Quote Originally Posted by SKYMTL View Post
The reality of the situation is that under load the GTX 280 consumes up to 20% (around 70W) more power than the HD4870 while being disgustingly loud. That is the truth whether people accept it or not.

what reality?

there are currently no users out there that own both, and can make an independent statement.

So i have to go after the data that is available. The available show that the powerconsumption is between 20-50W more then a 280gtx if you look around the web.