Power consumption of 93 graphics cards compared

Posted on Friday, February 18 2011 @ 19:27 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
HWBot has published a comparison of the power consumption of 93 graphics cards in 2D, 3DMark and FurMark mode! Turns out AMD's Radeon HD 5450 DDR3 is the card that uses the least power, while the dual-GPU Radeon HD 4870 X2 is on the other end of the spectrum. NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580 takes the third position, this card has the highest power consumption of all single-GPU cards.



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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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