Asus HD6970 Direct CU II Review – the ultimate 6970 ?

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 at idle is fantastic, only taking 20 watts. This rises to around 189 watts when gaming, and Furmark pushes it to 257 watts.

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