What's "excessive leakage" in a graphics card?

[Hauk]

Okay I just run the things.. what does the author mean by this?

"The only negatives on the Radeon HD 4870 and Radeon HD 4850 graphics cards are the power consumption and heat levels. This is the tell tale sign of excessive leakage (anyone else thinking about the Prescott days?) and while it doesn't impact performance it makes things hot."
Source (Legit Reviews)

 

[vgkarthik88]

i believe he means the power disipated. Prescott set the precident for power hungry CPUs, so im guessing hes just not pleased with the power management. well no-one is so lets hope they fix it soon. idle power is waaaayy too much!

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

yeah, even though i just bit the bullet and bought one, i'm kinda not likin the power consumption