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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by timw4mail on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @08:58AM (#28839080)
An electric heater is ~100% efficient. The power generation is much less efficient.

The heat pump can be effectively more than 100% efficient, but that's because it's moving heat.

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