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Real power consumption of various video cards in one article. No estimates, no guessing - everything is directly measured.

Early AGP Cards - up to DX8

Eventually, I settled with somewhat obscure Shuttle MV43VN motherboard and Pentium 4 platform. The original plan was to use Pentium III-S 1,4 GHz on i815 board. Unfortunately that one turned out to suffer from serious compatibility issues with many GPUs. VIA P4M266A surprisingly can run almost any card, even the oldest AGP parts. P4 provides great performance, so no CPU limitation most of the time.

There are some problematic parts that didn't work properly - for example Rage Fury MAXX, GeForce 256 DDR, TNT2 Vanta LT, ELSA Gloria XXL. Perhaps I'll add them later when/if I can find platform they work on.

Test platform for early AGP cards


Software


The early cards can't run all these tests - so I measured power only in some of them. The late ones on the other hand can suffer from CPU limitation in lighter benchmarks. While there is not much difference in power consumption between these applications, in order to keep the power figures simple, I just picked the maximum power of these applications and put it to the load chart.

The great feature of the AGP Power Monitor is to measure current on all rails. Especially for older motherboards, this is essential information because they tend to have weak 3.3V power rail (not connected to the PSU directly, but rather to the onboard power regulator) and many video cards are powered by this 3.3V rail. The separate power values for each rail are shown in the info table for each card. and also in the separate charts.



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AGP Video Card Power Consumption - Idle [W]


Voodoo5 5500 AGP @ 183 MHz
24.0
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
22.8
GeForce3
19.3
GeForce2 Ultra
19.2
GeForce2 Pro
17.5
Quadro2 Pro
17.2
Quadro SDR
17.0
GeForce 256 SDR
15.6
Voodoo3 3500 TV
15.2
GeForce2 Ti
15.2
GeForce 256 SDR LE @ 110/143 MHz
15.1
GeForce2 GTS (32 MB)
14.5
Banshee AGP SGR @ 120/133 MHz
14.1
Riva TNT SGR @ 120/135 MHz
13.4
Banshee AGP SGR (Diamond)
13.1
Voodoo4 4800 AGP @ 195 MHz
13.0
Oxygen GVX1
12.6
Voodoo3 3500 @ 215 MHz
12.6
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (Ref)
12.4
Kyro
12.3
Banshee AGP SGR (CT 6750)
12.1
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 TV)
11.9
Voodoo3 3500 (Compaq)
11.6
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 non-TV)
11.6
Banshee AGP SDR (InnoVision)
11.5
Voodoo4 4800 AGP
11.4
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 L)
11.1
Riva TNT SGR (ELSA)
11.0
GeForce2 MX 400 (64 MB)
10.7
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (EK3)
10.6
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (Ref)
10.5
Matrox G200 SDR @ 115/152 MHz
10.5
Banshee AGP SGR 8 MB (Asus)
10.2
AIW Radeon DDR
10.2
Quadro2 MXR
10.1
GeForce2 MX 400 (32 MB)
10.1
Riva TNT2 Ultra
9.8
Radeon 8500
9.6
Kyro 2
9.1
Matrox G200 SDR
9.1
Voodoo3 2000 AGP
9.0
Matrox G400 MAX
8.7
Matrox G550
8.3
GeForce2 MX
8.3
Riva TNT2 Pro (32 MB)
8.1
Radeon DDR VIVO
7.9
Matrox G200 SGR
7.9
Velocity 100
7.9
GeForce2 MX 200
7.8
Rage 128 Pro AIW 32M, 128b)
7.6
Riva TNT2 (Diamond)
7.5
Riva TNT2 m64
7.4
Riva TNT2 Pro (16 MB)
7.3
Voodoo3 1000
7.2
Radeon DDR
7.0
Riva TNT SDR (ELSA)
6.8
Radeon SDR
6.6
GeForce4 MX 440 8x (BGA)
6.6
GeForce4 MX 4000
6.3
GeForce4 MX 440 (DVI)
6.3
Riva TNT2 (ELSA)
6.1
GeForce4 MX 460 (Asus)
6.0
Matrox G400 SGR (16 MB)
5.9
Radeon 7200 SDR (64 MB)
5.9
Matrox G450 (16 MB)
5.7
GeForce4 MX 460 (Medion)
5.6
Radeon 7500
5.4
Matrox G450 (32 MB)
5.3
i740
5.1
Savage 4 (16 MB)
5.1
Savage 4 Pro (16 MB)
4.7
Riva TNT2 Vanta
4.5
Savage 4 LT
4.0
Rage 128 GL (32M, 128b)
3.8
Riva 128 ZX
3.6
GeForce4 MX 420
3.4
Savage 3D
3.3
Rage LT Pro AGP (4MB)
3.2
Rage 128 VR (32M, 64b, L)
3.2
Riva 128
3.1
Rage 128 Ultra (32M, 128b)
3.1
GeForce4 MX 440 SE (64-bit)
3.1
Matrox G250 SDR
3.0
Verite 2200
3.0
Radeon 7000 DDR
2.9
Radeon 7000 SDR
2.8
S3 Virge GX2
2.8
Permedia 2v
2.8
Rage 128 Pro (16M, 64b)
2.7
Trio 3D 2X
2.3
Rage LT Pro AGP (8MB)
2.1
SiS 6326
2.1
Rage IIc
2.0
Matrox G100
2.0
Rage Pro Turbo
1.8
Rage XL
1.6

