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... if electricity was free. Power efficiency wise, a discrete GPU won't compare favorably.
by snvzz 3y ago
... if electricity was free.
Power efficiency wise, a discrete GPU won't compare favorably.
- aenis 3y agoDunno if thats true. Assume mid range 200w gpu. Assume 20 eurocents per kWh (I live in the northern europe and pay about as much on a flexible contract). Assume a decent PSU. A year of gaming (assume, very optimistically, 365hrs) is circa 17 eur for the electricity. Considering relative perf differences, I'd say a discrete GPU compares favourably.
- snvzz 3y agoIt would be more useful to compare idle power, APU vs chiplet-based CPU + discrete GPU combo.
- TheCapeGreek 3y ago65W TDP for CPU + GPU in power-constrained environments, or when you want to have less battery storage requirements for renewables/backup power, is quite the boon. I had a 5700G (I think) last year and the system would go up to 150W max. I could survive about 2-3h of no electricity with my small inverter battery setup if I kept usage minimal (no work, no gaming). Handy performance wise for a mostly work machine with some indie gaming on the side, but these 8000 series are under half that wattage. Admittedly this isn't the most common need/concern, but it's good to know options are getting better all the time.