Power draw, and temps
Power-draw| Power consumption - idle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inno3D GTX 260 FreezerX2 896MB | XFX HD 4890 1,024MB | XFX HD 4870 1,024MB | Inno3D GTX 275 896MB | Sapphire HD 4770 XF 1,024MB | XFX HD 4870 512MB |
| 125 | 157 | 160 | 129 | 159 | 162 |
| Power consumption - load (3D) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inno3D GTX 260 FreezerX2 896MB | XFX HD 4890 1,024MB | XFX HD 4870 1,024MB | Inno3D GTX 275 896MB | Sapphire HD 4770 XF 1,024MB | XFX HD 4870 512MB |
| 237 | 247 | 244 | 268 | 228 | 238 |
Power-consumption figures, for the entire system, are very good when idling and competitive with other cards in the range when under load.
Temperatures
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Here's a facet of performance not shown by the previous graphs. We've alluded to the near-silent cooling previously and it works rather well, keeping the GTX 260 GPU roughly 20°C cooler than the reference heatsink on a GTX 275. Looking back through results, it's around 15°C cooler than a stock GTX 260.
