Sapphire Radeon HD 6450 FleX Edition 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.

This is where the 6450 really does shine. We’ve tested AMD Llano systems that use more power than this, showing that the overall power usage of our Z68 test system, with the 6450 installed, never peaked over 100 Watts, thus saving you money in the long run.