Thermal Grizzly WireView GPU, 2x 8-Pin PCIe - Normal

• Device for measuring the power consumption of GPUs
• For cards with 2x 8-pin PCIe and normal plug orientation
• Integrated memory for recording measurement values
• Clean appearance thanks to optimized cable management
• Developed in collaboration with Jon "elmor" Sandström

The Thermal Grizzly WireView GPU, 2x 8-Pin PCIe (Normal) in Detail

The Thermal Grizzly WireView GPU is a device for measuring the power consumption of PCI-E expansion and plug-in cards with PCIe power connection. The U-shaped design of the adapter allows for optimized cable management for a clean cable setup.

What does the WireView GPU do?

The WireView GPU enables the measurement of power consumption of PCI-E expansion and plug-in cards, recording this data to determine power consumption. This data can be used, for example, to calculate the power costs of a graphics card or to compare power consumption with other graphics cards.

By measuring power consumption, the WireView GPU can determine the power consumption of PCI-E expansion/plug-in cards over a specific period or in specific applications. Additionally, it can identify power consumption peaks ("peaks") that may occur during the operation of current high-end graphics cards. The measured values are displayed on the WireView GPU's OLED display.

Why a power meter for the graphics card?

The WireView GPU is particularly interesting for extreme overclockers and hardware reviewers as it can display the power consumption of a graphics card in real-time. It is also helpful when testing the performance of a graphics card. Since no additional software needs to run to capture power consumption during testing, benchmark results are not affected by the measurement.

When manually overclocking the graphics card (e.g. with MSI Afterburner, ASUS GPU Tweak, EVGA Precision), the adjustments made in the software in terms of power consumption can be directly monitored on the OLED display of the WireView GPU.

In addition to real-time power consumption display, the WireView GPU stores the measured data in its internal memory to capture the average power consumption of the graphics card over an extended period. The stored data can be reset during operation.