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.
The Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Edition consumes a little more power than the Vapor X version.
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