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Having cards that downclock and powerdown well like ATI's 5xxx series would be good enough for me.
Having my 4870-512 running at 500 MHz to play Fallout Tactics ( = 2D) is a sad waste of power and an annoying source of noise.
just underclock the gpu. Same result . You can do it now with the various software tools.
Use ATI Tray tools to underclock AND undervolt. I have my 4870 1GB at 330/250 @ 1.01v at the desktop and 800/975 @ 1.26v for 3D.
Does ATI tray tools automatically manage this for you?
Or do you have to manually increase settings every time you play a game?