AMD ATI FirePro V8800 Workstation Graphics Card
Power Consumption and Noise
We'd like to cover a few final data points before bringing this article to a close. Throughout all of our benchmarking and testing, we monitored how much power our test systems were consuming using a power meter. Our goal was to give you an idea as to how much power each configuration used while idling and under a heavy workload. Please keep in mind that we were testing total system power consumption at the outlet here, not just the power being drawn by the graphics cards alone.
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Also, its important to mention that V8800 remained cool and quiet throughout testing. Throughout our time with the card, we never heard the fan ramp up during any of the benchmarks. Unlike the V8750, which spins at 100% for a few seconds at system startup, the V8800 powers up silently and remains that way.
