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1 | GPU efficiency list: ALL Benches Averaged (8-20-11) | $.07 kWh; 2 year upgrade frequency | $.07 kWh; 4 year upgrade frequency | $.21 kWh; 2 year upgrade frequency | $.21 kWh; 4 year upgrade frequency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Manufacturer/Card/setup (single GPU, CF or SLI) | Average FPS (1920x1200) | Idle Power (watts) | Load Power Crysis (watts) | Load Noise (dB(A)) | Idle Temp (°C) | Load Temp (Crysis - °C) | Watt/FPS (lower is better) | Heat/FPS (lower is better) | Lowest Cost available (www.pricewatch.com) | Operational costs kWh (6 hours full load, 2 hours idle $.07 kWh; A/C not included) | Power costs/year (300/365 days per year) | Total costs/year (300/365 days per year) | Total costs/upgrade (frequency 2 years - $.07 kWh) | Total costs/FPS (2 years) | Manufacturer/Card/setup Rank 2 years $.07 kWh (single GPU, CF or SLI) | Cost Effectiveness Rank | Operational costs kWh (6 hours full load, 2 hours idle $.07 kWh; A/C not included) | Total costs/upgrade (frequency 4 years - $.07 kWh) | Total costs/FPS (4 years) | Manufacturer/Card/setup Rank 4 years $.07 kWh (single GPU, CF or SLI) | Cost Effectiveness Rank | Operational costs kWh (6 hours full load, 2 hours idle $.21 kWh; A/C not included) | Power costs/year (300/365 days per year) | Total costs/year (300/365 days per year) | Total costs/upgrade (frequency 2 years - $.21 kWh) | Total costs/FPS (2 years) | Manufacturer/Card/setup Rank 2 years $.21 kWh (single GPU, CF or SLI) | Cost Effectiveness Rank | Operational costs kWh (6 hours full load, 2 hours idle $.21 kWh; A/C not included) | Total costs/upgrade (frequency 4 years - $.21 kWh) | Total costs/FPS (4 years) | Manufacturer/Card/setup Rank 4 years $.21 kWh (single GPU, CF or SLI) | Cost Effectiveness Rank | |||||||||||
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4 | AMD HD 5770 | 34.70 | 163 | 243 | 47.5 | 40 | 77 | 7.00 | 2.22 | $95.99 | $0.12488 | $37.46 | $133.45 | $170.92 | $4.926 | AMD HD 5770 | #8 | $0.12488 | $245.85 | $7.085 | AMD HD 5770 | #12 | $0.37464 | $112.39 | $208.38 | $320.77 | $9.244 | AMD HD 5770 | #14 | $0.37464 | $545.56 | $15.722 | AMD HD 5770 | #20 | #1 | ||||||||||
5 | AMD HD 5850 | 51.11 | 163 | 277 | 56.0 | 36 | 67 | 5.42 | 1.31 | $219.99 | $0.13916 | $41.75 | $261.74 | $303.49 | $5.938 | AMD HD 5850 | #14 | $0.13916 | $386.98 | $7.572 | AMD HD 5850 | #14 | $0.41748 | $125.24 | $345.23 | $470.48 | $9.205 | AMD HD 5850 | #13 | $0.41748 | $720.97 | $14.106 | AMD HD 5850 | #15 | #2 | ||||||||||
6 | AMD HD 5870 | 59.00 | 164 | 310 | 59.3 | 39 | 77 | 5.25 | 1.31 | $423.99 | $0.15316 | $45.95 | $469.94 | $515.89 | $8.744 | AMD HD 5870 | #22 | $0.15316 | $607.78 | $10.301 | AMD HD 5870 | #22 | $0.45948 | $137.84 | $561.83 | $699.68 | $11.859 | AMD HD 5870 | #22 | $0.45948 | $975.37 | $16.532 | AMD HD 5870 | #23 | #3 | ||||||||||
7 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | 97.55 | 181 | 460 | 61.7 | 39 | 80 | 4.72 | 0.82 | $847.98 | $0.21854 | $65.56 | $913.54 | $979.10 | $10.036 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | #24 | $0.21854 | $1,110.23 | $11.381 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | #24 | $0.65562 | $196.69 | $1,044.67 | $1,241.35 | $12.725 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | #24 | $0.65562 | $1,634.72 | $16.757 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | #24 | #4 | ||||||||||
8 | AMD HD 5970 | 87.09 | 180 | 378 | 63.6 | 53 | 81 | 4.34 | 0.93 | NA! :( | $0.18396 | $55.19 | AMD HD 5970 | ? | $0.18396 | AMD HD 5970 | ? | $0.55188 | $165.56 | AMD HD 5970 | ? | $0.55188 | AMD HD 5970 | ? | #5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | AMD HD 6850 | 47.72 | 161 | 256 | 47.7 | 41 | 74 | 5.36 | 1.55 | $154.99 | $0.13006 | $39.02 | $194.01 | $233.03 | $4.883 | AMD HD 6850 | #7 | $0.13006 | $311.06 | $6.519 | AMD HD 6850 | #7 | $0.39018 | $117.05 | $272.04 | $389.10 | $8.154 | AMD HD 6850 | #8 | $0.39018 | $623.21 | $13.060 | AMD HD 6850 | #10 | #6 | ||||||||||
10 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | 86.83 | 170 | 378 | 60.3 | 54 | 82 | 4.35 | 0.94 | $309.98 | $0.18256 | $54.77 | $364.75 | $419.52 | $4.832 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | #4 | $0.18256 | $529.05 | $6.093 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | #2 | $0.54768 | $164.30 | $474.28 | $638.59 | $7.355 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | #2 | $0.54768 | $967.20 | $11.139 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | #2 | #7 | ||||||||||
