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Incredible idea. Can it be applied to compute heavy visual applications too? Like playing a game at 4k at 120hz, what if the game would stop rendering and the d

by soheil 5y ago

Incredible idea. Can it be applied to compute heavy visual applications too? Like playing a game at 4k at 120hz, what if the game would stop rendering and the display would turn off for 100ms every time you blink but the game would proceed as normal?

stavros 5y ago
Probably, but due to how game rendering works I don't think you'd gain anything other than battery life..
- soheil 5y ago
  Well that assertion leaves a lot to imagination. So if you're running a 1080ti GPU it uses a max power of 250w, worse case you can cut power to its onboard processors in a way that does not require re-initialization after power is resumed in 100ms. Even a 5% improvement would translate to a reduction of 12w just on the GPU front.
  - stavros 5y ago
    Right, but I mean you wouldn't gain FPS or anything, since you can't "store" processing power to use later.
    - soheil 5y ago
      Why would you need to gain FPS? In fact when you're blinking effective FPS goes to 0.