eVGA GTX 460 1GB Superclocked SLI 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.

Each card consumes around 130 watts when gaming and around 175 watts when using Furmark stress testing. This means that when gaming you can expect the SLI solution to consume around 260-265 watts. The final figure of 348 watts for Furmark in SLI is not currently a ‘real world' gaming situation, but is interesting nonetheless.

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