lowest wattage gpu?

[Snake21]

planning to get a gtx 980 reference since it had the lowest wattage consumption, any enthuasist gpu out there with low power consumption?

[Virgule]

Define "enthuasist" and "low"

[Fate]

Power consumption doesn't really matter much on desktops unless your power is incredibly expensive and/or you game ALL day. 

Anyways, I believe 980 is the most efficient enthusiast card out atm

[Aniallation]

planning to get a gtx 980 reference since it had the lowest wattage consumption, any enthuasist gpu out there with low power consumption?

Intel HD 4600

[SuperPug]

Enthusiast GPU and low power consumption. You cant have your cake and eat it too (or whatever that saying is)

The Nvidia GPU's are much more power efficient than the AMD ones if thats what you're asking.

[Virgule]

Enthusiast GPU and low power consumption. You cant have your cake and eat it too (or whatever that saying is)

The Nvidia GPU's are much more power efficient than the AMD ones if thats what you're asking.

If much more means approximately 30$ per year of savings, than yes, much more.

[SuperPug]

If much more means approximately 30$ per year of savings, than yes, much more.

 

If you're comparing the ~170W of the 980 to the ~280W of the 290X then thats a lot in my book... Nobody's talking about $ savings on your electricity bild.

[Virgule]

If you're comparing the ~170W of the 980 to the ~280W of the 290X then thats a lot in my book... Nobody's talking about $ savings on your electricity bild.

Well of course 280 is a higher number than 170. Assuming you don't have a 450 W PSU (if you have a high end GPU) then what is there other than cost of operation as a mean of weighing one option over the other in terms of power consumption ? 

[SuperPug]

Well of course 280 is a higher number than 170. Assuming you don't have a 450 W PSU (if you have a high end GPU) then what is there other than cost of operation as a mean of weighing one option over the other in terms of power consumption ? 

 

Noise, Heat, Overclockability to a certain extent (heat)

[Virgule]

Noise, Heat, Overclockability to a certain extent (heat)

Yeah, you're right. In my case, these don't matter. However, they might for some.