Re:Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as...
by calamari4065 on Friday December 01, 2023 @09:37PM
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My phone's battery is roughly 50KJ. A single nvidia a100 is spec'd at 250W max.
That's 3.3 minutes to consume 50KJ.
But that only considers a single GPU, the rest of the system will be consuming a good chunk of power. You also have to consider the entire datacenter's energy use.
I'd say the claim is within an order of magnitude of being correct, but I seriously doubt it.
That's 3.3 minutes to consume 50KJ.
But that only considers a single GPU, the rest of the system will be consuming a good chunk of power. You also have to consider the entire datacenter's energy use.
I'd say the claim is within an order of magnitude of being correct, but I seriously doubt it.