# Hotspot temperature sensor on Nvidia's Blackwell gaming GPUs is still accessible if you have access to Nvidia's internal MODS tool — Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti caught throttling at 107°C over poor TIM application

> When the RTX 50 series launched, reviewers quickly discovered that the hotspot temperature was being misreported in standard diagnostics tools such as HWiNFO or MSI Afterburner.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/hotspot-temperature-sensor-on-nvidias-blackwell-gaming-gpus-is-still-accessible-if-you-have-access-to-nvidias-internal-mods-tool-nvidia-rtx-5070-ti-caught-throttling-at-107-c-over-poor-tim-application?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a528830fbe00a3842b1b7dd)
- **Published:** 2026-07-11
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #nvidia #rtx #windows #rtx-5070
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a528830fbe00a3842b1b7dd

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