Voodoo5 5500 AGP @ default: external power: 5V rail = 8.4 W; 12V rail = 12.4W. Total: 20.8 W.
Voodoo5 5500 AGP @ 183 MHz: external power: 5V rail = 9 W; 12V rail = 12.9W. Total: 21.9 W.




AGP Video Card Power Consumption - Load [W]


Voodoo5 5500 AGP @ 183 MHz
32.9
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
30.8
Quadro SDR
28.7
Radeon 8500
28.5
GeForce3
27.9
GeForce2 Ultra
26.6
GeForce 256 SDR
26.2
Quadro2 Pro
25.8
GeForce2 Pro
24.7
GeForce2 Ti
22.0
GeForce4 MX 440 8x (BGA)
21.9
GeForce 256 SDR LE @ 110/143 MHz
21.2
GeForce4 MX 440 (DVI)
19.9
GeForce2 GTS (32 MB)
19.4
GeForce4 MX 460 (Asus)
19.3
Voodoo4 4800 AGP @ 195 MHz
19.3
Riva TNT SGR @ 120/135 MHz
18.9
Radeon DDR VIVO
18.8
AIW Radeon DDR
18.5
GeForce4 MX 460 (Medion)
18.4
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (Ref)
18.2
Voodoo3 3500 TV
18.2
Radeon 7500
18.1
Banshee AGP SGR @ 120/133 MHz
17.4
Oxygen GVX1
16.8
Voodoo4 4800 AGP
16.6
Banshee AGP SGR (Diamond)
16.3
GeForce4 MX 4000
16.1
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 TV)
16.0
Voodoo3 3500 @ 215 MHz
16.0
GeForce2 MX 400 (64 MB)
15.7
Kyro
15.4
Banshee AGP SGR (CT 6750)
15.2
Riva TNT SGR (ELSA)
15.1
Quadro2 MXR
15.1
Radeon DDR
15.0
Radeon 7200 SDR (64 MB)
15.0
Banshee AGP SDR (InnoVision)
14.8
Radeon SDR
14.7
Matrox G200 SDR @ 115/152 MHz
14.7
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 non-TV)
14.6
Riva TNT2 Ultra
14.5
Voodoo3 3500 (Compaq)
14.5
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 L)
14.3
GeForce2 MX 400 (32 MB)
13.8
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (Ref)
13.4
Matrox G400 MAX
13.2
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (EK3)
13.0
Rage 128 Pro AIW 32M, 128b)
12.7
Kyro 2
12.7
Banshee AGP SGR 8 MB (Asus)
12.6
GeForce2 MX
12.5
Matrox G200 SDR
12.1
Voodoo3 2000 AGP
12.1
Riva TNT2 Pro (16 MB)
11.7
GeForce4 MX 420
11.7
Riva TNT2 Pro (32 MB)
11.4
Riva TNT2 (Diamond)
11.3
Matrox G550
11.1
Matrox G200 SGR
10.6
GeForce2 MX 200
10.3
Velocity 100
10.2
Riva TNT2 m64
10.0
Riva TNT SDR (ELSA)
9.9
Riva TNT2 (ELSA)
9.9
Voodoo3 1000
9.7
Matrox G400 SGR (16 MB)
9.6
GeForce4 MX 440 SE (64-bit)
9.1
Radeon 7000 DDR
8.8
Rage 128 Ultra (32M, 128b)
8.7
Rage 128 GL (32M, 128b)
8.4
Radeon 7000 SDR
8.4
Matrox G450 (32 MB)
8.1
Matrox G450 (16 MB)
7.3
Rage 128 Pro (16M, 64b)
6.9
Savage 4 (16 MB)
6.9
Savage 4 Pro (16 MB)
6.7
Rage 128 VR (32M, 64b, L)
6.6
Riva TNT2 Vanta
6.6
i740
6.5
Savage 3D
6.3
Savage 4 LT
5.3
Riva 128 ZX
5.2
Rage LT Pro AGP (4MB)
4.9
Riva 128
4.8
Matrox G250 SDR
4.5
Verite 2200
4.1
Permedia 2v
3.8
Rage LT Pro AGP (8MB)
3.7
Rage Pro Turbo
3.4
S3 Virge GX2
3.2
Rage XL
2.9
Rage IIc
2.8
Matrox G100
2.8
SiS 6326
2.5
Trio 3D 2X
2.4

