8 | -74,4 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,0 | 1107,9 | -74,3 | 7671,3 | -72,4 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,3 | 1107,9 | -73,7 | 10848,9 | -72,5 |
| 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] | ||
| Sapphire RX 7900 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,8 | 207,5 | -74,1 | 7034,6 | -85,2 | |
| MSI RTX 4070 Ti Suprim X 12G (G), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -77,8 | 207,5 | -82,3 | 5747,0 | -89,5 | |
| MSI RTX 4080 16GB Suprim X (G), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -80,3 | 1140,4 | -86,7 | 11830,8 | -89,4 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR off | 123,4 | -79,3 | 213,6 | -81,4 | 18245,6 | -85,5 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR on | 123,4 | -79,5 | 213,6 | -81,5 | 18245,6 | -85,6 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -77,9 | 1107,9 | -83,5 | 7240,8 | -87,3 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -79,1 | 1107,9 | -83,9 | 7240,8 | -87,5 | |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -70,1 | 1356,1 | -73,4 | 5583,4 | -86,1 | |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -69,8 | 1356,1 | -73,7 | 5915,4 | -86,0 | |
| Asus GT 1030 SL 2G BRK, ReBAR off | 50,397 | -71,7 | 1107,9 | -94,9 | 19330,5 | -90,5 | |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -76,4 | 1107,9 | -57,9 | 2031,9 | -69,7 | |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -78,7 | 1076,3 | -60,9 | 5424,5 | -74,0 | |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 116,5 | -65,0 | 1107,9 | -68,5 | 5120,0 | -77,3 | |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | 116,5 | -65,1 | 1107,9 | -68,4 | 5120,0 | -77,1 | |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -72,6 | 1173,8 | -86,6 | 5915,4 | -82,4 | |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,8 | 1076,3 | -87,2 | 5915,4 | -82,1 | |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -70,4 | 987,0 | -89,5 | 6450,8 | -89,0 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,6 | 213,6 | -70,0 | 2031,9 | -79,1 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,2 | 1076,3 | -85,3 | 5915,4 | -92,0 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,2 | 1076,3 | -85,3 | 18245,6 | -90,8 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,9 | 987,0 | -89,2 | 7452,9 | -88,3 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,1 | 987,0 | -89,0 | 7452,9 | -88,2 | |
| TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 106,8 | -81,5 | 1660,0 | -80,6 | 6834,4 | -78,0 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 97,9 | -79,8 | 1208,2 | -89,6 | 7671,3 | -85,2 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,0 | 1243,6 | -95,2 | 7671,3 | -85,0 |
| 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] | ||
| Sapphire RX 7900 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,2 | 1076,3 | -81,5 | 5747,0 | -76,3 | |
| MSI RTX 4070 Ti Suprim X 12G (G), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -78,0 | 987,0 | -78,6 | 5583,4 | -84,3 | |
| MSI RTX 4080 16GB Suprim X (G), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -80,5 | 1140,4 | -71,8 | 11830,8 | -74,9 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR off | 50,4 | -83,6 | 1317,5 | -83,0 | 7896,1 | -83,9 | |
| MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 8G OC, ReBAR on | 50,4 | -77,7 | 1317,5 | -87,3 | 10848,9 | -84,5 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -81,8 | 1045,7 | -84,2 | 2091,4 | -77,7 | |
| Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -83,3 | 1974,0 | -90,0 | 7034,6 | -82,4 | |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -72,0 | 1107,9 | -83,7 | 2215,8 | -79,6 | |
| Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -68,4 | 1917,8 | -88,7 | 6450,8 | -81,4 | |
| Asus GT 1030 SL 2G BRK, ReBAR off | 50,4 | -71,1 | 1107,9 | -91,7 | 12534,3 | -89,8 | |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -80,6 | 1660,0 | -80,3 | 7896,1 | -80,2 | |
| Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -78,8 | 1660,0 | -82,6 | 7671,3 | -80,4 | |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -74,9 | 739,4 | -67,9 | 5915,4 | -78,5 |
| Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -81,4 | 739,4 | -70,2 | 8610,8 | -73,6 |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -74,6 | 987,0 | -84,8 | 5747,0 | -69,6 | |
| Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -74,7 | 1395,9 | -88,4 | 5747,0 | -70,3 | |
| MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,0 | 1974,0 | -88,1 | 6267,2 | -83,6 | |
| Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,6 | 1974,0 | -90,2 | 6088,7 | -83,1 | |
| MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 50,4 | -76,1 | 987,0 | -84,8 | 5915,4 | -83,3 | |
| MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -74,7 | 1317,5 | -81,4 | 6088,7 | -84,6 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,8 | 987,0 | -87,7 | 7452,9 | -80,4 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,0 | 1660,0 | -90,4 | 8863,1 | -84,5 | |
| TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,6 | 1140,4 | -81,7 | 9948,5 | -78,7 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,6 | 1660,0 | -79,8 | 7452,9 | -74,0 | |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,3 | 1660,0 | -83,3 | 7452,9 | -76,4 |
*The Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE is the only tested graphics card whose spectral analysis also includes the sound of the water pump.
An interesting thing to look at is a power draw on V-sync 60 or 90 Hz. The 7000 series was obnoxious even compared to 6000 series in this regard, sometimes drawing 2 times the power of Ada GPUs.
Sounds nice, but is there anything to play? I mean, new games. Maybe a Dead Space remaster. What else? OO