The GT300/Fermi Thread

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sweclockers: According to sources at CNET Networks chassis and power supply manufacturers is at least top model a real thirsty graphics card. The data suggest that the power consumption of ports around 250 W - 25 percent more than the GeForce GTX 285th

sounds as good as confirmed by fudo

i measured 5870 ref design, stock clocks as 212W in furmark. so if you extrapolate 30% performance advantage of gf100 over 5870 you get around 280W. and ati did their homework regarding power consumption