ATI Graphics Card Buyer's Guide 2006, Part II

Features
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Power Consumption

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Header Cell - Column 0 Power Consumption, 2D mode, in wattsPower Consumption, 3D mode, in watts
eVGA 7800 GS AGP183238
Sapphire 1600 Pro AGP181220
HIS X1900 XTX143358
Powercolor X1900 XTX145360
Gecube X1900 XTX145360
Sapphire X1900 XTX145360
HIS X1800 XT iTurbo152344
Sapphire X1800 XT OC160352
HIS X1800 XL136266
Sapphire X1300126225
Sapphire X1300 Pro125226
HIS X1600 XT iTurbo IceQ130238
Powercolor X1600 XT130242

The power consumption of our test system ranged from 125 to 360 W. The Radeon X1300 Pro and X1600 Pro mark the low end in 2D mode at 125 watts. The X1900XTX cards represented the high end at 360 W in 3D mode. Overclockers can expect power consumption to rise by another one to three percent. The peak values represent the maximum power draw that can be expected, and were measured under full load.

Heat

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Header Cell - Column 0 Temperature, 2D mode, in °CTemperature, 2D mode, in °FTemperature, 3D mode, in °CTemperature, 3D mode, in °F
eVGA 7800 GS AGP5212668154
Sapphire 1600 Pro AGPTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayed
HIS X1900 XTX5212692198
Powercolor X1900 XTX5412994201
Gecube X1900 XTX5412994201
Sapphire X1900 XTX5412994201
HIS X1800 XT iTurbo6114291196
Sapphire X1800 XT OC6214491196
HIS X1800 XL5913870158
Sapphire X1300Temperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayed
Sapphire X1300 ProTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayed
HIS X1600 XT iTurbo IceQTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayed
Powercolor X1600 XTTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayedTemperature not displayed

Graphics cards using Radeon 1300 and 1600 GPUs do not offer a temperature display, so no figures are provided for them. As you can see, the Radeon X1800 XT and X1900 XTX cards produce the most heat, operating at more than 90 °C. The peak values represent the highest temperatures that are to be expected, and were measured under full load.