11 | AMD HD 6870 | 54.85 | 162 | 277 | 55.2 | 40 | 72 | 5.05 | 1.31 | $174.99 | $0.13902 | $41.71 | $216.70 | $258.40 | $4.711 | AMD HD 6870 | #3 | $0.13902 | $341.81 | $6.232 | AMD HD 6870 | #4 | $0.41706 | $125.12 | $300.11 | $425.23 | $7.753 | AMD HD 6870 | #4 | $0.41706 | $675.46 | $12.316 | AMD HD 6870 | #7 | #8 | ||||||||||
12 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | 96.25 | 170 | 415 | 59.2 | 45 | 76 | 4.31 | 0.79 | $349.98 | $0.19810 | $59.43 | $409.41 | $468.84 | $4.871 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | #6 | $0.19810 | $587.70 | $6.106 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | #3 | $0.59430 | $178.29 | $528.27 | $706.56 | $7.341 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | #1 | $0.59430 | $1,063.14 | $11.045 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | #1 | #9 | ||||||||||
13 | AMD HD 6950 | 64.49 | 162 | 292 | 50.5 | 38 | 75 | 4.53 | 1.16 | $267.49 | $0.14532 | $43.60 | $311.09 | $354.68 | $5.500 | AMD HD 6950 | #11 | $0.14532 | $441.87 | $6.852 | AMD HD 6950 | #10 | $0.43596 | $130.79 | $398.28 | $529.07 | $8.204 | AMD HD 6950 | #9 | $0.43596 | $790.64 | $12.260 | AMD HD 6950 | #6 | #10 | ||||||||||
14 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | 105.85 | 169 | 470 | 61.3 | 44 | 89 | 4.44 | 0.84 | $534.98 | $0.22106 | $66.32 | $601.30 | $667.62 | $6.307 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | #15 | $0.22106 | $800.25 | $7.561 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | #13 | $0.66318 | $198.95 | $733.93 | $932.89 | $8.814 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | #12 | $0.66318 | $1,330.80 | $12.573 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | #8 | #11 | ||||||||||
15 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | 62.81 | 161 | 295 | 49.9 | 38 | 75 | 4.70 | 1.19 | $239.99 | $0.14644 | $43.93 | $283.92 | $327.85 | $5.220 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | #10 | $0.14644 | $415.72 | $6.619 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | #8 | $0.43932 | $131.80 | $371.79 | $503.58 | $8.018 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | #6 | $0.43932 | $767.17 | $12.214 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | #4 | #12 | ||||||||||
16 | AMD HD 6970 | 67.65 | 162 | 340 | 54.6 | 37 | 78 | 5.03 | 1.15 | $337.91 | $0.16548 | $49.64 | $387.55 | $437.20 | $6.463 | AMD HD 6970 | #16 | $0.16548 | $536.49 | $7.931 | AMD HD 6970 | #16 | $0.49644 | $148.93 | $486.84 | $635.77 | $9.399 | AMD HD 6970 | #15 | $0.49644 | $933.64 | $13.802 | AMD HD 6970 | #13 | #13 | ||||||||||
17 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | 111.55 | 171 | 564 | 61.2 | 43 | 88 | 5.06 | 0.79 | $675.82 | $0.26082 | $78.25 | $754.07 | $832.31 | $7.461 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | #20 | $0.26082 | $988.80 | $8.864 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | #20 | $0.78246 | $234.74 | $910.56 | $1,145.30 | $10.267 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | #20 | $0.78246 | $1,614.77 | $14.475 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | #16 | #14 | ||||||||||
18 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | 48.44 | 161 | 291 | 49.0 | 34 | 65 | 6.01 | 1.34 | $148.48 | $0.14476 | $43.43 | $191.91 | $235.34 | $4.859 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | #5 | $0.14476 | $322.19 | $6.652 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | #9 | $0.43428 | $130.28 | $278.76 | $409.05 | $8.445 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | #10 | $0.43428 | $669.62 | $13.825 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | #14 | #15 | ||||||||||
19 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | 84.41 | 180 | 427 | 59.1 | 46 | 78 | 5.06 | 0.92 | $296.96 | $0.20454 | $61.36 | $358.32 | $419.68 | $4.972 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | #9 | $0.20454 | $542.41 | $6.426 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | #6 | $0.61362 | $184.09 | $481.05 | $665.13 | $7.880 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | #5 | $0.61362 | $1,033.30 | $12.242 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | #5 | #16 | ||||||||||
20 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | 44.65 | 160 | 280 | 46.2 | 34 | 62 | 6.27 | 1.39 | $110.31 | $0.14000 | $42.00 | $152.31 | $194.31 | $4.352 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | #1 | $0.14000 | $278.31 | $6.234 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | #5 | $0.42000 | $126.00 | $236.31 | $362.31 | $8.115 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | #7 | $0.42000 | $614.31 | $13.760 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | #12 | #17 | ||||||||||
