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This article is about compute where a lot of users are considering near 24/7 usage in some way or another so would be very helpful to have. Heavy gaming users

This article is about compute where a lot of users are considering near 24/7 usage in some way or another so would be very helpful to have. Heavy gaming users would probably hit the cost vs usage overlap of the extra power draw as well. For other users Idle vs idle power draw is something and the intel cards have been very bad with this too so it would be nice to state it. Lastly I use it as a proxy for architecture head room which is just something I like to get a feel for. I suspect Intel would need a completely new architecture to get into datacenters and this is good to know.

Night_Thastus 2y ago
Even gaming 8 hours a day, the difference between a B580 and a more efficient card multiplied by the cost of the electricity over ~3-4 years is...next to nothing. I'm not saying Intel shouldn't improve that aspect, they should. But to me it's kinda silly to focus on. As for using B580's for compute, I don't really see the appeal when so much more powerful options exist.
dangus 2y ago
> Heavy gaming users would probably hit the cost vs usage overlap of the extra power draw as well. They absolutely would not. Maybe if they’re paying California or Germany electric bills, and even that is still not a huge impact. For every other home desktop user it doesn’t matter. That said, GamersNexus pointed out that these cards have somewhat poor idle power consumption. The truth is Nvidia is somewhat untouchable on performance per watt right now so their competitors at some point have to throw power at it in order to make a marketable card. Finally, it’s also notable that this Intel card performs better than the 4060 as resolutions get higher. So there may be some light gamers looking in the $250-300 price range who are playing a certain type of game where they want to be able to run high resolutions on a budget card where this SKU makes sense. Playing a lower graphical intensity game on a high resolution display would be the sweet spot for this card it seems. The card might draw more power than a 4060 but it can outperform it in the right scenario and be acquired for a lower price.
Cumpiler69 2y ago
>where a lot of users are considering near 24/7 usage in some way or another Who are these "a lot of users" doing this? Are they "a lot" of the total gamers' market share this card is aimed at, or are they "a lot" in your reality/bubble?

Night_Thastus 2y ago

Even gaming 8 hours a day, the difference between a B580 and a more efficient card multiplied by the cost of the electricity over ~3-4 years is...next to nothing. I'm not saying Intel shouldn't improve that aspect, they should. But to me it's kinda silly to focus on. As for using B580's for compute, I don't really see the appeal when so much more powerful options exist.

dangus 2y ago

> Heavy gaming users would probably hit the cost vs usage overlap of the extra power draw as well. They absolutely would not. Maybe if they’re paying California or Germany electric bills, and even that is still not a huge impact. For every other home desktop user it doesn’t matter. That said, GamersNexus pointed out that these cards have somewhat poor idle power consumption. The truth is Nvidia is somewhat untouchable on performance per watt right now so their competitors at some point have to throw power at it in order to make a marketable card. Finally, it’s also notable that this Intel card performs better than the 4060 as resolutions get higher. So there may be some light gamers looking in the $250-300 price range who are playing a certain type of game where they want to be able to run high resolutions on a budget card where this SKU makes sense. Playing a lower graphical intensity game on a high resolution display would be the sweet spot for this card it seems. The card might draw more power than a 4060 but it can outperform it in the right scenario and be acquired for a lower price.

Cumpiler69 2y ago

>where a lot of users are considering near 24/7 usage in some way or another Who are these "a lot of users" doing this? Are they "a lot" of the total gamers' market share this card is aimed at, or are they "a lot" in your reality/bubble?