vopehov506 opened this issue on Apr 18, 2023 · 72 posts
vopehov506 posted Tue, 18 April 2023 at 8:59 AM
The 5 Renders you see bellow, "actually just test renders" witch I measured the power consumption of poser 13 when using the superfly giving an Idea on how much a render will cost on your budget even if they are not quiet final.
So with an average computer ( Desktop ) i7-11700K equipped with 64 ram and a Dual RTX3060 the consumption of power was a little more then 3kwh. meaning that these 5 test renders cost about 1$ in a household. I do not even want to test how much it would be for a final render at higher size.
The computer gives it all turning to full power mode ( Lift Off ) . Compared to older versions or other rendering apps ( DS not included ) it sure is a bummer, making this hobby to be really expensive for sure. I do not want to imagine a final render that is running overnight and at daytime to be prepared with some testing, with this sort of engine it would cause household costs of 3-4$ for just one render
Using the Firefly engine you would not even notice a change on your daily consumption, witch naturally makes you think twice if you are willing to spend this much for just one render.
I have no Idea what is causing such a consumption peak ( Is it a programming error? ) that will end up on your bill, but for sure is a bummer .... also considering if the quality is really worth the amount you are using so I guess it was the last time I ran the superfly render in Poser this saves me allot that I can spend for better things.
So to get an Idea of this consumption Peak for 5 small Test renders with superfly you could watch Tv on a 65" 4K screen for about 30h the consumption of Poser 13 superfly is blowing every record on a budget ! People are often not aware of such impacts so it might give you a little something to think about.
I have no Idea what impact such a render would have on a Laptop running on batteries, how long would the battery last, could a laptop handle such a superfly render, would it just drain your battery ? Honestly I was really surprised after the measurements that I actually did because of the Desktop liftoff when starting the superfly render engine.
Here the quotes of the 5 Renders causing that high consumption turning my desktop into a Shuttle just before lift off ......
vopehov506 posted at 7:51 PM Mon, 17 April 2023 - #4462513
Test no Postwork with V4 Superfly P13