Temperatures, and power-draw
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The dual-fan cooler may well be loud when running at full chat but there's no denying that it's effective at removing heat. The under-load temperature is some 17°C lower than on the reference heatsink. It's just a shame that the fans are load when run under the optimised profile and the GPU set to 20 minutes of 3D work.
Power-draw
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GeForce GTX 260 MATRIX figures are derived by running the card in power-saving mode. ASUS claims a significant reduction, highlighted on page five, yet our benchmarks show it to draw a touch more juice than a reference GTX 260.
