Here are the key papers you should read, ranked by importance to your topic.

Top Superposition Benchmarks

Key observation: Many users find that their GPU runs hotter and draws more wattage during the Key Top scene than during any 4K gaming session. This is because the workload is parallelized to 100% utilization without pipeline stalls typically caused by game logic.

has established itself as a definitive stress test for modern PC hardware. Designed to push graphics cards to their absolute limits using the UNIGINE 2 Engine

Acceptance criteria

Thermals: Maintaining low temperatures is the most effective "key" to preventing GPU thermal throttling.

Validation: Confirming that hardware upgrades or driver updates actually improved performance as intended.