Power Consumption of ATI Radeon 9700 PRO

[fighterpilot]

Just curious how much power the Radeon 9700 PRO consumes? Is it 30W???

Thanks!

[Wild_Bill]

Re: Power Consumption of ATI Radeon 9700 PRO

Originally posted by fighterpilot
Just curious how much power the Radeon 9700 PRO consumes? Is it 30W???

Thanks!

I read somewhere it was 50 Watts - but cannot find the thread - sorry.

L8ters

Bill

[fighterpilot]

Thanks!

[Java Cool Dude]

It's in respect to the agp2.0 power consumption, the external floppy connector is there just ini case something wrong happens.

[fighterpilot]

So does that mean that the power consumption is only 30W then, or is it more? From the FAQ at ATI it says:

Q2: Does the RADEON™ 9700 PRO graphics card require an additional power connection and why?

A2: Yes. RADEON™ 9700 PRO has so many advanced features that it requires an additional power connection to attain maximum performance from the graphics card. In addition to installing a RADEON™ 9700 PRO graphics card you are also required to plug a power cable into the graphics card and to the power supply. Connect the 4-pin cable of the Power Extension to the connector provided at the corner of the RADEON™ 9700 PRO graphics card.

It doesn't necessarily say that it requires more power but that's what it sounds like.