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1 | GPU efficiency list: ALL Benches Averaged (11-10-11) | $.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) | Price change from last update (8-20-11) | 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 | $114.95 | $18.96 | $0.12488 | $37.46 | $152.41 | $189.88 | $5.472 | AMD HD 5770 | #12 | $0.12488 | $264.81 | $7.631 | AMD HD 5770 | #16 | $0.37464 | $112.39 | $227.34 | $339.73 | $9.791 | AMD HD 5770 | #19 | $0.37464 | $564.52 | $16.269 | AMD HD 5770 | #23 | #1 | ||||||||||
5 | AMD HD 5850 | 51.11 | 163 | 277 | 56.0 | 36 | 67 | 5.42 | 1.31 | $188.99 | -$31.00 | $0.13916 | $41.75 | $230.74 | $272.49 | $5.331 | AMD HD 5850 | #10 | $0.13916 | $355.98 | $6.965 | AMD HD 5850 | #11 | $0.41748 | $125.24 | $314.23 | $439.48 | $8.599 | AMD HD 5850 | #9 | $0.41748 | $689.97 | $13.500 | AMD HD 5850 | #12 | #2 | ||||||||||
6 | AMD HD 5870 | 59.00 | 164 | 310 | 59.3 | 39 | 77 | 5.25 | 1.31 | $358.99 | -$65.00 | $0.15316 | $45.95 | $404.94 | $450.89 | $7.642 | AMD HD 5870 | #22 | $0.15316 | $542.78 | $9.200 | AMD HD 5870 | #22 | $0.45948 | $137.84 | $496.83 | $634.68 | $10.757 | AMD HD 5870 | #22 | $0.45948 | $910.37 | $15.430 | AMD HD 5870 | #22 | #3 | ||||||||||
7 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | 97.55 | 181 | 460 | 61.7 | 39 | 80 | 4.72 | 0.82 | $717.98 | -$130.00 | $0.21854 | $65.56 | $783.54 | $849.10 | $8.704 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | #24 | $0.21854 | $980.23 | $10.048 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | #24 | $0.65562 | $196.69 | $914.67 | $1,111.35 | $11.392 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | #24 | $0.65562 | $1,504.72 | $15.424 | AMD HD 5870 (CF) | #21 | #4 | ||||||||||
8 | AMD HD 5970 | 87.09 | 180 | 378 | 63.6 | 53 | 81 | 4.34 | 0.93 | $499.99 | N/A | $0.18396 | $55.19 | $555.18 | $610.37 | $7.008 | AMD HD 5970 | #20 | $0.18396 | $720.74 | $8.276 | AMD HD 5970 | #18 | $0.55188 | $165.56 | $665.55 | $831.12 | $9.543 | AMD HD 5970 | #17 | $0.55188 | $1,162.25 | $13.345 | AMD HD 5970 | #10 | #5 | ||||||||||
9 | AMD HD 6850 | 47.72 | 161 | 256 | 47.7 | 41 | 74 | 5.36 | 1.55 | $150.98 | -$4.01 | $0.13006 | $39.02 | $190.00 | $229.02 | $4.799 | AMD HD 6850 | #3 | $0.13006 | $307.05 | $6.435 | AMD HD 6850 | #4 | $0.39018 | $117.05 | $268.03 | $385.09 | $8.070 | AMD HD 6850 | #5 | $0.39018 | $619.20 | $12.976 | AMD HD 6850 | #9 | #6 | ||||||||||
10 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | 86.83 | 170 | 378 | 60.3 | 54 | 82 | 4.35 | 0.94 | $301.96 | -$8.02 | $0.18256 | $54.77 | $356.73 | $411.50 | $4.739 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | #1 | $0.18256 | $521.03 | $6.001 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | #1 | $0.54768 | $164.30 | $466.26 | $630.57 | $7.262 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | #1 | $0.54768 | $959.18 | $11.047 | AMD HD 6850 (CF) | #1 | #7 | ||||||||||
11 | AMD HD 6870 | 54.85 | 162 | 277 | 55.2 | 40 | 72 | 5.05 | 1.31 | $177.55 | $2.56 | $0.13902 | $41.71 | $219.26 | $260.96 | $4.758 | AMD HD 6870 | #2 | $0.13902 | $344.37 | $6.279 | AMD HD 6870 | #3 | $0.41706 | $125.12 | $302.67 | $427.79 | $7.800 | AMD HD 6870 | #3 | $0.41706 | $678.02 | $12.362 | AMD HD 6870 | #5 | #8 | ||||||||||
12 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | 96.25 | 170 | 415 | 59.2 | 45 | 76 | 4.31 | 0.79 | $355.10 | $5.12 | $0.19810 | $59.43 | $414.53 | $473.96 | $4.924 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | #4 | $0.19810 | $592.82 | $6.159 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | #2 | $0.59430 | $178.29 | $533.39 | $711.68 | $7.394 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | #2 | $0.59430 | $1,068.26 | $11.098 | AMD HD 6870 (CF) | #2 | #9 | ||||||||||
13 | AMD HD 6950 | 64.49 | 162 | 292 | 50.5 | 38 | 75 | 4.53 | 1.16 | $262.55 | -$4.94 | $0.14532 | $43.60 | $306.15 | $349.74 | $5.423 | AMD HD 6950 | #11 | $0.14532 | $436.93 | $6.775 | AMD HD 6950 | #8 | $0.43596 | $130.79 | $393.34 | $524.13 | $8.127 | AMD HD 6950 | #8 | $0.43596 | $785.70 | $12.183 | AMD HD 6950 | #4 | #10 | ||||||||||
