Graphics Cards Models

[Hi P]

I don't know if "model" its the right term to use, I'm mainly referring to single fan, dual fan and triple fan graphic cards.

 

Is there any other difference aside, what I think is, air flow and cooling between them?

 

Thank you!

[FuzzyLogic]

Usually, the more fans a card has, the easier it is to stay cool and overclock. There are also blower style coolers, which have a single fan and exhaust all of their air out the back of the case, and open air coolers, which have one to three fans and have a open shroud, allowing them to exhaust air back into the case. Blower style coolers are better for cramped cases because the exhaust air won't heat up the other componenets, and open air coolers are better for larger cases.

[Hi P]

26 minutes ago, thegreengamers said:

Usually, the more fans a card has, the easier it is to stay cool and overclock.

 

If I have no plans to overclock, under what sittuation would the number of fans matter?

[FuzzyLogic]

2 minutes ago, Hi P said:

 

If I have no plans to overclock, under what sittuation would the number of fans matter?

It depends on how much heat the card outputs. For example, a GTX 1080 with 3 fans is likely to perform much better under load than a single fan model.

[Hi P]

4 minutes ago, thegreengamers said:

It GTX 1080 with 3 fans is likely to perform much better under load than a single fan model.

 

What would exactly be a load for a GPU? (if we exclude gaming scenarios)

[FuzzyLogic]

Just now, Hi P said:

 

What would exactly be a load for a GPU? (if we exclude gaming scenarios)

Gaming was actually the only load I was thinking of, since it puts a relatively high, even if not perfectly consistent, load on the GPU. I guess video editing or rendering could be another scenario, since it places a load over a longer timeframe.

[Froody129]

2 hours ago, Hi P said:

 

What would exactly be a load for a GPU? (if we exclude gaming scenarios)

Mining, rendering etc. 

 

Blower cards are good for cases with little airflow. Open air cards cool better but spit their heat into the case, so other components have to deal with it; so they need more airflow. Triple fan will usually cool better but remember that two big fans can be the same or better.