CrossfireX 4870X2 vs GTX 280 Tri-SLI: Power Consumption Test & Summary

Radeon HD 4870X2 CrossfireX vs GeForce GTX 280 Tri-SLI:
Power Consumption Test & Summary Chart

Part 1: Introduction & Test Platform
Part 2: 3DMark 06 & Vantage
Part 3: NFS12 & FarCry2
Part 4: Crysis Warhead & CoH
Part 5: LP, WiC & Bioshock
Part 6: Power Consumption & Summary




Readings taken using Seasonic's Power Monitor, figures include the entire test platform minus the LCD monitor.

Idle: Green/Load:Red, pretty obvious huh.

Summary Table

		GTX280 x3	GTX280 x2	GTX280 1GB	HD4870X2 CF-X	HD4870X2 2GB
3DMark06	25x16 4xAA 16xAF	18295	15494	9031	20247	14146
3DMark Vantage (Extreme)	19x12 4xAA 16xAF	13291	9287	4897	12779	7688
NFS: Undercover DX9.0c	19x12 4xAA 16xAF	52	62	39	53	56
	25x16 4xAA 16xAF	49	55	31	40	42
FarCry2 v1.01 DX10.1	19x12 4xAA 16xAF	104.06	68.02	39.71	76.49	63.17
	25x16 4xAA 16xAF	80.78	58.39	30.84	63.54	42.17
CoH:Opposing Fronts DX10	19x12 4xAA	159.3	135.3	77.5	110.5	87.8
	25x16 4xAA	126.8	92.6	50.9	86.8	61.9
Crysis Warhead DX10	19x12	52.61	40.44	22.1	37.66	31.13
	19x12 4xAA	43.78	33.07	18.1	35.97	27.97
	25x16	23.88	25.81	13.62	31.86	21
Lost Planet: Colonies	19x12 4xAA 16xAF	85.65	73.55	31.85	65	41.8
	25x16 4xAA 16xAF	55.7	43.5	23.65	39.35	29.25
World in Conflict DX10	19x12 4xAA 16xAF	77	68	43	61	56
	25x16 4xAA 16xAF	62	52	29	56	40
Bioshock DX10	19x12	165	134	83	152	114
	25x16	126	85	50	113	69
Power (Watt)	Idle	254	204	158	301	236
	Load	665	475	295	627	370

Part 1: Introduction & Test Platform
Part 2: 3DMark 06 & Vantage
Part 3: NFS12 & FarCry2
Part 4: Crysis Warhead & CoH
Part 5: LP, WiC & Bioshock
Part 6: Power Consumption & Summary