Innocent White: KFA2/Galax GTX 1070 Ti Hall of Fame under review

What is white, slightly overweight and even really fast within the framework of their genes? No, we are not writing about a full Snow White on Speed, but the Galax GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Hall of Fame, which is held in Europe for trademark reasons. KFA2/Galax uses a modified GTX 1070 Hall of Fame board for the GTX 1070 Ti Hall of Fame, but with slightly improved assembly. This, in turn, is not a cost-down, but also takes into account objections from our previous reviews similar to... Important preliminary remark We had already mentioned it at the beginning that almost exclusively the resulting boost clock rates of each GTX 1070 Ti determine the final performance and thus the so-called GPU lottery and not the manufacturer and model.... Power consumption at different loads The power consumption in the Torture Loop is pretty much exactly on the point that Nvidia set as the Power Target with 180 watts. In the gaming loop, the power consumption of 174 watts is even below the... Overclocking The limits of this card are far higher than those of the competitors with similar Power Target, which is of course also due to the already mentioned good GPU quality. however, this alone is of little use if the tension is... Cooling system and backplate Of course, the generated waste heat is directly related to the recorded power, for which the cooling solution is responsible for optimum dissipation. This rather massive cooling relies on a large lamellar... Summary White card, white vest? Almost, because the manufacturer does not make any real mistakes except for the trimmed chip (for which he can't do anything). On the contrary, it is only by changing the voltage converters to eight ech...

Overclocking

The limits of this card are far higher than those of the competitors with similar Power Target, which is of course also due to the already mentioned good GPU quality. however, this alone is of little use if the power supply is not good. From this point of view, with the combination of both, coupled with a fat cooler, we finally have a nice ideal case of maximum feasibility when all circumstances meet appropriately.

With an adjustable Power Target of 138%, the card approved a good 190 watts and was only slowed down by the voltage in the end. We were able to increase the GPU clock clock to a stable 2152 MHz and the memory clock by 200 MHz at maximum fan speed, which is certainly an absolute exception in terms of the GPU. At 100% fan speeds, the temperature of the GPU remained at approx. 53°C also low enough to keep the boost steps permanent even with Witcher 3 in Ultra HD.

Temperatures and clock rates

First, we compare the achieved start and end values for temperatures and GPU clock (boost) in tabular form:

	Initial	Final value
Open Benchtable
GPU Temperatures	27 °C	61 °C
GPU clock	1911 MHz	1860 MHz
Ambient temperature	22 °C	22 °C
Closed Case
GPU Temperatures	28 °C	65 °C
GPU clock	1911 MHz	1860 MHz
Air temperature in the housing	22°C	39°C
OC (Open Benchtable)
GPU temperatures (approx. 2800 rpm)	25 °C	52-53 °C
GPU clock (after 30 minutes)	2165 MHz	2152 MHz
Ambient temperature	22°C	22°C

Overview Graphs: Temperatures vs. Clock

For better illustrations now again the respective courses considering our timeline of a total of 15 minutes each for the warm-up time.

Thermal analysis of the back of the board

Finally, we consider the thermal analysis of the respective load states.

Gaming and overclocking

We see that pretty much all areas stay cool with the gaming loop, because the airflow is sufficiently dimensioned. However, try to stay at 65°C (or below) with the GPU so as not to lose too many boost steps.

This also applies to the use in a closed housing, where we average on the board only by approx. Measure 3-5 degrees higher temperatures, with the area below the package getting a tick warmer than the GPU as such. Nevertheless, all temperatures in the deep green area and with well below 70°C at the warmest point are downright Siberian.

Stress

The stress test also shifts the temperature load slightly towards memory and memory VRM, but everything stays almost as cool as the gaming loop.

Even in the closed housing, this time it is only a few degrees more at the neuralgic points, nothing more. You can still live comfortably with this, too, because the 70's mark is only partially slightly surpassed. This is really good and leaves a lot of reserves open.