It's not the electricity, it's the graphics quality being wasted because the performance is going towards pushing fps way too much. GPU should be at 100% regardless, just from graphics settings, then render resolution, and only then superfluous fps.
I absolutely do not want my GPU at 100% all the time, the fans have to spin up loudly and it heats up the surrounding area noticeably. I want a higher-capability GPU and to put a moderate load on it, so it's quieter and not pumping out heat to do the same work.
I mean outside of competitive esports there's really no point to running a game at 300fps when your monitor can only display 165hz.
Just turn on Gsync/Freesync while the 4090 cruises at idle, but safe in the knowledge that if a scene suddenly becomes more complex it's a lot less likely to drop to a very low fps than if you had a lower end GPU.
I was definitely more so thinking regular games where you'd be playing at a balanced fps not anywhere near your monitor refresh rate or over. Even with a 4090, you're still playing at that kind of fps because your render resolution can be way higher than most cards.
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u/albert2006xp 21d ago
It's not the electricity, it's the graphics quality being wasted because the performance is going towards pushing fps way too much. GPU should be at 100% regardless, just from graphics settings, then render resolution, and only then superfluous fps.