Being practically one of the benchmarks news GPUs are created for/with, video games help the OEM market sell new hardware (be it parts or entire computers) which eventually leads waste, as computers are really hard to recycle.
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This cut me to the core. I spent a good chunk of the weekend playing Raft. My GPU was spooled up running the game at max settings 90fps 1440p. All tolled I think it was probably single digit extra dollars (compared to non-gaming) of electricity for the whole weekend. My last gaming computer I had for 6 or 7 years and it was far less energy efficient.
It feels weird to be in a world now where hobbies are scrutinized for environmental impact. Example: we should definitely call off sporting events for the amount of electricity wasted plus transportation emissions and garbage generated by attendees. I don't follow sports, so I wouldn't mind.
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Video games, I think nobody mentioned them.
Being practically one of the benchmarks news GPUs are created for/with, video games help the OEM market sell new hardware (be it parts or entire computers) which eventually leads waste, as computers are really hard to recycle.
This. Plus any and all other software that fuels consumerism through feature bloat and marketing, instead of 'do one thing well'...
This cut me to the core. I spent a good chunk of the weekend playing Raft. My GPU was spooled up running the game at max settings 90fps 1440p. All tolled I think it was probably single digit extra dollars (compared to non-gaming) of electricity for the whole weekend. My last gaming computer I had for 6 or 7 years and it was far less energy efficient.
It feels weird to be in a world now where hobbies are scrutinized for environmental impact. Example: we should definitely call off sporting events for the amount of electricity wasted plus transportation emissions and garbage generated by attendees. I don't follow sports, so I wouldn't mind.