PowerColor 7850 SCS3 Passive 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.

Due to the lack of a fan on the cooler, the cards power draw is a little lower than expected, topping out at only 211W at full load.