2024-09-12, 12:30 AM
IDK. Electricity is cheap in my US state. Not enough to meaningfully change my energy bill.
The Arc series are not known for their IDLE power efficiency. They don't down clock as much as AMD and Nvidia cards. But idle power usage is supposed to be better with the upcoming Battlemage. Whenever that comes out.
Arc idle power usage can be mitigated a bit if your motherboard is relatively modern and supports ASPM (often not enabled by default).
The Arc series are not known for their IDLE power efficiency. They don't down clock as much as AMD and Nvidia cards. But idle power usage is supposed to be better with the upcoming Battlemage. Whenever that comes out.
Arc idle power usage can be mitigated a bit if your motherboard is relatively modern and supports ASPM (often not enabled by default).