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HIS HD 4870 IceQ 4+ Turbo graphics card
A fancy cooler alone does not a great graphics card make
Tue 24 Feb 2009 //
09:02 UTC
Power Draw Results
Power Draw in Watts (W)
GPU Thermal Results
Temperature in Degrees Celcius (°C)
The reference HD 4850 is a single-slot design that circulates hot air inside the PC case and, as a result, it gets horribly hot, maintaining a consistent 80°C both at idle and under load. The HD 4870 X2 is a different proposition. It draws air through the cooler before expelling it through the mounting bracket. The idle temperature of this twin-GPU card is 65°C which rises to 80°C under load.
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