Or we could just return to GPU series where consumer models don’t even go anywhere near that 600W figure and simply use one or two 8-pin PCIe power connectors and call it a day.
Consuming this much power for playing a game (and yes, that’s what most people use these cards for) is just silly.
We went through a phase of high-power processors years ago with the Pentium 4 series and its offshoots, then things started getting more efficient instead. I wonder if we will soon see the same for GPUs or if we’ll be stuck on a high-power plateau for a long time.
Or we could just return to GPU series where consumer models don’t even go anywhere near that 600W figure and simply use one or two 8-pin PCIe power connectors and call it a day.
Consuming this much power for playing a game (and yes, that’s what most people use these cards for) is just silly.
You can choose that. You’ll get a less powerful card.
The issue is that modern ones don’t exist
We went through a phase of high-power processors years ago with the Pentium 4 series and its offshoots, then things started getting more efficient instead. I wonder if we will soon see the same for GPUs or if we’ll be stuck on a high-power plateau for a long time.
People keep buying the things, so there is no incentive go small.
Well, midrange cards still exist that only need an 8-pin, so that’s what I buy. My 6650XT works just fine for every game I’ve wanted to play.
So if you don’t want a 16-pin behemoth, don’t buy a 16-pin behemoth.
It’s absolutely silly–on the other hand, life is short and the pretty pictures make my brain happy for a little while.