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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by worrycue on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @12:24PM (#28841615)
The RTX 3080 already uses 320W (peak?). By next GPU generation who knows.

Good lord, just 2 generation back GPUs like the 1070Ti consumed 180W. Even if you add a CPU (of that era) like the i7-7700 with it 65W draw, that just 245W. Now a video card alone can draw more power.

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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by lostmsu on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @03:00PM (#28843674)
I have a 2xRTX 3090 rig under desk. At close to full GPU load the temperature on the desk is about 3F higher than in the room.
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