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ZOTAC GeForce 9500 GT AMP! 512MB
Video, Power, and Overclocking
HQV
130
130
128
128
0
Score (130 = highest)
149.5
HQV
100
100
100
95
0
Score (100 = highest)
115
This card is good at video playback, which is definitely an improvement over previous generations of hardware, but it's still not a hundred percent. I wouldn't put this in an HTPC, since, why, even integrated graphics can be expected to do this well or better with video. 
Power Consumption
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25
27
39
48
0
Watts (lower is better)
101.2
45
48
67
88
0
Watts (lower is better)
101.2
I guess this is a win. Yes, this card draws an amount of power that would have a hard time charging a light bulb. But again, I'm going to play the integrated graphics card, and point out that this power draw is infinitely greater than no additional power. At the very least, this card is quiet. Even while loaded it's very cool and makes practically no noise. It's hard drive quiet. 
Overclocking
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661
600
0
MHz (higher is better)
1207.5
1050
900
0
MHz (higher is better)
1207.5
At a first glance, overclocking is, I suppose, impressive. Something tells me that the buyer of this card is not going to overclock it. One funny thing is that the website lists this card as having a core speed of 550MHz, where this card plainly has a 600MHz GPU. It hit 650 when I overclocked it.
Page 1: Introduction, Specifications & Test Setup
Page 2: DirectX 10 Titles Page 3: DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics Page 4: Video, Power, and Overclocking Page 5: Conclusion 
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