Temperatures and power-draw
| Power consumption - idle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XFX HD 4890 1,024MB | XFX HD 4870 1,024MB | Inno3D GTX 275 896MB | Sapphire HD 4770 XF 1,024MB | MSI N275GTX Twin Frozr OC 896MB | ASUS GTX 260 896MB |
| 157 | 160 | 129 | 159 | 132 | 126 |
| Power consumption - load (3D) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XFX HD 4890 1,024MB | XFX HD 4870 1,024MB | Inno3D GTX 275 896MB | Sapphire HD 4770 XF 1,024MB | MSI N275GTX Twin Frozr OC 896MB | ASUS GTX 260 896MB |
| 247 | 244 | 268 | 228 | 268 | 243 |
It's a case of swings and roundabouts in the system-wide power-draw tests. NVIDIA GPUs do better at idle, but take more juice when under the hammer.
Temperatures
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Our tests show the Frozr OC to be 9°C better (lower) under load when compared to a reference-cooled GTX 275, validating MSI's claims.
