Question Where can I find GPUs idle power consumption specification? (my country electricity cost is one of the highest)

[billae]

I searched for datasheets with Gpu power consumption at idle and I haven't found anything. How is it possible? I think that is an important data to know. Where should I look to have an official source or very reliable for this data? For example for the Rtx 2080 Ti or Rtx 3060 Ti.

Thank you

 

[Gaidax]

Hit the reviews, that's the only reliable way of knowing.

 

[billae]

Thank you.
Are there more reliable reviews regarding power consumption, or does it not make much of a difference?

If I find a power consumption review for the Founder’s Edition RTX 2080 Ti, will it also apply to MSI or ASUS RTX 2080 Ti models, or do I need to look for reviews specific to those brands?

 

[Gaidax]

Thank you.
Are there more reliable reviews regarding power consumption, or does it not make much of a difference?

If I find a power consumption review for the Founder’s Edition RTX 2080 Ti, will it also apply to MSI or ASUS RTX 2080 Ti models, or do I need to look for reviews specific to those brands?

Just the standard reviews, every good review has a power consumption section.

Google for reviews the model you're interested in, and you will find plenty and every decent review will have that info there.

 

[billae]

Thank you! I will

 

[geofelt]

Look for a device commonly called Kill-A watt that monitors your electrical usage at the wall.
An example:
https://www.amazon.com/Connect-P449...cphy=9011555&hvtargid=pla-2292370264929&psc=1
There should be European versions.

If you can use a UPS, they often will have software to monitor electricity usage. Check APC

To measure explicitly a gpu, take readings before and after you disconnect the gpu power.

 

[RTX 2080]

Just as a specific example, my ASUS 4070 Ti idles around 3-5 watts.

At that low of a power consumption, I think that anything in that range is going to have a relatively negligible difference on your power bill

 

[Nigel Spike]

There should be European versions.

There are, several. Usually they have a name in the local language that can be translated as "Watt meter" or "Wattage measurer".