21 | NVIDIA GTX 470 | 58.16 | 173 | 366 | 61.5 | 46 | 93 | 6.29 | 1.60 | $237.86 | $0.17794 | $53.38 | $291.24 | $344.62 | $5.925 | NVIDIA GTX 470 | #13 | $0.17794 | $451.39 | $7.761 | NVIDIA GTX 470 | #15 | $0.53382 | $160.15 | $398.01 | $558.15 | $9.596 | NVIDIA GTX 470 | #17 | $0.53382 | $878.44 | $15.103 | NVIDIA GTX 470 | #18 | #18 | ||||||||||
22 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) | 98.82 | 205 | 579 | 70.1 | 54 | 96 | 5.86 | 0.97 | $475.72 | $0.27188 | $81.56 | $557.28 | $638.85 | $6.465 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) | #17 | $0.27188 | $801.98 | $8.116 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) | #17 | $0.81564 | $244.69 | $720.41 | $965.10 | $9.766 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) | #18 | $0.81564 | $1,454.49 | $14.719 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) | #17 | #19 | ||||||||||
23 | NVIDIA GTX 480 | 71.52 | 190 | 421 | 64.1 | 51 | 94 | 5.89 | 1.31 | $352.47 | $0.20342 | $61.03 | $413.50 | $474.52 | $6.635 | NVIDIA GTX 480 | #18 | $0.20342 | $596.57 | $8.342 | NVIDIA GTX 480 | #19 | $0.61026 | $183.08 | $535.55 | $718.63 | $10.048 | NVIDIA GTX 480 | #19 | $0.61026 | $1,084.78 | $15.168 | NVIDIA GTX 480 | #19 | #20 | ||||||||||
24 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) | 112.05 | 260 | 668 | 70.2 | 51 | 96 | 5.96 | 0.86 | $704.94 | $0.31696 | $95.09 | $800.03 | $895.12 | $7.989 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) | #21 | $0.31696 | $1,085.29 | $9.686 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) | #21 | $0.95088 | $285.26 | $990.20 | $1,275.47 | $11.383 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) | #21 | $0.95088 | $1,846.00 | $16.475 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) | #22 | #21 | ||||||||||
25 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | 62.71 | 161 | 317 | 46.7 | 28 | 71 | 5.06 | 1.13 | $193.02 | $0.15568 | $46.70 | $239.72 | $286.43 | $4.568 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | #2 | $0.15568 | $379.84 | $6.057 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | #1 | $0.46704 | $140.11 | $333.13 | $473.24 | $7.547 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | #3 | $0.46704 | $753.47 | $12.015 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | #3 | #22 | ||||||||||
26 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | 71.85 | 169 | 361 | 57.9 | 37 | 82 | 5.02 | 1.14 | $297.00 | $0.17528 | $52.58 | $349.58 | $402.17 | $5.598 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | #12 | $0.17528 | $507.34 | $7.061 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | #11 | $0.52584 | $157.75 | $454.75 | $612.50 | $8.525 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | #11 | $0.52584 | $928.01 | $12.917 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | #9 | #23 | ||||||||||
27 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | 82.75 | 173 | 389 | 59.9 | 37 | 79 | 4.70 | 0.95 | $454.99 | $0.18760 | $56.28 | $511.27 | $567.55 | $6.859 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | #19 | $0.18760 | $680.11 | $8.219 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | #18 | $0.56280 | $168.84 | $623.83 | $792.67 | $9.580 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | #16 | $0.56280 | $1,130.35 | $13.661 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | #11 | #24 | ||||||||||
28 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | 118.68 | 205 | 620 | 66.6 | 44 | 84 | 5.22 | 0.71 | $909.98 | $0.28910 | $86.73 | $996.71 | $1,083.44 | $9.129 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | #23 | $0.28910 | $1,256.90 | $10.591 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | #23 | $0.86730 | $260.19 | $1,170.17 | $1,430.36 | $12.052 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | #23 | $0.86730 | $1,950.74 | $16.437 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | #21 | ? | ||||||||||
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30 | Averages | 75.26 | 175 | 387 | 57.6 | 42 | 80 | 5.24 | 1.15 | $367.33 | $0.18703 | $56.11 | $423.47 | $479.62 | $6.135 | $0.18703 | $591.91 | $7.678 | $0.56109 | $168.33 | $535.77 | $704.21 | $9.220 | $0.56109 | $1,041.09 | $13.847 | |||||||||||||||||||
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