Power consumption

sofun · Feb 6, 2012

GTS250 1GB spends more power than HD6850 ?
Thanks.

ricardois · Feb 6, 2012

sofun :

GTS250 Maximum Graphics Card Power (W) = 150 Watts ;
HD6850 Maximum Graphics card power (W) = 127 Watts ;

so yes;

sunnk · Feb 6, 2012

yes it uses more power and gives low performance then hd 6850.

refillable · Feb 6, 2012

To be sure, what do you want exactly?

4745454b · Feb 7, 2012

The original 65nm version of it probably does, but the newest 55nm version probably uses similar if not a touch less power.