14 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | 105.85 | 169 | 470 | 61.3 | 44 | 89 | 4.44 | 0.84 | $525.10 | -$9.88 | $0.22106 | $66.32 | $591.42 | $657.74 | $6.214 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | #16 | $0.22106 | $790.37 | $7.467 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | #13 | $0.66318 | $198.95 | $724.05 | $923.01 | $8.720 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | #11 | $0.66318 | $1,320.92 | $12.480 | AMD HD 6950 (CF) | #7 | #11 | ||||||||||
15 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | 62.81 | 161 | 295 | 49.9 | 38 | 75 | 4.70 | 1.19 | $237.00 | -$2.99 | $0.14644 | $43.93 | $280.93 | $324.86 | $5.172 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | #8 | $0.14644 | $412.73 | $6.571 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | #5 | $0.43932 | $131.80 | $368.80 | $500.59 | $7.970 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | #4 | $0.43932 | $764.18 | $12.167 | AMD HD 6950 1GB | #3 | #12 | ||||||||||
16 | AMD HD 6970 | 67.65 | 162 | 340 | 54.6 | 37 | 78 | 5.03 | 1.15 | $337.91 | $0.00 | $0.16548 | $49.64 | $387.55 | $437.20 | $6.463 | AMD HD 6970 | #17 | $0.16548 | $536.49 | $7.931 | AMD HD 6970 | #17 | $0.49644 | $148.93 | $486.84 | $635.77 | $9.399 | AMD HD 6970 | #15 | $0.49644 | $933.64 | $13.802 | AMD HD 6970 | #15 | #13 | ||||||||||
17 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | 111.55 | 171 | 564 | 61.2 | 43 | 88 | 5.06 | 0.79 | $675.82 | $0.00 | $0.26082 | $78.25 | $754.07 | $832.31 | $7.461 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | #21 | $0.26082 | $988.80 | $8.864 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | #21 | $0.78246 | $234.74 | $910.56 | $1,145.30 | $10.267 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | #21 | $0.78246 | $1,614.77 | $14.475 | AMD HD 6970 (CF) | #18 | #14 | ||||||||||
18 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | 48.44 | 161 | 291 | 49.0 | 34 | 65 | 6.01 | 1.34 | $157.55 | $9.07 | $0.14476 | $43.43 | $200.98 | $244.41 | $5.046 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | #5 | $0.14476 | $331.26 | $6.839 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | #9 | $0.43428 | $130.28 | $287.83 | $418.12 | $8.632 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | #10 | $0.43428 | $678.69 | $14.012 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB | #16 | #15 | ||||||||||
19 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | 84.41 | 180 | 427 | 59.1 | 46 | 78 | 5.06 | 0.92 | $315.10 | $18.14 | $0.20454 | $61.36 | $376.46 | $437.82 | $5.187 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | #9 | $0.20454 | $560.55 | $6.641 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | #7 | $0.61362 | $184.09 | $499.19 | $683.27 | $8.095 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | #6 | $0.61362 | $1,051.44 | $12.457 | NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB (SLI) | #6 | #16 | ||||||||||
20 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | 44.65 | 160 | 280 | 46.2 | 34 | 62 | 6.27 | 1.39 | $169.90 | $59.59 | $0.14000 | $42.00 | $211.90 | $253.90 | $5.687 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | #14 | $0.14000 | $337.90 | $7.569 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | #14 | $0.42000 | $126.00 | $295.90 | $421.90 | $9.450 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | #16 | $0.42000 | $673.90 | $15.094 | NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB | #19 | #17 | ||||||||||
21 | NVIDIA GTX 470 ** | 58.16 | 173 | 366 | 61.5 | 46 | 93 | 6.29 | 1.60 | $189.99 | -$47.87 | $0.17794 | $53.38 | $243.37 | $296.75 | $5.102 | NVIDIA GTX 470 | #6 | $0.17794 | $403.52 | $6.938 | NVIDIA GTX 470 | #10 | $0.53382 | $160.15 | $350.14 | $510.28 | $8.773 | NVIDIA GTX 470 | #12 | $0.53382 | $830.57 | $14.280 | NVIDIA GTX 470 | #17 | #18 | ||||||||||
22 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) ** | 98.82 | 205 | 579 | 70.1 | 54 | 96 | 5.86 | 0.97 | $379.98 | -$95.74 | $0.27188 | $81.56 | $461.54 | $543.11 | $5.496 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) | #13 | $0.27188 | $706.24 | $7.147 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) | #12 | $0.81564 | $244.69 | $624.67 | $869.36 | $8.798 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) | #13 | $0.81564 | $1,358.75 | $13.750 | NVIDIA GTX 470 (SLI) | #14 | #19 | ||||||||||
