misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMaking an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phonewww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down130
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minus-squarebioemerl@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-21 year agoThis is outdated in a big way with stable diffusion turbo and the recent LCM models that can render images at 30fps on a 3090. 360w * 1s /60 seconds a minute / 60 minutes an hour = .1 wh/image 30 images a second? .033 wh A phone battery is 3000 mah * 3.5volts = 10.5 wh 318 images per phone charge My math is probably off, but you get the idea.
This is outdated in a big way with stable diffusion turbo and the recent LCM models that can render images at 30fps on a 3090.
360w * 1s /60 seconds a minute / 60 minutes an hour = .1 wh/image
30 images a second? .033 wh
A phone battery is 3000 mah * 3.5volts = 10.5 wh
318 images per phone charge
My math is probably off, but you get the idea.