Cost to operate 4870

roaf85 · Post by **roaf85** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:38 am

Would a 4870 cost significantly more to operate on a per year basis than the 260 since it uses close to 50 more watts at idle? Is the cost savings enough to be significant?

Vicotnik · Post by **Vicotnik** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:50 am

The difference is more like 20W according to Xbitlabs.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... html#sect0

I don't think the cost savings would be significant, but that's a bit subjective. It also depends on how much you pay for electricity and how often the system is idle.

Power consumption while idle means a lot to me, but for me it's more a matter of principle than a cost consideration.

dragmor · Post by **dragmor** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:14 am

Something I put together.
http://www.techreport.com/forums/viewto ... =3&t=59023

roaf85 · Post by **roaf85** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:27 pm

dragmor wrote:Something I put together.
http://www.techreport.com/forums/viewto ... =3&t=59023

Dragmor I really apperciate what you did. Thank you so much.