Power, Temperature and Noise
EVGA's supposed 200W TDP is well off the mark. As we alluded to earlier on, it's actually 240W, which is why it's fairly close to the RTX 3070.
No problem for the cooler, mind.
The three fans spin up to around 1,600rpm at full chat. RPMs don't tell the full story because the quality of the fan is equally as important in determining how noisy the card actually is.
EVGA offers mid-pack performance from the noise meter but, to our ears, sounds marginally quieter because it emits a steady hum more than the higher-pitched noise available on some rival models. That may be so, but it can't get close to the oh-so-quiet Asus and MSI cards without manually tinkering with the fan curve.
We're happy to report there's no obvious coil whine on our sample.
