misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoMaking an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phonewww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down130
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minus-squareIllecors@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoYou’re off by 3 orders of magnitude. 30 * 0.1Wh = 3Wh
minus-squarebioemerl@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-211 months agoThat’s ( fixed, messed up mah conversion) .1wh for a second of 3090 time/ 30 images a second. If a 3090 drew 3 watt hours in 1/30th of a second it would melt. Possibly off by one order of magnitude though… Editing post to see, and it looks like I was. 300 images per charge instead of 3000.
You’re off by 3 orders of magnitude.
30 * 0.1Wh = 3WhThat’s ( fixed, messed up mah conversion) .1wh for a second of 3090 time/ 30 images a second.
If a 3090 drew 3 watt hours in 1/30th of a second it would melt.
Possibly off by one order of magnitude though… Editing post to see, and it looks like I was. 300 images per charge instead of 3000.