Good day ladies and gents,i always wondered is it possible to have high end video card with less power consumption? could you guys suggest and compare the cards idle and load? is it true or myth the latest video card you have, you will have performance and energy efficiency at the same time?
high end video card but less power consumption, is it possible?
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Gam3r01
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As cards become more advanced they draw less power in the process. Smaller die size on the GPU itself, combined with new architectures reduce power draw.
Take the 750Ti for example, offers great entry level performance with an extremely small energy footprint.
Take the 750Ti for example, offers great entry level performance with an extremely small energy footprint.
ok thank you for the info but seeing the power connectors of high end cards they look like a power hungry machine so i always think even if i have the latest video card and i enjoy the games i want to play at some point when i get my electricity bills my energy consumption rate is high and thus more expenses i will pay
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The 750Ti consumes 60W of power. You'll have to use it for 16 hours and 40 minutes before it consumes one unit of electricity. Assuming you play for 2 hours a day, that's a max power draw of 4 units a month. That's not too much at all, versus a PC with no graphics card.
It has always been true that newer technology will give you same amount of power for less usage(or more power for same usage). That happens because we can cram more transistors on a single chip. Hardware is shrinking as years go by.
It has always been true that newer technology will give you same amount of power for less usage(or more power for same usage). That happens because we can cram more transistors on a single chip. Hardware is shrinking as years go by.
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It depends on the card, a 6 pin and 8 pin is normal, and both are required, but cards using 3x8 pin only require 2 of them.
As seen in this review http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/r9-290x-lightning-performance-review,3782-2.html The card runs 2x8 pins and a 6 pin, when 2x8 alone would have been enough.
As seen in this review http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/r9-290x-lightning-performance-review,3782-2.html The card runs 2x8 pins and a 6 pin, when 2x8 alone would have been enough.
ok i'm somewhat liked this card http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_760_striker_platinum_review,1.html and http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_780_ti_matrix_review,1.html i don't know if it is a good card for you
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