The Real Power Consumption of 73 Graphics Cards Comparison

Wondering if this device can be found in Malaysia.. I guess not..
 

The french team of Hardware.fr has done a big test by measuring the real power consumption of 73 graphics cards.

The power consumption of a graphics card is the sum of two powers:
the PCI-Express X16 power: up to 75W
PCI-Express power supply connectors:
up to 75W for the 6-pin version
up to 150W for the 8-pin version

So the max theoretical power consumption of a card can’t exceed 75+75+150 = 300W.

To measure the power consumption of PCI-Express power supply connectors, just use a voltmeter and and amperometer. To measure the power consumption of the PCI-Express X16 bus, a PCI-Express bus extender is required like this one (see picture above).

Two 3D apps have been use to push the cards to the max: FurMark and 3DMark06 (Pixel shader test).

FurMark results in 1920×1200 (Stability test + Xtreme burning mode):

 

 Prepare for monthly electrical bills, gaming enthusiast!

  3DMark06 results in 1920×1200 

 Total of 73 cards...quite long isn't it?

In the single GPU cards, the GeForce GTX 275 is one of the greedy…

The complete test is available HERE in french.