Power
One area of key interest to PC enthusiasts and power users is power consumption, especially with the larger GPUs we are now accustomed to .
In typical use at their out of box clock speeds, both overclocked MSI are in the same ballpark in a typical windows use case, even when benchmarked with two versions of 3DMark ! It helps that both these cards have been deliberately tuned by MSI and use almost exactly the same cooling solution.
Where tracks diverge is Power consumption, the compute oriented Radeon just runs away when we apply a power virus using Furmark and as for bitcoin mining, the higher performing Radeon draws more power where as GeForce wastes power here.
Stock speeds, Taken at the half way mark during the Furmark burnin test
| GPU | Core Clock | Temperature | GPU usage | GPU Power | Fan Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R9 270X | 1150 MHz | 88 c | 99% | - | 76% |
| GTX 760 | 1123 MHz | 80 c | 99% | 62.4% | 62% |
Out of box power draw should not and is not a problem with typical applications.
