[serpix]

An M2 Pro draws around 20W with IntelliJ development, usually it hovers at around 12W. Gaming with GeForce Now keeps it at 12W as well. I am baffled by the need for over ten fold power adapters.

[hu3]

I don't think 13gen intel laptops draw much more than 40w for mundane development like ours. But I'd have to measure.

My laptop sports a RTX 3080. That's probably the main driver for such max power needs.

Obviously Geforce Now doesn't incur in more power draw as it delegates running games to the cloud.