new | show | ask | jobs Github

jsheard 4 hours 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.

▲

dymk 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's maybe a few dollars to tens of dollars in electricity per month depending on where in the US you live

▲

bigyabai an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> 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 an hour ago | parent [-]

I 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 run gigantic AI models locally.

	▲	bigyabai an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Those aren't "normal" computers, either. They're iPad chips running in the TDP envelope of a tablet, usually with iPad-level performance to match.

▲

kataklasm 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Did 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 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Pot, kettle