Voodoo5 5500 AGP @ default: external power: 5V rail = 9.9 W; 12V rail = 15W. Total: 24.9 W.
Voodoo5 5500 AGP @ 183 MHz: external power: 5V rail = 10.7 W; 12V rail = 16W. Total: 26.7 W.




AGP Video Card Power Consumption - Load at 3.3V Rail [W]


Quadro SDR
23.9
GeForce 256 SDR
22.4
GeForce4 MX 440 8x (BGA)
21.1
GeForce 256 SDR LE @ 110/143 MHz
19.6
GeForce4 MX 440 (DVI)
18.4
Radeon 8500
17.0
GeForce4 MX 460 (Asus)
16.9
GeForce4 MX 460 (Medion)
16.6
Voodoo3 3500 @ 215 MHz
15.8
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 TV)
14.6
GeForce4 MX 4000
14.4
Voodoo3 3500 (Compaq)
14.3
GeForce2 MX 400 (64 MB)
14.1
Voodoo3 3500 TV
14.0
AIW Radeon DDR
13.7
Riva TNT2 Ultra
13.4
Quadro2 MXR
13.3
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (Ref)
13.2
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 L)
13.2
Kyro
13.2
Radeon DDR
13.2
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 non-TV)
13.0
GeForce2 MX 400 (32 MB)
12.8
GeForce2 Pro
12.4
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (EK3)
12.3
Voodoo3 2000 AGP
11.9
GeForce2 MX
11.7
Oxygen GVX1
11.6
Kyro 2
11.6
Riva TNT2 Pro (16 MB)
11.4
Matrox G400 MAX
11.3
Riva TNT2 (Diamond)
10.9
GeForce3
10.9
GeForce4 MX 420
10.9
Riva TNT2 Pro (32 MB)
10.6
GeForce2 Ultra
10.3
GeForce2 MX 200
10.3
Riva TNT SDR (ELSA)
9.9
Quadro2 Pro
9.9
Riva TNT2 (ELSA)
9.7
Matrox G400 SGR (16 MB)
9.3
Radeon SDR
9.3
Radeon 7200 SDR (64 MB)
9.3
GeForce2 Ti
9.1
Radeon DDR VIVO
9.0
Radeon 7000 DDR
8.4
Rage 128 Ultra (32M, 128b)
8.3
GeForce4 MX 440 SE (64-bit)
8.3
Rage 128 Pro AIW 32M, 128b)
8.2
Velocity 100
8.1
Riva TNT2 m64
8.0
Matrox G550
8.0
GeForce2 GTS (32 MB)
7.8
Voodoo3 1000
7.7
Rage 128 GL (32M, 128b)
7.2
Matrox G450 (32 MB)
6.9
Matrox G450 (16 MB)
6.7
Savage 4 Pro (16 MB)
6.6
Rage 128 Pro (16M, 64b)
6.5
Riva TNT2 Vanta
6.4
Rage 128 VR (32M, 64b, L)
6.0
i740
6.0
Savage 4 (16 MB)
5.9
Riva 128 ZX
5.2
Savage 4 LT
5.2
Radeon 7000 SDR
4.8
Voodoo5 5500 AGP @ 183 MHz
4.7
Riva 128
4.6
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
4.4
Radeon 7500
4.3
Matrox G250 SDR
4.2
Voodoo4 4800 AGP @ 195 MHz
4.0
Savage 3D
3.8
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (Ref)
3.7
Verite 2200
3.6
Rage LT Pro AGP (4MB)
3.5
Voodoo4 4800 AGP
3.3
Rage Pro Turbo
3.1
S3 Virge GX2
3.0
Rage LT Pro AGP (8MB)
2.9
Permedia 2v
2.9
Matrox G100
2.6
Banshee AGP SGR @ 120/133 MHz
2.5
Rage XL
2.5
Riva TNT SGR @ 120/135 MHz
2.3
Banshee AGP SGR (Diamond)
2.3
Banshee AGP SGR (CT 6750)
2.2
Trio 3D 2X
2.2
Banshee AGP SDR (InnoVision)
2.1
Rage IIc
2.1
Riva TNT SGR (ELSA)
1.8
SiS 6326
1.8
Banshee AGP SGR 8 MB (Asus)
1.8
Matrox G200 SDR @ 115/152 MHz
1.7
Matrox G200 SGR
1.5
Matrox G200 SDR
1.1



