Does Saving Power Mean Hurting Performance?
Features
By
Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
published
3DMark and Games
3DMark Vantage
3DMark Vantage shows very little difference between the power saving modes, as it typically runs the components at a rather high load.
3D Games
The same applies to games, as the processor is typically kept busy most of the time when the graphics card is involved, which results in additional power requirements to display high-quality 3D scenes.
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