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It does when you multiply it across millions of CPUs. Saving 100 watts across 3 million CPUs (300 megawatts) is enough to shut down the equivalent of power plan
by throwaway5959 3y ago
It does when you multiply it across millions of CPUs. Saving 100 watts across 3 million CPUs (300 megawatts) is enough to shut down the equivalent of power plants.
- nightski 3y agoI'm all for efficiency but if we are to progress as a civilization we need to find a way to not have power hold us back. We can get to a point where we have nearly unlimited power with minimal impact on the environment around us. That needs to happen as soon as possible.
- chongli 3y agoThere are an estimated 3 billion people in the world who still rely on solid fuel (wood, coal, peat moss) to cook food and generate heat [1]. We are extremely far away from being able to use 100% electricity to meet two basic needs for the whole population. From that perspective power-plant-scale computing is an incredible luxury. [1] https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep27829.23.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep27829.23.pdf
- nightski 3y agoThat demand will only increase, which further emphasizes my point. It can't be a luxury.
- alpaca128 3y ago> That needs to happen as soon as possible. But it won't happen before all M2/3 Macs will be obsolete. Having goals like that is great but until we reach that point efficiency is still important.