AGP Video Card Power Consumption - Load at 5V Rail [W]


Riva TNT SGR @ 120/135 MHz
16.6
Voodoo4 4800 AGP @ 195 MHz
15.3
Banshee AGP SGR @ 120/133 MHz
14.9
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (Ref)
14.5
Banshee AGP SGR (Diamond)
14.0
Voodoo4 4800 AGP
13.3
Riva TNT SGR (ELSA)
13.3
Banshee AGP SGR (CT 6750)
13.0
Matrox G200 SDR @ 115/152 MHz
13.0
Banshee AGP SDR (InnoVision)
12.7
GeForce2 Ti
11.8
GeForce2 Pro
11.5
Matrox G200 SDR
11.0
Banshee AGP SGR 8 MB (Asus)
10.8
GeForce2 GTS (32 MB)
10.0
Radeon DDR VIVO
9.7
Quadro2 Pro
9.7
GeForce2 Ultra
9.3
Matrox G200 SGR
9.1
Radeon 7500
6.8
Radeon 7200 SDR (64 MB)
5.5
Radeon SDR
5.4
Oxygen GVX1
5.2
Quadro SDR
4.6
GeForce3
4.0
GeForce 256 SDR
3.6
Radeon 7000 SDR
3.3
Matrox G550
3.1
Radeon 8500
2.5
Matrox G400 MAX
1.9
Quadro2 MXR
1.8
AIW Radeon DDR
1.7
Radeon DDR
1.6
Rage LT Pro AGP (4MB)
1.4
Rage 128 Pro AIW 32M, 128b)
1.2
Matrox G450 (32 MB)
1.2
GeForce4 MX 460 (Asus)
1.2
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 L)
1.1
Rage 128 GL (32M, 128b)
1.1
Riva TNT2 Ultra
1.1
GeForce2 MX 400 (32 MB)
1.0
GeForce2 MX 400 (64 MB)
0.9
Voodoo3 3500 TV
0.8
Rage LT Pro AGP (8MB)
0.8
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 non-TV)
0.8
Rage IIc
0.8
Kyro
0.8
GeForce4 MX 460 (Medion)
0.7
Rage 128 VR (32M, 64b, L)
0.6
Matrox G450 (16 MB)
0.6
GeForce4 MX 440 SE (64-bit)
0.6
GeForce4 MX 420
0.6
GeForce4 MX 440 8x (BGA)
0.6
GeForce4 MX 440 (DVI)
0.6
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 TV)
0.6
Rage XL
0.4
Riva TNT2 (Diamond)
0.4
Rage Pro Turbo
0.3
Riva TNT2 Pro (16 MB)
0.3
Matrox G400 SGR (16 MB)
0.3
Matrox G250 SDR
0.3
Riva 128
0.2
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (Ref)
0.2
Voodoo3 3500 @ 215 MHz
0.2
Kyro 2
0.2
Matrox G100
0.2
Voodoo3 1000
0.2
Voodoo3 3500 (Compaq)
0.2
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
0.2
Voodoo5 5500 AGP @ 183 MHz
0.2
Rage 128 Pro (16M, 64b)
0.2
Riva TNT2 (ELSA)
0.2
Velocity 100
0.2
Voodoo3 2000 AGP
0.2
Rage 128 Ultra (32M, 128b)
0.2
Riva TNT2 Vanta
0.2
S3 Virge GX2
0.2
Permedia 2v
0.2
Savage 3D
0.1
Savage 4 LT
0.1
GeForce2 MX
0.1
i740
0.1
Riva TNT2 Pro (32 MB)
0.1
Savage 4 Pro (16 MB)
0.1
SiS 6326
0.1
Verite 2200
0.1
GeForce 256 SDR LE @ 110/143 MHz
0.1
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (EK3)
0.0
Riva 128 ZX
0.0
Riva TNT SDR (ELSA)
0.0
Riva TNT2 m64
0.0
Trio 3D 2X
0.0
Savage 4 (16 MB)
0.0
GeForce2 MX 200
0.0
Radeon 7000 DDR
0.0
GeForce4 MX 4000
0.0



