Not true
My 4890 chews more power, and runs hotter then my 295, at idle. loaded tho is a different story
Infact, if I can recall correctly, my old 285 ran cooler, and consumed less power for sure at ide, and possibly loaded.
Its too bad that the 4800 series cannot reduce their clocks like the new ati's, or even nvidia. My 4890 will overheat and lockup on a hot day, installing windows, ive never had an nv card do that lol.
But I digress..
Id still like a 5870, or even maybe the x2 version when its available