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From the consumer prospective the best-balanced solution would be ATI Radeon HD 5850 – it is pretty energy-efficient in 2D mode and offers high gaming performance consuming a little over 120 W. its only drawback is its high price – not everyone can spare over $300 for just a graphics card. The second favorite would be Radeon HD 5770 – it is definitely not a gaming solution, but will be ideal for a quiet and economical HTPC system, because it consumes only 13 W during high definition video playback, which would be the primary operational mode for this type of systems. Yes, theoretically, GeForce GT 220 could be an alternative to it, but it has no proper support of high definition audio formats. I have to admit that Radeon HD 5830 spoils the overall positive feel from the Radeon HD 5000 family, because in almost all modes it consumes a little more than Radeon HD 5850, and in games can even yield to Radeon HD 4890.

Author:	Dr_BenD_over [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:03 pm ]
Post subject:	Power Consumption of Contemporary Graphics Accelerators:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... -2010.html Quote: From the consumer prospective the best-balanced solution would be ATI Radeon HD 5850 – it is pretty energy-efficient in 2D mode and offers high gaming performance consuming a little over 120 W. its only drawback is its high price – not everyone can spare over $300 for just a graphics card. The second favorite would be Radeon HD 5770 – it is definitely not a gaming solution, but will be ideal for a quiet and economical HTPC system, because it consumes only 13 W during high definition video playback, which would be the primary operational mode for this type of systems. Yes, theoretically, GeForce GT 220 could be an alternative to it, but it has no proper support of high definition audio formats. I have to admit that Radeon HD 5830 spoils the overall positive feel from the Radeon HD 5000 family, because in almost all modes it consumes a little more than Radeon HD 5850, and in games can even yield to Radeon HD 4890.

Author:	CMDR Steve-O [ Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:09 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Power Consumption of Contemporary Graphics Accelerators:
A spectacularily written exposé with lots of pretty graphs on the values of common sense (better gfx = more money = higher power consumption, in most cases). Maybe he should write up another article next week on the same thing...including the Baconator 480. No matter what video card on that list he used was in my computer, my 3 monitors draw more power.

Author:	Phonix [ Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:03 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Power Consumption of Contemporary Graphics Accelerators:
Great article. That 5970 is a bugger on power. The 5850 ranks well on that list and the methodology was logical. I keep learning something great about this card every day...

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