MSI R6970 2GB Lightning Review

👤by Sahil Mannick Comments 📅21-04-11
Power Consumption


With its 2 eight pin PCIe power connectors and 18 phase VRM circuitry, the Lightning is far from the epitome of power efficiency. The factory clocked R6970 consumes a hefty 427.7W of power, which is slightly more efficient than the similarly clocked reference HD6970 OC. It also compares favourably to the GTX480. Once overclocked and overvolted, power consumption rises sharply, dwarfing all other graphics cards.



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