AGP Video Card Power Consumption - Load at 12V Rail [W]


GeForce3
13.0
Radeon 8500
9.0
GeForce2 Ultra
7.0
Radeon 7500
7.0
Quadro2 Pro
6.2
Voodoo3 3500 TV
3.4
Rage 128 Ultra (32M, 128b)
3.4
AIW Radeon DDR
3.2
Riva TNT2 m64
2.0
GeForce4 MX 4000
1.7
GeForce2 GTS (32 MB)
1.6
GeForce 256 SDR LE @ 110/143 MHz
1.6
Kyro
1.5
GeForce4 MX 460 (Asus)
1.3
GeForce2 Ti
1.1
GeForce4 MX 460 (Medion)
1.1
Kyro 2
1.0
Savage 4 (16 MB)
0.9
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 non-TV)
0.9
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 TV)
0.9
GeForce4 MX 440 (DVI)
0.9
Riva TNT2 Pro (32 MB)
0.8
GeForce2 Pro
0.8
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (EK3)
0.7
GeForce2 MX
0.7
GeForce2 MX 400 (64 MB)
0.7
Radeon 7000 DDR
0.4
Radeon 7000 SDR
0.3
Radeon DDR
0.3
Rage 128 Pro (16M, 64b)
0.2
Rage 128 Pro AIW 32M, 128b)
0.2
Riva 128
0.2
GeForce 256 SDR
0.2
Quadro SDR
0.2
i740
0.2
Radeon DDR VIVO
0.2
Radeon 7200 SDR (64 MB)
0.2
GeForce4 MX 440 SE (64-bit)
0.2
GeForce4 MX 420
0.2
GeForce4 MX 440 8x (BGA)
0.2
Savage 3D
0.1
Rage XL
0.0
Rage 128 GL (32M, 128b)
0.0
Rage 128 VR (32M, 64b, L)
0.0
Banshee AGP SGR (CT 6750)
0.0
Banshee AGP SGR @ 120/133 MHz
0.0
Banshee AGP SDR (InnoVision)
0.0
Velocity 100
0.0
Voodoo3 1000
0.0
Voodoo3 2000 AGP
0.0
Voodoo3 3000 AGP (Ref)
0.0
Voodoo3 3500 (Compaq)
0.0
Voodoo3 3500 @ 215 MHz
0.0
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (Ref)
0.0
Voodoo4 4500 AGP (EK4 L)
0.0
Voodoo4 4800 AGP
0.0
Voodoo4 4800 AGP @ 195 MHz
0.0
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
0.0
Voodoo5 5500 AGP @ 183 MHz
0.0
Rage IIc
0.0
Rage Pro Turbo
0.0
Rage LT Pro AGP (4MB)
0.0
Rage LT Pro AGP (8MB)
0.0
Riva 128 ZX
0.0
Riva TNT SDR (ELSA)
0.0
Riva TNT SGR (ELSA)
0.0
Riva TNT SGR @ 120/135 MHz
0.0
Riva TNT2 Vanta
0.0
Riva TNT2 (ELSA)
0.0
Riva TNT2 (Diamond)
0.0
Riva TNT2 Pro (16 MB)
0.0
Riva TNT2 Ultra
0.0
S3 Virge GX2
0.0
Trio 3D 2X
0.0
Savage 4 LT
0.0
Savage 4 Pro (16 MB)
0.0
Oxygen GVX1
0.0
Permedia 2v
0.0
SiS 6326
0.0
Verite 2200
0.0
Matrox G100
0.0
Matrox G200 SDR
0.0
Matrox G200 SGR
0.0
Matrox G250 SDR
0.0
Matrox G400 SGR (16 MB)
0.0
Matrox G400 MAX
0.0
Matrox G450 (16 MB)
0.0
Matrox G450 (32 MB)
0.0
Matrox G550
0.0
GeForce2 MX 200
0.0
Quadro2 MXR
0.0
Radeon SDR
0.0
GeForce2 MX 400 (32 MB)
0.0
Matrox G200 SDR @ 115/152 MHz
0.0
Banshee AGP SGR (Diamond)
0.0
Banshee AGP SGR 8 MB (Asus)
0.0

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