where are people getting this idea that the cards are "inefficient fuel tankers"? https://tpucdn.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-founders-edition/images/pow

where are people getting this idea that the cards are "inefficient fuel tankers"? https://tpucdn.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-founders-edition/images/power-gaming.png https://tpucdn.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-founders-e... https://tpucdn.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-founders-edition/images/energy-efficiency.png https://tpucdn.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-founders-e... in contrast to the breathless rumors, those power numbers look incredibly reasonable... it's less than the 3090 pulled last gen, and it's 1.7x the perf/w of a 3080 or 2x the efficiency of a 3090. 3090 was always known to be pushed a little far, but, there is an easy 70% uplift in efficiency here, and none of the power-creep stuff ended up actually happening. 4090 Ti will eventually happen, and will pull about the same as 3090 Ti. Which, if it gets 1.7-2x the perf/w, sounds fine.