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I don't know about ATI, but Kepler's power capping should make workarounds (throttle for specific applications) unnecessary, since the GPU now monitors its own current draw, and slows itself down if it goes above the design limit. I believe Intel is doing the same thing now, too.
So if a game is as demanding as Furmark (extremely unlikely), it will be throttled, too. It just doesn't make sense for NVIDIA/ATI (and partners) to spend $20 more on a heatsink of a $50 card just so it can run Furmark at full speed, when no "real world" application can load a card like that.
Don't most people use Furmark for OC stability testing?
Isn't the Furmark-throttling like Intel throttling people for using Linpack?