Asus EAH6850 Direct CU Overclock Edition Review

To test power consumption today we are using a Keithley Integra unit and we measure power consumption from the VGA card inputs, not the system wide drain. The best way to get maximum load results is by using Furmark, and even though it is not indicative of a real world situation it shows the limits the card can theoretically demand. The ‘gaming’ results are measured when playing Crysis Warhead and is a more valuable result to take from this.

Power Consumption is excellent, with this card taking only 17 watts at idle. Under normal gaming load it hovers around 105 watts, and when fully loaded in Furmark it demands only 126 watts.

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