23 | NVIDIA GTX 480 * | 71.52 | 190 | 421 | 64.1 | 51 | 94 | 5.89 | 1.31 | $352.47 | $0.00 | $0.20342 | $61.03 | $413.50 | $474.52 | $6.635 | NVIDIA GTX 480 | #18 | $0.20342 | $596.57 | $8.342 | NVIDIA GTX 480 | #20 | $0.61026 | $183.08 | $535.55 | $718.63 | $10.048 | NVIDIA GTX 480 | #20 | $0.61026 | $1,084.78 | $15.168 | NVIDIA GTX 480 | #20 | #20 | ||||||||||
24 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) * | 112.05 | 260 | 668 | 70.2 | 51 | 96 | 5.96 | 0.86 | $704.94 | $0.00 | $0.31696 | $95.09 | $800.03 | $895.12 | $7.989 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) | #23 | $0.31696 | $1,085.29 | $9.686 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) | #23 | $0.95088 | $285.26 | $990.20 | $1,275.47 | $11.383 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) | #23 | $0.95088 | $1,846.00 | $16.475 | NVIDIA GTX 480 (SLI) | #24 | #21 | ||||||||||
25 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | 62.71 | 161 | 317 | 46.7 | 28 | 71 | 5.06 | 1.13 | $227.55 | $34.53 | $0.15568 | $46.70 | $274.25 | $320.96 | $5.118 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | #7 | $0.15568 | $414.37 | $6.608 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | #6 | $0.46704 | $140.11 | $367.66 | $507.77 | $8.097 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | #7 | $0.46704 | $788.00 | $12.566 | NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti | #8 | #22 | ||||||||||
26 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | 71.85 | 169 | 361 | 57.9 | 37 | 82 | 5.02 | 1.14 | $337.55 | $40.55 | $0.17528 | $52.58 | $390.13 | $442.72 | $6.162 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | #15 | $0.17528 | $547.89 | $7.626 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | #15 | $0.52584 | $157.75 | $495.30 | $653.05 | $9.090 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | #14 | $0.52584 | $968.56 | $13.481 | NVIDIA GTX 570 | #11 | #23 | ||||||||||
27 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | 82.75 | 173 | 389 | 59.9 | 37 | 79 | 4.70 | 0.95 | $459.95 | $4.96 | $0.18760 | $56.28 | $516.23 | $572.51 | $6.919 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | #19 | $0.18760 | $685.07 | $8.279 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | #19 | $0.56280 | $168.84 | $628.79 | $797.63 | $9.640 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | #18 | $0.56280 | $1,135.31 | $13.721 | NVIDIA GTX 580 | #13 | #24 | ||||||||||
28 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | 118.68 | 205 | 620 | 66.6 | 44 | 84 | 5.22 | 0.71 | $919.90 | $9.92 | $0.28910 | $86.73 | $1,006.63 | $1,093.36 | $9.213 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | #25 | $0.28910 | $1,266.82 | $10.674 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | #25 | $0.86730 | $260.19 | $1,180.09 | $1,440.28 | $12.136 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | #25 | $0.86730 | $1,960.66 | $16.520 | NVIDIA GTX 580 (SLI) | #25 | #25 | ||||||||||
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30 | Averages | 75.26 | 175 | 387 | 57.6 | 42 | 80 | 5.24 | 1.15 | $364.79 | -$8.17 | $0.18703 | $56.11 | $420.90 | $477.01 | $6.107 | $0.18703 | $589.22 | $7.638 | $0.56109 | $168.33 | $533.12 | $701.44 | $9.169 | $0.56109 | $1,038.09 | $13.763 | |||||||||||||||||||
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33 | ** = Price taken directly from Newegg. No results shown on Pricewatch. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Custom Input Line | Total system power | Highest GPU Temp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Manufacturer/Card/setup (single GPU, CF or SLI) | Average FPS (????x????) | Idle Power (watts) | Load Power (watts) | Load Noise (dB(A)) | Idle Temp (°C) | Load Temp (°C) | Watt/FPS (lower is better) | Heat/FPS (lower is better) | Initial purchase price | Price changes | Estimated Idle usage (hours/day) | Estimated Load usage (hours/day) | Estimated usage per year (days) | Your Cost per kWh | Upgrade frequency (years) | Daily Operational costs | Power costs/ year | Total costs/year | Total costs/upgrade | Total costs/FPS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Your card(s) | 107.00 | 152 | 419 | 52.3 | 52 | 83 | 3.92 | 0.78 | $360.00 | 2 | 6 | 300 | $0.07000 | 4.00 | $0.19726 | $59.18 | $419.18 | $596.71 | $5.577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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