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Former cryptomining GPUs are now being repurposed to make GeForce RTX 3080 20GB and RX 580 16GB cards - VideoCardz.com (videocardz.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (21 children)

That 16GB 580 sounds cool for memory-constrained scenarios, but it'd obviously make more sense to get a more powerful card entirely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The power draw was already a lot with a 3080 12gb. I traded in for a 4070ti (on sale for $800 at the time for a higher end AIB) and cut my overall PC power consumption by 30%-50%! Since I pay the electric bill, this feels good. And I'm getting more frames. The 12g has been more than adequate so far and handles 4k well enough in any application so far. ☺️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Makes sense. The energy usage probably wouldn't be noticeable over the course of a year for normal usage, but that's still a decent trade. A more efficient card that's also faster. Pretty good.

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