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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by stirfish on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @01:25PM (#28842459)
>minimizing energy use per activity

Maybe this is what feels off?

A kilowatt feels like too much for a videogame. This isn't a bitcoin mining thing, is it?

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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by colejohnson66 on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:01PM (#28842923)
If we take a game console or PC running at 250 watts (made up number), 4 hours is already a kilowatt-hour. Kilowatt-hours sounds like a lot, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s not.
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Re:Up to 600 watts of power for graphics cards with the new ... by merb on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @06:14PM (#28845713)
my rtx 3070 uses like 70-80% on average when I play new world. my cpu (5600x) is very low (~25%), but I probably blow like ~250 watt or more per hour and I do not have a expensive setup (no rgb, etc.)
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