Ivy Bridge to have 77W max TDP, backwards and forwards compatibility explained
 

A fair few new details of Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge CPUs and accompanying platforms have appeared over on a Chinese forum and although we'd take this with a pinch of salt, the roadmaps do look like the real deal. If proven to be correct, then we're looking at a peak TDP of 77W for the high-end models, down from the current 95W for Sandy Bridge.

http://vr-zone.com/articles/ivy-brid...ned/13754.html