Games graphics engine guy here. I'm very happy to move text rendering from the CPU to the GPU. Done well it moves milliseconds of CPU work to tenths (or less)

Games graphics engine guy here. I'm very happy to move text rendering from the CPU to the GPU. Done well it moves milliseconds of CPU work to tenths (or less) of milliseconds of GPU work. Also, I care quite a bit about power draw because my customers on laptops and mobile are very sensitive to it. If my game is a battery hog, it doesn't get played as long or as often.