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I think AI may be the only place you could get away with calling a 2x350W GPU rig "modest". That's like ten normal computers worth of power for the GPUs alone.
by jsheard 8mo ago
I think AI may be the only place you could get away with calling a 2x350W GPU rig "modest".
That's like ten normal computers worth of power for the GPUs alone.
- kataklasm 8mo agoDid you even try to read and understand the parent comment? They said they regularly run out of quota on the exact subscription you're advising they subscribe to.
- h3half 8mo agoPot, kettle
- dymk 8mo agoThat's maybe a few dollars to tens of dollars in electricity per month depending on where in the US you live
- GeorgeOldfield 8mo agothe upfront cost
- bigyabai 8mo ago> That's like ten normal computers worth of power for the GPUs alone. Maybe if your "computer" in question is a smartphone? Remember that the M3 Ultra is a 300w+ chip that won't beat one of those 3090s in compute or raster efficiency.
- jsheard 8mo agoI wouldn't class the M3 Ultra as a "normal" computer either. That's a big-ass workstation. I was thinking along the lines of a typical Macbook or Mac Mini or Windows laptop, which are fine for 99% of anyone who isn't looking to play games or run gigantic AI models locally.
- bigyabai 8mo agoThose aren't "normal" computers, either. They're iPad chips running in the TDP envelope of a tablet, usually with iPad-level performance to match.