Power Consumption

Power Consumption Idle	Power Consumption	Percent	GPU-Z	Review	Gallery
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10)	91.5 Watts	127.08 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DCU II (ForceWare 296.10)	83.0 Watts	115.28 %
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3)	73.0 Watts	101.39 %
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz SLI (ForceWare 306.02)	73.0 Watts	101.39 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53)	72.0 Watts	100.00 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DCU II Top 1GD5 (ForceWare 296.10)	72.0 Watts	100.00 %
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3)	70.5 Watts	97.92 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25)	69.0 Watts	95.83 %
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 (ForceWare 301.10)	68.5 Watts	95.14 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)	67.0 Watts	93.06 %
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4)	65.0 Watts	90.28 %
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II Top (Catalyst 12.4)	60.0 Watts	83.33 %
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)	60.0 Watts	83.33 %
	Less is better

Power Consumption Load (FurMark)	Power Consumption	Percent	GPU-Z	Review	Gallery
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) (No Throttling)	330.0 Watts	163.37 %
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz SLI (ForceWare 306.02)	295.0 Watts	146.04 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DCU II (ForceWare 296.10)	262.0 Watts	129.70 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DCU II Top 1GD5 (ForceWare 296.10)	258.0 Watts	127.72 %
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4)	252.0 Watts	124.75 %
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 (ForceWare 301.10)	240.0 Watts	118.81 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25)	229.0 Watts	113.37 %
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3)	212.0 Watts	104.95 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53)	202.0 Watts	100.00 %
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)	200.0 Watts	99.01 %
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3)	195.0 Watts	96.53 %
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II Top (Catalyst 12.4)	193.0 Watts	95.54 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)	190.0 Watts	94.06 %
	Less is better

Difference Idle/Load	Power Consumption	Percent	GPU-Z	Review	Gallery
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (ForceWare 296.10) (No Throttling)	238.5 Watts	183.46 %
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Boost Max 1'033 MHz SLI (ForceWare 306.02)	222.0 Watts	146.04 %
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX Double Dissipation) (Catalyst 12.4)	187.0 Watts	143.85 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 Ti DCU II Top 1GD5 (ForceWare 296.10)	186.0 Watts	127.72 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 570 DCU II (ForceWare 296.10)	179.0 Watts	137.69 %
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 (ForceWare 301.10)	171.5 Watts	131.92 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 670 DCU II Top (ForceWare 301.25)	160.0 Watts	123.08 %
EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC SuperClocked (Turbo up to 1'150 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)	140.0 Watts	107.69 %
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB (ASUS) (Catalyst 12.3)	139.0 Watts	106.92 %
ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II Top (Catalyst 12.4)	133.0 Watts	102.31 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'176 MHz) (ForceWare 303.53)	130.0 Watts	100.00 %
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Catalyst 12.3)	124.5 Watts	95.77 %
ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DCU II Top (Turbo up to 1'163 MHz) (ForceWare 306.02)	123.0 Watts	94.62 %
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Page 1 - Introduction	Page 11 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Page 2 - Technical Data / Specifications	Page 12 - BattleField 3
Page 3 - Test Setup	Page 13 - Crysis 2
Page 4 - 3DMark 11	Page 14 - Dragon Age 2
Page 5 - 3DMark Vantage	Page 15 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
Page 6 - Unigine Heaven	Page 16 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Page 7 - TessMark	Page 17 - StarCraft II
Page 8 - Alien vs Predator	Page 18 - Power Consumption
Page 9 - Batman: Arkham City	Page 19 - BenchMarks and Games Settings
Page 10 - DIRT 2	Page 20 - Conclusion

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