Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone ( www.technologyreview.com )

greater_potater , 6 months ago

Wait so then does playing a game that maxes out my GPU for two hours use enough power to charge 1000 smartphones?

Because that's a lot.

DreadPotato , 6 months ago

A high(er) end smartphone has a battery capacity of approx. 0.019kWh (5000mAh), a gtx3080 has a max power draw of 320W so running that (at max load) for two hours is 0.64kWh, which is equivalent to fully charging ~34 smartphones.