Sapphire r9 280x Vapor X 3GB, power consumption?

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How is this card's idle power consumption? would it be a good choice if the PC is left on 16-24 hours a day?

I'm also considering Gigabyte's GTX 950 N950WF2OC but it costs $200 where I live, which is the same price as the refurbished 280x (not many selling locally since it's being phased out and has only 1 yr warranty). The 280x is surely much better performance wise but I'm also concerned about its power draw, both when gaming and idle. GTX 960 is out of my budget range.

I have a S12II 620W psu, i5-4590 and 900p monitor, would be happy with med-high settings with 30-40FPS minimum.