MSI Z77A-GD80 & R7770 Power Edition Transthermal OC 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. We measure results while gaming in Crysis Warhead and record the results.

In such an energy aware climate, AMD are making a big deal out of their new ‘ZeroCore Power’ technology. Many solutions today use power gating, clock gating and memory compression to reduce idle power requirements, but ZeroCore power technology can completely power down the core GPU while the rest of the system remains active.

The R7770 Power Edition demands 65 watts at the slot when under gaming load. This rises to around 80 watts under Furmark load. There is no doubt the R7770 is an efficient design from AMD.

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