[LoganDark]

> Your napkin math wrt the energy doesn't really make sense either, your card only draws so much power if it's actually on full load.

Not only that, but there's evidence that more powerful cards can actually perform the same workloads as less powerful cards more efficiently. Of course, it's not going to be more efficient if you let it run at full tilt, but if, for example, you lower the power limit of a 3090 to 200W, it's still going to blow a 3060 Ti (also 200W) out of the water in terms of performance. Higher performance for the same power means you can also get the same performance at a lower power.

> Finally, there is no way in hell a working adult will find time to play 4+hours day, every day.

I work full-time and still get the hours of 5 PM to 12 AM to myself, which is 7 hours, and then I can still get 8 hours of sleep