Powercolor HD6970 Graphics Card 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 very low at idle, measuring 19 watts. This rises to around 190 watts when gaming, peaking at 248 watts under Furmark at maximum settings.

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