Palit GEFORCE GTX 680 2GB Kepler Graphics Card Review

To test power consumption, we monitor the overall power of the system through a plug-in electricity usage monitor at an idle and load state. This allows us to show the fluctuation between how much power draw the graphics card takes at idle and at load. By monitoring the overall usage of the whole system, it gives an easy comparison if you wish to do the same yourself as opposed to buying very expensive individual testing equipment.

Taking a look at the power consumption of our whole system, with this card installed, a low 112.2 Watts sitting at idle, and 289.4 at load, which is quite low considering the performance on offer.