Power Consumption & Temperatures
When compared to the previous generation Radeon HD 5870, the HD 6950 consumed the same amount of power. Considering that the newer card was on average 12% faster this is a positive result. Against the more expensive and faster Radeon HD 6970, it consumed 14% less power yet on average we found that it was only 10% slower.
Of course, the Radeon HD 6950 looks most impressive when compared to the GeForce GTX 470. Here the HD 6950 consumes 15% less power while on average delivering 18% more performance, but that was to be expected against the first generation Fermi-based GeForce.
The Radeon HD 6950 remained relatively cool for a high-end graphics card when load testing with FurMark as it reached 82 degrees. There's an obvious advantage when comparing against previous generation GPUs that were less efficient, while it's in sitting in line with the faster HD 6970 and the GeForce GTX 580.
Article Index:
01. Introduction
02. Radeon HD 6900 Series Upgrades
03. Radeon HD 6950 Board in Detail
04. Test System Specs & 3Dmark 11
05. Benchmarks: Dirt 2, F1 2010
06. Benchmarks: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops
07. Benchmarks: Far Cry 2, Aliens vs. Predator
08. Benchmarks: Crysis Warhead, World in Conflict
09. Benchmarks: Just Cause 2, Mass Effect 2
10. Benchmarks: Metro 2033, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
11. Benchmarks: Battlefield Bad Company 2, Splinter Cell Conviction
12. Power Consumption & Temperatures
13. Overclocking Performance
14. Final Thoughts
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