https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-series-is-purpose-built-for-oc-will-be-quiet-as-a-whisper/

Another day, another leak by Videocardz, this time about a design feature of RTX-series that is sure to resonate well with enthusiasts getting ready to part with their money. It looks like NVIDIA has drastically improved power delivery systems and voltage curves with their new Turing lineup.  If the leaked slides are anything to be believed, the card’s PCB will deliver a much cleaner voltage supply to the GPU – allowing for greater OC headrooms and cooler operation.

Let’s start with the sound levels and acoustics. The GTX 1080 – which is what NVIDIA is using for comparison against the RTX 2080 – can become as loud as 36 dBA under load but the RTX 2080 will only hit a maximum peak of 29 dBA. This is a pretty significant reduction and can be the difference between “annoying-whining-hum” and “a-comfortable-hum-that-you-can-barely-hear”. To put this into perspective a standard whisper is around 30 dBA. You can officially say that these things are as quiet as a whisper now.