Lowest power card that will beat a GTX 480

[Mercutio]

Just curious on this one, not after spending too much as it's for a relative but they've currently got a GTX480 slurping rather a lot of juice.
What's a roughly equal modern card with lower power requirements? Trying to find a useful "ranking" list so point me at that if you know one.

 

[Efour]

Toms Hardware


All 2011 Gaming Graphics Charts
Nvidia GTX 480
Geforce GTX 480
~298 W

Then you can browse the next charts see what you like.

im browsing by "Power Consumption Load"

Modern card well - almost anything will be as good - depends on budget. If you state that then im sure someone will easily help.

look at a Radeon HD 7850 - for a base point on comparisons

 

[Confused Stu]

If you're really after the lowest power card that will match a 480, then you're looking at a 750ti which trades blows through the benches while drawing 200W less:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1135?vs=1130

If you're after one that actually beats the 480, then I'd say have a look on OcUK, find a GPU in your budget and check it out in the link above to see how it compares to a 480 power and performance wise.

 

[Disco_P]

750ti is about the same performance as the 480 but draws a fraction of the power.

However at their current price I couldn't recommend getting one as a 7950 will cost you less, it way more powerful and still draws less power than the 480.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-274-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

 

[Jamielicious]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

I find this list to be fairly accurate. However right now the 7950 is without doubt the best option due to the sale. They aren't that power hungry, and you get 3GB of memory. It's also a fair bit better than a 480 and is better than a 760 let alone a 750Ti.

 

[ubersonic]

However right now the 7950 is without doubt the best option due to the sale. They aren't that power hungry

That's relative, I.E they use 80% of the power a GTX480 does but 300% what a 750Ti does.

Personally I would go for the HD7950 refurb too though as it's immense bang per buck.

 

[abui1806]

yes the on sale HD 7950 refurb is relatively the best price/performance graphics cards in the market right now.

 

[Efour]

ill 3rd that - a great time to buy that card from here.

 

[D.P.]

depends on your priorities, a 7950 may be much faster but the power draw is very similar. If you actually want a power saving then I wul look elsewhere, 750Ti perhaps.