Theoretically passage to the new technical process always brings reduction in the energy consumption . Associate in this case estimated the gain in case of 55 NM version GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 .
First , we should note the differences, which the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 obtained after passage on 55 NM technical process . The number of Textolite slot printed-circuit board was decreased from 14 to 10, and the power system passed from 3 + 2 phases to 4 + 2 phases. Cooling systems obtained a simpler design, calculated for smaller heat emission levels .
As explained associates, the primitive cooler badly cools the video chip; therefore, the new version GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 proves to be hotter in comparison with predecessors. In this case under load and in the rest state , the 55 NM version consumes less electric power.
Associate was able to overclock the 55nm version from 576/1242/1998 to 720/1552/2260 MHz. This is higher than the average overclock result for the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216, based on the old 65 NM chip. For sure the replacement of this cooler by another will improve this result . Related Products :
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