This awesome card can play any game with maximum graphic settings in fullHD resolution(1920x1200).
Measured power consumption
Benchmark Results- System in IDLE = 187W
- System Wattage with GPU in FULL Stress = 447W
- Difference (GPU load) = 260W
- Add average IDLE wattage ~ 20W
- Subjective obtained GPU power consumption = ~ 280 Watts
The GTX 580 is about between 15% and 20% faster than the GTX 480. In gaming benchmarks, the GTX 580 is on average 35% faster than the HD 5870. Turn up the tessellation and the HD 5870 is handily trounced by over 60%. The new benchmarks also include the HD 6870, which predictably performs just below the HD 5870, except for the tessellation oriented benchmarks where it is slightly faster. In addition to single card performances, GTX 580 SLI is compared to HD 5870 CF as well. Here is another resounding win for the GTX 580, with an average of 50% improvement. As with the single card benchmarks, the gaps vary wildly, and while gaming benchmarks are more in the ~40% region, the tessellation oriented benchmarks push up the average.