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AMD HD6850 Curiousity

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With prices finally starting to sink below the $200USD (retail) level for AMD HD6850-based graphics cards (basically, the old territory occupied by HD57xx), has anyone with a *single* display upgraded from HD57xx (or less) to HD6850?

1. What are the advantages for single-display owners over HD57xx?
2. Are there any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
3. How energy-efficient is it (again, compared to HD57xx)?
 
1. About a 55% performance increase
2. The card is larger, and has no reference designs. Not all non-reference designs are quiet.
3. The HD6850 uses 127W, versus 108W of the HD5770. Both use a single 6-pin connector. This makes the HD6850 considerably more efficient as it is 55% faster for only 18% more power used. Idle power consumption is similar between the cards.
 
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