Powercolor HD6950 PCS+ 2GB Review (Vortex II Edition)

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 demands are close to the reference design, demanding only 19 watts of power when idle and under 150 watts when gaming. This is a great mixture of efficient power demand and class leading performance.

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