DESIGNER OF HOT GPU CHIPS Nvidia has admitted what most every review has already said - its GTX480 chip uses "a lot of power".
In a blog post, Nvidia's Drew Henry said that the chip designer had "heard [users] concerns" with regard to power and heat. He went on to explain that a "high performance" GPU such as the GTX480 will "consume a lot of power" in order to enable "performance and features". [Read more...]