[wplug] video card power consumption

[curlynoodle at gmail.com]

Patrick Wagstrom wrote:
> I'm thinking about changing video cards in my currently MythTV box. 
> Right now I've got a fanless NVidia GeForce 6600LE with 256MB of ram. 
> The problem is that the card runs really hot, around 67 celsius, causing 
> problems in my home theater setup, so I'm looking at switching to 
> something better.
> 
> Does anyone know of a site that provides a good comparison of the power 
> consumption of modern video cards?  Overall performance isn't critical 
> for me as it's just running MythTV over a DVI->HDMI cable.  Hopefully 
> someone knows of a good site where I can look at some of the tradeoffs 
> of the cards.
> 
> If need be, I'm not opposed to upgrading motherboards to something with 
> integrated video either.
> 
> So, anyone know where I can find something like tomshardware.com VGA 
> charts that shows power consumption?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --Patrick

This article is dated, but may have some useful information:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/ati-vs-nv-power.html

You may also be interested in:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_11761.html

Dave